For an external hard drive, the speed is pretty fast, 130MB/s read and

I love the compact size, speed of operation, reliability of WD products, and even the silver case that coordinates nicely with my iMac

I have found the upload and download speeds to be fantastic and honestly - I couldn’t find any down sides to this portable hard drive

The speed was so-so (slow), as this is a 5,400 rpm drive, and I was only able to test it using USB-A 3.0.If you need a large external portable HDD, this one fits the bill nicely