WD_BLACK1TB D50 Game Dock NVMe SSD Solid State Drive, RGB with Thunderbolt 3 Connectivity, Up to 3,000 MB/s - WDBA3U0010BBK-NESN

I'll be honest, this wasn't going to be my first choice, but given the current climate with everything being out of stock or listed for scalper prices, when I found this I pounced. I have acquired this for my WFH setup, and it has been brilliant. True thunderbolt connectivity, plenty of USB ports, dual monitor connectivity, ethernet and audio. All components were detected, and drivers installed by Windows. No issues with power delivery to my Dell notebook.The WD software only enables RGB strip control.

Originally I purchased this new and on sale and received the product all good. When opening the product it seemed as if it maybe have been a used unit prior but no factual evidence. It did not turn on at all, after trying multiple different configurations nothing worked. Talked to Amazon support and they didn’t offer much help. Talked to Western digital support and they were going to charge be to get a replacement. Went back to Amazon to get a refund, so money back and I return product, all sounded good but instead the Amazon customer service person sent me a replacement and didn’t refund me. The secound unit came so I thought I’d try it out again and returned the old and opened the new. Tried the new and this time it worked, and this time the product was packaged differently and seemed new unlike the first unit. This worked pretty well, sometimes it would over heat and cause the second monitor to not work until the unit cooled down. Now just over a month and some later, the product has died and no longer works, and I can’t get a refund or replacement. I wish Amazon would’ve just sent the refund the first time around as agreed on. Bad product, worse service, do not recommend.

I got the no storage option and it does not work at all (except for the power pass through). I called WD support and they said they only offer the option to buy the version without a 1 or 2 TB SSD because some people want to use their own. That's fine but there is no warning that it will only work with a SSD inside. I currently do not have a NVME SSD to use and make sure this is the case, but that is what WD support told me.This would explain why so many people's product does not work if true. Can anyone else verify this?I called WD support a 2nd time. This time they said it should work without an SSD. It seemed obvious both times I called that neither person knew this product or what it was supposed to do. Thankfully, Amazon support is awesome. I am returning the product and do not even want to bother trying again.

The utility app does not support mac. You can't manage your device from Mac.The dashboard app does not even have a mac version.The light still looks cool. But Mac users don't have control over it.Anyway just looks cool, I will keep it.

This storage and peripheral dock is an impressive way to upgrade multiple aspects of your thunderbolt equipped computer, increasing storage capacity, read/write speeds, and connectivity to peripherals.My laptop is no slouch but only has 4 type C ports. I do a lot of multimedia and find myself often short on storage.I’ve tried several external drives that were fast but were slower than my main drive, and didn’t have other dock functionality. Thanks to the wonders of Type C thunderbolt technology and absolutely top end SSD, this WD Black D50 dock provides external storage at speeds better than my internal SSD!Crystal disk mark measured 2600mb/s read 2100mb/s write for a 4gb test, faster than the internal disk of my Dell XPS 17 which reads and writes at 2100mb/s. I did not notice any significant difference in performance between games loaded on this disk and my internal disk, but if you have the right thunderbolt port and a slower SSD in your computer you can see a significant improvement without disassembling the computer with a time consuming upgrade.Copying 300gb of files to the WD Black D50 from my computer, copy speed drops and stabilizes at 400-500mb/s after the initial high speed burst. Intra-dock transfers seem unimpeded as well. After sustained writing (while not supplying power), the outer surface reached 100F in an 80F environmentMax measured total power when supplying type C power passthrough: 96W. This checks out if you assume 87W of passthrough and 9W used by the dock’s other functions or lost to conversion inefficiencies. My laptop’s original type C charger supplies 130W when I run the CPU and GPU at full blast, 87W of power will adequately slow down the battery discharge in the highest power scenarios but it is still not as good as delivering the full 130W. Given that it is common for type C chargers on the market to supply 100W, and the fact that the Game dock’s own power brick is rated for 180W, for such a high end product it is strange that it would only supply 87W.The game dock’s built in 1TB SSD is fast, but the ports are fast too, I connected a slower external SSD and the game dock was able to pass through its data at 900mb/s as well. Simultaneous read/write to the dock’s SSD and the other external SSD did not result in significant speed drop for either so WD did a good job eliminating bottlenecks. There is plenty of bandwidth for transferring all the data at full speed, be it displayport video or usb peripherals.The game dock does not appear to support connecting to a regular type A USB port via a type C to type A adapter/cord, so if you lose access to a type C device you may not be able to access data in the dock.In summary, this game dock is a top notch way to increase the speed and connectivity of your laptop, with the only major downside being you may need another charger if your laptop consumes more than 87W of power.

