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Seagate FireCuda Gaming SSD Portable 2TB vs WD My Passport SSD Portable 1TB
Compare Seagate FireCuda Gaming SSD Portable 2TB and WD My Passport SSD Portable 1TB side by side. Both are 2TB USB 3.2 Gen 2 external SSDs, but they differ in speed, design, and value. Here's how they stack up.
Seagate
A 2TB FireCuda Gaming SSD with the full 5-year warranty and an RGB-lit center strip. Gen 2x2 over USB-C, headphone-aesthetic RGB, and a 5-year warranty give the FireCuda a defensible niche against the WD Black P50 2TB.
Western Digital
A 1TB WD My Passport SSD with a slim profile and 256-bit AES hardware encryption. The slim metal-and-plastic body is half the thickness of WD's non-SSD My Passport HDD — both USB-C and USB-A cables are included, removing the classic "Mac needs a converter" hassle.