SeekerWestern Digital Blue SN550 NVMe M.2 1TB
While WD Blue 500GB SN550 has slower sustained write performance than its predecessor, it still offers very competitive performance for very low pricing. It comes backed with a 5-year warranty, too.
-- As reviewed by Tom's Hardware
Product details
- Boost your system's performance with next-gen NVMe SSDs
- Over 4 times faster than our SATA SSDs
- Western Digital designed controller and firmware for optimized performance
- Western Digital SSD dashboard constantly monitors the health of your SSD
- NVMe drive not compatible with SATA interface
PROS
+ Competitive performance
+ Affordable and efficient
+ 5-year warranty
+ Single-sided PCB at all capacities
CONS
- Small SLC cache
- Slower direct-to-TLC write speeds than its predecessor
- Unflattering aesthetic
- Power optimization on desktops could be better
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By Tom's Hardware on August 17, 2020
While WD Blue 500GB SN550 has slower sustained write performance than its predecessor, it still offers very competitive performance for very low pricing. It comes backed with a 5-year warranty, too.
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