Western Digital introduces WD Blue and WD Green solid state drives, the first Western Digital branded SSDs. The SSDs aim to be a complement to the existing WD hard drive family for computers and workstations, thus completing a full portfolio of Western Digital storage devices for all kinds of purposes.
The new Western Digital WD Blue and WD Green SSDs promises the top-tier performance in terms of speed for SATA class SSDs along with exceptional MTTF and the WD Functional Integrity (F.I.T.) Lab certification which guarantees performance and quality. Users will benefit the industry leading 1.75 million hours of MTTF versus the typical 1.5 million hours from most competitors. Users can also benefit the free WD SSD Dashboard software which is a free continuous capacity and performance monitoring software.
"There is significant demand among our core WD resellers and consumers for a broad set of flash-based storage options. 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." - Eyal Bek, senior director, Devices Business Unit, Western Digital
WD Blue SSD
Offers up to 545MB/s sequential read and 525MB/s sequential write speeds and endurance up to 400 TBW. MSRP starts from $79 to $299 and will be available worldwide. Western Digital gives the WD Blue SSD a 3-year limited warranty.
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WD Green SSD
Offers up to 540MB/s sequential read and 405MB/s sequential write speeds and endurance of up to 80TBW. Western Digital gives the WD Green SSD a 3-year limited warranty. The WD Green SSDs will be available later this fourth quarter of 2016.
Specifications
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WD Blue SSD
WD Green SSD
