WD_BLACK’s P40 SSD with custom halo LEDs and 2,000MB/s speeds sees rare drop to $85 (Reg. $120+)

Portable SSD prices have not only jumped up significantly this year (you might even apply the term skyrocket here), but deals have been much harder to come by. Fortunately, we have a, now quite rare, deal at the ready on one of our favorite options out there, the WD_BLACK P40 SSD Game Drive. This one has landed in our roundups of the best portable SSDs a couple times – it’s performance and reliability has been flawless for me ever since I went hands-in with it, and now you can score the 1TB model down at $84.99 shipped. Currently carrying a regular price of $130 directly from WD, it is most recently been sitting in the $120 range at Amazon where it hasn’t dropped below $110 all year. More details below. 

Today’s deal is $15 under the most readily available Black Friday price last year and is a relatively rare one these days.  

To put it bluntly, I love this thing. The metal-plated build quality is excellent (it can “can survive a drop of up to two-meters”), the speeds are more than respectable even if you can’t take advantage of the USB 3.2 Gen2x2 2,000MB/s speeds it is rated for, and the halo lighting is particularly sweet. It is just as good on console as it is on Mac, and Windows users can fully customize the lighting action. 

Get a complete rundown of the specs, features, and user experience right here. 

And while we are on the subject, scope out the launch deals on Lexar’s new 2,000MB/s ARMOR 700 Portable SSD for iPad, iPhone 15, consoles, and more as well as the new 2,000MB/s USB 3.2 Gen 2 x2 RP60 portable SSD from PNY.

WD_BLACK P40 SSD Game Drive features:

• Customize your drive’s RGB lighting with the downloadable WD_BLACK Dashboard (Windows only) to show off your style and make every play personal.
• Kick loading into overdrive with a USB 3.2 Gen2x2 interface and speeds up to 2,000MB/s. (Based on read speed. 1 MB/s = 1 million bytes per second. Based on internal testing; performance may vary depending upon host device, usage conditions, drive capacity, and other factors.)
• Compatible with PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S consoles. {Compatible with PlayStation 4 Pro or PS4 with system software version 4.50 or higher, PlayStation 5 (Play and store PS4 games; archive PS5 games), Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S (Play and store Xbox One games; archive Xbox Series X|S games).}
• Keep more of the latest and largest titles installed and ready to launch with capacities of up to 2TB. 

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