Avolusion PRO-5X Series 8TB USB 3.0 External HDD for PS5
Price tier: Mid-Range
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External 8TB USB 3.0 hard drive designed for PS5/PS4 storage. Enables PS4 games on extended storage and helps free up PS5 internal storage; data copy back to internal SSD is faster than re-downloading. Customers note good capacity and easy installation, with mixed compatibility and noise opinions
Highlights
- 8TB capacity
- PS4 compatibility on extended storage
- designed for 24/7 operation
Pros
- large 8TB capacity
- USB 3.0 external storage
- allows PS4 games on extended storage
- easy to install
- designed for 24/7 operation
Cons
- mixed compatibility with PS5
- noise level varies by user
- requires copying data back to internal SSD for PS5 games
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Features
- Built-in 8TB Capacity USB 3. 0 External Gaming Hard Drive (7200RPM Enterprise HDD
- Designed for 24/7)
- You can play PS4 games directly from USB extended storage
- which lets you save space on your PS5 console storage for PS5 games. To play PS5 games
- you need to copy game data from your USB extended storage drive back to your PS5 console's internal SSD storage. Its much quicker to copy a PS5 game from USB extended storage than to re-download it.
- Compatible with PS5 Game Console
- Expand game console storage instantly! NOTE You cannot download PS5 games direct to USB Hard Drive
- It has to download to internal SSD and then "Move/Copy" to USB HDD after that. (about 3 ~ 5 min transfer a game)
