Clearly the drive is better at moving around big files as opposed to smaller file chunks. Interestingly, the 4KB file transfer only managed a rather poor 27.3MB/s read and 27.4MB/s write. The results weren’t too bad, with the 8192KB file transfer scoring 117MB/s on the read test, and 116MB/s for the write test. We ran the My Passport X through the usual drive benchmark, using ATTO and connected to an i7-4790K, with 16GB of memory. However, in terms of formatting from the Xbox One, or any other console, that number may alter accordingly depending on the system you’re using. The drive is NTFS preformatted with about 1.81TB of space actually available for you to use. Let’s face it, you don’t need a huge amount of technical knowledge to be able to plug an external drive into a USB port regardless of whether that’s on a console or a PC. In the box you get the drive itself, a very small (around 12″) WD connector-to-USB 3.0 lead, and a quick information card displaying the drive being plugged into the appropriate USB port on an Xbox One. It’s certainly a good quality chassis, and keeps in the same style as a modern console. To one end, there’s the SuperSpeed WD connector with a single, small white LED to indicate that the drive has power. The top of the drive chassis is ridged, with a glossy WD logo and My Passport X logo to one side, whereas the bottom of the drive features four small rubber feet. The design is realised ina sleek, black plastic that’s tough enough for general use and portability although it probably wouldn’t survive a drop from more than a couple of feet. The WD My Passport X is a 2TB hard drive with that measures 110 x 20.96 x 81.6mm and weighs 230g. Western Digital, though, has come up with a tweaked version of the solution used by many PC users: a USB 3.0 external hard drive.
True enough, there are ways and means to upgrade the current storage in an Xbox One or PS4, but often this relies on some screwdriver work, and a loss of warranty for the user.
One of the biggest problems facing a modern console owner is the lack of hard drive space these things ship out with by default. Need more storage for your console? Look no further
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