{"id":31335,"date":"2022-05-19T09:02:03","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T09:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/wd-black-d30-game-drive-ssd-review"},"modified":"2024-07-19T13:07:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T13:07:20","slug":"wd-black-d30-game-drive-ssd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/hardware\/wd-black-d30-game-drive-ssd-review","title":{"rendered":"WD_BLACK D30 Game Drive SSD Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for a portable solution to your storage needs on consoles? Well, we had the pleasure of reviewing the WD_BLACK D30 Game Drive SSD from Western Digital, which boasts some robust speeds at a competitive price point. In our WD_BLACK D30 Game Drive SSD review, we put this beast to the test.<\/p>\n<p>From unboxing the WD_BLACK D30 to the fast and easy setup, a speed test and what the design looks like, our reviewer, Joe Hickson from The Yogscast,&nbsp; has you covered.<\/p>\n<h2>WD_BLACK D30 Game Drive SSD review<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"img-figure\" contenteditable=\"false\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;\" contenteditable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/STVL_gMCHGCP9wkX6ZWvet58-7GlUJwK6jG-IVtw5q8\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2lueC50di91cGxvYWRzMi9oYXJkd2FyZS9XREJMQUNLRDMwL1dEQkxBQ0tEMzBTU0RSZXZpZXcxLmpwZz9fdD0xNjUyOTU2NTg2\" alt=\"Western Digital WD_BLACK D30 SSD Game Drive review speed test consoles portable storage next-gen PS4 Xbox One Xbox Series X size options design\" width=\"1024\" height=\"483\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption contenteditable=\"false\">Setting up the WD_BLACK D30 with our Xbox Series X took mere seconds.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The WD_BLACK D30 Game Drive SSD is an external, portable solution for your console storage needs, intended to stand alongside your gaming console.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As you can see from the image above, it isn&#8217;t over-the-top in terms of looks but it is definitely sleek.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In terms of storage size, the WD_BLACK D30 Game Drive SSD comes in three mobiles, the 500 GB version, 1 TB version and 2 TB version. These all have the same dimensions and won&#8217;t take up a lot of space.<\/p>\n<p>If you are tired of reading our WD_BLACK D30 review, then watch our video below to see the unboxing, our tests, exactly what this portable storage solution looks like and more.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rsp-embed-container\" contenteditable=\"false\">\n<div style=\"left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.5%;\"><iframe style=\"border: 0; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9L5lE7orQPE?feature=oembed\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" srcdoc=\"&lt;style&gt;*{padding:0;margin:0;overflow:hidden}html,body{height:100%}img,span{position:absolute;width:100%;top:0;bottom:0;margin:auto}span{height:1.5em;text-align:center;font:48px\/1.5 sans-serif;color:white;text-shadow:0 0 0.5em black}&lt;\/style&gt;&lt;a href=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9L5lE7orQPE?autoplay=1&gt;&lt;img src=https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/9L5lE7orQPE\/hqdefault.jpg alt='YouTube video thumbnail'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&#9654;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to Western Digital, the WD_BLACK D30 should hit transfer speeds of 900 MB\/S making it a blistering-fast solution.<\/p>\n<p>We connected this drive to our Xbox Series X to test it out. Setup only took seconds, as you merely need to connect one single cable.<\/p>\n<p>In our review, we selected Halo Infinite weighing in at 48.7 GB to transfer from our Xbox Series X to the WD_BLACK D30 Game Drive SSD.<\/p>\n<p>The transfer took us 11 minutes and 56 seconds. However, this wasn&#8217;t due to the speed of the WD_BLACK D30 Game Drive SSD, as the Xbox Series X&#8217;s USB ports have a speed cap, which the WD_BLACK D30 hit without any issues.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-figure\" contenteditable=\"false\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;\" contenteditable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/AEfFJbTk8x4iN7GS0Pdvqjqn-9amwYJd-iOq8J-zjm0\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2lueC50di91cGxvYWRzMi9oYXJkd2FyZS9XREJMQUNLRDMwL1dEQkxBQ0tEMzBTU0RSZXZpZXczLmpwZz9fdD0xNjUyOTU2NTg3\" alt=\"Western Digital WD_BLACK D30 SSD Game Drive review speed test consoles portable storage next-gen PS4 Xbox One Xbox Series X size options design\" width=\"1024\" height=\"511\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption contenteditable=\"false\">This is one fast portable SSD storage solution perfect for consoles.