WD_BLACK Western Digital 1TB P40 Game Drive SSD - Up to 2,000MB/s, RGB Lighting

Works great as advertised. I use this for my gaming laptop. Much cheaper than upgrading laptop storage. I chose this for the read/write speed and it was very worth it for those long download times for big games.

Josh D. Haskin · 2026-02-26 · via amazon

Almost a year and a half in and I am happy with this external ssd. I have my entire steam library saved to it and use it with my Asus x13 flow 2 in 1 laptop. It is an excellent external solution though speeds aren't nearly as advertised. Even when using it on USB4 as opposed to 3.2. It can peak around 900mb read. That is more than enough speed to load games from though a far cry short of 2000mb as advertised. The usbc cable that came with it is sturdy and has lasted up until now with no issues at all. It isn't the longest or the most flexible but it is a quality high speed data transfer cable none the less. I have used it with several other 3.2 devices and it performs well. If you need extra storage to offload your steam library, This is a great option. Just set your expectations of the actual speed accordingly. None the less it outperforms many Sata SSDs I have seen internally in desktop systems. I will buy another one for sure if I end up needing more space. It's WD and it's expensive so try to get it on a sale. You won't be disappointed.

Astromike · 2025-06-27 · via amazon

I was looking to replace the mechanical HDD that I use to capture game clips and gameplay on my Xbox Series X as that drive started clicking, I figured the read/write head somehow became damaged. This wonderful little SSD drive popped up as an ad on my Facebook feed, so I decided to try it. I already had a 1 TB USB SSD, but somehow that did not work even though the throughput speed was fairly fast (1,000 MB/s). That one is a USB-C to USB-C (or USB-A with an adapter). I used an adapter, and it did not work. I was pleasantly surprised that this Western Digital one worked, and the console was able to recognize it as being fast enough to use as a capture device. The funny thing is that I hooked it up using the same interface, except instead of an adapter, I used a USB-C to USB-A cable that supported the spec of the drive. The RGB lighting is a nice little touch. At least with that, you can see power going to the drive. Though the lighting is not customizable on a console, only on Windows with the WD_BLACK Dashboard application. For those who are thinking about getting this or are going to and will be using it as a capture drive on your Xbox, you will need first to format it to NTFS on your computer. It comes already formatted as exFAT. After formatting it and you then plug it into your Xbox, you will be prompted as to what you would like to use the drive for. Choose "Media." You will then go into your Settings, press the Menu button, and choose Set as Capture Location (or similar). Even though it is an SSD, there will be those occasional times you want to playback a clip, and you are just presented with the first frame of the clip, and it never actually plays it back. This is just an Xbox bug, but the clip or capture is fully playable on the computer.

Rowan Kade · 2022-11-12 · via amazon

I've tried some other external M.2 drive readers and housings, but they don't always detect, or they have fans, or they're not as fast etc etc... the P40 has just been the best one in my selection

Vykori · 2026-03-18 · via amazon

Fast read and write speed, small form factor. Build quality is very solid, doesn’t seem to hold heat. Good price point for this product. Only reason it isn’t five stars is because of the RGB LEDs that are always on.

Jacob L · 2025-07-14 · via amazon

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VALUE SCORE

Cap

128

Read

550MB/s

Type

NVMe

Cap

128

Read

550MB/s

Type

NVMe