amazon My Passport Wireless reviews
Design and Accessories
MPW looks very similar to the My Passport Air, with silver aluminum casing bottom and black plastic lid on top. Due to have WiFi and battery Parts according to MPW attached to and thicker than those of conventional My Passport drive, and weighs 355,6g.
The top surface of the MPW has two LEDs for power status and WiFi, on the left side is an SD memory card slot. In addition there are two buttons on the drive is turned on and the power button WPS button. In between these two buttons is a USB 3.0 socket like those outside the conventional socket.
Accessories fairly simple device consisting of tubers charger (with two convertible top), a USB 3.0 connector and some documentation. If used for charging, you can use any USB 3.0 cables, but if you want to connect to computers or other devices to read data in the drive, you must use the enclosed wiring.
Connectivity and applications My Cloud
After launch, MPW will immediately release the WiFi network name is My Passport. You will have to connect to this network to establish for the first time. For mobile devices, you need to install the WD My Cloud app (available on iOS and Android), and the access to the computer via a web browser my passport local. If the demand is only accessible on drives movies or documents, you do not have to use My Cloud, simply connect to the WiFi network and use the My Passport supports file browser software such as ES File Explorer network on Android.
The web interface and My Cloud app on the phone with almost the same functionality, including the installation, display the status, update firmware and functionality to import photos from an SD card. However, due to limitations of iOS that of My Cloud functionality on this operating system has some limitations. You will not be able to open the movie in a format not supported by default iOS (eg MKV) directly from the My Cloud, which must use a program like VLC movie. You also will not be saved to the Camera Roll photos straight on, which take a detour as shared via iCloud or open with an application to edit photos and save them after editing.
In the course of use, if you want to just connect with My Passport, again just on the internet via WiFi networks, then you need to go to another set of My Cloud WiFi. Here, after selecting a WiFi network and enter the password (if required), you will be connected to the network via the My Passport and can be normal browsing. In the set also has the option of MPW share content with other devices in the network, but when you turn on this option, the connection speed will be reduced.
Despite MPW SD card slot, but works more like a backup device such as a memory card, not the card reader. You will not be able to manipulate the data is located on the memory card, which must choose to import all the data from the memory card to access MPW before. In the options you can also set up automatic backup card in MPW after each plug which is not ordered, or delete data on the card after entering MPW.
Actual bandwidth usage
WD said MPW support 4 devices connected to the movies at the same time, the bandwidth for each film is 8 Mb / s. If you only use one device, the amount of this excess bandwidth to meet the viewing of movies or view photos in Full HD compression and documents.
We also tried using four Android phones turn into MPW connection to enable an HD movie, each movie has a bandwidth of approximately 8 Mb / s. Each device will take a while (about 10 seconds with the first device, and after a longer machine) to open the film up and running seamlessly. The first two devices to connect and look good, running smooth. However with the third device running slow and jerky film more, and the two devices will be affected before.
If only used for movie playback device, the MPW for a very good response. You can watch movies in Full HD resolution with a bandwidth of 20 Mb / s smooth, just take a while to load at first and when the tassel is wait about 1 second. The photo viewer is also fast response, because MPW original photos only show a small (thumbnail), if you click the image HD in the original application opens new.
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Time battery
Because mobile devices are MPW must also use a battery to maintain operation. Batteries with this hard drive with 3400 mAh capacity. We tried to use the MPW to play an HD movie, then use your phone to access and play the movie. After 4 hours 40 minutes of continuous running from 100% fully charged state, MPW runs out of battery and drive off. If to drive continuous transmission but only occasionally used (most of the time on hold – idle), the drive can be used all day from morning to evening.
In the settings in My Cloud app, you can turn off to save battery power high performance. Also if used continuously but want to add a battery, you can fully use the backup charger for your phone. Charger only requires the 1A line can be used to charge for MPW.
When using the included charger to charge according to the drive from power off state to the battery at full charge time is about 3 hours.
Conclude
MPW is a storage device is suitable in the mobile device. It complements high capacity (500GB – 2TB), provides WiFi connection to the phone can be easily accessed and used. SD card slot is also a plus for photographers often photographed long day trip and needed to store equipment.
For those who love watching movies on mobile, the MPW is also a very handy device. If as usual you have to copy movies to the phone at a slower pace, after watching the back to clear away for lack of space, the MPW will help you get a quick and more convenient.