Microsoft partnered with Seagate in 2020 to offer the first expansion drive at the launch of the Xbox Series X|S, but it’s hoped that they will soon allow other companies to create SSDs to rival them and hopefully bring down prices here as well.
The advantage is that it’s truly plug and play, the disadvantage is that it’s a proprietary form factor and there’s no price competition. While a slower SSD that tops out at less than half the speed of PS5 SSDs, the Xbox Series X|S expansion slot adapts the CFexpress connector to run using PCIe 4.0, and the M.2 NVMe drive hidden inside is the smallest form possible, which is not typically available to consumers.
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The Seagate 5 TB Backup Plus USB 3.0 Portable 2.5 Inch External Hard Drive for PC and Mac works well for me as a huge back up capability Mac Pro - Time-Machine. That is partly down to the semi-custom design of the drive. The Good The Seagate Expansion Portable Drive quickly copies files and offers a ton of storage for the money.
By contrast, the 1TB Seagate Xbox SSD has held closer to the £200 mark. Right-click and select the Change Drive Letter and Paths from the dropdown menu. On the left side, click on Storage and select the disk. While PCIe 4.0 drives that meet Sony’s specifications come with a price premium, competition between manufacturers and retailers mean that we’ve seen compatible 1TB drives sell for around £120-140 in the UK over the last few weeks. Press the Windows key + X at the same time and select Disk Management. While it will bring the entry price of expanding an Xbox Series X|S console’s storage down, we’re already seeing the cost benefits of Sony’s decision to allow for standard PC NVMe drives for PlayStation 5.
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