Customers frequently mention the ample storage capacity and reasonable price as major pros. Many also appreciate its ease of use and generally positive performance. While some users found the compatibility with certain game types limited, the overall feedback highlights a positive user experience.
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Pros mentioned:
Storage, Usb
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Slick and inexpensive 5TB USB-C drive
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Got this for my desktop PC and it works like a dream! Honestly, I got it because of the lights and the Starfield theme, but it’s a bonus that it has 5TB of storage and cost less than all the other comparable drives. Super easy to format and start using and doesn’t need a power cable. It’s fully powered by the included USB-C cable. Know that it’s not an SSD drive, but who cares? It’s plenty fast and quiet, and puts itself to sleep automatically when not in use.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good deal
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
The 5TB for 120$ is unbelievable, compared to the 2TB that Xbox is offering. The only think I don’t like about it is the RGB light, I don’t think their is a way to turn them off, but overall is a good deal for the money.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Harddrive
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This is the best harddrive I've ever purchased! Plenty of space and the design is awesome too.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
I love it.
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
It’s pretty and works well. I have it set as the hard drive for my server.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good.
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I think its a little expensive but it looks great. Apparently you can’t play series x games from it you can only download them and then transfer them over when you want to play which is annoying but works.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Not good
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Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Wasn’t good didn’t run I tried multiple times and even got another one from the store but didn’t work.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Storage
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
A must have !
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Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
With the amount of memory the new Xbox offers this was a solid investment and a really good choice of a buy. The only downside that xbox fails to mention is that alot of games have to be on the xboxs internal hardware in order to play, so you will have to tranfer games back and forth from the internal to the external in order to play a majority of their games. But even with doing this its much faster than re-downloading that game when you can just transfer it over. And this thing holds soooo many games for you , and some of these games can be played while stored in the external memory. Lights up when powered on and looks great plus its the perfect size to pack up and travel with .
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome Portable Hard Drive!
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This external hard drive was exactly what I was looking for and the price could not be beat. It allowed me to store so much data and so many games. Plus be able to take it with me when I travel. Love the colors, looks fantastic!
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Lights
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Faster and huge storage.
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
It's basically a 5 TB USB hard drive so the transfer speeds are faster but it's still a hard drive. I use this as a spare hard drive because the ssd memory cards are way too expensive for Xbox. The only annoying thing is you have to plug it into your computer to turn off the lights as they are quite bright. But performance is good and the speed is noticeably faster than an old school hard drive. The transfer speed moving games from the internal to this are actually quite fast so I do recommend it but no you cannot play series x enhanced games on it just keep transferring back and forth and you'll be fine. Got this for 109 on sale.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Price, Storage
Cons mentioned:
Compatibility
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Value for 5TB
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great value on sale. 5TB for $110? Absolutely Amazing and worth every penny! Only thing that sucks is it doesn’t work for new gen games. Only store them and transfer to play.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance, Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Fantastic Hard Drive
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
There is nothing bad that can be daid about this hard drive. Huge capacity, has the rgb lighting, starfield graphics. I highly recommend this portable hard drive.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Perfect
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Amazing. Looksbgreat next to the xbox. Once i set it up it worked great. Solved my space issue as well as added something nice to look at.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
Eventually failed :(
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Not even two years out and the drive is beyond repair. Didn't realize the rgb light being replaced by a solid green one meant that there was an internal issue. Eventually, it showed that drive was 100% full but showed no contents. Had to go on computer to clear it but the damage was already done. Xbox recognizes game drive now when booting up, asks to name the drive, format it and such but then doesn't show it again. Same process each time I tried unplugging and rebooting. Wonderful while it lasted with transferring of games being faster than downloading but it unfortunately didn't make it to the two year mark. I've had an internal SSD for much less time, just shy of a year, but can of course attest to the increased security/durability when using an internal SSD vs an HDD
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great value and design.
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Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great deal for under $110. Lots of space and great design. Much smaller and sleaker than expected.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Price, Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great for the price
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Considering I have to transfer my games to my consuls to play them, getting an external SSD versus this hard drive virtually no different and it’s cheaper and you get more storage. 
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance, Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great add on
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Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Used this on my ps4 as extended storage and works just as intended.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Storage
Cons mentioned:
Compatibility
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good for what it is
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
The LEDs are simple to customize, and the drive has plenty of space to use. Be warned you cannot play X|S optimized games off of the drive.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Price, Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Starfield
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Cool looking and big capacity for all your stuff at a value
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Love this small hard drive
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Gray hard drive, small portable, large storage and gray RGB color in the front.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Price, Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
This 5 TB hard drive is awesome
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This 5 TB hard drive is awesome and got it for a great price. I love shopping at Best Buy.