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One of my favourite purchases over the last few years has to be my PlayStation 5. It's a great console that I use as a Blu-ray player and 4K streamer too. But, as I quickly found out, the PS5 has one big problem: storage! Cue a great Amazon Prime Deal to solve my woes some years ago (here's my step-by-step guide to fit one too).
Check out the WD Black SSD deal here (1TB) | (2TB) option
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} low (as verified by CamelCamelCamel), whether you're looking for a 1TB or 2TB option (both come with a heatsink, which is essential for the PS5 install). I'm glad to see it back – as if you don't have one I'd recommend it as a Prime Day pick once again.
WD Black SN850X SSD (1TB): was £199.99, now £78.83 on Amazon
If doubling your PS5's storage is order of the day then this 1TB SSD will solve your needs for a relatively small price. It's got a heatsink and ticks the box for necessary read-write speeds too.
WD Black SN850X SSD (2TB): was £326.99, now £132.98 on Amazon
If 1TB doesn't cut it – and I'd recommend that this is the better buy – then the larger 2TB option will give you loads more storage for your PS5 games, saves and apps. Pound for pound it's better value and there are no drawbacks – all the necessary read-write and heatsink essentials are here, just as with the above smaller version.
When it comes to picking an SSD for the PS5 you've got to be careful with a few things (as echoed above): number one, you need one that has a built-in heatsink to ensure ample heat dissipation (PC builds might not need this, depending on setup); secondly, the read-write speed has to be up to spec.
WD Black's SN850X is more than up to speed though: its 7,300MB/s is well above the 5,500MB/s threshold that Sony specifies. That's an important tick in the box, as the PS5's system can rapidly dip into the on-board storage to quickly load games – with certain first-party PlayStation titles using this explicily (so would fail without the correct hardware).
Thankfully WD Black delivers everything you need in a neat-looking (not that you'll see it once installed!) and reliable package that's got my personal thumbs up. I installed mine two years ago (two years too late, frankly!) and it's held up just perfectly since. I do wish I'd bought the larger capacity though – so grab that 2TB option for less, bargain hunters!
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Mike is T3's Tech Editor. He's been writing about consumer technology for 15 years and his beat covers phones – of which he's seen hundreds of handsets over the years – laptops, gaming, TV & audio, and more. There's little consumer tech he's not had a hand at trying, and with extensive commissioning and editing experience, he knows the industry inside out. As the former Reviews Editor at Pocket-lint for 10 years where he furthered his knowledge and expertise, whilst writing about literally thousands of products, he's also provided work for publications such as Wired, The Guardian, Metro, and more.
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