With its Black P50 series, WD promises external SSDs capable of reaching 2 GB/s in reading. A very high speed which is accompanied by an industrial look which slightly changes the codes in the field.
The WD Black P50 blows hot and cold. In absolute terms, this is the first external SSD to offer such a high speed (1.7 GB/s in reading), and this, without a drop in speed during the transfer; thermal management is thus devilishly effective, but in return increases the weight of the disc. And above all, we remain well below the promise of 2 GB / s.
Points forts
- Absolutely high throughputs.
- Thermal management.
Weak points
- The promised 2 GB/s are not achieved.
- No cable management system.
- Heavy.
NB: The reported price drop is calculated by comparing the lowest price of the day with the average of the lowest prices charged by all merchants for the product last month, with security rules to exclude prices from shops whose the VAT policy is not clear (known as “grey” shops, typically in the case of imports from China).
An alternative
The bet has paid off for WD, which more or less doubles the transfer speeds of its My Passport compared to the previous generation. The new design is neat and still compact. In addition, the write and read speeds are excellent, which makes the My Passport 1 TB a portable SSD of choice.