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Amazon has 5TB WD Black P10 Game Drive USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive (WDBA3A0050BBK-WESN) on sale for $91.98. Shipping is free.

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WD_BLACK 5TB P10 Game Drive - Portable External Hard Drive HDD, Compatible with Playstation, Xbox, PC, & Mac - WDBA3A0050BBK-WESN

This drive just dropped in price. Normally goes for $110+.

A bit higher price than the short-lived prime day price, but not too bad if you missed it.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VNTFHD5




About this item

• Available in capacities up to 5TB that can hold up to 125 games, so that you can save old favorites and still have room for new titles (As used for storage capacity, one terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment. Number of games based on a 36GB average per game. The number of games will vary based on file size, formatting, other programs, and factors.)
• Comes with an 18-inch (457mm) USB Type-A to Micro-B cable with SuperSpeed interface up to 5Gbps (Cable length may vary.)
• Compatible with Xbox Series X/S (play and store Xbox One games, archive Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S games) and PlayStation 5 (play and store PS4 games, archive PS5 games) consoles
• Portable form factor with sleek metal top covering that provides fast access to your growing game library
• Premium HDD with 3-year limited warranty, purpose-built for gamers based on WD_BLACK quality and reliability
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Model: WD_BLACK P10 5TB Game Drive External USB 3.2 Gen 1 Hard Drive, Black

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10/27/23Amazon$120
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10/09/23Amazon$84.99
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07/12/22Amazon$95
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04/25/22Newegg$98.99 popular
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04/22/22Newegg$100 popular
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04/05/22Amazon$91.39
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03/31/22Western Digital$100 frontpage
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02/21/22Newegg$100 popular
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01/17/22Newegg$96 frontpage
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12/26/21Amazon$99.99 popular
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12/26/21Western Digital$100 frontpage
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11/25/21Newegg$99.99
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10/21/21Newegg$104.99 popular
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08/03/21Newegg$110
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06/30/21Newegg$96 frontpage
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06/21/21Amazon$91.20 frontpage
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05/27/21Newegg$109.99
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Best Buy$139.99
Adorama$139.99
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Some Walmarts are clearing these out 4TB@$51 and 5TB@$53. These are mechanical ones though so with prices on SSDs going down they're less popular especially considering their transfer speeds are not that impressive VS SSDs.
oh good to know. i will drop by walmart to check out the price.

i prefer this HDD over an SSD for cold storage where transfer speed does not matter and there is no risk of bit rot. HDD's still have their use case.
You're missing one key detail: These are faster than comparable mechanical drives at similar prices, which makes them very competitive when you need a mechanical drive.

Solid state is nowhere near as reliable when it comes to constant reads and writes, as well as for archiving data.

Leave a solid state drive on a shelf without power for as little as a year in some cases and data degradation can happen.

Aside from the fact that mechanical drives still provide the best TB per $/sqin. value, the main reason large data centers still use mechanical and tape is the reliability. Home NAS setups still focus on mechanical drives for the same reason. You don't need 5Gbps sustained reads to stream local 4k content when your network or internet only support a fraction of that and that kind of constant load on a solid state drive would kill it prematurely.

I'm not understanding why there's a growing belief that you can't use both simultaneously when they both serve a valid purpose.

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10-21-2023 at 01:33 PM.
10-21-2023 at 01:33 PM.
Quote from AlexS2465 :
Some Walmarts are clearing these out 4TB@$51 and 5TB@$53. These are mechanical ones though so with prices on SSDs going down they're less popular especially considering their transfer speeds are not that impressive VS SSDs.

Can't find these on brickseek, any chance for a link?
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10-21-2023 at 01:37 PM.
10-21-2023 at 01:37 PM.
Quote from shade45 :
Can I use this drive like a regular external hard drive and store files instead of using it for game console?
Yes I have the 2 TB version of this and I just use it for photo backup
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10-21-2023 at 01:38 PM.
10-21-2023 at 01:38 PM.
Is the internal drive 5400RPM or 7200RPM?

Probably slow as heck at 5400 huh
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10-21-2023 at 01:40 PM.
10-21-2023 at 01:40 PM.
Since brickseek doesnt work is there another way to check walmart stock?
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10-21-2023 at 01:41 PM.
10-21-2023 at 01:41 PM.
Quote from triplehtown :
Can't find these on brickseek, any chance for a link?
A search on brickseek itself didn't turn up anything, but a google search gave me:

https://brickseek.com/walmart-inv...=348330329

But searching local walmart inventory says, "Walmart In-Store Results Not Available For This Product. Based on the latest information available to BrickSeek, Walmart in-store results for this product are not likely to be available at this time."
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10-21-2023 at 01:43 PM.
10-21-2023 at 01:43 PM.
Quote from premiumxc :
Is the internal drive 5400RPM or 7200RPM?

Probably slow as heck at 5400 huh

I scrolled down to the specs to find this info and it says 7200 RPM. Cheers.
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10-21-2023 at 01:46 PM.
10-21-2023 at 01:46 PM.
Quote from AlexS2465 :
Some Walmarts are clearing these out 4TB@$51 and 5TB@$53. These are mechanical ones though so with prices on SSDs going down they're less popular especially considering their transfer speeds are not that impressive VS SSDs.

Do you have the barcode number to double check online?
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10-21-2023 at 01:47 PM.
10-21-2023 at 01:47 PM.
Quote from premiumxc :
Is the internal drive 5400RPM or 7200RPM?

