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WD releases new gaming portfolio - WD_BLACK External Game Drive up-to 12 TB
Western Digital Corp today introduced a portfolio of external storage solutions for PC and console gamers to enable access to new engaging experiences and capture more winning gameplay, without maxing out their gaming storage. The solutions include a first-to-industry SuperSpeed USB (20Gb/s), USB 3.2 gen 2x2 port in a game drive.
Games on the market today use the latest in graphics technologies, taking advantage of immersive environments such as augmented and virtual reality. These modern applications call for higher performance and file sizes, with some games approaching or exceeding file sizes of 100GB. This presents a challenge for gamers who don’t want to sacrifice their current favorite games while trying out the latest games on the market.
Building on top-tier performance of the WD_Black™ SN750 NVMe™ SSD currently on the market, the five new solutions have been thoughtfully designed and purpose-built to address these storage challenges, all based on recognized Western Digital quality and reliability. They provide the performance, capacity and reliability to help PC and console gamers to drive their game and play without limits. With WD_Black SSDs offering boosted loading screen speeds, gamers can get back to what they love: winning.
By teaming up with Microsoft, some of the new solutions offer up to three months of membership of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate to give gamers access to a curated library of over 100 great games to discover on console and PC, as well as all the benefits of Xbox Live Gold.**
“We constantly hear from gamers about how the performance and capacity limitations of their current systems challenge the quality of their gaming experiences,” said Susan Park, senior director of product management, content solutions, Western Digital. “We are helping make room for the latest releases, whether a gamer has been playing for years or is just starting out and looking for a high-performance edge. With the latest additions to our WD_Black™ portfolio, anyone from the casual to hardcore gamer can now capture a variety of games, in one accessible place.”
Product Details
New products in the WD_BLACK™ gaming portfolio are:
- WD_Black™ P10 Game Drive:
- HDD with up to 5TB2 - holds up to 125 games1
- Portable form factor with a USB 3.2 Gen 1 port
- High-performance to optimize the console or PC gaming experience
- Three-year limited warranty
- WD_Black™ P50 Game Drive:
- SSD featuring a first-to-industry USB 3.2 gen 2x2 port for a game drive with speeds up to 1980MB/s*
- Up to 2TB2 of additional storage to keep cherished games and save new ones
- Five-year limited warranty
- WD_Black™ D10 Game Drive:
- HDD comes with up to 8TB2 capacity - holds up to 200 games1
- Speeds up to 250MB/s* and rated at 7200RPM with active cooling technology
- Three-year limited warranty
- WD_Black™ D10 Game Drive for Xbox One:
- HDD comes with up to 12TB2 to save and grow an Xbox One gaming collection - holds up to 300 games1
- Included for free with purchase is a three-month membership of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate**
- Speeds up to 250MB/s* and rated at 7200RPM with active cooling technology
- Three-year limited warranty
- WD_Black™ P10 Game Drive for Xbox One:
- HDD with up to 5TB2 - holds up to 125 games1
- Two-month membership of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate included with purchase, giving access to 100+ game titles on Xbox One and PC, as well as Xbox Gold Live
- High-performance to help optimize the Xbox One gaming experience
- Three-year limited warranty
The WD_Black P10 Game Drive comes in capacities of 2TB up to 5TB and ranges from $89.99 up to $149.99 MSRP USD in the U.S.. The WD_Black P10 Game Drive is currently available at select Western Digital retailers, e-tailers, resellers, system integrators, and the WD store. The WD_Black P10 Game Drive for Xbox One will come in capacities of 3TB up to 5TB and ranges from $109.99 up to $149.99 MSRP USD in the U.S.. The WD_Black D10 Game Drive 8TB capacity is $199.99 MSRP USD in the U.S.. The WD_Black D10 Game Drive for Xbox One 12TB capacity is priced at $299.95 MSRP USD in the U.S.. All prices vary depending on model and capacity. The WD_Black P10 Game Drive for Xbox One, the WD_Black D10 Game Drive and the WD_Black D10 for Xbox One will be available this quarter. The WD_Black P50 Game Drive is expected to be available in calendar Q4.
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#5702562 Posted on: 08/21/2019 01:10 PM
I think black series is more reliable. I have a WD black series that I would consider my most reliable hard drive, I think it's from about 2007 and it's still going... also have a WD blue series and it lasted a little over one year before going weird, freezing when writing data, luckily I was able to read from it... :<
Or maybe it's just random luck.
