How long did it take to move roughly 200GB of data over? It took 41.5 minutes to move over 223GB of data (25,505 files) at an average speed of 83.2 MB/s. We already moved over 5 games of our steam library when we stopped and remembered to run that performance test. If you looked really close at the capacity of the drive, you’ll notice there was just over 200GB of data on the 5TB enclosure when we ran that test. When it comes to performance, we did a quick run of CrystalDiskMark 6.0.2 圆4 and found that the P10 Game Drive reached sequential speeds of up to 126.4 MB/s read and 123.6 MB/s write. WD_Black P10 game drive performance review The reason the performance varieties just slightly is because the 2TB drive features a 2-platter (7mm) design and the larger 4TB and 5TB drives have a 5-platter (15mm) design. Performance of the 2TB drive is rated at up to 140 MB/s and the 4TB and 5TB capacity models are rated up to 130 MB/s. Inside the WD_Black P10 Game Drives you’ll find 5400 RPM 2.5-inch hard drives from WD. Nothing is keeping you from putting other data on this drive though. The P10 Game Drive doesn’t support encryption as it is designed just to hold your massive game library.
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Sometimes software is included on portable drives to enable encryption or backup functionality. There’s no bundled software, which is nice. File formatĪll the P10 Game Drives comes formatted with the exFAT file system, making it compatible with Windows, macOS, and game consoles. The drive activity light to the left of USB port is white. For a higher priced game drive it would have been nice to see USB Type-C included on both the drive enclosure and as a cable option as many gaming laptops now include USB Type-C ports. This isn’t a deal breaker though as it works and is cost effective.
WD went with a Micro-B port on the P10 Game Drive enclosure and we really wish they with went with USB Type-C. Performance is identical for each model with marketing offering up to 130 MB/s taking advantage of the USB 3.1 Gen 1 and the aging Micro B connector. The chassis for each model aides in identification with the standard having an all-black aesthetic with branding on top and the Xbox model offering a white chassis and black covers top and bottom. WD_Black P10 game drive review Build and ChassisĬapacity options for the Xbox One solution include 1,3 and 5TB while the standard P10 is offered in 2,4 and 5TB. Seagate STEA4000402 Game Drive 4TB External Hard Driveįast transfer rates When connected to a USB 3.0 port,
I just looked at the "retrieved" HD and while there's some things I can access again (and almost all of the files names are gone so I'll have to rename everything, a gargantuan task), it seems quite a bit (I don't recall how many gigs of music and photos there were, but quite a lot) is not there.WD 2TB Elements Portable External Hard Drive
He said it had something to do with the quick formatting process changing the directory to a bunch or zeroes or ones so that my computer would think the drive had been wiped out but in actuality the data was supposed to still be there.
So he took my HD home and did something to it to "retrieve" some of the files. But then a friend asked me if I only quick formatted and hadn't tried to write anything new to the drive, and I said yes, this was the case. I thought I was formatting my new 3TB HD and it turns out I quick formatted my old HD - So I thought everything just went, PFFFFFF!!!! all gone. Well, as it turns out, I accidentally clicked on the incorrect HD icon and quick formatted the wrong HD.