- Wd black 3tb performance desktop hard disk drive install#
- Wd black 3tb performance desktop hard disk drive Ps4#
Wd black 3tb performance desktop hard disk drive Ps4#
Times were 2 minutes and 37 seconds for stock PS4 drive and 2 minutes and 12 seconds for this external drive. It was significantly faster than the stock drive. Because it has notoriously long loading times. It was a lot faster than the stock drive. I transferred all my games and downloaded some new ones and it didn’t take very long.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.Two of those being Samsung SSD’s and one of them being a Western Digital Blue 7200 RPM Internal SATA drive. I tested it against my three other drives I have in my computer.It does hit the rated 130 MB/s as shown in the attached photos. When I plugged it into the PC the setup process was straight forward and easy.But you cannot use it on all at the same time as it will format the drive for whatever you are using it on. So, you can use this on PC, Xbox, or PS4. 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.But you still don’t want to drop this guy. When it is reading/writing (blinking white). It has a little white light that comes on to tell you A.It also is very quiet and does not make a lot of noise even when writing or reading from the drive.After using the drive for a period, it is mildly warm to the touch.The black metal encasing looks fantastic and high quality.The HDD itself is encased in metal except for a white external (plastic?) border.USB Type-A to Micro-B cable is high quality and a good length.Which is important because HDD can easily fail if damaged from a fall. Skintight plastic box gives me a lot of confidence there is no damage to the drive itself.Inside that pouch you have the things listed above (HDD, cable, instructions, game pass, and warranty).
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There are two tabs that you pull that open it which is very easy. I recommend keeping this box for when you do transport it. Inside that plastic cover you have the 3TB HDD that fits skintight (to prevent any damage to the drive itself in transport). Once you open the top a plastic cover comes out.
Wd black 3tb performance desktop hard disk drive install#
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.
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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. This guy can hold a bunch without any problems and is faster than your stock drive. Which is where expandable storage comes in. 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.