WD_BLACK1TB SN850 NVMe Internal Gaming SSD Solid State Drive - Gen4 PCIe, M.2 2280, 3D NAND, Up to 7,000 MB/s - WDS100T1X0E

I recently upgraded my PS5 with a 2TB internal memory expansion, and it has completely transformed my gaming experience! The installation process was straightforward, thanks to the clear instructions provided. It took me less than 30 minutes to open up the console and install the SSD. The compatibility with the PS5 was seamless, and I had no issues getting it set up. With the additional storage, I can now download and store all my favorite games without worrying about running out of space. Load times have remained fast, and I haven’t noticed any performance dips. The 2TB capacity is perfect for a gamer like me who loves to have multiple titles ready to play. The read and write speeds are impressive, ensuring that I can jump into games quickly. I’ve transferred several large titles, and the process was smooth and efficient. Overall, this 2TB internal memory upgrade for my PS5 has been a game-changer. It offers ample storage, excellent performance, and easy installation. I highly recommend it to anyone looking to expand their PS5 storage without compromising on speed or efficiency!

Been a PlayStation user since the original system and have owned two of most of them. Since the PS3 Sony has had the terrible habit of launching consoles with hard drives and SSDs that have laughable capacity considering the file sizes of the games. One of the good aspects of the PS5 is that they make it extremely simple to add an SSD to augment the minuscule stock offerings.Anyway, this is a review of the SSD, not the system I’m using it in. Upon reading many reviews this one seemed to be the one in my price range that had the best quality/bang-for-the-buck I could find. The installation was a snap, (just remember not to over-tighten the screw holding it in, and absolutely don’t lose the little spacer, which is very much needed.) The system immediately recognized it and asked about formatting, which took less that half a minute. Assigning the new SSD to be the installation location of games, also you have to manually transfer your games already on the stock drive, which is also easy to do.All in all, a week in it has been operating without a problem, the speed at which the games load seems to be exactly the same as before; not any slower or quicker. It’s been very nice to be able to reinstall all of my PS5 library as well as a few of my favourite PS4 titles; and I still have more that 1TB remaining.The only drawback I can find with this SSD is that it only seem to max out a 2TB, I think it would behoove Western Digital to make a 4TB version available or more ubiquitous if they already do.

You should and will need a compatible heatsink for this drive, regardless of what youtubers or others say. If you wish to extend the life of this device it is paramount to get one. I bought this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07KDDKDNN/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 for $17.99 and it is an EXCELLENT fit and I mean PERFECT. Super easy to apply and install and takes less than 5 mins. Even comes with a screwdriver that can be used to also unscrew the ssd compartment on the console, one tool for the job!As far as this drive goes, once installed it registered at 6532.91 MB/s which is significantly faster than the internal SSD. I transferred 5 games totaling about 200gb in under 5 mins to this ssd from the internal storage. Afterwards, I proceeded to download some games from the PS Plus collection and several others from previous free PSN games. That obviously took some time but after finishing I now have about 13 games at 900GB and still have 1.3 TB of space available. Unlike with traditional or hybrid HDDs you get the FULL ADVERTISED SPACE. Not 1.97 TB or 1.8 TB, 2 TB which can be used immediately upon rebooting your console.Booting up Farcry 6 with the disk from the home screen to the saved game position took about 25 secs give or take a couple for me to move the cursor to Continue Game. I have had no game crashes as of yet and no issues with pop in or textures or assets missing other than what the game shipped with. No slow downs and load times from death screen are about the same as internal storage which is approx 6 secs. Don't expect to load large open world games like that any faster than internal storage unless made by first party studios. Primarily, this drive is to allow you more space for your current collection. I have 37 games, 9 of which are PS5 games and in theory I could install my entire library between the internal and M.2 storage.Tips: Make sure you either take a picture of your drive before you install the heatsink or write down the serial number as it is not on the box so you can register it at Wester Digital for your warranty. I did not do it and would have to remove the card, remove the heatsink and get the product serial number then reassemble and reinstall (dammit bobby!). Warranty is 5 years which is better than spinning drives which tends to be about 3.The Samsung 980 is the comparable drive releasing end of this month for $449.99 and the only main difference is the price and convenience of plug and play, no additional heatsink purchase necessary. However, if you want to save $110.99 buy this drive and the heatsink I linked and you save bigtime, using the extra money for your next game!Should you later decide to get a larger 3 or 4 TB SSD you can take this one and add it to your PC. Or if we get a PS5 with a 2TB SSD built in then add this drive to that console and double your storage capacity which would be more than enough until the next console cycle. I really hope this review helps others specifically buying for their consoles. I cannot speak to the performance on PC at this time. Game on Comrades!

I bought this for my PS5 Digital version. I looked on YouTube for reviews before purchase and this came across as a solid investment. The speeds are on the higher side of those out there and it is a Gen 4 with heatsink. I caught this on sale during Amazon Day and wow was it a great deal. First off are the speeds. There is enormous difference between Gen 3 and 4 and I guess that’s why Sony made that requirement. I had almost 300 GB of games on initial hard drive, and it transferred to the new drive in less than 2 minutes(insanely fast). The new Gen 4 drives are fast, but they do get hot so spend a little extra for the heatsink version. Extremely easy to install and I can see nothing at fault with this investment. Great price point with impressive performance makes this on the better drives out there. The last thing that does not get talked about enough is that this fits the Disc and Digital version PS5. There are Brands out there that make drives just for the PS5, but they only fit the DISC version. You cannot go wrong with this one since it fits both versions plus PC builds even with the heatsink. Great investment.