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Western Digital WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB Internal SSD - SATA III 6Gb/s 2.5"/7mm Solid State Drive, $59.99 + FS @ Newegg

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    Product Name: WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB Internal SSD - SATA III 6Gb/s 2.5"/7mm Solid State Drive - WDS500G2B0A
    Product Description: Your request will be processed within the next 24 hours.
    Manufacturer: Western Digital
    Model Number: WDS500G2B0A
    Product SKU: N82E16820250087
    Form Factor: 2.5"
    Max Sequential Write: Up to 530 MBps
    Interface: SATA III
    Max Sequential Read: Up to 560 MBps
    Operating Temperature: 0°C ~ +70°C
    MTTF: Up to 1.75M hours
    Capacity: 500GB
    Date First Available: July 31, 2017
    4KB Random Read: Up to 95,000 IOPS
    Memory Components: 3D NAND
    Max Vibration Resistance: Operating: 5.0 gRMS, 10-2000 HzNon-operating: 4.9 gRMS, 7-800 Hz
    Device Type: Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
    Power Consumption (Active): 52 mW (Avg. Active Power)2,050 mW (Max Read Operating)3,350 mW (Max Write Operating)
    Storage Temperature: -55°C ~ +85°C
    Width: 69.85mm
    Power Consumption (Idle): 56 mW (Slumber)5-7 mW (DEVSLP)
    Used For: Consumer
    4KB Random Write: Up to 84,000 IOPS
    Series: Blue
    Max Shock Resistance: 1,500G @ 0.5 msec half sine
    Award Winning WD Blue 3D NAND SATA SSD.
    Capacities up to 4TB with enhanced reliability.
    An active power draw up to 25% lower than previous generations of WD Blue SSD.
    Sequential read speeds up to 560 MB/s and sequential write speeds up to 530 MB/s.
    An industry-leading 1.75M hours mean time to failure (MTTF) and up to 200 terabytes written (TBW) for enhanced reliability.
    WD F.I.T. Lab certification for compatibility with a wide range of computers.
    Free downloadable software to monitor the status of your drive and clone a drive, or backup your data.

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    > bubble2 1,354 Posts
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    SDGempler
    07-14-2020 at 02:59 PM.
    07-14-2020 at 02:59 PM.
    What am i missing?
    Why would someone prefer this WD Blue drive vs a Adata SU800 (or SU760) which are almost the same price, faster, and have better reliability?
    Thanks.
    https://ssd.userbenchmark.com/Com...2687vs3913
    Reply
    Joined Nov 2009
    Hunting for bargains
    > bubble2 1,487 Posts
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    dabargainhunter
    07-14-2020 at 05:15 PM.
    07-14-2020 at 05:15 PM.
    Quote from SDGempler :
    What am i missing?
    Why would someone prefer this WD Blue drive vs a Adata SU800 (or SU760) which are almost the same price, faster, and have better reliability?
    Thanks.
    https://ssd.userbenchmark.com/Com...2687vs3913
    Good question, SDGempler.
    Short answer: b/c many ppl don't know that the different colors mean different qualities. Had an SU800 SSD 1TB fail just before its warranty ended (thankfully before not just after, which seems the usual Murphy's Law).
    However, overall, happy with ADATA SU series.
    Reply
    Joined Jan 2018
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    > bubble2 43 Posts
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    whiskeyhangover1
    07-14-2020 at 05:41 PM.
    07-14-2020 at 05:41 PM.
    Quote from SDGempler :
    What am i missing?
    Why would someone prefer this WD Blue drive vs a Adata SU800 (or SU760) which are almost the same price, faster, and have better reliability?
    Thanks.
    https://ssd.userbenchmark.com/Com...2687vs3913

    3 year warranty vs 5 year warranty could be missing
    Reply
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    > bubble2 758 Posts
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    thefacta
    07-14-2020 at 06:02 PM.
    07-14-2020 at 06:02 PM.
    Are these still pretty much plug n play? Just some formatting after boot up?
    Reply
    Joined Mar 2010
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    > bubble2 1,164 Posts
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    Only1Z
    07-14-2020 at 06:05 PM.
    07-14-2020 at 06:05 PM.
    Quote from SDGempler :
    What am i missing?
    Why would someone prefer this WD Blue drive vs a Adata SU800 (or SU760) which are almost the same price, faster, and have better reliability?
    Thanks.
    https://ssd.userbenchmark.com/Com...2687vs3913

    Really? You buy SSDs without doing any research at all?
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    > bubble2 43 Posts
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    whiskeyhangover1
    07-14-2020 at 06:07 PM.
    07-14-2020 at 06:07 PM.
    Quote from thefacta :
    Are these still pretty much plug n play? Just some formatting after boot up?

