Features:

  • 3D NAND SATA SSD for capacities up to 2TB* with enhanced reliability. |*As used for storage capacity, one terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment
  • Sequential read speeds up to 560MB/s and sequential write speeds up to 530MB/s.** |**As used for transfer rate or interface, megabyte per second (MB/s) = one million bytes per second and gigabit per second (Gb/s) = one billion bits per second
  • An industry-leading 1.75M hours mean time to failure (MTTF) and up to 500 terabytes written (TBW) for enhanced reliability. | MTTF = Mean Time To Failure based on internal testing using Telcordia stress part testing. TBW (terabytes written) values calculated using JEDEC client workload (JESD219) and vary by product capacity
  • WD F.I.T. Lab certification for compatibility with a wide range of computers
  • 5-year manufacturer's limited warranty
  • Free downloadable software to monitor the status of your drive and clone a drive, or backup your data.Power Consumption (Idle):56mW (Slumber)
  • An active power draw up to 25% lower than previous generations of WD Blue SSD
Excellent value!

I put this in a machine that already has a Samsung 970 Evo in it as my boot drive. When I first got it I ran some speed tests since I was interested in how it compared to the much more expensive NVME drive. I was impressed! It was definitely slower in sequential read/write, but it was actually very comparable in the other tests I ran. If I were to build a new computer I would just get the 1 TB WD Blue instead. Much better value!

500GB works with Acer Aspire E 15 E5-575-33BM

I bought this for the Acer Aspire E 15 E5-575-33BM Acer Aspire E 15 E5-575-33BM 15.6-Inch FHD Notebook (Intel Core i3-7100U 7th Generation , 4GB DDR4, 1TB 5400RPM HD, Intel HD Graphics 620, Windows 10 Home), Obsidian Black, which I've read in other reviews was not tested with larger than 250GB M.2 drives. However, I thought I'd give it a shot and it worked perfectly with the system. I was fortunate enough to have the standoff screw that apparently others' computers lacked, This SSD has transformed the computer into a fast-booting machine, and it has given me no issues so far. I highly recommend it for this machine.

Fast and reliable...

Fast and reliable, WD always had a good reputation and looking at the MTBF number of 1.75 million hours, this will out last me. First I downloaded the Acronis clone disk program from WD website, but I had an older version of Acronis which had to be uninstalled. After doing that I found that my windows 7 backup was corrupted. Strike one against Acronis, I had to do a system restore to get back my windows backup. Acronis have a clean up program that suppose to properly uninstall, but strike two, it did not work. After this I would never install Acronis again. I downloaded Macrium Reflect 7 Free Edition and it worked perfectly. I suggest to use this program rather than Acronis. After cloning the ssd it worked perfectly.

This SSD is approximately $50 cheaper than it's predecessor and delivers same fantastic results!

