WD Blue 3D NAND Internal SSD 2.5 Inch SATA - 1 TB, Blue - High Performance

I was on the market looking to replace my laptop's 5 years HDD to an SSD, I narrowed my options down to the WD Blue or the Samsung SSD EVO. In the end i went for this due to it being cheaper and reviews saying that this gives Samsung SSD a run for its money. Design and quality wise it was much smaller, lighter and plasticky than i expected. Guess I’m more used to having HDD, however this is completely worth the investment. It is easy to install and performance wise it's amazing. I feel like i can actually use my laptop now, previously with the HDD drive i needed to plug the power in to my laptop to actually use it with the SSD i don't need to plug it in to the power source and it works like a dream. I've been using this for 2 weeks now and have not faced any issues yet. I carried out for some basic tests to see the changes in performance. All the "Previous test" were with the HDD and power plugged in and all the "current test" were done with the SSD without the power plugged in. Please bare in mind the performance you'll get will depend on your own laptop/pc specs. Performance test - Previous boot time - around 21 seconds - Current boot time around 8-10 seconds - Previous opening Microsoft word - around 10 seconds - Current opening Microsoft word - around 1-3 seconds - Previous loading Valorant to home screen - around 1 min 30 seconds + - Current loading Valorant to home screen - around 42 seconds SSD's will give you much better performance than a HDD. It's a perfect minor upgrade to your laptop or pc to add extra life to your machine. I would 100% Recommend this product. One thing to keep in mind i use Macrium to clone my HDD to SSD. Initially i did come across some errors on the first couple of runs. You just got to ensure that there's no dust and is plugged in correctly and it should work fine.

I purchased this SSD hard drive, and I have been incredibly impressed with its performance. This hard drive has exceeded my expectations in terms of speed, reliability, and overall quality. First and foremost, the SSD hard drive has dramatically improved the speed of my computer. Starting up the PC and opening applications takes a fraction of the time it used to with my old hard drive. The read and write speeds are incredibly fast, and I have noticed a significant improvement in the speed of my day-to-day work. Additionally, the SSD hard drive is incredibly reliable. It's built to last, and I haven't had any issues with data loss or corruption. This reliability is crucial for me as I store important files on my hard drive, and I can't afford to lose them due to a hard drive malfunction. The overall quality of the SSD hard drive is also impressive. It's solidly built, and the design is sleek and modern. It looks fantastic in my setup, and the compact size means that it doesn't take up much space on my desk. Finally, I want to mention how easy it was to install. It was a straightforward process, and I had it up and running in no time. The user-friendly installation software made the process even simpler. Overall, I would highly recommend this SSD hard drive to anyone looking to improve the performance and reliability of their computer. Its impressive speed, reliability, and overall quality make it an excellent choice for anyone looking for a high-performance hard drive that will stand the test of time.

Fitted this to an HP AMD A10 Quad core laptop with 8gb of ram. This machine was struggling with windows updates with it's original 1tb HDD fitted. WOW!! What a difference! Like a new machine. Turn it on and Pow! Up and running in a matter of seconds! Was minutes with the HDD. Windows updates took hours with the HDD fitted and when downloading updates, rendered the machine unusable. Not with this drive fitted though. Windows updates downloaded and installed in a matter of minutes. Right.....to the install. I did buy this with the intention of cloning the HDD over but decided to re-install windows 10 and then all my other software. For those who don't know, Microsoft do a setup media creation tool which you can use to download Windows 10. As long as you have a windows licence, you can re-install Windows using a flash drive or DVD. My laptop has a digital licence, so didnt need to enter a key code. I have quite alot of music production software on my machine so it took me a long time to log onto various websites to find out how to re-register licences etc but once I'd done this and re-installed everything, the laptop worked like a dream. This is one of the best tech purchases I've made in a long time. If you're thinking of upgrading to a SSD from a HDD drive, do it. You'll be amazed at the difference it makes. Note: You do need to know your way around a computer though. Just getting into back of the machine itself was a bit fiddly and you have to be careful not to break anything. Once I was into the machine, there was a ribbon cable installed over the top of the HDD, which i had to remove to enable me to change the drives over. I had to be very careful not to damage this when removing the HDD and then re-attaching after installing the SDD. Once the computer is re-assembled, you may possibly need to enter the computer's Bios to change the boot order and also re-install the up to date drivers and software for your machines hardware. HP have a great website where I was able to input my machine's serial number. The website then listed all the drivers and software available for my machine. Tip: Down load and install one thing at a time. This way you can make sure everything works as you install them and avoid glitches. If you're not good with computers, maybe let a local computer guy do it for you. I've put three stars for ease of install due to the fact that computers are not the easiest things to upgrade sometimes. Nothing to do with the SDD itself though. Hope this helps someone thinking of upgrading.

