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A New Dimension of Storage Ready for your high performance computing needs, a WD Blue ™  3D NAND SATA SSD offers high capacity, enhanced reliability, and blazing speed. High capacity with enhanced reliability A WD Blue 3D NAND SATA SSD uses 3D NAND technology not only for higher capacities (up to 2TB) than the previous generation WD Blue SSDs, but also to help reduce cell-to-cell interference for enhanced reliability. Enhanced power efficiency Offering improved endurance, a WD Blue 3D NAND SATA SSD features an active power draw up to 25% lower than previous generations of WD Blue SSDs. And with less power used, you’re able to work longer before recharging your laptop. Superior performance for high-end computing For a variety of computing applications like gaming, HD media playback, or creative software, look to WD Blue 3D NAND SATA SSDs. Western Digital™ 3D NAND technology helps enable sequential read speeds up to 560MB/s and sequential write speeds up to 530MB/s for fast system boot-ups, quick application responses, and rapid transfer speeds. Leading-edge reliability An SSD is designed with no moving parts to help protect against data loss if it is accidentally bumped or dropped. And with 1.75M hours MTTF (mean time to failure), up to 500 TBW (terabytes written), and several error correction technologies, WD Blue 3D NAND SATA SSDs can help guard data for years to come.   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. Specifications Brand Western Digital Series Blue Model WDS500G2B0A Device Type Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) Used For Consumer Details D Form Factor 2.5″ Capacity 500GB Memory Components 3D NAND Interface SATA III Performance Max Sequential Read Up to 560 MBps Max Sequential Write Up to 530 MBps 4KB Random Read Up to 95,000 IOPS 4KB Random Write Up to 84,000 IOPS MTTF Up to 1.75M hours Features 3D NAND SATA SSD for capacities up to 2TB 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.