I got this SSD HD to replace and improve my daughters HP Pavilion Laptop (The original HD was a Segate 5400rpm 500GB SATA II Traditional Laptop HD) the performance issues that this laptop had been having which was mainly due to the growing resource demands over the years from the newer Windows Operating Systems (Going from Windows 7 to Windows 10) and the newer requirements from the current software as well. Needless to say very infuriating for someone who is trying to get her school work done. PROS: Nothing but Praise CONS: Absolutely None Recommended Additional Software and Tools to perform the Hard Drive upgrade with: - (Needed, unless your reloading the OS from Scratch) Use Macrium Reflect 7 Free Edition (Just do a Google Search to find) to clone your Old hard drive to the New One. It's an easy download that will install into your existing hard drive to make an exact clone to your New One. Best part the Free Edition does not cost a dime. - (Needed, unless your cloning a Desktop then Optional) Use this USB to SATA Drive connection cable Sabrent USB 3.0 to SSD / 2.5-Inch SATA Hard Drive Adapter [Optimized For SSD, Support UASP SATA III] (EC-SSHD) for only $10 to clone the new drive with. Of course if it is for a Desktop this will not be needed but for 95% of the Laptops out there it's a must! - (Optional, if you already have a similar tool set) If your changing the hard drive out of these newer Laptops (within the Last 4 years) I would buy this tool kit Soucolor 78 in 1 Precision Screwdriver Set, Magnetic Driver Kit, Repair Tool Kits with Portable Case for iPad, iPhone, Tablets, Laptops, PC, Smartphones, Watches, Electronics Disassembly to access the Hard Drive, especially for those needing a plastic pry tool, can't go wrong for $20. Once I installed the new SSD the difference was literally night and day, the boot up from Bios to Operating System (Windows 10) was almost literally instantaneous (I would say give or take 5 to 10 seconds), the response time on applications and any action in general was also instantaneous. Only other recommendation I would make is to make sure the BIOS on your laptop/PC is current so there are no compatibility issues with the SSD. Please NOTE: This HD is approximately $50 cheaper than it's predecessor Western Digital WD Blue SSD interne 500 Go - SATA 6 Gbit/s 2,5" but has the same excellent results. Overall I could not be happier, This will unfortunately will be that last upgrade that I will be able to do this Laptop (See the system system specs below). I would highly recommend this SSD Hard Drive for all older PC performance related problems. Specs: HP Pavilion Laptop (June 2012) OS: Windows 10 Pro Processor: AMD X6 @ 1.40 GHz (4 Cores) RAM: 8 GB (Max Capacity) Hard Drive: 500GB WD-Blue 3D NAND SSD (Replaced original Segate 500GB 5400RPM SATA Drive) Video: AMD Radeon graphics card (HDMI & VGA) Display: 1920 X 1080p 17.3 inch Screen Internal NIC: 100MB WiFi NIC: Internal Intel Centrino Dual Band/USB LB1 AC600 Dual Band USB Dongle (5 ghz) USB Ports: 3 X USB 2.0 Ports ROM: DVD/CD Burner

Good upgrade for old Win 7 machines

Bought 6 of these to upgrade old office PCs and milk another year or so out of them. They are Dell Win 7 machines, and now boot in 15-20 seconds vs 2-3 min before. Everything launches quicker, too, and the SSDs give the impression of a much faster computer without having a faster CPU or memory. Within reason. Won't necessarily speed up already running programs. But, for these old ones that only have 4 GB RAM, it should also speed up shuffling data in RAM to the pagefile virtual RAM. I used Macrium Reflect to clone each of the drives, using a USB3 external hard drive case made for quick swapping of drives, in case anybody cares.

... bought a similar SSD stick 2 months ago and loved it so much I told everyone how my pc ...

I bought a similar SSD stick 2 months ago and loved it so much I told everyone how my pc now boots in barely 3 seconds. I decided to update my other main machine, the one I network at home. I bought a different ADATA stick and it's been issues. Runs hot, has errors, and over the past month or so, it's been slowing down. Doesn't really make sense but... that's how I perceived it. So, I got this stick which is slightly newer than the original WD stick and because this one has energy efficiencies that the other didn't. anyhow, I installed it, put original Hd in, cloned it to this new SSD stick, set the boot drive and viola! This machine boots in barely 3 seconds. I'm so happy I can't even describe it! I hope it lasts, it should. I also hoe it reduces energy consumption. It should. Very happy.

Very fast & works in a desktop computer

I bought this WD Blue 1TB SSD to replace a hard drive that I thought was the likely cause of some data corruption experienced in a desktop top-line computer. It required also buying an SATA III cable and a 2.5” to 3.5” adapter bracket to fit in the desktop bay since they are not included with the drive. The drive did not come with any useful instructions, but this procedure worked: 1. Shut down 2. Leave original drive as is; connect new drive to power and an unused SATA port on motherboard 3. Power up. Normal but new drive does not show in My Computer 4. Run Acronis software available free from WD’s site a. Select “Clone disk” and automatic mode b. It identified the old and new disks c. It ran about 1.5 hours and cloned the original drive, including all partitions and 500 GB of data d. It shut down computer automatically 5. Disconnected power and SATA cable from old drive 6. Connected new drive to the SATA port on motherboard where old drive had been 7. Powered up. It booted OK. Everything seems fine. Boot up and opening programs seems about 5 times faster than with the original spinning disk hard drive. I can’t evaluate long term reliability, but my initial impression is excellent.

