Thank you for clarifying, I was afraid to end up with an incompatible ssd if I went for the regular version and not the ps5 official version, this video helped.

I bought it, and the cool thing about it is that you do not need to hook up to computer and do firmware update just install and update with PS5 and my read speed speed was at 6600

Great information keep dropping it keep making great videos

Does the SN850 already have a heat sink installed?

The official drive is the only way to get a 4TB model with an included heatsink. The standard SN850 and newer SN850X do not include a heatsink with their 4TB models

Good info sir. Thank you. I have one query can a web rip suports dolby vision?. Recently downloaded one webrip of a particular mvie which is having DV in Netflix. DV is wrkng fine inthe app. While the same mvie DV webrip is playing with some weird colours irregularly while played in the same device. Whats the difference sir??

Thanks for the info 👍🏻

Is the wd black 4tb better than the Kingston’s fury 4tb?

Man my ps5 I think messed up after putting this on the tv won’t even read it and it won’t even turn off

I got the sn850x, but do I need to add an heatsink to it or I can use it like that?

I just got the black one for 99 Dollars today so I think I got lucky because it was on sale

i think to buy WD BLACK SN850X 75$ or Samsung 980 Pro 70$ for 1tb version , for pc have samsung all time and i love it, but what will be better for PS5 ?

“Official PlayStation” logo tax.

Great Info thanks.... but where are the links for the SN850X please

I just bought the official ps5 ssd at Best Buy for $129.99 for its Black Friday special. I’m happy!

Very good video. Im glad you made this, especially since many people spending their money on this are kids, who may not know better. The 850x seems to be cheaper, even though it is the higher performing drive in a PC. In the PS5 it seems as if the 850 holds an extremely small edge. If you were not performing a test side by side you would never notice. You will not notice loading a game. I honestly think these drives can completely saturate data to the PS5 CPU/GPU. Let's be honest, these gaming consoles do not use very fast hardware. They are underpowered budget chips. So lots of people split hairs over this stuff and it really doesn't matter much. The only time it may make some difference is transferring games from PS5 internal to the M2. SSD, and you might see a 30 second difference (Tops) on a move of 300-400 GB. When you look at the transfer speed it averages 1.6GB for each second or so that the PS5 data indicator shows when moving the file. A far cry from the 5-7 GB/sec. these drives are capable of. In a system like this the HD is no longer the bottleneck, (when that used to always be the case.) Just picked up two of these drives (2TB) for $159 each at time of this writing. Also if you want to use in PS5, pick up this drive w/out heat sink and the Sabrent heat sink for PS5 for $20. The Sabrent Heatsink/Cover will keep your SSD cooler than the other SSD's that already come with Heatsink and the PS5 cover in place. Then you are at $179+tax for one of the fastest/best rated drives right now, with a heatsink which can be reused with any other SSD you want to put in your PS5 if you wish to upgrade later, hot swap, or if your drive fails, which (They do).

Saw it at GameStop for 219$! So I went to OfferUp and found it for 80$ lol 😂

Please you need to do Speed test for the both model // write & Read For différents Files Types on Pc, to see the true Comparison.

Can you play straight from the SSD drive on the PS5? (Apparently you can on the official one. But I can’t find any info on the X)

I'm happy that you doing this giveaway I've been needing to get a hard drive hopefully I win fingers crossed

One thing you didn’t mention, the x version is made to make more advantage of a pc environment and it’s design doesnt allow the ps5 to fully use it to its full potential. If you test multiple games you’ll find that the regular version has better performance has that version the ps5 can fully use it

What is best ssd for ps5? 1t

Compared to the older, sure. However, it's not just down to pure read/write, but how it is designed. The SN850X is more designed and aimed at PC users who game and stream. There are other Gen4 m.2 drives that are faster than the SN850X - but, it's still a great drive!

What are your thoughts Demagnetize yourself or just install it without a grounding wristband cause there are Metal parts you're touching, sorry if I'm overreacting I just want my PS5 to be safe when starting it up after the installation, and when I see Technicians working on computers I see them using a demagnetized grounding wrist band connected to a metal part.

got my official ps5 1tb one for 79.00 bucks yesterday prices have dropped crazy

The ps5 one on Amazon was near 200 bucks and the non branded one was 120 and on sale for 70

Which is better, SN850P or SN850X?

I decided to get the WD 2tb without the sink and add the ElecGear heatsink.

Great info & thanks for a chance to win 👍

I bought the same unofficial one in the video yesterday for $179 for 2TB

If it's already formated it's worth the extra cash

Okay did you select the winner yet

Makes sense.

