{"id":4236,"date":"2020-06-18T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-18T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviancetechnologies.com\/blog\/blog\/wd-black-p50-game-drive-ssd-review-its-as-fast-as-it-looks\/"},"modified":"2020-06-18T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-18T10:00:00","slug":"wd-black-p50-game-drive-ssd-review-its-as-fast-as-it-looks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviancetechnologies.com\/blog\/wd-black-p50-game-drive-ssd-review-its-as-fast-as-it-looks\/","title":{"rendered":"WD Black P50 Game Drive SSD review: It’s as fast as it looks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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WD Black P50 Game Drive SSD review: It’s as fast as it looks<\/h2>\n

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Never has an external SSD appeared more ready for a virtual shoot-\u2018em-up than the WD Black P50 Game Drive NVMe SSD. Even better, if you happen to be one of the lucky few with a SuperSpeed USB 20Gbps (formerly known as USB 3.2 gen 2×2) port on your computer, it delivers nearly 2GBps transfers. Over older USB, it\u2019s no faster than the less expensive competition.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Design and features<\/h2>\n
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The WD Black P50 Game Drive SSD looks the part for virtual combat, right down to the action-film computer font.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The P50\u2019s design evokes an ammo box, or a shipping container from a sci-fi flick. The action-movie computer fonts used in the labeling on the enclosure heighten that impression. If you think I\u2019m imagining the military bent of the design, check out the product buy page<\/a>, where you\u2019ll find phrases such as\u00a0 \u201cyour secret weapon,\u201d and \u201ccombat-tested.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

As to the actual specs, the P50 measures 4.65 x 2.66 x 0.56 inches and weighs about 4 ounces. That\u2019s a bit larger than most (you\u2019re likely to notice it\u2019s in your pocket), but it still sits nicely in your hand.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Inside the unit is undoubtedly one of WD\u2019s top-rated Black NVMe SSDs, though WD declined to specify which one. The P50 is available in three capacities: 500GB (currently $180 on Amazon<\/a>Remove non-product link<\/span><\/a>), 1TB (the size we tested, currently $250 on Amazon<\/a>), and 2TB (currently $450 on Amazon<\/a>Remove non-product link<\/span><\/a>). The warranty lasts five years. Both Type-C and Type-A-to-Type-C cables are included in the box.\u00a0<\/p>\n