LostDonkey
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Kind of, but the opposite way round.
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WD_Black Xbox 1tb Expansion Card showing up on Best Buy
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Kind of, but the opposite way round.
Torrent of Pork
Banned
While it personally isn't an issue for me swapping games I don't want to redownload to my 6tb hard drive, you're a fanboy if you can't accept the fact that MS made a bad bet. They thought this format would remain competitive with the NVME drives popular now, and that the price wouldn't fall out of the NVME market.
Also note that I don't know jack shit about the technical difference between the two formats. I've heard the type MS went with is superior for things like high end digital cameras, but I don't know how.
Also note that I don't know jack shit about the technical difference between the two formats. I've heard the type MS went with is superior for things like high end digital cameras, but I don't know how.
Puscifer
Member
2tbs are like 100ish now, and 1tb are 50-70, we're entering 2012 HDD prices now and it's only a matter of time before it goes into free fall price wise.
Topher
Gold Member
Really does. WD Xbox 1TB is only $60-ish off their standard PS5 price. Can only imagine what prices would be if Seagate had competition out of the gate, but I think pricing wouldn’t be nearly as controversial right now had that been the case.
Edit $55-ish.
That's the closest I've seen XSX storage to PS5 storage (same brand) in quite some time.
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Badlucktroll
Member
omfg the prices on these 
NeonGhost
uses 'M$' - What year is it? Not 2002.
The next version on the Xbox series console will definitely have nvme drive in it
Mr Moose
Member
WTF why is the X version cheaper, isn't it newer/faster?
analog_future
Resident Crybaby
I hope this goes up for sale soon. I've got a "$10 off any item $150 or more" promo at Best Buy that expires in 7 days.
Topher
Gold Member
lol....I missed that one. The expensive one is "officially licensed". lol
So price isn't as close as I thought.
FingerBang
Member
At launch there weren't many PCIe 4 SSD available, if any. Sony obviously didn't feel confident releasing the product without proper testing. They basically come out at the same time. That was the choice though. Proprietary device now or PC standard in the long run?
They've done the same since the PS3
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
Hell, the PS2 could accept off the shelf IDE HDDs.
The Vita is the odd man out with proprietary bullshit.
DarkMage619
$MSFT
I'm happy for anyone who realizes this is a totally optional storage method and that an external hard drive is much cheaper and just as capable of storing games if price is your only concern. Comparisons to Vita seem odd because as far as I know that system didn't have internal storage nor could you connect an external hard drive to it to save downloaded games avoiding any proprietary storage all together.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Please someone remind me, could you replace drives in XBO or One X easily?
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Starbuck2907
Member
I’ve got 11 terabytes of games installed on my XSX. Internal, expansion card, and a regular external drive. I basically download everything,
Kilau
Member
Vita comparison only because both have proprietary storage options, certainly not directly comparable. Later Vita systems did come with 1GB of on board storage but I’m pretty sure you couldn’t access both it and a memory card once you added one lol. You could connect Vita to a PC and use it as external storage but clearly doesn’t work like a connected drive an XSX or PS5.
Moriarty1889
Member
Still too much imo.
DaGwaphics
Member
I don't think MS wants end-users opening the box at all. You could do it, but it wasn't officially supported.
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NeonGhost
, I believe the console itself has a fully replaceable NVMe drive in it now, just a short 2230 one like a lot of the slim laptops use. MS never released an official shell for off the shelf drives in the 360 days, they might never do it here either. They obviously prefer the proprietary method of expansion storage.
At any rate, $40 is $40, it is nice to see a price cut.
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Topher
Gold Member
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The replacement NVMe has to be a very specific model of Western Digital 2230 that is not sold to the public. It is an OEM part that is also used in some Surface tablets as well. You can find refurbs and used ones on ebay. Here is a link one:
1TB WD SN530 M.2 NVMe PCIe 2230 CH SSD Surface Laptop 3 4 GO ProX Pro7+ | eBay
It is your responsibility to ensure this works with your system. Includes free 2280 to 2230 adapter to use if you're removing another SSD and you can use the adapter to secure your old SSD in places that only accept the more common 2280 size.
www.ebay.com
Between that and the casing, you are at $130. So $50 savings for a DIY solution.
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modiz
Member
No but there was no need to because of external drives being a better option.
modiz
Member
It already has.
Topher
Gold Member
They took the page down.
