WD My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive (WDBYVG0020BBK) vs Anker 555 USB-C Hub 8-in-1 PowerExpand Adapter
What separates them
These two differ on 4 recorded specifications. The WD My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive (WDBYVG0020BBK) is ₹300 dearer. They are different kinds of product — external hard drive against accessories — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.
WD My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive (WDBYVG0020BBK) vs Anker 555 USB-C Hub 8-in-1 PowerExpand Adapter
Western Digital
WD My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive (WDBYVG0020BBK)
₹6,299
A 2 TB mechanical portable drive costs roughly a fifth per terabyte of a portable SSD, transferring at around 120 MB/s against about 1000 MB/s. That suits archival backup and media libraries, but not working directly off the drive.
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Anker
Anker 555 USB-C Hub 8-in-1 PowerExpand Adapter
₹5,999
4K at 30 Hz is the number to know before buying, and it is not on the front of the box.
Full details →Who the WD My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive is for
Buy it if: Anyone storing photo archives, backups or media libraries where capacity per rupee matters more than speed.
Avoid it if: Users editing directly off the drive, or who need shock resistance while carrying it — choose a portable SSD instead.
Who the Anker 555 USB-C Hub 8-in-1 PowerExpand Adapter is for
Buy it if: Anyone needing many ports at 1080p or 1440p, or 4K where refresh rate does not matter.
Avoid it if: Anyone driving a 4K monitor for daily work -- 30 Hz pointer stutter is genuinely unpleasant.
Specifications, side by side
4 of 19 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | WD My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive | Anker 555 USB-C Hub 8-in-1 PowerExpand Adapter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹6,299 | ₹5,999 |
| Form factor | 2.5-inch portable hard drive | USB-C docking hub |
| Ports | USB 3.2 Gen 1 Micro-B | HDMI, 2 x USB-A 10 Gbps, USB-C 10 Gbps, USB-C PD in, Ethernet, SD, microSD |
| Warranty | 3 year limited | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Weight | 0.22 kg | 118 g |
| Battery | Bus powered | not published |
| Brightness | Not applicable | not published |
| Display size | Not applicable | not published |
| Ethernet | not published | Gigabit |
| Heat | not published | Warm in use, which is normal for an aluminium hub |
| Host requirement | not published | The laptop's USB-C port must support DisplayPort Alt Mode; many budget laptops do not |
| Memory | Not applicable | not published |
| Panel type | Not applicable | not published |
| Power delivery | not published | 85 W passthrough from a 100 W charger |
| Processor | Not applicable | not published |
| Refresh rate | Not applicable | not published |
| Storage | 2000 GB | not published |
| Sustained TDP | 2.5 W | not published |
| Video output | not published | 4K at 30 Hz only -- this is the specification that matters and the one buried in the manual |
| Why 30 Hz | not published | The hub shares one DisplayPort lane pair with data. 4K60 needs both pairs, which means no USB data |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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