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  • Portable Form Factor and Shock-Resistant Structure WD - Black P40 Game NVMe SSD Drive
  • Customizable RGB lighting [Windows only] WD Black P48 game SSD NVMe.
  • The text on the image reads: "USB 3.2 Gen2x2, Speeds up to 2,000MB/s1 Based on read speed. 1 MB/s. 1 million bytes per second. Based on internal testing; performance may vary depending upon host device, usage conditions, drive capacity, and other factors."
  • Easily Connect to Your PC or Consoles3 Play and Store PS4 games; archive PS5 games. Play and Store Xbox One Games: Archive Optimized for Xbox Series X|S games.
  • Connect with the included USB-C to USB-C cable and USB-C to USB-A adapter. WD_Black P48 Game Drive NVMe SSD.
  • WD - WD_BLACK P40 Game Drive Portable SSD - Product Video video 0 minutes 59 seconds

WD - P40 Game Drive for PC, PS4, PS5 and Xbox 1TB External USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Portable SSD - Black

Model:
WDBAWY0010BBK-WESN
SKU:
6512125
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Customer reviews

Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars with 226 reviews

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.9 out of 5 stars

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96%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers regard the P40 Game Drive as a fast and high-performing SSD, with a compact design and simple setup. Users appreciate its ample storage and compatibility with multiple gaming platforms, as well as its visually appealing RGB lighting. While some find it a bit expensive, the drive generally maintains a reasonable temperature during operation.

This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.

The vast majority of our reviews come from verified purchases. Reviews from customers may include My Best Buy members, employees, and Tech Insider Network members (as tagged). Select reviewers may receive discounted products, promotional considerations or entries into drawings for honest, helpful reviews.
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  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Great usb storage

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Easy to setup, fast speeds, and cool lighting!!!!!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Good storage

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    Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    We bought it to back up games for the PS5. It seems to work as advertised and have had no issues.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • good and fast for price

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    Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good external drive for games, especially if you do not have expansion slots for any internal drives. Reasonably fast load times even over USB

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • External 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 is hooked up to my playstation 4 and seems to be working ok

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Perfect

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Just what I needed, I was struggling to run games on hard drive and was limited on ssd space, but it being external is perfect ! The games load so fast and gaming is enjoyable to me again

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Like a dream... If you set the RGB to that mode

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I got this for my PC, not so much a console and it works exactly as expected!

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great product

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    Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Looks good, works great. Used it for my PC first then reformatted to use on my Xbox one X. It increased gaming performance and significantly reduced load times for both the xbox and pc.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Very fast

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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 fastest memory brick I have ever known. I really enjoy the low load times for my games. I'm planning on getting another here soon!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage

    Works well

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought this drive to use between the Series X and Series S, I use it to store most games that can be played on both systems, but make sure to transfer games that are optimized for Series X/S onto the internal storage, those games can’t be played off the external drive.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • My purchase

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I had a great experience with my bestbuy purchase and my product is great good job guys!!!!

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • wd Black

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    works great just like the guy said it would holds a lot of space

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • RGB lights make it load faster

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great Portable SSD for gaming on a PlayStation 5 and for photo storage. Rainbow LEDs are always a plus.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Best external storage !

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    If you need storage quick for your gaming , I highly recommend!!!

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Good little storage device

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works as expected can play games on this drive in 4k. Quick file transfer

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Good buy

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It did it job and it looks cool, that's all i have to say

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • External hard drive

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great product , very satisfied will definitely buy again when needed

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Perfect and fast

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Perfect hard drive to store Xbox one games and older to free up internal storage.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great great great great great great great great great

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • WD Black Easy way to expand your storage!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Perfect fit to expand storage for your gaming devices.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Perfect Storage and Simple

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Easy to use and just what I needed for my PlayStation

    I would recommend this to a friend
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