Diffrence between WD Elements 2.5 in 2 TB Extl HD and WD Passport Ultra 2.5 in 2 TB Ext HD

Sohel Ahmed · Jun 24, 2014

Hello all,
I am planning to purchase a 2 TB Ext HD.
I would like to know the the difference between WD Passport Ultra 2.5 inch 2 TB External Hard Drive and WD Elements 2.5 inch 2 TB External Hard Drive.
And if having any suggestion regarding Ext HD other than WD, please share.
Expecting kind and fast reply.
Thanks.

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kenrivers · Jun 24, 2014

WD Elements: http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=470 - 1 year warranty
WD Passport Ultra: http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=1000 - 3 year warranty

Sohel Ahmed · Jun 26, 2014

kenrivers :

Does this drives run on ubuntu?

kenrivers · Jun 26, 2014

I know of no reason you could not install Ubuntu on either of those drives. You should be able to install without any problem.

Sohel Ahmed · Jun 30, 2014

kenrivers :

No, dear I am asking that whether I can access this drives from Ubuntu OS or only from Windows OS

kenrivers · Jun 30, 2014

I don't know of a reason why Ubuntu would not be able to access those drives. I'm sure you would be able to access the drives from an OS other than Windows.

Sohel Ahmed · Jul 2, 2014

kenrivers :

thanks

kenrivers · Jul 2, 2014

Sohel Ahmed :

You're welcome.

Prasad1221 · Oct 15, 2014

kenrivers :

Ubuntu by default not supports NTFS file format so u cant able to access HDD.. U can enable it by installing some packages that are available on net.

SuperSoph_WD · Oct 15, 2014

Hey there, Sohel Ahmed!

@kenrivers already did a pretty awesome job answering your questions about the difference between the two external HDDs.
You shouldn't have any problem using the drives on ubuntu, just might need to format them in the proper file system that ubuntu supports, or as already mentioned you can use third party tools to read any file system whatsoever.

However, I wanted to point out since it's pretty common for users to ask this question about these two specific externals.
The main difference between them is that My Passport incorporates a hardware encryption, and WD Elements does not.
Also WD Elements comes without any software, whereas My Passport has a lot of features with it.

Hope this makes things clearer!

SuperSoph_WD

Sohel Ahmed · Oct 30, 2014

SuperSoph_WD :

Hey there, Sohel Ahmed!

@kenrivers already did a pretty awesome job answering your questions about the difference between the two external HDDs.
You shouldn't have any problem using the drives on ubuntu, just might need to format them in the proper file system that ubuntu supports, or as already mentioned you can use third party tools to read any file system whatsoever.

However, I wanted to point out since it's pretty common for users to ask this question about these two specific externals.
The main difference between them is that My Passport incorporates a hardware encryption, and WD Elements does not.
Also WD Elements comes without any software, whereas My Passport has a lot of features with it.

Hope this makes things clearer!

SuperSoph_WD

Thanks

Sohel Ahmed · Oct 30, 2014

SuperSoph_WD :

Hey there, Sohel Ahmed!

@kenrivers already did a pretty awesome job answering your questions about the difference between the two external HDDs.
You shouldn't have any problem using the drives on ubuntu, just might need to format them in the proper file system that ubuntu supports, or as already mentioned you can use third party tools to read any file system whatsoever.

However, I wanted to point out since it's pretty common for users to ask this question about these two specific externals.
The main difference between them is that My Passport incorporates a hardware encryption, and WD Elements does not.
Also WD Elements comes without any software, whereas My Passport has a lot of features with it.

Hope this makes things clearer!

SuperSoph_WD

thanks

Sohel Ahmed · Oct 30, 2014

Prasad1221 :

kenrivers :

Ubuntu by default not supports NTFS file format so u cant able to access HDD.. U can enable it by installing some packages that are available on net.

thanks

Florin_G · Dec 16, 2014

Sohel Ahmed :

Ubuntu Linux 11.10 or later have very good NTFS support which works without any user configuration needed, so even that will not be a problem.

mkraft · Mar 1, 2015

SuperSoph_WD :

Can you similarly compare My Passport and My Passport Ultra?

Thanks.

SuperSoph_WD · Mar 2, 2015

mkraft :

Hey there, mkraft!

There is no difference they are one and the same models. The only difference is that older models of WD My Passport were not Ultra. I'd suggest to check out our external portable storage solutions we offer on our website and see for yourself: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=j6Vq2D

P.S. If you have further questions, I'd suggest to start your own thread!

Hope this helped you!

Best of luck!
SuperSoph_WD

mkraft · Mar 2, 2015

> The only difference is that older models of WD My Passport were not Ultra.

Thanks. What does not being Ultra mean (or was it just a relabeling on a slightly altered design)?

Also, was the link in your email intended to bring me to "our external portable storage solutions we offer on our website"? -- it goes to WD's website.

Maybe you meant to include both as separate options.

SuperSoph_WD · Mar 3, 2015

mkraft :

The link above should take you to our website, indeed, and more specifically to the external portable drives that we currently manufacture. They are divided in two one sections:
- Those compatible for Windows PCs are My Passport Ultra, My Passport Ultra Metal amd WD Elements.
- The ones formatted for Mac computers are My Passport for Mac, My Passport Studio, My Passport Air and My Passport Pro.
Ultra is a model from My Passport series external drives and it's a rather new one. That's why I mentioned that older models were not called Ultra.

If you cannot open the link, go to our website and find the tab External Storage. There you can see for yourself all the products Western Digital offers.

SuperSoph_WD

mkraft · Mar 3, 2015

SuperSoph_WD :

Thanks, I'm still not sure what 'Ultra' actually refers to.

Someone I asked in-store (it didn't have them in stock for me to look at) said the Ultra is thinner and comes with a longer warranty (3 years).

Those would be reasons to favor that model even if otherwise the Ultra and non-Ultra were identical.

Is that information correct?

Gitesh Patil · Jul 7, 2015

Sohel Ahmed :

Please make sure your File format system is "NTFS", which is compatible to all OSs (Win, Mac or Linux)

kenrivers · Jul 7, 2015

Gitesh Patil :

Not quite sure where you got your information but that is not a correct statement. NTFS is not compatible with all OS's. In OS X you can read from an NTFS formatted drive but you can't write to it. To be able to read and write to the drive without third party software the drive needs to be formatted as either FAT32 or exFAT.

tedipost · Jan 23, 2016

here is the difference
Elements:

It is the entry level hard disk of western digital.Its specification is given below
Available Colors: Only in black
Capacity: 500 GB to 2 TB
Hardware Encryption: No
Grip Packed: No
Metal Layer Protection: No
Cloud/Dropbox: No
Software Back Up: No
Price as compare to other models: Low
USB: 2.0,3.0
Auto Data Synchronization: No
My Passport Ultra:

My passport ultra is the advance and compact type of hard disk as compared to Elements.Its specification is given below:

Available Colors: 5
Capacity: 500 GB to 2 TB
Hardware Encryption: Yes
Grip Packed: Yes
Metal Layer Protection: No
Cloud/Dropbox: Yes
Software Back Up: Yes (Smart share pro)
Price as compare to other models: High
USB: 2.0,3.0
Auto Data Synchronization: Yes

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