Western Digital WD Blue and WD Green Consumer SSDs Launched

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 10/12/2016 09:00 AM | source: | 5 comment(s)

Western Digital announced WD Blue and WD Green solid state drives (SSDs), the first WD-branded SATA client SSDs. The new SSDs complement the company's industry leading family of hard drives for PCs and workstations, providing a full portfolio of WD storage devices for virtually any application.

The ultimate solution for building DIY PCs, extending the life of current PCs or upgrading existing storage, the WD Blue and WD Green SSDs boast near-maximum speed of SATA drives, best-in-class endurance and MTBF and WD Functional Integrity Testing (F.I.T.) Lab certification, resulting in quick boot times and increased program responsiveness. Consumers benefit from the combination of reliable storage with an industry-leading 1.75M hours MTTF, coupled with reduced power and less heat when compared to HDDs. Both include free, downloadable, WD SSD Dashboard software, which allows continuous performance and capacity monitoring. For consumers who are looking for instant-on responsiveness, durability, low power consumption, and ultra-thin, ultramobile form factors, the WD Blue and WD Green SSDs are the perfect options.

"There is significant demand among our core WD resellers and consumers for a broad set of flash-based storage options," says Eyal Bek, senior director, Devices Bsiness Unit, Western Digital. "The expansive reach of the WD channel enables availability of a Western Digital SSD solution. We are very proud to have developed and launched WD Blue and WD Green SSDs, and believe they'll provide the instant-on, reliability and capacity benefits our customers have been demanding."

Pricing and Availability

WD Blue SSD: For customers looking for enhanced SATA performance, WD Blue SSDs are optimized for multitasking and resource-heavy applications. Perfect in either a notebook or desktop PC, WD Blue SSDs are available in 250GB, 500GB, and 1TB capacities, and in both 2.5-inch/7mm case or M.2 2280 form factors. The WD Blue SSD offers up to 545MB/s and 525MB/s sequential read and write speeds, and endurance up to 400 TBW. Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) ranges from $79.00 USD to $299.00 USD and will be available immediately to select customers worldwide.
WD Green SSD: WD Green SSDs deliver essential-class performance, and are a great option for everyday use. Available in 120GB and 240GB capacities, and in both 2.5-inch/7mm case or M.2 2280 form factors, WD Green SSDs deliver an ultra-low power-draw, enabling PC users to work longer between battery charges. WD Green features sequential read and write times of up to 540MB/s and 405MB/s and endurance up to 80TBW. WD Green SSDs will be available later this quarter to select regions and customers.

Both WD Blue SSDs and WD Green SSDs are protected by a 3-year limited warranty.

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slyphnier
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#5344888 Posted on: 10/12/2016 12:41 PM

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#5344967 Posted on: 10/12/2016 04:34 PM

and the warranty only 3 years for ssd ?
nowdays most SSD maker giving 5years
heck, even they caviar black hdd 5years... why not giving 5years as ssd should easily life much longer than that ?Keyword for that is 'consumer'.

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#5344992 Posted on: 10/12/2016 05:24 PM

intersting, so $299 for 1tb... is like $0.3/1gb
though it need more detail what controller and nand they using

and the warranty only 3 years for ssd ?
nowdays most SSD maker giving 5years
heck, even they caviar black hdd 5years... why not giving 5years as ssd should easily life much longer than that ?

Controller used according to Anandtech Marvell 88SS1074 and NAND is used SanDisk 15nm TLC,this spec apply to WD Blue

Endurance is not bad 250GB(100 TB),500GB(200 TB),1000GB(400 TB)

Hope this helps

Thanks,Jura

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#5345065 Posted on: 10/12/2016 08:08 PM

Keyword for that is 'consumer'.

Sandisk X400 is essentially the same drive, with a little more reserved for wear leveling, and has a 5 year warranty.

And, as of the typing of this comment, it's about 10% cheaper.

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#5345265 Posted on: 10/13/2016 08:40 AM

@slyphnier
since most +3y drives start to lose data from dying chips (rather than wear), i dont really care anymore if its more than 3y, but rather something like ocz shield to replace the drive without sending old one in first.

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