Expand your gaming library and experience enhanced performance with the Western Digital WD_BLACK P40 Game Drive SSD. Whether you are gaming at home or traveling to a friend's house, the WD_BLACK P40 enables you to quickly migrate your essential data between devices so you can always take it with you.

You get a 2TB capacity which offers ample room to save your favorite games and media. The USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C interface gives you enhanced data transfer rates with 2000 and 2000 MB/s read and write speeds, respectively, allowing you to move some of the largest titles to and from the WD_BLACK P40 effortlessly. A shock-resistant design protects your data from accidental drops up to 6.5-feet, retaining performance so you can keep on gaming. When paired with Windows-based systems and the free-to-download WD_BLACK Dashboard software, you can customize the RGB lighting to match your desktop or entertainment system's aesthetics.

Note: To achieve maximum advertised speeds, please make sure your computer or host device is certified to support the 20 Gb/s USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connection. Apple devices, including those with Thunderbolt/USB4, do not support 20 Gb/s USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 and will be limited to 10 Gb/s USB 3.2 Gen 2.

2TB Capacity    Up to 2000 MB/s Read Speeds    Up to 2000 MB/s Write Speeds    USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C Interface    RGB Lighting    Shock Resistant Design    PC, Mac & Console Compatible

The WD_BLACK P40 is compatible with a wide range of PCs and Macs running Windows 10, 8.1, and macOS 10.11 or later. Customizable RGB lighting is only available on Windows operating systems with the free-to-download WD_BLACK Dashboard software.

You can use the WD_BLACK P40 on multiple Xbox and PlayStation consoles including the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4 Pro models running software version 4.50 or higher as well as the PlayStation 5 to play PlayStation 4 games or archive PlayStation 5 games. The WD_BLACK P40 is compatible with Xbox Series X|S consoles, allowing you to play Xbox One titles and archive Series X|S games. Xbox One gaming consoles are fully supported.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Can you play xbox series X games on this drive, like you can on the external seagate 1tb ssd one,or can you just play xbox one x games and store series x games? then when you want to play seriex x, you have to move it to internal/external ssd(seagate)?

A: The WD 2TB WD_BLACK D30 Game Drive USB 3.2 Gen 2 External SSD for Xbox would require that the Xbox Series X|S games archived to this drive must be transferred to the console before playing.

Q: 2. Will data on this hard drive be affected by magnets?

A: It would be highly recommended to keep the SanDisk Professional 2TB G-DRIVE ArmorATD USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 External Hard Drive away from any magnets.

Q: 3. What is difference between this one (WD 5TB WD_BLACK P10 Game Drive) and WD 5TB Elements Portable USB 3.0? Thanks!

A: There is very little difference between the two drives performance wise, they are both 5400 RPM HDDs.

Q: 4. Can this drive use with Macbook pro M1 max 2021 with thunderbolt 4 port?

A: You can use the WD 4TB WD_BLACK P50 Game Drive SSD with a MacBook Pro M1.

Q: 5. Does this hard drive have an on/off switch?

A: The SanDisk Professional G-DRIVE ArmorATD USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 External Hard Drive is bus-powered (via Thunderbolt or USB 4), so there is no on/off switch.

Q: 6. What is the difference between the X9 and the X9 Pro?

A: Unlike the Crucial 2TB X9 Pro USB 3.2 Gen 2 Portable SSD, the Crucial 2TB X9 USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 External SSD does not support data encryption/password protection, and the X9 Pro also has higher sustained speeds despite both drives having the same top potential data transfer rate.

Q: 7. I want to use this for my MacBook but not to put games on should I still get it ?

A: Yes, you can connect it to your Mac without issues.

Q: 8. Can I use this on my ps4?

A: It works like any other hard drive, you would be able to use it on a PS4.

Q: 9. How is this drive different from exactly the same one here? https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1641574-REG/sandisk_professio

A: The SanDisk Professional 5TB G-DRIVE ArmorATD USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 External Hard Drive (BH #SAARMORATD5T) is the newer version which has a slightly higher Read/write speed compared to the older SanDisk Professional 5TB G-DRIVE ArmorATD USB 3.2 Gen 1 External Hard Drive (BH #SAGDA5TB)

Q: 10. What is the TBW Spec of the WD_BLACK P10 6TB Game Drive?

A: A TBW spec for the WD 6TB WD_BLACK P10 Game Drive has not been provided by the manufacturer.