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Product details
No more annoying waiting for loading and even more storage space with the WD Black D30 Game Drive SSD. Play longer and delete less with up to 2 TB of capacity. Experience fast performance right in the middle of the action with optimized speeds of up to 900 MB/s. The perfect technical and visual complement for your gaming machine.
Read transfer speed | 900 MB/s |
Write transfer speed | 900 MB/s |
Form factor | M.2 2280 |
SSD Features | Password protected |
Exact USB ports | USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 (1x) |
USB ports | USB-C |
Documents | |
Item number | 16034477 |
Manufacturer | WD |
Category | External SSD |
Manufacturer no. | WDBATL0010BBK-WESN |
Release date | 28.5.2021 |
Colour | Black |
Exact colour description | Black |
Storage capacity | 1 TB |
USB ports | USB-C |
Exact USB ports | USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 (1x) |
Read transfer speed | 900 MB/s |
Write transfer speed | 900 MB/s |
Form factor | M.2 2280 |
SSD Features | Password protected |
Country of origin | Taiwan |
Manufacturer commitment | SBTi |
CO₂-Emission | |
Climate contribution |
Scope of delivery | USB C to A cable |
Length | 9.60 cm |
Width | 3.50 cm |
Height | 5.80 cm |
Weight | 137 g |
Length | 17 cm |
Width | 13 cm |
Height | 5 cm |
Weight | 360 g |
Specifications may include unverified machine translations.
30-day right of return
24 Months Warranty (Bring-in)
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Warranty score
How often does a product of this brand in the «External SSD» category have a defect within the first 24 months?
Source: Digitec Galaxus- 3.SANDISK0.4 %
- 3.Transcend0.4 %
- 3.WD0.4 %
- 6.Synology0.6 %
- 7.Intenso0.7 %
Warranty case duration
How many working days on average does it take to process a warranty claim from when it arrives at the service centre until it’s back with the customer?
Source: Digitec Galaxus- 5.Samsung4 days
- 6.Kingston5 days
- 6.SANDISK5 days
- 6.WD5 days
- 9.LaCie9 days
Return rate
How often is a product of this brand in the «External SSD» category returned?
Source: Digitec Galaxus- 5.Intenso0.8 %
- 5.SANDISK0.8 %
- 7.WD1 %
- 8.Kingston1.1 %
- 8.Seagate1.1 %
Source: Digitec Galaxus
Translation: machine translated
Overall ratingVery good83/100
Very good88/100
The WD_Black D30 helps console and laptop gamers out of their storage predicament. The military design is striking; the very good price-performance ratio is one more reason to buy.
Very good88/100
The WD_Black D30 helps gamers out of the storage predicament. The military design is striking; the very good price-performance ratio is one more reason to buy.
Very good80/100
With 157 grams, the WD Black D30 Game Drive is a small chunk, but one that can do something: The solid metal housing ensures good heat dissipation - an advantage when copying large amounts of data. The speed when reading data is right, and the D30 only just misses a good mark when writing.
This test report belongs to a different type: Black D30 Game Drive (0.50 TB)