Looking for extra storage for series x (lemmy.zip)

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I have a very old external HDD I'm using to transfer games but it takes like 15 minutes for 75 GB game. It averages around 620Mb/s. And it's only 1tb

What is something you guys would recommend?

Also do you think it's worth spending money on the WD black card? Need a external for my laptop as well

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Those old spinning disk drives are notoriously slow. You’d be better off with a USB flash drive in some cases.

But your best bet is biting the bullet and getting an SSD. They’re not terribly expensive anymore. You’ll pay about as much as a game costs for one, whether you want an external one to connect via USB or get the internal SSD and make the upgrade to a larger drive.

I haven’t done this on the Series X but I did do this on the One X and it was fairly easy following Microsoft’s guide online. I recently bought a 2TB SSD for $130 at Best Buy to upgrade in my gaming computer at home. This is the same kind that goes into your Xbox Series X internally. You could also spend about double and go for the 4TB option.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Get the 2TB WD Black card. The price has been dropping lately. Generally it's $250 but I've seen it drop under $200 a few times. Was $190 back in December:

https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/26/24329530/western-digital-2tb-wd-black-c50-expansion-card-umbra-cono-smart-lamp-deal-sale

I also added a 2TB WD SSD to the PS5, totally worth it.