First impressions were on receipt. Ths SSD is so light, that initially, on receipt, I thought there was nothing in the box (actually lighter than a floppy disk ! which is amazing OK down to facts: Very easy to install. If you are fortunate, the SSD will fit exactly into the old frame, everything should line up nicely (I have a HP Pavilion Entertainment This machine is running good after 10 years. I Purchased a Win 7 disc with a bonus disk of additional drivers. Loaded to the SSD which BTW you do not have to format, or partition, just leave the new drive Unallocated, and the Win 7 disc will do the rest Results after loading with Win 7 A quick test Power down the laptop Power on after after brief 10seconds, and My God, this is where you will see a remarkable difference Previously, the old HDD took about 2 minutes or more at times to reach the Desktop, which included router activation kicking in and settling down (am running Broadband BTW, out of choice. Now the SSD kicks in immediately with super speed, reaching Desktop in approximately 25 SECONDS, ready to go, equating to about FIVE times faster Will be interesting to see how things go after a few months...I don't expect anything less than this speed One good thing is, I won't bother getting fibre connection as my brother tell me he is getting the same speed results with his fibre connection as I am with plain Broadband Overall, a fantastic drive, well worth the outlay. Easy to install and you won't regret swapping this for your old slow outdated HDD.. Go for it and enjoy

Can not speak to the ongoing performance of the new SSD as I only installed today, but a £62 SSD (incl shipping) is a lot better option than a brand new laptop. I did boot up with the new SSD installed & it looked pretty fast, compared to an old, failing HDD & my PC desktop was identical, having cloned the old drive. So, having checked several technical reviews for this SSD, all positive, I bought it to replace the dying HDD in my 5 year old 17" laptop (way too many important things on the drive for me to lose). As The old drive was in a bad way, I paid for next day delivery. Just WOW! brilliant service: Purchased at 17:45ish, delivered by 10AM next day. 5 stars for this part! As I was replacing the drive in an OEM build laptop, I just cloned the existing drive. Although my normal preference would be a fresh install on the new drive; previous nightmare experiences with the difference between OEM & retail copies of Windows, where your OEM activation code gets rejected by retail install, decided me on the path of least resistance. Or more precisely lesser resistance. A word of advice if you are cloning an old drive, avoid the WD supplied copy of Acronis! It will only install on a system that ALREADY has a WD drive installed (?!). This wasn't possible for me as none of my systems had a WD drive, so catch 22. I would have had to install the new SSD in a system JUST to be able to install the provided software on a USB drive to, then, uninstall the SSD to perform the cloning & install on the laptop :/ Instead I downloaded a copy of the free EASUS Drive Copy software & this was a doddle. Install this software, create bootable media, boot failing laptop from the media, clone drive (connecting new SSD with external adaptor), install new SSD. Simples! (if you have the experience & confidence to install a drive in your laptop. Plus a way to connect the SSD of course). From a mild state of panic yesterday, as my laptop started the HDD death spiral, to a feeling approaching bliss, with a fully functional, faster laptop today. NOICE!

