What a mouthful of a name! Probably not discussed, as I haven't posted in forever, but in early November I took a month long trip away from my slow little town of Sackville to visit Japan and the greater Toronto area. It was an absolute blast! I met some really cool people, stayed at some awesome places, visited some amazing places, ate some great food, and generally just enjoyed how different things were from my day to day life. It was also a pretty decent experience in packing light.
Heading to Japan, we decided quickly we were only doing carry on luggage, as checked baggage made us considerably less mobile and was also a lot more expensive to bring with us. With that in mind, a laptop was out of the question, as much as I thought I'd want to bring my Zenbook with me. Considering this was a trip I didn't want to forget, I wanted to ensure I had a good backup solution for my SD cards. After some research, the My Passport Wireless Pro ticked off all the check boxes. A couple of highlights:
- Built in battery for wireless operation - 6400mAh! Can be used for charging devices too.
- 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz wireless AC for gigabit transfer speeds.
- Automated one touch SD card backup at USB3.0 speeds!
- Incremental backups - Can detect duplicate files and will skip copying them.
- Can connect to a wireless network and be accessed as though it's a network drive.
- Functions as a wireless hub for up to 10 devices.
- Easy wireless access to files through the My Cloud app.
Yeah, the thing is nerd levels of awesome, so obviously I had to have it. I went with the 3TB model, as I don't currently have an external anyway, and the price difference between the 1, 2, and 3TB models isn't all that big. I can openly say that this thing was an absolute rockstar the entire trip! I was backing up my SD cards daily, and Victor was backing up his camera/Mavic Pro footage intermittently. Even with daily backups, I only ended up charging the drive once when in Japan.
Overall, from a usability standpoint, and with all the flexibility the drive offers for on the go backups, I can highly recommend it. I was completely comfortable with this drive in place of a laptop in my bag. Any light traveler/photographer that generates a ton of data should consider making space for one of these beauties!