It offers a mighty 1TB of capacity and comes with a built-in 3300 mAh battery that provides users with up to eight hours of streaming time. There are others that offer longer, and it's true that if you're on the road often you may seek something with a bit more staying power. The My Passport Wireless Pro is also compatible with Adobe's Creative Cloud solution and supports up to eight devices, so it's ideal for small networks as an internet hotspot. Early verdict

The addition of Plex is an interesting feature and we'd like to see more of this sort of thing in the future.

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After the My Passport Wireless Pro boot up, the disk LED will start flashing while the update is happening.

Follow the instructions below to access the Dashboard on a My Passport Wireless or My Passport Wireless Pro device.The drive performed quite well on CrystalDiskMark, hitting 121.9MBps and 120.9MBps in read and write respectively. Once plugged in, the device will automatically turn off WiFi and switch to mass storage device. By default, the file system is formatted for NTFS, so if you are a Mac user, you might want to reformat the drive in APFS file system, so that you can read and write to the device. This meant that I needed to either create an in-camera JPG from a RAW, or shoot in RAW + JPG to be able to get a picture from my camera to my phone or tablet – a minor annoyance for me.

Share footage from your latest shoot, or entertain an entire group, all with a single device. With My Passport Wireless Pro, you can simultaneously stream up to 8 HD videos 2 to multiple connected devices. I've appeared on CBS News, in USA Today, and at many other outlets to offer analysis on breaking technology news. Lastly, have a think about additional considerations that you'd require. If you do a lot of travel, you might want something especially robust, perhaps even water resistant. If the device is to be shared among family members or colleagues, you'll want a wireless drive capable of connecting with multiple devices. And then, of course, there's battery life and speeds to consider, too. How we test the best wireless drivesMy Passport Wireless SSD has up to 10 hours 1 continuous use. Bring it on an all-day shoot, stay out in the field longer. Take it on a long trip, continuously streaming videos on the road or in flight. WD My Passport Wireless Pro and SSD Online User guide for Information, Configuration and Solutions.*END Since 1982, PCMag has tested and rated thousands of products to help you make better buying decisions. Read our editorial mission & see how we test.

For everyone else, there’s a massive 6,400mAh battery built into the device. This lets the drive be used completely free of wires over 2.4GHz or 5GHz channels. When it’s wired up, however, don’t expect cutting-edge connection tech, as the My Passport Wireless Pro uses only USB Type-B to Type-A. Completely absent is the latest and greatest USB-C connection.

A must-have backup tool for travelling photographers

Answer ID 19078: Best Practices while using Plex Media Server on a My Cloud or My Passport Wireless Pro and SSD device To my knowledge, the only camera that allows this is the Ricoh GRII (see my compact camera roundup for the method). Seagate is a well-known brand when it comes to storage, and it's the parent company of LaCie, which has its own wireless drive in this list, so it's not too surprising to find that Seagate also does its own very good wireless drive, the Seagate Wireless 500GB Mobile Storage. Since the My Passport contains a high performance SDD, you can connect it directly via USB to your computer to function as a fast external hard drive. Auto Update Firmware is enabled by default and requires for the device to be connected to the Internet to stay up to date with important firmware releases