WD - P10 Game Drive For Xbox 3TB External USB 3.2 Gen 1 Portable Hard Drive - Black With White Trim

You dont even know its there until you need it and… plenty of space. Awesome price under $70 during holidays sale. Definitely would reccommend

Pretty good price compared to others similar really helps store digital games

Works great loaded 40 games and still have plenty room. Easy to use plug and play

Used it on my Xbox One S and it has improved the load times drastically and showed a slight improvement in overall performance.

Great item I love the product For my ps5 came in great for speed & space. Easy install

Excellent addition to my Xbox One. Helped with download speeds and I have much memory. Pretty small and it doesn’t take up much room.

Games are getting larger and larger these days and with that the stock hard drive on your console or computer are just not cutting it anymore as you can only hold a few games at a time. Which is where expandable storage comes in. This guy can hold a bunch without any problems and is faster than your stock drive. NICE! Packaging: • This comes in a cardboard box. On the box it says the size (3TB), its max speeds (130 MB/s), and that it comes with Xbox Game Pass for 2 months free. On the back it says what comes in the box (2.5” portable HDD), USB Type-A to Micro-B Cable (Rated for 5Gb/s via USB 3.2 gen 1), and a quick install guide. Once you open the top a plastic cover comes out. Inside that plastic cover you have the 3TB HDD that fits skintight (to prevent any damage to the drive itself in transport). I recommend keeping this box for when you do transport it. There are two tabs that you pull that open it which is very easy. Inside that pouch you have the things listed above (HDD, cable, instructions, game pass, and warranty). Overall very clean box. I have no complaints. I enjoyed it. Aethetics/Feel: • Skintight plastic box gives me a lot of confidence there is no damage to the drive itself. Which is important because HDD can easily fail if damaged from a fall. • USB Type-A to Micro-B cable is high quality and a good length. • The HDD itself is encased in metal except for a white external (plastic?) border. The rubber feet themselves are sticky. It won’t go anywhere easily. Which means less likelihood of a fall. • The black metal encasing looks fantastic and high quality. I don’t think the paint will fade. I’m a bit bummed it says XBOX on it. As it will work with anything. But I knew that was there going into it. • After using the drive for a period, it is mildly warm to the touch. • It also is very quiet and does not make a lot of noise even when writing or reading from the drive. • It has a little white light that comes on to tell you A. that it is powered on (solid white). And B. When it is reading/writing (blinking white). • It feels quality. But you still don’t want to drop this guy. Performance: • Even though it has Xbox stamped all over the packaging and the product itself, I’m a rebel, and used it on a PS4 Slim and PC as I don’t own an Xbox anymore. It worked perfectly on both. So, you can use this on PC, Xbox, or PS4. But you cannot use it on all at the same time as it will format the drive for whatever you are using it on. • When I plugged it into the PC the setup process was straight forward and easy. It does hit the rated 130 MB/s as shown in the attached photos. I used a USB 3.2 Gen 1 slot for testing. • I tested it against my three other drives I have in my computer. Two of those being Samsung SSD’s and one of them being a Western Digital Blue 7200 RPM Internal SATA drive. This was slower than all of them. Which was to be expected. Also, shown in the pictures. • The moment I plugged it into the PS4 it came up and said external device and then put me through the process of setting it up. As shown in the attached pictures. It was super easy. Took like 2 minutes. • I transferred all my games and downloaded some new ones and it didn’t take very long. It was a lot faster than the stock drive. • I loaded up Red Dead Redemption 2. Because it has notoriously long loading times. It was significantly faster than the stock drive. Both were started with a cold boot. Times were 2 minutes and 37 seconds for stock PS4 drive and 2 minutes and 12 seconds for this external drive. An external SSD would be even faster but would cost a lot more. I was downloading a game during this test for the external drive so times could be even faster. • My PS4 automatically put it as the drive to save games too. So, you don’t need any technical expertise to get this to work. Just follow the on-screen instructions. • It says it’s a 3 TB drive, but I was only able to use 2.72 GB after formatting. Pros: • Solid build quality. • Professional look. • Faster than stock PS4 or Xbox One HDD drive. I think both of those are 5400 RPM drives which are as slow as you can get. • Setup is straight forward and easy. • Comes with 2 free months of Xbox Game Pass (which you can also use on the PC for any Xbox One Game with cross compatibility. NICE!) • Sticky feet and long enough cable. • Nearly silent operation (If I got really close and practically put my ear to it in a silent room and listened for it I could hear it.) • Doesn’t get hot very quickly. Thanks metal incasing! Cons: • None really. • Don’t drop it. Especially when it’s on. As it could mean death to the drive and everything on it. Which isn’t a con to this product but all HDD in general. • Not faster than internal 7200 RPM HDD • Not faster than an SSD. • Both of the above aren’t fair comparisons but wanted them noted. Overall Opinion: If you are looking for expandable memory without breaking the bank this is a solid drive. No, it’s not as fast as you can get. But it is still better than your stock drive and takes zero technical expertise to get working. It is plug and play. It also works on PS4, Xbox, and PC and comes with Xbox Game Pass (2 months) for a reasonable price.

In one word: worthwhile Verdict: This is an easy and affordable solution for Xbox owners to solve storage issues and improve performance! Like many (if not most) Xbox owners, I've had to choose which games to keep installed on the console's internal hard drive because of space issues. I can currently store about 10 games on the internal hard drive but that is not a lot if you have kids that also use the console and want quick access to their games. The WD BLACK P10 3TB External USB Hard Drive solves this problem with 3 terabyte of storage space. Installation was incredibly easy: (1) I plugged the drive into an open USB port on the back of the console, (2) the new hardware was automatically detected, (3) the console prompted me if I wanted to format the hard drive to store games, (4) I selected yes, (5) formatting was completed in less than 15 seconds. Voila! It is now my default storage for new games and favorite games. This WD external hard drive also seems noticeably faster than the Xbox internal hard drive (note that I have a first gen Xbox One, so the performance of internal drive on new console may be better). Game downloads are faster and loading a game is faster... Win-win! By the way, this WD Hard Drive comes with two months of Game Pass Ultimate! I haven't redeemed it yet, but we will take full advantage of this perk over the holiday season to test new games and play... all without any concern about storage space. What I love: - Super sleek design, looks great next to the Xbox - Incredibly easy install - Great performance; improvement over internal hard drive - Comes with everything you need in the box - Free Game Pass Ultimate for two months! What I don't love: - While the cable length works for my current setup, a longer cable would provide a little more flexibility on were to keep the hard drive, and more flexibility if I move the Xbox into a different entertainment center. This is really not a big deal though. I Highly recommend this WD 3TB Hard Drive for all Xbox One owners.