The Western Digital 512GB My Passport USB 3.1 External SSD is ideal for taking backup of your computer system. Its USB 3.1 port is compatible with both Windows and Mac OS systems. Also, you can use the SSD with USB 3.1 Gen 2 along with USB 3.0, 2.0, or USB-A supported devices. This SSD has a maximum reading speed of 515 Mbps, thus allowing you to run a virtual machine on a computer system. The included WD Security software can be used to give a 256-bit AES hardware encrypted password to the stored data. With the provided WD backup software, your high-capacity files get copied into your drive or Dropbox cloud service account. Reformat the drive to use the Time Machine backup software for Apple systems. This SSD can withstand impacts from a height up to 6.5 feet.