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title: "WD_BLACK 12TB D10 Game Drive for Xbox - Desktop External Hard Drive HDD (7200 RPM) with 1-Month Xbox Game Pass - WDBA5E0120HBK-NESN"
brand: "wd_black"
price: "C$994"
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# 7200 RPM high-speed drive 12TB massive storage Dual 7.5W USB charging ports WD_BLACK 12TB D10 Game Drive for Xbox - Desktop External Hard Drive HDD (7200 RPM) with 1-Month Xbox Game Pass - WDBA5E0120HBK-NESN

**Brand:** wd_black
**Price:** C$994
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> 🎮 Level up your game storage and speed—because your Xbox deserves the best!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** WD_BLACK 12TB D10 Game Drive for Xbox - Desktop External Hard Drive HDD (7200 RPM) with 1-Month Xbox Game Pass - WDBA5E0120HBK-NESN by wd_black
- **How much does it cost?** C$994 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ni](https://www.desertcart.ni/products/168962560-wd-black-12tb-d10-game-drive-for-xbox-desktop-external)

## Best For

- wd_black enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted wd_black brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Power Up On The Go:** Two USB Type-A ports provide 7.5W charging to keep your controllers and accessories ready.
- • **Blazing Fast Load Times:** 7200 RPM drive with active cooling delivers up to 250 MB/s transfer speeds for seamless gaming.
- • **Expand Your Xbox Universe:** Store up to 300 games with a colossal 12TB capacity—never delete to play again.
- • **Built for Gamers, By Gamers:** WD_BLACK reliability ensures your game library is safe and performance is optimized.
- • **Exclusive Xbox Game Pass Trial:** Get a 1-month Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership included—unlock hundreds of games instantly.

## Overview

The WD_BLACK 12TB D10 Game Drive for Xbox is a high-performance external HDD designed specifically for gamers. Featuring a massive 12TB capacity, it can store up to 300 Xbox games, powered by a 7200 RPM drive with active cooling for fast 250 MB/s transfer speeds. It includes two 7.5W USB charging ports for gaming accessories and comes with a 1-month Xbox Game Pass Ultimate trial, making it the ultimate upgrade for Xbox Series XS and Xbox One users.

## Description

Take your favorite Xbox One games with you when upgrading to the Xbox Series XS! With the WD_BLACK D10 Game Drive for Xbox, you can simply backup your Xbox One game library and immediately start playing them on your new Xbox Series XS for upgrading made easy.

## Features

- 12TB so you can save and build your Xbox gaming collection up to 300 games. (As used for storage capacity, one gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes and one terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment.) (Number of games based on a 36GB average per game. The number of games will vary based on file size, formatting, other programs, and factors.).Specific uses: Gaming
- 1-Month membership of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate included with purchase. (1-Month trial offer of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for new Xbox Game Pass members only. Limit: 1 per person/account. Available for a limited time. See product packaging for full details.)
- 7200RPM drive with active cooling technology and speeds up to 250 MB/s. (Based on read speed and internal testing. As used for transfer rate, megabyte per second (MB/s) = one million bytes per second. Performance will vary depending on your hardware and software components and configurations.)
- Two 7.5W USB Type-A charging ports to charge your gaming gear and accessories.
- Purpose-built for gamers based on WD_BLACK quality and reliability.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Hard Drive | 12 TB Usb |
| Brand | WD_BLACK |
| Series | WD Gaming Drive Accelerated |
| Item model number | WDBA5E0120HBK-NESN |
| Hardware Platform | Mac, PC |
| Item Weight | 2.16 pounds |
| Product Dimensions | 7.68 x 4.92 x 1.73 inches |
| Item Dimensions  LxWxH | 7.68 x 4.92 x 1.73 inches |
| Color | BLACK |
| Flash Memory Size | 12 |
| Hard Drive Interface | USB 1.1 |
| Hard Drive Rotational Speed | 7200 RPM |
| Manufacturer | ‎Western Digital Technologies, Inc. |
| ASIN | B07XV8JN31 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Date First Available | October 16, 2019 |

## Product Details

- **Digital Storage Capacity:** 12 TB
- **Hard Disk Interface:** USB 1.1
- **Connectivity Technology:** USB
- **Brand:** WD_BLACK
- **Special Feature:** Portable
- **Hard Disk Form Factor:** 3.5 Inches
- **Hard Disk Description:** Usb
- **Compatible Devices:** Gaming Console
- **Installation Type:** External Hard Drive
- **Color:** BLACK

## Images

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: Is this drive compatible with PC's to be used as a standard external drive or is it for gaming consoles only?**
A: Yes, it can be used for both. But, for drive health and longevity, I would recommend that you turn the drive off when it is not in use. To leave a drive running for 24 hours a day, will take a toll on your drive. I had that same problem with external hard drives, until I started turning them off when not in use, and I turned them on with my computer, or in this case, a gaming console too. Mine had power supplies and the got hot and started failing, after leaving them on for 24 hours a day. People are complaining about noise after leaving them on for a few months, like no kidding. If you play for 5 hours, and leave the drive running unnecessarily for 19 extra hours a day, you risk bad electrical spikes, and the drive is being hammered unnecessarily 24 hours a day. Eventually, it will take its toll on the drive and it will become noisy, and may eventually fail. For years, people thought it was okay to leave a computer running unnecessarily for 24 hours a day. But, now, most people know it is best to turn the electronic devices off when not in use, especially computers, because they get so hot when running and the need to rest. I always turn off my Xbox too, when not in use. Hope this helps.

