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2TB WD Black D30 Game Drive External SSD for Xbox/PC
$108
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SanDisk has 2TB WD Black D30 Game Drive External Solid State Drive for Xbox/PC (WDBAMF0020BBW-WESN) for $108 when you follow the steps below. Shipping is free.
Thanks to Community Member N3RD_01 for finding this deal.
Steps:
Thanks to Community Member N3RD_01 for finding this deal.
Steps:
- Go to this page and enter an email address
- Locate the Welcome to SanDisk email and verify your address
- A second email containing a unique 10% off discount code should arrive immediately
- Go to 2TB WD Black D30 Game Drive External SSD and add to cart
- Apply your 10% off discount code
- Your total should now be $108 w/ free shipping
- 2TB Storage Capacity
- USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C Interface
- Up to 900 MB/s Data Transfer Speed
- Bus Powered
- Drop Resistant up to 6.5'
- Temperature Resistant
- Includes USB Type-C to Type-A Cable
- PC and Xbox Compatible
Editor's Notes
Written by johnny_miller | Staff- This offer is $11.99 lower than a Frontpage Deal from August.
- Please see the original post for additional details & give the forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
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SanDisk has 2TB WD Black D30 Game Drive External Solid State Drive for Xbox/PC (WDBAMF0020BBW-WESN) for $108 when you follow the steps below. Shipping is free.
Thanks to Community Member N3RD_01 for finding this deal.
Steps:
Thanks to Community Member N3RD_01 for finding this deal.
Steps:
- Go to this page and enter an email address
- Locate the Welcome to SanDisk email and verify your address
- A second email containing a unique 10% off discount code should arrive immediately
- Go to 2TB WD Black D30 Game Drive External SSD and add to cart
- Apply your 10% off discount code
- Your total should now be $108 w/ free shipping
- 2TB Storage Capacity
- USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C Interface
- Up to 900 MB/s Data Transfer Speed
- Bus Powered
- Drop Resistant up to 6.5'
- Temperature Resistant
- Includes USB Type-C to Type-A Cable
- PC and Xbox Compatible
Editor's Notes
Written by johnny_miller | Staff- This offer is $11.99 lower than a Frontpage Deal from August.
- Please see the original post for additional details & give the forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
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If you shuck it and put it into an NVMe port it's slower than using the box. And you can't use the box for other NVMe ssds.
https://imgur.com/a/wd-black-d30-...wn-ppCkY7w
Community Reviews
This WD Black D30 2TB is best understood as a fast external Xbox storage drive that can also be shucked for NVMe use. It delivers strong USB performance, with reports around 867 to 921 MB per second over USB C and even higher speeds in faster enclosures or direct PCIe use. It works well for non Series Xbox games, cold storage, and secondary capacity, but the internal drive appears to be a WD SN350QE style part with QLC or low end behavior, including a steep drop after cache fills. That makes it less appealing for PC shucking or heavy write workloads, especially since some orders also hit checkout and pricing issues.
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It can reach around 867MB/s read and 921MB/s write over USB-C in Blackmagic, and some TB4 setups report about 2000MB/s read/write when the drive is empty. Direct PCIe/NVMe connection has also shown about 1800MB/s write, but sustained writes can fall sharply once cache is exhausted.
The 2TB unit has been identified as a WDC SN350QE 2TB, and teardown reports point to a 2242 SanDisk drive with SN350/SN550 controller overlap. That makes it more of an OEM TLC/QLC-style internal SSD than a standard retail SN550.
It can work in a PC NVMe slot, but it is not a standout shuck candidate: reported sustained writes drop to about 150MB/s after the SLC cache fills, and some users say it is slower than a standard WD SN550. If you want a better PC drive, a separate NVMe purchase may be the safer choice.
Yes. It is described as suitable for non-Series Xbox games and cold storage, and it is much faster than a SATA SSD for that role. It is best treated as secondary storage rather than an OS drive.
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Update: after extensive write test, the drive does fall to 150MB/s after SLC cache is full, so very likely a QLC. I took it apart and it's a 2242 drive with SanDisk 20-82-10129-A2 controller; SanDisk 019603 2T00 NAND. 2T00 just notes it's the 2T unit. Can't find any other information online. Gonna have to return now.
Update: after extensive write test, the drive does fall to 150MB/s after SLC cache is full, so very likely a QLC. I took it apart and it's a 2242 drive with SanDisk 20-82-10129-A2 controller; SanDisk 019603 2T00 NAND. 2T00 just notes it's the 2T unit. Can't find any other information online. Gonna have to return now.
Considering prices, I'll keep it some I needed spare capacity but will not do anything intensive
Considering prices, I'll keep it some I needed spare capacity but will not do anything intensive
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