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I have a serious question so I bought the WD SN850X not official for PlayStation but my friend got WD SN850 official. Tell me why when he downloads a game it takes so fast but for me it takes me 4 hours for a large game but him it’s 50 minutes. 😭

I got the non offical WD SN850 2TB with heatsink for 177 bucks during prime day a couple of weeks ago and couldn't be happier. I also decide to go for the A95K instead and got the 65inch version which is getting delievered in 3 days. Samsung constantly changing the S95B firmware and updating your tv without your consent eventhough you have your tv not in auto update mode was the tipping point for me.

Does the ones with 4TB have Heatsink ?

I got the PS5 model 1TB for $70. So for that price I'll stay with that

With reviews of people who are experts reviewers of hardware are saying that the sn850x new read and write is not going to be recognize by the ps5 because it's just for PC and being updated on it at the end in the ps5 it's going to work exactly the same as the sn850

It's important to note that neither of these drives are being fully taken advantage of by the PS5. The read speed saturates at a top of 6700 MB/s on PS5. So 7000MB/s is more than enough. The write speed is completely insignificant, as the PS5 only fully utilizes the write speed when moving games over to the M.2 drive. But even then, the write speed tops out at 2-3GB/s regardless of which drive you use. I think for the average consumer who isn't super tech-savy, going for the SN850P makes more sense, since just the idea of it being officially Playstation certified may bring some inner peace.

I got the 2tb official ps5 SSD and it says made in Malaysia

I heard a lot of errors from people here. I will correct few things. There are 3 wd 850 versions : 850 the 850x and the 850p. The 850 is running too hot. I would not use it in ps5. At least without a beefy heatsink. Without heatsink is not recommended for a ps5. The 850x has a bit better thermals with the heatsink but still running at 80C with the heatsink, and 57,5C outside in the ps5. It has gamemode useless and even inferior in most cases, it is compatible with direct storage api in pc and faster speed. In a pc it is good, personally i think it will still run very hot for a ps5. But it has good performance, however the ps5 cannot use all the features. The 850p is official ssd, and a beefier heatsink for ps5 , i think they have reduce the specs to fit better the thermals of the ps5. It probably still run hotter than a samsung 990 pro with heatsink and even without heatsink a 990 pro is running cooler than the 850x with a cooler heatsink. The 850p is probably better for ps5 than the 850x and of course the 850 that i wouldn’t use in a ps5. I would not be surprised if the 850p get better real world result than 850x despite inferior specs inside a ps5. For a pc i would go with the 850x This is my opinion. I could be wrong but i rarely does.

I'm looking at the official because it's on sale

That 170$ ssd is 150$ for me

Got the 850x 1TB for $79.99 on Amazon last week

I have the 2tb 990 pro and it’s taking an hour to download Spider-Man 2 on ps5.

I love your channel lots of love

For anyone that just came here now they have the official ps5 at 139.99 now 2tb at Best Buy :( I paid for the non ps5 169 a month ago lol. If only I would have waited

the prices are reversed here in my town i bought the offical 1tb for 149

I got the none official sony brand 2Tb western digital for $180

On paper the sn850x looks like a no brainer especially since it’s 50 dollars cheaper than the sn850 now. But in practice the sn850 is better.

Bro don't look at the paper. What's claimed there of speed isn't on ps5. Ps5 is slightly slower than what's claimed. Probably if you insert it in a pc you may get the actual speed but the same ssd gets slightly slower on the ps5

It's still good for the PS5 right bro??

Do a speed test mane both products

entered & fingers crossed! :D

The X is going for $67 on Amazon right now

Thanks for making this video- secondhand prices are abysmal now 😂

I heard the SN850 is actually faster than the SN850X on PS5.

You always pay more for the PlayStation name

The playstation model uses less wattage

Where I’m from it’s 100 US dollars more.

I bought a 2tb sn850x with heatsink for $194. What a crazy fucking deal.

I got the sn850x for 86.00 1tb

Does latency of SSD's mean that it will increase online gaming performance? By increasing my record and rank due to having a faster latency? Because some are several ms quicker than others.

You literally play for the branding lol

At best buy both are 149

WD BLACK GAME DRIVE SSD SN850 2 TB IS NOW FOR € 189, 99

official sony logo tax... lol

850x or 850p?

Kinda sucks bought the 2tb before the price drops never be an early adopter for tech stuff wait for the price drops

OMG how do I win I've been needing a hard drive

I'm finding it hard to justify buying an SSD that is more than half the price of my PS5

If you want to sabe money, don’t buy wd

Hey who win

Don't buy these in general i got one and it can't be formatted by the ps5 and its apparently a 50 50 chance that it works or not

If it’s the same SSD, what’s the point bozo

Hehe!!

The ps5 edition is the dumbest release ever to rip off dumb consumers.

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