The Best external hard drive for Xbox series S

If you’re an avid gamer, you know that loading your game library on your Xbox Series S can be a time-consuming task. But what if you could store your entire library of games and keep them ready to play at a moment’s notice?

With the right external hard drive, you can do just that – and its easier than you think! In this blog post, will look at the best external hard drives for the Xbox Series S, how to install them, and how they can help you maximize your gaming experience.

So if you’re ready to truly take your gaming to the next level, let’s get started!

Seagate Game Drive for Xbox 4TB External Hard Drive Portable HDD:

The Seagate Game Drive is the fastest and most reliable way to add storage to your Xbox One. Built-in lightning-fast USB 3.2 Gen 1 transfer speeds mean you can open and edit your game files in no time. Microsoft’s Xbox-certified design ensures that drives are compatible and optimized for Xbox.

You can move up to 3 TB of game, video, and game save data onto the drive, making for plenty of storage for all your game files.

The 3-year Rescue Data Recovery Services offer 1 year of warranty on top of the standard 3-year limited warranty.

WD_BLACK 2TB P10 Game Drive for Xbox:

The WD_BLACK 2TB P10 Game Drive for Xbox is one of the more feature-rich external drives we’ve tested, with 1TB of storage and an impressive array of features.

The WD_BLACK 2TB P10 Game Drive for Xbox is compatible with Xbox One and Xbox One S Consoles, and it’s also compatible with PC and Mac computers. The drive has high-performance hardware that provides read speeds up to 130MB/s, for fast access to your gaming library.

With its portable form factor, the WD_BLACK 2TB P10 Game Drive for Xbox provides fast access to your gaming library, anywhere you go.

The WD_BLACK 2TB P10 Game Drive for Xbox comes with a 1-Month Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership included with the 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.)

HWAYO 2.5” 320GB Ultra Slim Portable External Hard Drive

The HWAYO 2.5” 320GB Ultra Slim Portable External Hard Drive USB3.0 HDD Storage for Xbox One Consle, PC, Laptop (Black) is undoubtedly a great device. In addition to the clear 2.5″ All metal housing, the HWAYO 2.5” 320GB Ultra Slim Portable External Hard Drive USB3.0 HDD Storage for Xbox One Console, PC, and Laptop (Black) has a detachable connector cable, which is more conducive to storage and transportation.

With the USB 3.0 interface, the HWAYO 2.5” 320GB Ultra Slim Portable External Hard Drive USB3.0 HDD Storage for Xbox One Consle, PC, Laptop (Black) can retain the original file structure without external conversion, which makes it more compatible.

Fantom Drives FD 5TB Xbox Portable Hard Drive:

The Fantom Drives FD 5TB Portable Hard Drive is a strong, reliable, easy-to-use option for storing your most data and playing your games on the go.

There are faster, higher-capacity portable hard drives on the market, but the Fantom Drives FD 5TB Portable Hard Drive has a solid build, long battery life, and more than enough storage for most gamers.

If you just need a portable hard drive for running a game or two, or you want a portable hard drive that easily fits into a backpack, the Fantom Drives FD 5TB Portable Hard Drive fits the bill.

Seagate Portable 2TB External Hard Drive HDD:

Seagate’s portable hard drive is versatile, with USB 3.0 connectivity and a 2TB capacity. It’s large enough for easy storage of large files like HD movies, yet it’s lightweight enough to carry with you almost anywhere.

It’s also one of the few hard drives that can read backup copies and rescue files, so you can recover files you thought were lost

Features We Like
-Tough and Durable
-Provides Fast Backup and Access
-Works with Computers and Devices
-Plug and Play

Seagate Game Drive for Xbox 2TB External Hard Drive Portable HDD:

The Seagate Game Drive takes everything you loved about your old flash drive, squashes it into a 2TB case, and throws in a seriously illuminated Xbox logo on the back. It’s so small and light, you won’t even remember that it has a hot-swappable hard drive inside. Though the external drive itself is small, it packs a serious punch: up to 4TB of storage.

The drive is USB 3.0, so it works with all current-gen Xbox consoles, as well as PCs and laptops running Windows 10 or 8.1.

The Seagate Game Drive also supports Windows 8 and 7, as well as MacOS. The drive transfer speed is a decent 60 MB/s, which can be fast enough to stream HD videos, especially if you’re running an Xbox console.

It has a built-in green LED that lights up when it’s in use, and there’s a handy little LED bar that lights up, too. When not in use, the drive is completely silent.

Features We Like
-Sleek, modern, and Xbox green
-4TB capacity lets you store your entire collection
-Passport (GPT) and Xbox (XDK) Ready
-Built-in LED bar illuminates your Xbox Green
-Portable HDD – USB 3.2 Gen 1, Black with built-in green LED bar, Xbox Certified

Seagate Portable 1TB External Hard Drive HDD:

If you’re looking to back up a lot of media or want to store a lot of files remotely, the Seagate Portable Hard Drive is the top pick. It’s faster than the previous top pick (the Seagate Backup Plus), but it’s a bit more expensive.

However, this portable hard drive stores up to 1TB of data and comes loaded with Seagate’s Rescue Data Recovery Service, which essentially gives you one year of free data recovery should your hard drive be damaged.

It uses USB 3.0, but it comes with a USB 2.0 cable, so if you’re looking to future-proof your backup, you’ll want to invest in a couple of extra USB 3.0 cables ($15 for 3, $20 for 5, $30 for 10).

Unlike the previous top pick, the Seagate Portable Hard Drive doesn’t have an integrated battery. Its USB 2.0 port charges external batteries, though, which come in at about $30 each.

Unfortunately, Seagate doesn’t list the hard drive’s transfer rates or battery capacity, and we don’t know exactly how much data it can store.

Seagate Portable 5TB External Hard Drive HDD:

If you’re in the market for an external storage drive, the Seagate portable drive should be your first pick. It has the largest capacity we tested, and it’s faster than every drive we tested, with transfer speeds up to 140 MB/s.

The drive is also extremely light (it’s half an ounce lighter than the previous top pick), which helps it feel even more portable. This drive also has a TON of storage: 5TB equals about 2,000 hours of high-definition video files, 1,000 hours of standard-definition videos, or about 4,000 hours of photos.

It also includes the included cable, which is barely long enough to reach the side of your desktop, plus USB-A and USB-C cables, and the Seagate Dashboard software, which can back up your PC and is compatible with both the Mac and Windows operating systems.

The free Seagate Rescue Service software also lets you back up cloud accounts or to an external hard drive. The only drawbacks of this drive are that it doesn’t have a headphone jack (you can use the USB-C port instead), and that it doesn’t include an automatic backup software that runs in the background.

WD_BLACK 5TB P10 Game Drive for Xbox:

The WD Black External Hard Drive provides great performance and capacity for your Xbox. It has 5TB of space, so you probably don’t need to buy additional storage for your Xbox, and it attaches to your Xbox with USB-C, so it’s easy to set up.

The USB-C connection on the drive is plug-and-play, so there are no drivers to install. (The drive also works fine with HDMI, so you can use an adapter if you don’t have a USB-C port.)

This drive comes with 1 month of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate ($14.99/month thereafter), so you can play a wide variety of games without worrying about running out of storage space.

Overall, this drive is reliable, fast, and easy to use, so it would make a perfect addition to your Xbox setup.