Really only bought these as I remove my drives a lot and find it a pain looking for the keys to my caddy. I'm also worried about removing traditional drives in case they get dropped or accidentally put near magnetic sources. My computer was grinding to a halt so I bought this drive to back up my WD Black 320HDD with a view to putting in a new computer. Stuck in an IcyBox dual drive caddy in and mirrored the old drive. After a quick format and mirror, this drive it booted and loaded all apps within a few seconds - whereas before it was taking minutes! Loads a 2gb Outlook.pst almost instantly so now I've got a fully functioning machine again with little fuss. Can't believe how it's altered the overall performance of my machine... best part is I can put off buying another machine for at least a year or two!! Bonus! Initially, I was skeptical/worried about SSD for lots of read/write operations, but after using them at work for a couple of years now I'm sold on the idea of performance over longevity. From what I understand they distribute write operations in such a way that they try not to write to the same address which helps improve this. Either way, they are small, convenient, light and can take some grief so will probably last longer than my other HDD anyway. As they were such a good price I bought 2 anyway, so I can have a double back up even if one does eventually fail.

I'm not a a very technical person and barely if ever peek underneath the bonnet so to speak, but this one was easy to install. Reached me in good condition. I read somewhere that this didn't come with the installation kit (brackets, etc to install) so I ordered that separately and then went on to install it. Took about an hour for me to fit it in (but only cause I never do this type of stuff) but works like a charm. In terms of the difference it's made - I've got an I3 processor and over the years have tried numerous changes to make it faster (including a ram upgrade). Nothing however made as big of a difference as this one. I kept my old HDD in for additional space and reinstalled my OS on the new drive - even the installation was lightening quick on the SSD. Boot times are virtually non existent and I'm still shocked at how responsive the system is overall now. I'd gotten so used to the system going through periods of not responding and crashing that now I feel like ive bought a new one. The drive did impact gaming to the extent that games load way quicker and things like menu screens are a lot smoother but I won't say the impact on performance has been been significant. Overall though a great way of bringing life back to an older PC!!

My quad processor laptop has been loading and running very slowly despite 8gb of ram. I therefore decided to change my mechanical drive with a ssd. I already own a WD external drive that I bought almost 15 years ago and is still working with no issues. I therefore chose the WD blue ssd which was also cheaper than other products. My laptop with a ssd is as quick as an iPad and I know I made the right choice. I think mechanical drives are too slow for modern processors and the large amounts of ram and I would recommend a ssd upgrade. I downloaded the Acronis cloning software from the WD support website. In order for the Acronis software to work I had to connect the WD blue ssd to my laptop via a USB adapter since the provided Acronis version only works when it detects a WD component. Unfortunately the Acronis software did not work and after several attempts of uninstalling and reinstalling it, I gave up. Windows 10 also did not add the ssd to the list of the computer drives. However I also downloaded the WD ssd Dashboard which recognised the drive and I was certain the ssd was working. Eventually I realised that within the Dashboard there is a link to Acronis cloning software that was different to the one in the WD support website. Once I used the new link from the Dashboard, Acronis worked although the instructions were not very clear. I used the automatic cloning option and then I just pressed yes and it all worked, but I was not sure it worked until I put the cloned ssd drive in the laptop. The cloning process took around 4-5 hours for 240gb of data. Overall I am very pleased with the product but the cloning process did take much longer than other reviews suggest.

