WD 1TB Black-Gray My Passport Ultra Portable External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 - WDBTLG0010BGY-WESN (Old Generation)

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Western Digital WD 1TB Black-Gray My Passport Ultra Portable External Hard Drive

Name: WD 1TB Black-Gray My Passport Ultra Portable External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 - WDBTLG0010BGY-WESN (Old Generation)
Brand: Western Digital
SKU: B0728JMVTG

Status: WD 1TB Black-Gray My Passport Ultra Portable… (1TB hard drive): Unavailable on Amazon as of 2026-10-18 10:16 UTC. Closest in-stock match (same 1TB hard drive): WD My Passport 1TB Portable External Hard Drive…, $90.68 on Amazon as of 2026-10-21 16:16 UTC (price may vary). eBay sellers may still list this model new or used.

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Bottom line: The WD 1TB Black-Gray My Passport Ultra Portable External Hard Drive: Full 1TB capacity for photo libraries, video projects, or a complete system image; main trade-off: explicitly an old-generation model, so newer revisions exist.

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Same 1TB hard drive: WD My Passport 1TB Portable External Hard Drive… — $90.68 on Amazon as of 2026-10-21 16:16 UTC (price may vary).

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Same 1TB hard drive: WD 1TB My Passport — $130.90 on Amazon as of 2026-10-21 12:20 UTC (price may vary).

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Same 1TB hard drive: M2 Series 1TB USB 3.0 Portable External Hard Drive — $49.99 on Amazon as of 2026-10-21 16:23 UTC (price may vary).

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Pros & Cons

Pros

✓ Full 1TB capacity for photo libraries, video projects, or a complete system image
✓ Metal and matte two-tone finish instead of plain plastic
✓ WD Discovery bundles scheduled backup plus password protection at no extra cost
✓ USB 3.0 port stays backward compatible with older USB 2.0 laptops

Cons

✗ Explicitly an old-generation model, so newer revisions exist
✗ Ships formatted for Windows only; macOS and Linux need a reformat
✗ USB 3.0 rather than USB-C or USB 3.2 Gen 2
✗ Spinning platter drive, so it is slower and less shock-tolerant than an SSD

Manufacturer description

The WD My Passport Ultra 1TB packs trusted Western Digital portable storage into a chassis that pairs metal and matte finishes, so it looks at home on a desk instead of buried in a drawer. Connect it over USB 3.0 and you get a plug-and-play backup target for photos, video projects, and the working files you cannot afford to lose; the port is backward compatible with USB 2.0 machines, so older laptops still see the drive. The bundled WD Discovery software handles the parts most people skip: scheduled backups, password protection, and importing content from social media and cloud storage…

SpecPicks Verdict

SpecPicks scored WD 1TB Black-Gray My Passport Ultra Portable External Hard Drive using a rating × review-volume × price-fit model applied to published specs and reviews across the external storage category. Western Digital's external storage lineup sits within the broader category mid-tier; price and specs are the deciding factors over brand loyalty here. Judge it on the specification table and the price rather than on sentiment: check the figures that decide your use case, then put it side-by-side with two or three close alternatives in the Compare tool before clicking through.

Common buyer scenarios for external storage of this kind: matching it to an existing build, replacing a failing part, or upgrading from a previous-generation equivalent. Check the spec table below against your current setup — particularly socket / form-factor / power-rating fields — and confirm compatibility on the retailer's listing before purchase. Prices and stock are set by the retailer and may have moved since this page was last updated.

Key Features

Brilliant design, pairing metal and matte finishes
Included WD Discovery software for social media and cloud storage import, backup and password protection
Trusted drive built with WD reliability
USB 3.0 port; USB 2.0 compatible

Full Specifications

Brand	WD
Color	Black-Gray
Model Name	My Passport Ultra
Read Speed	480 Megabytes Per Second
Form Factor	Portable
Media Speed	≥625 MB/s
Connectivity	USB
Model Number	WDBTLG0010BGY-WESN
Built-In Media	Portable Hard Drive, Quick Start Guide, USB 3.0 cable, WD Discovery™ for WD Backup™, WD Security™ and WD Drive Utilities™ software
Hard Disk Size	1 TB
Item Type Name	WD 1TB My Passport Ultra Portable External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 - Black-Gray - WDBTLG0010BGY-WESN
Hard-Drive Size	1 TB
Mfr Part Number	WDBTLG0010BGY-WESN
Number of Items	1
Installation Type	External Hard Drive
Compatible Devices	USB 3.0 port; USB 2.0 compatible
Data Transfer Rate	5000 Megabytes Per Second
Hard Disk Interface	USB 3.0
Warranty Description	3-year limited
Hard Disk Description	usb 3
Full listing title	WD 1TB Black-Gray My Passport Ultra Portable External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 - WDBTLG0010BGY-WESN (Old Generation)

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