Expand your gaming library and experience enhanced performance with the Western Digital WD_BLACK P40 Game Drive SSD. Whether you are gaming at home or traveling to a friend's house, the WD_BLACK P40 enables you to quickly migrate your essential data between devices so you can always take it with you.

You get a 500GB capacity which offers ample room to save your favorite games and media. The USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C interface gives you enhanced data transfer rates with 2000 and 1950 MB/s read and write speeds, respectively, allowing you to move some of the largest titles to and from the WD_BLACK P40 effortlessly. A shock-resistant design protects your data from accidental drops up to 6.5-feet, retaining performance so you can keep on gaming. When paired with Windows-based systems and the free-to-download WD_BLACK Dashboard software, you can customize the RGB lighting to match your desktop or entertainment system's aesthetics.

Note: To achieve maximum advertised speeds, please make sure your computer or host device is certified to support the 20 Gb/s USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connection. Apple devices, including those with Thunderbolt/USB4, do not support 20 Gb/s USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 and will be limited to 10 Gb/s USB 3.2 Gen 2.

500GB Capacity    Up to 2000 MB/s Read Speeds    Up to 1950 MB/s Write Speeds    USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C Interface    RGB Lighting    Shock Resistant Design    PC, Mac & Console Compatible

The WD_BLACK P40 is compatible with a wide range of PCs and Macs running Windows 10, 8.1, and macOS 10.11 or later. Customizable RGB lighting is only available on Windows operating systems with the free-to-download WD_BLACK Dashboard software.

You can use the WD_BLACK P40 on multiple Xbox and PlayStation consoles including the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4 Pro models running software version 4.50 or higher as well as the PlayStation 5 to play PlayStation 4 games or archive PlayStation 5 games. The WD_BLACK P40 is compatible with Xbox Series X|S consoles, allowing you to play Xbox One titles and archive Series X|S games. Xbox One gaming consoles are fully supported.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Can I set a password to lock it?

A: Yes, the WD My Passport Essential 500GB Portable Hard Drive features password-protected encryption.

Q: 2. Will this WD My Passport drive for Mac work for my 6-year old Mac with pre USB 2 ports and OS X version 10.9.5 ?

A: Yes it will be compatible.

Q: 3. I want to use this for my MacBook but not to put games on should I still get it ?

A: Yes, you can connect it to your Mac without issues.

Q: 4. Can you play xbox series X games on this drive, like you can on the external seagate 1tb ssd one,or can you just play xbox one x games and store series x games? then when you want to play seriex x, you have to move it to internal/external ssd(seagate)?

A: The WD 2TB WD_BLACK D30 Game Drive USB 3.2 Gen 2 External SSD for Xbox would require that the Xbox Series X|S games archived to this drive must be transferred to the console before playing.

Q: 5. Would this be a good drive for 1080p 12-bit video editing?

A: You can use this drive for 1080p 12bit editing.

Q: 6. The OS on my MAC Pro tower is 10.8.5. Can I use this WD 1 TB portable hard drive with 10.8.5? Thanks so much!

A: Yes, this hard drive would be compatible with a computer running Mountain Lion (10.8.5) as an operating system.

Q: 7. Can this drive use with Macbook pro M1 max 2021 with thunderbolt 4 port?

A: You can use the WD 4TB WD_BLACK P50 Game Drive SSD with a MacBook Pro M1.

Q: 8. What is difference between this one (WD 5TB WD_BLACK P10 Game Drive) and WD 5TB Elements Portable USB 3.0? Thanks!

A: There is very little difference between the two drives performance wise, they are both 5400 RPM HDDs.

Q: 9. What is the drive rpm speed?

A: 5400 RPM

Q: 10. Sounds perfect for what I want to do. On a planned overseas trip, I will use a Canon point & shoot with a SD card, and older (early digital) Nikon with a CF card, and 2 iPhones for photos. The SD card is straightforward, but can I transfer the iPhone pics wirelessly or will I need to connect by the USB cable? Also, can I transfer from the Nikon (w/CF card) using theUSB cable? Eventually I would want to transfer copy all the photos to a Mac computer so will I need to format the device to Mac format before I use it? And one more question: when my travels are over, would this be a good device to backup all my Macs and keep the device offsite? DEP in GA

A: Hello,Apologies for the delay I hope this answer will still help you. You will have to check with WD, for direct connection from your Nikon to it. This unit has it's own wireless system, so that you can wirelessly transfer phontos from another device (laptop,camera, etc....) The catch is your other device will have to use Wi-Fi to connect to it and transfer pics.Yes you can treat this unit as a separate external HD and connect it to you MAC to download your pictures. Although I think it's a bit of over kill, I think you are better off just buying a separate external HD. for less money to can get a 2 TB ext HD.Used this unit on trips to Las Vegas and Spain (just returned) and found that the wireless aspect a bit of overkill. Good unit if you're not bring a laptop on a trip. But if you have a laptop you better off just using a small external HD and download your pics to the laptop and HD.