Ho atteso l'uscita di questa nuova versione degli SSD di Western Digital, versione 3D NAND, un pelino più veloce della generazione precedente (e naturalmente anche un pelino più costosa) per dare nuova vita al mio Mac mini late 2014. Computer che era diventato mostruosamente lento e non riuscivo a spiegarmi il motivo, un processore i5 da 2,6 GHz supportato da 8GB di Ram non può metterci quasi 2 minuti ad avviarsi e 40 minuti per fare un editing di un video di una decina di minuti, in fin dei conti lo utilizzo prevalentemente per questo. Quindi soluzione: sostituire il Fusion Drive da 1TB con questo WD SSD 3D NAND. Risultato: guardate il video per credere... una manciata di secondi per l'avvio. Tutte le operazioni di utilizzo quotidiano (e non) si sono velocizzate, il PC e' tornato come nuovo. E' non e' tutto merito della "formattazione" e "re-installazione" del sistema operativo, in quanto ho ripristinato il back-up effettuato con Time Machine. La spesa per passare da un classico HDD meccanico (od ibrido, nel caso del Fusion Drive) e' quasi pari al doppio ma, credetemi, ne vale la pena e benedirete tutti i soldi spesi. Capacita' che arrivano fino a 2TB e velocità di trasferimento di 560MB/s in lettura e di 530MB/s in scrittura, mettiamoci poi i 5 anni di garanzia e la completa silenziosita', vista l'assenza di parti meccaniche in movimento, fanno di questo SSD di Western Digital un vero e proprio "Must Buy". Ultra-stra-consigliato!

j'ai chercher durant plusieurs heures pour trouver un disque durs de 500Go de très bonne qualité avec une bonne vitesse d'écriture et de lecture. je suis plus que satisfait de mon achat. il est d'une simplicité d'installation. le seul point qui pourrais être négatif c'est qu'il n'y a pas de notice pour la mise en place (formater le disque) pour une personne qui n'y connais rien en informatique. mais je l'ai acheter il n'y a que quel que mois mais il devais remplacer le précédent de la même marque qui lui avais presque 6ans. je fait une confiance presque aveugle au près de cette marque qui a réussi a faire connaitre ses produis avec des prix abordable et une excellente durée de vie.

Compré esta unidad para una Laptop Dell Latitude E6540, al instalarlo el equipo la reconoció inmediatamente. La instalación y clonación llevó una hora: fue necesario instalar la unidad como disco primario e instalar un sistema operativo provisional (15 minutos), no es posible clonar el SSD en adaptador SATA-USB, el fabricante recomienda instalarlo como secundario en la bahía de CD-ROM (no cuento con el adaptador); el resto del tiempo fue necesario para clonar el disco original (500GB con 270GB de información) desde un adaptador SATA-USB al SSD instalado directamente en el equipo. Una vez terminado el proceso y arrancar con el SSD pude notar lo siguiente: La diferencia en la velocidad de arranque (aprox.10X) comparado con el disco mecánico original. El equipo es más silencioso (desapareció el ruido producido por el disco anterior). La batería del equipo dura por más tiempo. Western Digital proporciona dos aplicaciones gratuitas que se descargan desde su página de soporte: 1. Acronis True Image WD Edition como herramienta para: particionar, respaldar, clonar, borrar, recuperar información, etc. 2. Western Digital SSD Dashboard que permite: verificar el estado, medir el desempeño, actualizar firmware de la unidad, etc.

Used this to replace the aging and slow 500GB HDD in my Shield TV Pro model. Since this SSD is nearly the exact same dimensions and capacity (important to note that you have to replace the HDD with the exact same capacity - 500GB) as the built in HDD, it fit perfectly. Now my Shield TV performs at a much faster rate and has improved load and boot times tremendously. It's even improved the gaming performance of the unit. Highly recommended.