I was on the hunt for a Thunderbolt 3 dock for a few weeks and almost pulled the trigger on a Belkin one until this hub showed up in my search. I didn't know Western Digital made a Thunderbolt dock, but at $439.99 (MSRP from WD Website) for the 0 TB (non-SSD) version and $679.99 for the 1 TB version, I wouldn't have considered it. However, Amazon had the 0 TB version on sale for a price I couldn't pass up, so I pulled the trigger. I couldn't find a lot of information about the dock, and I wasn't able to find many user reviews, and some small review blogs suggested that the 0 TB was not upgradeable. However, I discovered an empty NVMe slot, slotted in a 1TB WD SN750, and now I have a thunderbolt dock with built-in storage. Let's go through some of my pro's and con'sPro'sAmazing build qualityCan support dual displays via display port, and the additional thunderbolt portLots of USB portsPower delivery up to 87w (Can change my 13" Macbook)0 TB version is upgradeble5-years of warrantyThunderbolt 3 cable included3.5mm audio combo jack Gigabit EthernetHas RGB!!!!!!!ConsExpensive dock at MSRPLack of an SD Card readerLack of 3.5mm audio in the rearOnly Thunderbolt 3, cannot use with computers that don't support it.It runs hot. If you get an SSD, buy a heatsink.No software of MacOSRGB is dim.I'm very happy with this Thunderbolt hub! Good job WD!

Mac mini 2018のCore i3 内蔵SSD128GBモデルにThunderbolt 3接続の外付け起動用NVMe SSDケース利用を想定してこのWD_Black D50 Game Dock［SSD非搭載モデルを］購入しました。ケースの仕様に対してはオーバースペックなんだろうと思いましたが、Samsungの980 Proのヒートシンク搭載モデルが19,000円くらいでしたので、お得な気がしたのでそちらを購入し装着。情報が少なく思ったような外付け起動ディスクとして使えるのかなど、気にはなりましたがおそらく大丈夫だろうということで。今までは、Crucial P5 1TB SSDをWAVLINKのThunderbolt 3接続ケースに入れて使ってましたが、別途外付けSSDを作業中データ保管用で欲しかったこと、Mac miniのインターフェースが埋まっていて、何らかのDockやハブが欲しかったことで、あれこれ考えた末にちょっと高いとは思いつつ、1つにまとまってスッキリしそうに思ったので決断にいたりました。結論は正解。外付け起動ディスクとしても問題なく、以前のWAVLINKに比べて体感できるレベルで速くなりました。Ethernetポート、Displayポート、オーディオポートは使うことがないので動作確認はしていませんが、各USB-Cポートなどは問題なく使えています。Carbon Copy Clonerで単純な復元をしたんですが、それでは起動ができなかったのでUSBメモリにインストールディスクを作成し、D50内蔵のSamsung 980 Proを選んでインストール、その後データを丸々コピーして以前と同じ状態にすることで元通りの環境を復元しました。参考までにGame Dockに搭載したSamsung SSD［起動ディスクとして稼働時］とWAVLINKのCrucial SSD［Mac miniのThunderbolt3ポートに通常の外付けディスクとして接続時］のベンチマークを掲載しておきます。Core i3のMac miniではこの数字でいっぱいいっぱいってところでしょうか。

Died after a month and 10 days. Keep disconnecting and overheating. not worth it.

As the title says, this thing is great. Full 100W charging and TB3 connectivity. One cable to dock, that's it. The more expensive versions of this have internal storage, but you can easily add an NVME drive. I added a 1TB WD_Black SN750 NVME drive and it gets better speeds than the advertised 1TB version of the dock. It's a super simple process of unscrewing the side cover, popping the drive in and securing with an M4 screw, then formatting.

This Thunderbolt 3 dock has 2 flaws: it doesn't have an SD card reader and runs really hot (even when the laptop is on sleep mode). I also own an OWC Thunderbolt 4 and a Caldigit TB3 and both run a lot cooler than this one.The lack of SD card I can live with without it, but the waste of energy going to heat is not something that I'd like to have. I will keep the dock because I got an excellent deal, otherwise, at MRSP, there are better options.Other than those things, it doesn't stand out on anything else apart from the PCI-e slot. As mentioned before, other options in the market offer more for less.