Funny story, I have a WD3200YS, it was a friends and it was going to get thrown away because it did not work, so I asked if I could have it and took it home and banged it sideways on my desk and it made it work and it's still working today.. lol..
I think black series is more reliable. I have a WD black series that I would consider my most reliable hard drive, I think it's from about 2007 and it's still going... also have a WD blue series and it lasted a little over one year before going weird, freezing when writing data, luckily I was able to read from it... :<
Or maybe it's just random luck.
Funny story, I have a WD3200YS, it was a friends and it was going to get thrown away because it did not work, so I asked if I could have it and took it home and banged it sideways on my desk and it made it work and it's still working today.. lol..
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#5702750 Posted on: 08/21/2019 07:11 PM
My 3 TB WD Black was going strong for years, but I preemptively bought a new 6 TB Black drive for my ever-expending library.
I initially thought it needed to cache or that it was the computer itself, but the performance ended up being terrible compared to my old zippy 3TB Black. The difference in performance was so drastic, I thought it might have been using the same technology as the one laptop drives often use (PMR?). I was too busy/lazy at the time to request an RMA for it, but since then I have been reluctant to ever use a traditional HDD for gaming, now that SSD's are cheaper, especially QLC drives, which besides archiving, seem like they're perfect for dedicated gaming drives.
The thing that gets me about these products is that they use USB 3.2 since, 1. Most hardware older than a year don't have, 2. unless these upcoming consoles are bucking trends, consoles typically are behind as far as hardware specs (The original PS4 had SATA 2, although arguably it was because they didn't anticipate the adoption of SSD's in combination of any console's underwhelming processing power), and 3. Hasn't it been long proven that spinning disks can barely saturate even USB 3.0 speeds? Does USB 3.2 have a higher power spec to where it doesn't require additional power for 3.5" drives?
Edit: I completely forgot USB 3.2 is synonymous with USB C, and apparently branding is getting even more complicated than it already is with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2.
My 3 TB WD Black was going strong for years, but I preemptively bought a new 6 TB Black drive for my ever-expending library.
I initially thought it needed to cache or that it was the computer itself, but the performance ended up being terrible compared to my old zippy 3TB Black. The difference in performance was so drastic, I thought it might have been using the same technology as the one laptop drives often use (PMR?). I was too busy/lazy at the time to request an RMA for it, but since then I have been reluctant to ever use a traditional HDD for gaming, now that SSD's are cheaper, especially QLC drives, which besides archiving, seem like they're perfect for dedicated gaming drives.
The thing that gets me about these products is that they use USB 3.2 since, 1. Most hardware older than a year don't have, 2. unless these upcoming consoles are bucking trends, consoles typically are behind as far as hardware specs (The original PS4 had SATA 2, although arguably it was because they didn't anticipate the adoption of SSD's in combination of any console's underwhelming processing power), and 3. Hasn't it been long proven that spinning disks can barely saturate even USB 3.0 speeds? Does USB 3.2 have a higher power spec to where it doesn't require additional power for 3.5" drives?
Edit: I completely forgot USB 3.2 is synonymous with USB C, and apparently branding is getting even more complicated than it already is with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2.
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#5702817 Posted on: 08/21/2019 10:55 PM
I'll never understand how they keep cables that straight in advertisements. Cable magic.
I could see this being helpful for people gaming on laptops with small NVMe drives or consoles. It's slightly less relevant in the desktop market, but still nice for people with OEM PCs that don't have additional drive bays (or who don't have technical know-how to install one).
I think black series is more reliable. I have a WD black series that I would consider my most reliable hard drive, I think it's from about 2007 and it's still going... also have a WD blue series and it lasted a little over one year before going weird, freezing when writing data, luckily I was able to read from it... :<
Or maybe it's just random luck.
Funny story, I have a WD3200YS, it was a friends and it was going to get thrown away because it did not work, so I asked if I could have it and took it home and banged it sideways on my desk and it made it work and it's still working today.. lol..
I've had good luck with Blues, Reds, and Blacks (the latter was purchased about the same time as yours and was in RAID-0 for years without issue). I always purchased drives less than 2 TB to reduce the number of platters, though, so I'm sure that had something to do with it. The original Greens and Reds with high platter counts were infamous for failures.
