Picking up one of the best Xbox One external hard drives has never been more important for maximizing your options as an Xbox gamer, especially with the Xbox Series X on its way and if you've recently locked down your Xbox Series X pre-order. The timing has worked out wonderfully today too, as there's a $55 saving on one of the finest 4TB USB hard drives from Seagate. We wouldn't expect this to go for less in next week's Amazon Prime Day deals, although we expect there to be plenty of other tasty Prime Day gaming deals.

• Official 4TB Xbox Seagate HDD:$150 $94.99 on Amazon

The 4TB SSD External hard drive also has compatibility with 2 cables. These include a Type C to C and a Type C to A compatibility. In addition to this, it also is an ideal pick for those looking for easy mobility. It is lightweight and compact. IoSafe SOLO G3 4TB Disaster Proof External Hard Drive Fireproof Up to 1,550° F for 30 minutes; Waterproof Up to 10' for 3 days; Blazing fast USB 3.0 interface. The Sabrent 4TB Rocket NVMe PCIe M. 2 2280 is a high-performance M.2 SSD drive based on 3D NAND flash memory, and utilities a PCIe 3.1 x4 interface. It can reach extremely high speeds of 3.45GB/s (read) and 3GB/s (write) – with 580,000 iOPS 4KB random read, and 650,000 iOPS 4KB random write speeds. LaCie Mobile Drive 4TB External Hard Drive USB-C USB 3.0 - Previous Gallery Image; LaCie Mobile Drive 4TB External Hard Drive USB-C USB 3.0 - Next Gallery Image. Just a few years ago, internal SSD hard drives were so expensive that external SSD hard drives were out of the question. But today they are a reality. External SSD vs External HDD. When it comes to the main purposes of an external drive, whether it be a mechanical drive or a solid state drive.

The Xbox Series X has a bespoke internal SSD that will be required to run games specifically optimized for the system, so what's the point in picking up a regular old external hard drive? Well, given the 1TB SSD installed in the Xbox Series X only has 802GB of usable storage, we think it's going to fill up pretty fast. Needing to delete games to make way for more (or just to update the monster that is Call of Duty: Warzone) is set to get old real fast when you have to wait for ages to redownload them - a big concern if your home internet has a data cap as well.

Meanwhile, an external storage solution lets you move these games off your console SSD for a while and copy them back over when you need them next, which will be outrageously quick compared to redownloading them. Plus if you're coming into your new Xbox Series X as an Xbox One owner, you can simply carry over your game collection with no need to redownload anything. Premiere de film. You'll be able to run Xbox One (or older) titles straight from the external hard drive too, freeing up even more space on the Series X (although you will get increased load times on many Xbox One titles, so it's worth copying some of them over to the SSD).

Compare this $95 cost for 4TB with the $220 required for a mere 1TB SSD expansion card for the Series X and the value is clear. All you're really getting with the expansion card, by comparison, is a touch of convenience and a bit of time-saving.

Xbox One hard drive deal of the week

Gopanel 1 9 4 – manage web servers minecraft. Official 4TB Xbox Seagate HDD $149.99 $94.99 at Amazon Don't miss a rare $55 saving on this official USB external Xbox One hard drive. This discount deal is so hot, it's only $5 more than the 2TB version today. With this drive, you'll be able to play older games on your new Series X straight away without having to re-download them.

2tb Solid State Hard Drive

Even if you're sticking with your Xbox One for a while, we think an external hard drive is an essential purchase. I picked one up at the start of lockdown and filled it with pretty much every Xbox Game Pass title available, leaving me a huge range of playing options and allowing me to try new games at will. Plus, having Warzone, Apex Legends, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Halo Collection all installed at once along with over 100 other games meant I never had to wait. Lincoln casino tournaments. Well, except when Warzone has a new patch of course.

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