In this review, I am going to rate the WD SSD 500GB. The review will be on four main criteria, and I will mention what I liked, and what I didn’t like about the product. Furthermore, I will also share my experience and how I got the product up and running. This review is very detailed, so if you just need to upgrade MacBook Pro, just scroll down to “Upgrade”. This review has been written on the day I had the product running. This review has not been sponsored by WD, and it is solely my own experience and tips I’d like to share. Price: No one can argue that this SSD is fairly priced. I can say it is definitely worth the investment. The value for money is just ridiculous. Quality: Even though this product will be stuck underneath the laptop case, but the plastic feels solid, and it came well packed. Speed: Using BlackMagic Disk Speed Utility, I got the result of 276.7 MB/s write and 504.6 MB/s read. Not quite the promised but good enough. Besides, since this is a 3rd party tool and not embedded in the operating system I don’t expect exact results. Performance: Generally, after replacing my drive, I found out that it made my mac at least 5-8 times faster. Moving large files is instant, starting applications and everything else is much quicker. ----------------------------- Upgrade for MacBook Pro 13 inch ( Mid 2012 model - Non-Retina ) ~~~~~~~~~~ I bought this SDD to upgrade my MacBook Pro 13 inch (Mid-2012 model). This Apple MacBook model is essentially the last model with the upgradable disk. Some other models are upgradable with M2 SSD. So, if your MacBook Pro is a mid-2012 or below, it is most likely upgradable. For non-Apple devices, you need to look up your model and check if this SSD is suitable. Amazon offers a handy tool to do so. This guide will only help for Macs. ~~~~~~~~~~ Disclaimer: I shall not be held responsible for any damages to the drives or loss of data as a result of your mistakes in the process. You are to do this upgrade at your responsibility, and you hold all the risks associated with the upgrade. *It is however advised to backup your data ( mainly the most important ) and to watch other tutorials to have a better idea of the procedure. This is only a guide with the concept of the procedure and is LACKING SOME STEPS. **Basic knowledge of how partitioning and how disk drives work may be important. ~~~~~~~~~~ Before anything, you need to decide the size of the disk. My original was a 500GB spinning drive (HDD), and I bought the 500GB SSD. If you decide that you need more storage, the OSX installation is skipped. Just keep in mind that this could be a major investment in your computer, so if you are left with something between 0-75 GB, you might want to consider getting a bigger sized drive. Step 1: Restart your Mac and press (CMD + R) to enter recovery mode. Go to desk utility and check your currently installed drive (should appear under internal), check the Partition style. Mine showed APFS, but it may be another like Mac OS (Journaled). Step 2: Take the new SSD drive and put it in an enclosure for USB connection. I used the AmazonBasics enclosure, the price and the quality are great. Plug it into the mac’s USB. The drive should appear under external. Step 3: Erase the new drive and format with the format identical to the original drive. (CONFIRM THAT IT IS THE EXTERNAL DRIVE). You can give the new drive any name but try to go for something unique so you don’t confuse it with the current drive. Step 4 A: If you chose an SSD with size larger than your current drive, you can just go back to the EXTERNAL drive in the disk utility and click restore. Then choose the current internal drive as the source. This will fully clone your old drive to the new drive. Step 4 B: If you chose an SSD with size equivalent or smaller than your current drive ( note: You can’t cram 400GB of data into a 250 GB drive), you need to go back to the main recovery page and click on reinstall OS. It will ask you which drive to install into for this case choose the EXTERNAL ( whatever you named it). It will then reinstall the operating system. Next, It will then ask you if you want to get data from another drive just choose the current drive (INTERNAL). Tick everything to get a full copy (Trash is not copied). Step 5: The time it takes usually takes a while depending on your data. After you confirm that the new drive is working fine, you can swap the drives. (You can find step-by-step tutorials on Youtube) —————— Pros: It is Excellent. That’s it. Cons: Not sure if I should consider this as a drawback but more of a ”would be handy to have”. I think if WD supplied software to assist in the logistics of moving data, it would have been really fantastic. As an IT, I don’t trust free 3rd-party software, and if I went for paid software, it would cost high. Otherwise, there is absolutely none. Overall: I think this product is really great, it will give life to ancient computers, and I totally recommend it. You can buy it without hesitation. Other products you may consider (That I've been also considering, but haven't tried) : Sandisk Ultra Kingston A400