I'll never understand how they keep cables that straight in advertisements. Cable magic.
I could see this being helpful for people gaming on laptops with small NVMe drives or consoles. It's slightly less relevant in the desktop market, but still nice for people with OEM PCs that don't have additional drive bays (or who don't have technical know-how to install one).
I think black series is more reliable. I have a WD black series that I would consider my most reliable hard drive, I think it's from about 2007 and it's still going... also have a WD blue series and it lasted a little over one year before going weird, freezing when writing data, luckily I was able to read from it... :<
Or maybe it's just random luck.
Funny story, I have a WD3200YS, it was a friends and it was going to get thrown away because it did not work, so I asked if I could have it and took it home and banged it sideways on my desk and it made it work and it's still working today.. lol..
I've had good luck with Blues, Reds, and Blacks (the latter was purchased about the same time as yours and was in RAID-0 for years without issue). I always purchased drives less than 2 TB to reduce the number of platters, though, so I'm sure that had something to do with it. The original Greens and Reds with high platter counts were infamous for failures.
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#5702828 Posted on: 08/21/2019 11:32 PM
abit OOT but based people post, seems WD-Black reliable enough
same to my personal experience too, well i just use around ~15 black drives, others green/red for nas/htpc
i myself think wd-black as consumer drive built with enterprise-parts (i think the price cheaper simply from removing the enterprise-certification or something like that)
it last pretty good, so imo worth extra price for it
Blue is standard line, but i think its the lowest grade in WD
they only give 2years warranty for it, even it should work just fine
i prefer picking red or black depends on usage... havent back to enterprise line-up since old RE series
hitachi ultrastar become WD ultrastar HC*** , pricewise close to black only few $ more ... probably will try some of it when there is good-deal
speaking of platter, indeed more platter = more heat, higher chance of failure
but they keep upgrading with newer version
for example : WD 4TB RED
WD40EFRX-68WTONO = 4 x 1TB platters + 8 heads
newer WD40EFRX-68N32N0 = 3 x 1.33TB platters + 6 heads
the temp between two is like 3℃ different, of course newer less platter cooler
this site(blog-post) have good list regarding wd hdd platter/heads : https://rml527.blogspot.com/2010/10/hdd-platter-database-western-digital-35-9883.html
*now highest capacity per-platter is 2TB
keep getting 2TB seems not good idea, especially with data keep growing so we want more storage-space
abit OOT but based people post, seems WD-Black reliable enough
same to my personal experience too, well i just use around ~15 black drives, others green/red for nas/htpc
i myself think wd-black as consumer drive built with enterprise-parts (i think the price cheaper simply from removing the enterprise-certification or something like that)
it last pretty good, so imo worth extra price for it
Blue is standard line, but i think its the lowest grade in WD
they only give 2years warranty for it, even it should work just fine
i prefer picking red or black depends on usage... havent back to enterprise line-up since old RE series
hitachi ultrastar become WD ultrastar HC*** , pricewise close to black only few $ more ... probably will try some of it when there is good-deal
speaking of platter, indeed more platter = more heat, higher chance of failure
but they keep upgrading with newer version
for example : WD 4TB RED
WD40EFRX-68WTONO = 4 x 1TB platters + 8 heads
newer WD40EFRX-68N32N0 = 3 x 1.33TB platters + 6 heads
the temp between two is like 3℃ different, of course newer less platter cooler
this site(blog-post) have good list regarding wd hdd platter/heads : https://rml527.blogspot.com/2010/10/hdd-platter-database-western-digital-35-9883.html
*now highest capacity per-platter is 2TB
keep getting 2TB seems not good idea, especially with data keep growing so we want more storage-space
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WD Black series either 3.5" (desktop) or 2.5" (mobile) always come with 5years warranty
at first i thought, they cheap out with this one by cut the warranty to 3years for HDD (keeping 5years only for SSD model)
but looking at their msrp price ($149.99 for 5TB?) its cheaper than the bulk-drive itself (iirc around $230) so its reasonable or even great
one thing i kinda curious, is they putting WD-Black-hdd in it or just "BLACK" for the name but with red, blue hdd inside
seems for WD all BLACK products = marketed as "Gaming-class"