    Pretty much
    Reply
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    Go 'Cats!
    > bubble2 1,600 Posts
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    HaloFans
    07-14-2020 at 06:22 PM.
    07-14-2020 at 06:22 PM.
    Quote from SDGempler :
    What am i missing?
    Why would someone prefer this WD Blue drive vs a Adata SU800 (or SU760) which are almost the same price, faster, and have better reliability?
    Thanks.
    https://ssd.userbenchmark.com/Com...2687vs3913 [userbenchmark.com]
    That site needs temperature comparison. Heat is a factor in early failure.

    Deciding a SSD for a notebook/ultrabook is completely different from deciding a SSD for a desktop setup with high air flow.
    Reply

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    > bubble2 13,002 Posts
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    guest2011
    07-14-2020 at 06:54 PM.
    07-14-2020 at 06:54 PM.
    No 250gb for $30 😷
    Reply
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    > bubble2 1,587 Posts
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    BlueVoyager308
    07-14-2020 at 07:53 PM.
    07-14-2020 at 07:53 PM.
    Quote from SDGempler :
    What am i missing?
    Why would someone prefer this WD Blue drive vs a Adata SU800 (or SU760) which are almost the same price, faster, and have better reliability?
    Thanks.
    https://ssd.userbenchmark.com/Com...2687vs3913
    Let's just say Adata is 3rd tier. WD is a shoulder behind Samsung.
    Reply
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    > bubble2 174 Posts
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    JordMoreno
    07-14-2020 at 10:23 PM.
    07-14-2020 at 10:23 PM.
    This or the Samsung Qvo inside a ps4? I'm looking to upgrade the Pro.
    Reply
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    > bubble2 1,694 Posts
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    SSteveTX
    07-15-2020 at 04:40 AM.
    07-15-2020 at 04:40 AM.
    This drive supports Deterministic read ZEROs after TRIM (DRAT) for those interested. While this won't be useful to the majority of home users, it is beneficial for those trying to run these off a LSI 2008 based HBA (common in unRAID and FreeNAS builds). Since this supports DRAT, you will be able to run trim commands when connected to the HBA. I am using a pair of these as a VM Pool in RAID 1 connected to a LSI 2008 based card and trim works great due to DRAT support. Add in the 5 year warranty and you have a nice cache, pool or unassigned device drive for unRAID.
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    > bubble2 834 Posts
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    xlaxplaya
    07-15-2020 at 08:25 AM.
    07-15-2020 at 08:25 AM.
    Quote from SDGempler :
    What am i missing?
    Why would someone prefer this WD Blue drive vs a Adata SU800 (or SU760) which are almost the same price, faster, and have better reliability?
    Thanks.
    https://ssd.userbenchmark.com/Com...2687vs3913 [userbenchmark.com]
    I would NEVER buy an SSD with a 3 year warranty, no matter how fast it is. That shows that ADATA really isn't confident in the drive's longevity. If you want better performance, spend a little more for a drive with comparable specs and a longer warranty.

    If you don't really care about small performance gains and just want something faster than an HDD (like me) then this WD blue drive with a 5 yr warranty is a fine deal.
    Reply
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    > bubble2 357 Posts
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    jp8715
    07-15-2020 at 08:26 AM.
    07-15-2020 at 08:26 AM.
    Quote from BlueVoyager308 :
    Let's just say Adata is 3rd tier. WD is a shoulder behind Samsung.
    Would you say Kingston is 2nd tier?
    For memory, Kingston should be 1st but don't know if that is true for SSDs.
    Just bought a Kingston SSD for $55 which is a tad cheaper than this WD.
    Reply
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    BlueVoyager308
    07-15-2020 at 12:13 PM.
    07-15-2020 at 12:13 PM.
    Quote from jp8715 :
    Would you say Kingston is 2nd tier?
    For memory, Kingston should be 1st but don't know if that is true for SSDs.
    Just bought a Kingston SSD for $55 which is a tad cheaper than this WD.
    Kingston is 3rd tier. We're talking about SSD. Don't mix it with RAM.

    The 2nd tier is Toshiba, WD/SanDisk, Micron/Crucial, and any name brand that makes its own NAND flash.

    The top tier is Intel and Samsung.
    Reply
    Last edited by BlueVoyager308 July 15, 2020 at 12:22 PM.
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