Probably slow as heck at 5400 huh
Reviews and reports indicate 5400 or 4800. (I don't believe the 7200 on the amazon product page.)

https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/wd-...game-drive
https://gamingtrend.com/feature/r...ical-gets/
https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc...m_is_4800/
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10-21-2023 at 01:53 PM.
10-21-2023 at 01:53 PM.
Quote from r_orange :
oh good to know. i will drop by walmart to check out the price.

i prefer this HDD over an SSD for cold storage where transfer speed does not matter and there is no risk of bit rot. HDD's still have their use case.

Good luck! Had this same unit attached to my son's Xbox series S for two years. Something in the drive died. Power's, but doesn't spin. I know this is cheap for storage at 5TB, but SSD is so much more reliable now. Sadly, most are usb 3.2 and Microsoft used 3.1 on the S so it can't read it. Thankfully he only lost Gamepass games and nothing else more important
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10-21-2023 at 01:53 PM.
10-21-2023 at 01:53 PM.
Quote from shade45 :
Can I use this drive like a regular external hard drive and store files instead of using it for game console?

Yes, it's just a regular HD.

[Will only run PS4 and Xbone games not PS5 or Xbox Series.]
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10-21-2023 at 01:54 PM.
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Quote from AlexS2465 :
Some Walmarts are clearing these out 4TB@$51 and 5TB@$53. These are mechanical ones though so with prices on SSDs going down they're less popular especially considering their transfer speeds are not that impressive VS SSDs.
These are the 7200 rpm drives, drive is only being used for storage on PS5 or Xbox seriex X games. You can play PS4 and Xbox One games off the drive. I was able to get some of the 1TB SSD drives for Walmart for 22 bucks and the 4tb for 48.
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10-21-2023 at 01:55 PM.
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Seems like a good price until you look at how slow it is. You can get 4TB nvme drives for $160ish that blow this away with 5 times the speed. I'd be more interested at the $50 price range for something like this. But options are plenty, spend a little more to get a whole lot more is where I'm at.
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10-21-2023 at 02:02 PM.
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A week ago I would have bought this slickdeal but I just spent $1000 on an ebike last night so there goes my new toy budget for the month lol

Man I wish I had $1000 toy budget a month. Broke because of kids. Haha
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Seems like a good price until you look at how slow it is. You can get 4TB nvme drives for $160ish that blow this away with 5 times the speed. I'd be more interested at the $50 price range for something like this. But options are plenty, spend a little more to get a whole lot more is where I'm at.

You're missing one key detail: These are faster than comparable mechanical drives at similar prices, which makes them very competitive when you need a mechanical drive.

Solid state is nowhere near as reliable when it comes to constant reads and writes, as well as for archiving data.

Leave a solid state drive on a shelf without power for as little as a year in some cases and data degradation can happen.

Aside from the fact that mechanical drives still provide the best TB per $/sqin. value, the main reason large data centers still use mechanical and tape is the reliability. Home NAS setups still focus on mechanical drives for the same reason. You don't need 5Gbps sustained reads to stream local 4k content when your network or internet only support a fraction of that and that kind of constant load on a solid state drive would kill it prematurely.

I'm not understanding why there's a growing belief that you can't use both simultaneously when they both serve a valid purpose.
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10-21-2023 at 02:27 PM.
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I've had this drive on my PC since 6/2020 working perfectly.
Just ordered another one for more bulk storage.

I keep My Documents - Pictures and music backed up on these. WD Black is very reliable storage. This is $5 cheaper than what I paid in 2020.

Quote :
(05) WDC WD50NMZW-59A8NS1
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Enclosure : WD Game Drive USB Device (V=1058, P=262F, sa1)
Model : WDC WD50NMZW-59A8NS1
Firmware : 01.01A01
Serial Number : WD-WXD1E******
Disk Size : 5000.9 GB (8.4/137.4/5000.9/5000.9)
Buffer Size : Unknown
Queue Depth : 32
# of Sectors : 9767475632
Rotation Rate : 5400 RPM
Interface : USB (Serial ATA)
Major Version : ACS-3
Minor Version : ACS-3 Revision 5
Transfer Mode : SATA/600 | SATA/600
Power On Hours : 27957 hours
Power On Count : 124 count
Temperature : 37 C (98 F)
Health Status : Good
Features : S.M.A.R.T., APM, NCQ, TRIM, GPL
APM Level : 0080h [ON]
AAM Level : ----
Drive Letter : J:
Quote :
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CrystalDiskMark 8.0.4 x64 (C) 2007-2021 hiyohiyo
Crystal Dew World: https://crystalmark.info/
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* MB/s = 1,000,000 bytes/s [SATA/600 = 600,000,000 bytes/s]
* KB = 1000 bytes, KiB = 1024 bytes

[Read]
SEQ 1MiB (Q= 1, T= 1): 108.207 MB/s [ 103.2 IOPS] < 9683.08 us>
RND 4KiB (Q= 1, T= 1): 0.403 MB/s [ 98.4 IOPS] < 10136.31 us>

[Write]
SEQ 1MiB (Q= 1, T= 1): 104.731 MB/s [ 99.9 IOPS] < 9935.36 us>
RND 4KiB (Q= 1, T= 1): 12.936 MB/s [ 3158.2 IOPS] < 316.25 us>

Profile: Real
Test: 1 GiB (x5) [J: 45% (2079/4657GiB)]
Mode: [Admin]
Time: Measure 5 sec / Interval 5 sec
Date: 2023/10/21 17:53:53
OS: Windows 11 Professional [10.0 Build 22635] (x64)
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