That’s why official expansion cards like the WD Black C50 are highly sought after.
Is it worth paying the premium for an Xbox expansion card?
Things have come full circle it seems, as the two share the same basic concept.
Theres no installation or setup to speak of here, the C50 is a true plug-and-play gear.
Performance
The other advantage of proprietary storage devices is having control over their performance.
Transfers between internal storage and the 2TB WD C50 were reliable and impressively fast.
The 1.5GB of pixel-based agriculture that is Stardew Valley?
That took a whole 3.2 seconds, I almost missed it with my stopwatch.
The return journey wasnt as slick for those two larger titles though.
Going from the C50 to my Series Xs internal storage was noticeably slower, nearly four minutes each.
Loading times were imperceptibly similar when compared to the Series X internal drive.
Should you buy the WD Black C50?
Its well made, it looks smart and it performs well.
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