Recommended

I've bought hundreds of drives over the years (I'm an old computer technician) and it always comes down to Western Digital & Seagate for standard mechanical drives; and Western Digital or Samsung for SSD-type drives. I prefer the Western Digital for the mechanical type but for the SSD-type like the Blue 500GB drive referred to here, either the Samsung or WD work great (I have several of each). Go with the least expensive of the two, they are both high quality drives.

Excellent. But... why in the world no brand includes the darn screw?

I will not comment on the SSD's performance, other folks in here did a good job on that already. My goal was to upgrade an original 256 GiB SSD in an Alienware 15 (R0 or R1, the one that does not accept NVMe SSDs) to the larger 500 GiB one. Between a few choices, what drove me to the WD Blue was a combination of good reviews, price, and the availability of the Acronis True Image cloning software. Obviously there are many choices of cloning software, many of them free and efficient (looking at you, Easeus). I was gladly impressed with the Acronis True Image. I installed the SSD (now what is this about no SSD including the darn screw? A few cents, perhaps a dollar, to include a screw in an $130-plus product?) and loaded Acronis. At first, the new SSD would not be found: I had to make the SSD "online" through Windows' Computer Management interface. Acronis gives you a few choices of cloning: (1) an exact image, which will maintain all partition sizes and location as they were originally (thus you get no increase in size; you would have to do that later); (2) allow Acronis to increase the target partition size as it assumes best; or (3) manual definition of target partition location and sizes. Option (2) would not work well for me. My original SSD had some 6 partitions (many of them recovery partitions that I do not know were really being utilized, but I will figure that out later), and Acronis would always pick the wrong one to allocate the extra space in the new SSD. Thus, I selected the manual cloning, which gives you an initial exact-image template, and then you can move the partitions and/or change their size in the target SSD. As such, I maintained the order of the partitions on the new SSD, and allocated all the extra space to the "system" partition. The next issue is that I utilize Bitlocker in my drives. Acronis True Image will not clone Bitlocker-encrypted partitions, either online, or offline (booting from an Acronis boot disk or USB). I had to therefore disable Bitlocker and decrypt my drives prior to cloning, which took a considerable amount of time. Once done, Acronis could initiate the cloning process. I left the cloning operation running and occupied myself with other matters. I came back after a while (one hour, perhaps) to verify what next steps were necessary for Acronis to finish the cloning procedure. I expected to have to configure the new boot device as the new SSD in Windows, or through Acronis. What I found was the computer already rebooted, utilizing the new SSD as the new boot device, all partitions correctly configured as I designed, and the old SSD available and untouched (apart from not set as the boot device any longer). Not bad. Not bad at all. Now what is this about not including the darn screw? I will not cut stars because of this, but, come on. Between two competing SSDs, similar prices/performance, one includes the darn screw, which one do you thing consumers would buy?

Just buy it already!

After going through life with a 2011 Macbook Pro 13.3" model a1278 that had really slowed down over the years, I finally pulled the trigger on a SSD. After installing this one: WHY DID I WAIT SO LONG? For the record I upgraded my RAM from 4 to 8 GB at the same time. Before I installed this SSD it took my Pro almost 22 seconds to open Powerpoint, not to mention things just seemed to run as glacier speed. Now? Woo baby, I'm opening PowerPoint in 5 seconds, and switching through apps in speeds that make me feel like I just bought a brand new 2018 MacBook Pro. I was considering it too, before remembering I could just upgrade my RAM and hard drive for 1/12 of the price, not to mention having better RAM and hard drive specs than what is currently being offered in entry level Pros! The only factor that had kept me from pulling the trigger all this time was the fact that I was a bit nervous about doing the replacements myself. Easy as ever! One of my best decisions I've made lately. This upcoming semester I won't be lagging behind in lectures because my laptop can't open up Word and PowerPoint fast enough!

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