Testseek.co.uk have collected 40 expert reviews of the Western Digital Black D30 Game Drive USB3.2 and the average rating is 75%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Western Digital Black D30 Game Drive USB3.2.
September 2021
(75%)
40 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(91%)
75 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
75010040
The editors liked
Excellent headline specs
Good value in today's market
Three-year warranty
Super-easy to use
Fast peak read/write speeds
Chunky outer design says “gamer” without using RGB lighting
Casing made with game use thermal stress in mind
Lightweight
Reasonably fast
Military styling
Sequential performance
Compact Design
3-year warranty
The editors didn't like
Peak speed wasted on consoles
Similar WD drive already available
Poor speeds when transferring large game installs
Xbox Series X/S can't make use of its full speed
Less effective all-round than some good quality SATA SSDs
Abstract: The WD Black D30 is simply designed external storage for your games without any frills like RGB. It will work on modern consoles as well as PC, whether macOS or Windows, but is aimed at older titles for use on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The va...
Published: 2021-11-10, Author: Andrew , review by: techradar.com
Fast peak read/write speeds, Chunky outer design says “gamer” without using RGB lighting, Casing made with game use thermal stress in mind
Poor speeds when transferring large game installs, Xbox Series X/S can't make use of its full speed, Less effective all-round than some good quality SATA SSDs
The WD Black D30 Game Drive delivers good peak speeds and a design that suits today's consoles well. But it falls down in one of the areas that matters most: archiving of large game installs...
Short USB cable, Can't run all console titles, Expensive
The D30 is a good product that provides much-needed external storage that operates at the top end of what USB 3.2 can do, without resorting to uncommon technologies like USB 3.2 Gen 2x2.It's highly portable, has unique styling, and comes ready to be deplo...
Data cable is a bit on the short side, A little pricey,
Sitting between the D10 and the D50 Game Dock, the new WDD30 Game Drive SSD is a compact external drive using a combination of an NVMe SSD in combination with a USB 3.2 Gen 2 interface and is available in three capacities (at the time of writing); 500GB...
Abstract: The WD Black D30 is simply designed external storage for your games without any frills like RGB. It will work on modern consoles as well as PC, whether macOS or Windows, but is aimed at older titles for use on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The va...
Published: 2021-11-11, Author: Ron , review by: gamingtrend.com
Very lightweight, Storage to bridge both console generations, Achieves its read targets of 900MB/s claim, 4X speed improvement for previous gen consoles, Quick transfers between storage and M.2 drives
Not the fastest SSD on the market, Stubby cable, Slower sustained write speeds, Case needs to go on a diet
Built to bridge the gap between the previous generation of consoles and the current, the WD_Black D30 represents the perfect solution to speed up those older games, or to keep your newer games on tap when not on your primary storage
The WD Black D30 NVMe SSD for Xbox is a solid, fast, but expensive storage solution that is unfortunately hampered on Xbox Series X|S and is ultimately better suited to last-gen consoles; Xbox Series owners are best advised to pay just a bit more for the...
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Published: 2021-09-10, Author: Jon , review by: tweaktown.com
The WD Black D30 1TB has, in our opinion, shown itself to be a competent performer. The design of the drive is attractive in appearance, although a bit on the thick side. The D30 is perfectly suited for its role as a portable gaming drive due to its excel...
Published: 2021-11-10, Author: Andrew , review by: techradar.es
Fast peak read/write speeds, Chunky outer design says “gamer” without using RGB lighting, Casing made with game use thermal stress in mind,
Poor speeds when transferring large game installs, Xbox Series X/S can't make use of its full speed, Less effective all-round than some good quality SATA SSDs
The WD Black D30 Game Drive delivers good peak speeds and a design that suits today's consoles well. But it falls down in one of the areas that matters most: archiving of large game installs...