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With the way next-gen consoles are set up, you can&rsquo;t play their games straight from an external SSD, but PS4 and Xbox One games will work fine. Next-gen games can be archived on the WD_BLACK D30&nbsp; but there will be a few extra steps if you want to play them.<\/p>\n<p>We&rsquo;re opting to get this set up on the Xbox simply down to the fact that we see this as the<br \/>perfect accompaniment for an Xbox Gamepass Ultimate subscription.<\/p>\n<p>There&rsquo;s just a ludicrous amount of games that are ready at our disposal &#8211; and now we&rsquo;ve got somewhere to store them all. It&rsquo;s like being a kid in a candy shop, isn&rsquo;t it?<\/p>\n<p>All in all, it&#8217;s a very solid external SSD It&rsquo;s quick, sleek, quiet, and most importantly,&nbsp;it does what it says on the box.<\/p>\n<p>From our WD_BLACK D30 review period experience, we will definitely put this one in the &#8220;<strong>recommended<\/strong>&#8221; pile.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>WD_BLACK D30 Game Drive SSD &#8211; How to buy<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"img-figure\" contenteditable=\"false\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;\" contenteditable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/IQTpOOk0JnlmzHprTL8lTGP_uG0BfZmwGLri4rmdtKw\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2lueC50di91cGxvYWRzMi9oYXJkd2FyZS9XREJMQUNLRDMwL1dEQkxBQ0tEMzBTU0RSZXZpZXcyLmpwZz9fdD0xNjUyOTU2NTg2\" alt=\"Western Digital WD_BLACK D30 SSD Game Drive review speed test consoles portable storage next-gen PS4 Xbox One Xbox Series X size options design\" width=\"1024\" height=\"477\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption contenteditable=\"false\">The WD_BLACK D30 Game Drive SSD looks sleek.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scan.co.uk\/products\/1tb-wd-black-sn850-heatsink-m2-2280-pcie-40-x4-nvme-ssd-3d-nand-7000mb-s-read-5300mb-s-write?utm_source=www.ginx.tv&amp;utm_medium=WDSponsored&amp;utm_campaign=march2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">buy the WD_BLACK D30 Game Drive SSD<\/a> straight from Western Digital&#8217;s store. There are three capacity options available.<\/p>\n<p>Gamers who want to purchase a WD_BLACK D30 Game Drive SSD can do so by following one of the links below depending on their storage needs.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westerndigital.com\/products\/external-drives\/wd-black-d30-game-drive-usb-3-2-ssd#WDBATL5000ABK-WESN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">WD_BLACK D30 500 GB<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westerndigital.com\/products\/external-drives\/wd-black-d30-game-drive-usb-3-2-ssd#WDBATL0010BBK-WESN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">WD_BLACK D30 1 TB<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westerndigital.com\/products\/external-drives\/wd-black-d30-game-drive-usb-3-2-ssd#WDBATL0020BBK-WESN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">WD_Black D30 2 TB<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In terms of price point, it&rsquo;s more or less in line with other market leaders&#8217; SSDs storage-wise, but it pulls ahead of them in terms of raw transfer speed. It also comes with a 3-year warranty, which is always just nice to have.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"WD_purchase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scan.co.uk\/products\/1tb-wd-black-sn850-heatsink-m2-2280-pcie-40-x4-nvme-ssd-3d-nand-7000mb-s-read-5300mb-s-write?utm_source=www.ginx.tv&amp;utm_medium=WDSponsored&amp;utm_campaign=march2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/69w-_4QqVOdlSi3I9Y9iR8gFdNXKcgE96qNTKkMt5iI\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2lueC50di91cGxvYWRzMi9hZHMvVUtTMjFfMTUyX1NOODUwX1BTNV9HYW1lcl9OZXR3b3JrX0Jhbm5lcnNfTW9iaWxlTGVhZGVyYm9hcmRfMzIweDEwMF9TVVBfLnYxLmpwZw\" alt=\"UKS21_152_SN850_PS5_Gamer_Network_Banners_MobileLeaderboard_320x100_SUP_.v1\" width=\"320\" height=\"100\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>For everything gaming tech, check out our section dedicated to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/hardware\">hardware reviews, news, guides<\/a> and more.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image courtesy of Western Digital.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for a portable solution to your storage needs on consoles? 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