Obviously, Western Digital couldn’t market the drive as a Blue model without coordinating the colours on the packaging. The front shows a picture of the drive as well as some brief information about the read speeds and warranty length.
We usually find much more than this on the back of a product, particularly with its peg-hook at the top signifying a clear intention to have this on store shelves. There’s next to nothing here.
Included with the drive is a technical support and warranty guide, nothing more, nothing less.
Looking at the front of the SN500, Western Digital have kept things incredibly simple here, with a small controller on the far-right, a few capacitors and resistors and a single 64-layer 3D NAND chip. The rest of the PCB seems to be there to ensure it conforms to the M.2 2280 standard and nothing more.
Flipping the drive onto its front, we find things like the CE mark and other industry certifications. If you cast your eyes to the left, you can see where the PCB traces start, near the M.2 connection, and end around an inch into the PCB.
We usually find much more than this on the back of a product, particularly with its peg-hook at the top signifying a clear intention to have this on store shelves. There’s next to nothing here.
Included with the drive is a technical support and warranty guide, nothing more, nothing less.
Looking at the front of the SN500, Western Digital have kept things incredibly simple here, with a small controller on the far-right, a few capacitors and resistors and a single 64-layer 3D NAND chip. The rest of the PCB seems to be there to ensure it conforms to the M.2 2280 standard and nothing more.
Flipping the drive onto its front, we find things like the CE mark and other industry certifications. If you cast your eyes to the left, you can see where the PCB traces start, near the M.2 connection, and end around an inch into the PCB.
