Customer Ratings & Reviews

no it is not over kill. I am a video and photo editor and I game. I have over 30 Steam games saved to this and on top of having all my editing software saved to it and It is amazing. I still have about 5T left to use. Its fast like fast. Just buy it trust me

This hard drive has had excellent performance for me so far. I have it connected to my PS4 pro and loading from this drive is actually faster than from the PS4's internal 5400 rpm drive. I popped the drive open and the actual hard disk is an HGST hard drive that is meant for commercial use in server farms. Being a commercial drive reliability should be excellent. The case also has a cooling fan built in should the drive start running too hot. It's definitely not as fast as the M.2 drive in my desktop but in terms of space 8TB of solid state storage would cost you well over $500. So for extra storage of games or back up storage the speed is definitely decent and not frustratingly slow like some 5400 rpm drives can be. I definitely recommend this drive if you can grab it for under $200 its well worth it for extra storage on your console or your PC.

If you need a large drive with decent speed then this is the external drive for you. Works great on PC, PS4 and Xbox and ok on PS5. I've mainly used it on my PS5 for PS4 games and it's pretty good but the PS5 is slow to read and scan all the installed games. I also found that using a external HDD in general slows down the PS5 UI and makes it slower to boot up for whatever reason. This drive is still good for the PS5 especially with the latest update that lets you archive your PS5 games on extended storage and it has decent transfer speeds. For the PS5 I'd suggest getting a Samsung T5 portable external SSD since its much faster and the PS5 seems to play much nicer with it. If you want the 8tb capacity however then this is the fastest drive for a reasonable price. As a PC, Xbox and even PS4 drive its seems to work better with there OSs for whatever reason. As for game loading it's faster than every other HDD i've used but not as good as an external SSD but that's to be expected. The drive is also kind noisy sometimes and it does require an external power brick to be plugged into the wall. Also the USB ports on the drive are power only so it's not a USB hub just a charging hub. Overall This is a great external PC drive with good speeds and a pretty good PS5 external drive for being able to keep your entire library installed.

Fast and great for holding games. Comes with a nice stand, and it is very sturdy. I bought it because I wanted to separate my games from my file backups. Didn't disappoint.

Fast and reliable drive. Easy set up. The dock is a nice touch as well. USB-C is much faster than my old drive this replaced. 0 issues. Only downside is it has to be plugged into external power, but that was expected. I have a desktop and use this for my backups of my streams and youtube videos I upload.

SUPER FAST. just the right size, small enough that it won't take up a bunch of space on my desk. Love the design of it. Super easy to set up just plug and play

Allows the ability to expand storage for ps5 and it is fast enough to store and play ps4 games on the ps5 saving valuable on board storage. Plug and play with the Ps5. We live in the country and have extremely slow internet so the ability to have my entire library downloaded once and still have plenary of space for more was amazing. With our internet it still took a couple of weeks running 24 hours a day to get the entire library on it. I do have both ps4 and 5 versions of the game on the drive and can easily transfer the 5 version to the ps5 to play or play the 4 version directly from the drive. Highly recommend! Game changer!

FAST! fasted external USB mechanical HD I have seen. Loads steam games as fast as internal SSD. Well maybe a couple seconds here or there but not noticeable and you get crazy storage for much cheaper than external SSD. Looks cool on the desk, lol.. The internal fan is kinda loud and the longevity kind of worries me.

Easy plug and play design. Works great! Great way to upgrade your space if your out of sata or ssd slots

Don't let the price scare you. When you do the math especially when compared to an SSD it's a great deal. And in all honesty you'll probably never need more than 8TB of space. It supports USB 3.2 which the next-generation of consoles should take advantage of and if you do get one you're ready to go with all your backwards compatible games. It's super quiet and has a built in fan that only turns on it it gets really hot. I've been running it for 2 days straight and fan never needed to turn on. Solid build and easy to setup. Even has two charge only USB ports on the back. Would recommend to anyone on the fence about getting one. And its faster than those smaller external HDD. 7200 rpm gives it a boost as opposed to most 5200 rpm drives.

Very nice and fast gaming hard drive to store all those huge pc games that take up hundreds of gigabytes to install. It does run hotter than other drives, so aiming a fan on it is well advised, especially during the summer. Very reliable and fast

In the end you get what you pay for and this drive is no exception. It's a hefty drive (weight wise) and a fast performer. I transfer large files of all sizes and the rate is both fast and consistent. WD Black drives have never given me a single problem throughout the years. The only downside I can think of is the 2 usb ports for charging are really unnecessary and are probably the reason why the power supply is 3a instead of 2a, other than that, you can't go wrong if you are in the market for a reliable and quality external drive, especially if you are concerned with reliability as well as speed.

I use this to back up my Linux PC. Backing up my data is very quick. I have had no problems with heat or noise.

Like Lightning McQueen said, "Okay, here we go. Focus. Speed. I am speed." This game drive is all speed! Transfer speeds are faster than your typical HDD due to the rotational speed. I play games on both my PS5 and PC and it works fine with both!

Easy to install, good price, it compatible to any gaming console, love it

Needed an external hard drive to hold backups, design and media files. I use it to hold a lot of Mp4's so i can plug it into my tv to watch movies from it.

Honestly, this drive surprised me. It’s fast, quiet, and has tons of space for everything—photos, videos, games, you name it. I’ve been using it for a while and it’s been super reliable with no weird noises or issues. If you need a big, dependable drive, this one is definitely worth it.

I use this for my xbox one. Worth every penny. A tiny bit noisy but when youre playing a game/watching a movie you dont hear it. It runs faster tham the internal hard drive (and most externals) so games load a few seconds faster which is awesome.

It's faster than your average non SD drive and so far has been reliable. When it's running it makes the typical low hum of a hard drive with moving parts but it isn't noticeable. It lacks all the back up apps but I just use it to store all my movies. Overall a good purchase and I'd recommend it.

I mainly use this as a portable drive for my gaming laptop. I have had this for over a year now and I have no real complaints. The read/write speed is fast enough that I can have games like Warzone on this drive and not have any game lag from the data transfer. I even have this routed through a USB hub and then into the laptop, so through all of that, the speeds are good enough for gaming purposes. I currently have about 2.5TB stored on this and really other than some noise while installing and downloading things, I forget about it. Total storage out of the box is 7.27TB, if that matters to you.