Probably wasn't meant to be announced yet.
Probably wasn't meant to be announced yet.
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Which PS5 SKU is $180 ?
Topher
Gold Member
Ansphn
Member
Whoops my bad. That link didnt work so I googled it and it took me to the 2tb at $359. I seen your message and checked again and this was the 1tb. It's still expensive but I was wrong.
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Mr Reasonable
Completely Unreasonable
Does anybody posting "but the PS5 storage is cheaper!" Get sick of having to do so?
There's absolutely nobody on this forum that doesn't know, mainly because it's been posted whenever possible, since the expansion cards were revealed a few years ago.
You can have a day off, treat yourself.
There's absolutely nobody on this forum that doesn't know, mainly because it's been posted whenever possible, since the expansion cards were revealed a few years ago.
You can have a day off, treat yourself.
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THE DUCK
voted poster of the decade by bots
Come on, be reasonable, it's not like they have anything else to do. Plus they are right.
I wasn't a big fan of the ps5 solution but ms stayed with overpriced storage for way too long, they suck here and hopefully this is a step in the right direction.
FingerBang
Member
Right, I completely forgot about it. You could use the chunky 3.5" ones as well. But arguably, it's different since you needed extra hardware, and it wasn't built into the system.
PSP as well had their proprietary card; the only difference is that Memory Sticks were not created only for that device and for that reason they could be had for cheaper. Digital games were also way less important.
Which was extremely ironic as playing games from the memory stick had better streaming performance, reduced loading times, longer battery life, etc.
kuncol02
Banned
Yes. Harder than PS4, as you had to unscrew bunch of panels, but still doable for most of people who would try that.
Microsoft did not expect ssd prices to come crashing down after the pandemic.
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Kilau
Member
How did the price crash factor into us just now getting a second option?Microsoft did not expect ssd prices to come crashing down after the pandemic.
MasterCornholio
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MasterCornholio
Member
Microsoft did not expect ssd prices to come crashing down after the pandemic.
So that's why they went with a proprietary option?
I really don't understand what your trying to say.
Miyazaki’s Slave
Gold Member
I don't know about the xbox but I have replaced several hard drives in surface devices using these options from amazon (NOT WD brands) and these also work on steamdeck:The replacement NVMe has to be a very specific model of Western Digital 2230 that is not sold to the public. It is an OEM part that is also used in some Surface tablets as well. You can find refurbs and used ones on ebay. Here is a link one:
1TB WD SN530 M.2 NVMe PCIe 2230 CH SSD Surface Laptop 3 4 GO ProX Pro7+ | eBay
It is your responsibility to ensure this works with your system. Includes free 2280 to 2230 adapter to use if you're removing another SSD and you can use the adapter to secure your old SSD in places that only accept the more common 2280 size.www.ebay.com
Between that and the casing, you are at $130. So $50 savings for a DIY solution.
Saberent 2230
This is a fantastic deal btw.... (currently $159 on amazon)
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Topher
Gold Member
I’ve been eyeing one of those for my Steam Deck. Sucks those won't work in Xbox. I'm guessing there is something in the controller for the WD drives that XSX is looking for.
Miyazaki’s Slave
Gold Member
I have plopped two of these into steam decks here...HIGHLY recommend. Cheap (*considering previous prices for these things) and the install is a breeze.
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FBeeEye
Banned
The PS5 solution isn't plug and play.
MasterCornholio
Member
I don't see what that has to do with value.
onnextflix5
Member
don’t matter how companies make this proprietary storage is always gonna cost a lot more then open standard, can greedy ms just give an adapter so we can our own storage plz.
Come On Tars
Member
I really have grown to love the steam deck and it's community, but if the price is right then I aint loyal.
ByWatterson
Member
And here my PS5's Samsung is going on a year and half at about half the price.
Paying $180 for 1TB in 2023 is like getting paying for toilet paper in 2020.
Paying $180 for 1TB in 2023 is like getting paying for toilet paper in 2020.
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Bogroll
Likes moldy games
Greedy MS! Thanks to those of us who have used GP conversion loophole, the £500 a year I've saved that I normally spent on games has paid for my SX, SS and PS5. Yes I also got a free Elite 2 controller and free games thanks to Rewards. More than enough to offset the price of the expansion cards.
Btw anyone in the UK can get a 1TB expansion card from CEX with a 2 year warranty for £150.