**Q: Xbox one X my 12tb drive is only downloading in 40mb when its rated to go as high as 250mb. This is not normal right?**
A: I have two WD Mybook 10TB HDDs and they act oddly, too. They vary between 130MB/s to 30MB/s for no known reason on a dedicated USB3.1 port. NO other drives are in use other than the NVe 128GB internal drive on Win10home 64bit system. Either HDD can start at 130MB/s and within seconds be bogged down at 30MB/s for 5 minutes at a time...briefly go back to 110MB/s, then right back down to 30MB/s. This is while transferring files from the internal NVe drive to the MyBook HDD.
It may be cache management that is perhaps screwing around with the drive I/O. Either that or there is some "wear management" going on in the HDDs and it is alternating between PHYSICAL inner and outer tracks on the drive. Typically as you fill-up more of a standard HDD, the MB/s decreases and it can be significant...but this happens even when these MyBook HDDs are brand new, with no new added data as yet.
My lower capacity WD HDDs  (1TB and 2TB) attached via a Wavlink HDD USB3.0 docking station do NOT act like these higher capacity drives. They have consistent and as expected I/O speeds typically exceeding 120MB/s.

**Q: Do the rear usb ports support data?  meaning, can you also plug in an extra usb thumb flash drive for transfers, etc.  i see that they are blue color.**
A: USB ports are charging only.  Not a hub.

**Q: I have two 12 TB of these external drives. Why do the keep making click noises even when the xbox is off?**
A: Hello you will continue to hear the clicking noise until you set your xbox to turn off external hard drive storage when your system powers off or you have your xbox set to instant on then the xbox is running in lower power mode so the external hard drive is techically still running.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Not just for Xbox; great external drive for a PC
*by D***7 on January 15, 2020*

I purchased the 12 TB model. Not sure why the 8 TB model is rated for more products and the 12 TB model is only listed as being for Xbox. As other buyers indicated, it is detected by Windows (as 10.9 TB) no problem.I got this product to use as a backup drive to a RAID 10 array in a Win10 PC used as a media server. What struck me about this product was that for ~$300 it was very hard to find an alternative that beat its value as a 1) large capacity, 2) great performing, and 3) convenient solution. Buying a single hard drive of 12 TB capacity isn't cheaper than this drive and I would still need some sort of enclosure to stash it in. I could have spent ~$50 less on some 10-14 TB WD My Book drive thing but that would have been roughly 1/2 the write speed of this drive (240 MB/s). And, though I could have cobbled together some secondary RAID array to use as a backup with multiple, cheaper disks, it certainly is far less convenient to maintain that than having a single thing for the backup solution.I wish I had bought one of these when it was priced at $250!UPDATE:I bought a second one of these, this time for my main PC. Modern PC cases have moved away from supporting 5.25" media drives and 3.5" HDDs. So, to open up flexibility for my next PC build, I have been trying to find a way to pull these things out of my build and connect them via USB. I found a nice OWC enclosure a couple weeks back for 4k UHD disk ripping drive. Recently, I kept trying to find some sort of drive enclosure to house HDDs and direct attach them to my PC. After spending hours looking at Orico, OWC, QNAP, etc enclosures, comparing USB speeds v. RAID support ... I remembered this product. Honestly, I couldn't come up with an easier way to get my 3.5" disks out of my PC case, have a great amount of storage, 200+ MB/s write speed, and almost zero hassle. I have no concerns about any noise issues as I doubt it will be louder than my PC fans under load.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good storage solution for Xbox Series x for normal non-series x enhanced games
*by T***D on August 12, 2025*

Using this for external storage for an Xbox series x This does not allow you to play Series X enhanced games but it does let you store them for quick access to the internal storage. I am going to add a 16 TB next because I have run out of space these games are just too big these days. I wish the memory cards for the series x would go down because it's ridiculous to pay as much as the console for a 4tb memory card. You should be able to use an external SSD for this PlayStation got it right I hope the new console Microsoft comes out when allows you to utilize externals because those memory cards are ridiculous

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fast! Built tough! Runs cool(er)!
*by P***H on November 12, 2020*

We love the WD_Black D10 series 12TB External Gaming Drive. It makes for a great external solution for both PCs as well as past gaming consoles. I say past because the ones launching next month are going to work best with NVMe SSD solutions when it comes to taking advantage of the proper load times and frame rates.This also makes for a great general external storage solution for everything else, although there are a few more affordable 12TB-14TB solutions on sale recently if you don’t need the boost in speed this has to offer. This is the only thing that would have dropped the score on this one is how expensive it is (but only if we could have dropped it by half a star, which we cannot sadly).Is the drive a little louder than some? Yes, it can be. Is it annoying? Not really, unless you sit it too close to you are you are using it. If it is under a desk or has some distance between you and where it sits, it isn't as noticeable. If you had any experience with the type of drive that is inside, you'd fully understand this and expect it.How much faster is it? This can vary depending on the speed of the drive sending information to it with, as well as the type of files (quantity, size, etc). It varies if you are actively writing to it vs transferring a file. This is the same with any drive. However, usually everyone likes to base everything on the write speed of file transfers, and in that case, the average speed was around 230MB/s. Faster than your typical 5400rpm external drive, but not going to change your life or anything. It's just there if require the extra speed. This also depends on the drive you'd be comparing it to--old or modern, which could make the difference anywhere between 50-100MB/s faster than these other HDD options.It's nice to have a fan already inside since if you abuse your external drives with constant large transfers and monitored their temps. you'd realize many of them like to get quite a bit hot. So having a fan inside already helps prolong the life of the drive.**If you have found our review helpful, please vote it as helpful below so we know. This helps us to provide quality feedback in the future.

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