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WD SSD 500GB Blue 2.5  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.

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