Yes, it could seem like any individual graffitied a goth’s radiator, however the WD Black P10 is an honest exterior onerous drive that Katharine gave a thumbs as much as when she reviewed it back in December. And now the 5TB ‘Xbox Game Drive’ branded version is 21% off at Amazon, taking it to a very tempting £110.
First issues first: simply because it’s Xbox branded, doesn’t imply it’ll solely work with the Xbox One. What it means in observe is that the Xbox brand is plastered throughout the highest, and that it comes with two months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. The first level could make you roll your eyes, however the latter one is sweet information, as a result of Game Pass Ultimate is the model that offers you entry to free PC games in addition to Xbox titles. It’s acquired the likes of The Outer Worlds, Football Manager 2020 and Sea of Thieves on it, so fill your boots with free games for these two months.
There is a downside, thoughts. If you’re used to SSD speeds, you then’ll discover the WD Black P10’s most pace of 140MB/s a contact on the gradual facet. In our checks, we discovered the WD Black P10 managed speeds of between 82 and 113MB/s relying on file dimension, which was roughly half the tempo managed by the Samsung T5 and WD My Passport drives. But then once more, stated drives sell for £154 and £151 for simply 1TB of house, so it’s not precisely a good combat.
As a commenter identified on the time, not each game wants super-fast speeds, and generally you simply want extra space as an alternative. With 5TB obtainable on the WD Black P10, that actually received’t be a problem for some time. And whether it is, you in all probability ought to query whenever you’re truly going to play all of the games you’ve gotten saved there…
