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Western Digital Blue PC 2.5" 500 GB Serial ATA III
SKU
WDS500G1B0A
Special Price
£66.00
Regular Price
£120.00
In stock
500 GB, 2.5", SATA 6Gb/s, 540/525 MB/s
Category: Internal Solid State Drives
UPGRADED STORAGE FOR HIGH END PERFORMANCE
Ready for your high performance computing needs, a WD Blue SSD offers optimized storage with blazing speed and leading-edge reliability.
Superior Performance
With read speeds up to 545MB/s and write speeds up to 525MB/s, WD Blue SATA SSDs deliver fast system boot times and less load time.1
Leading-Edge Reliability
An endurance rating of up to 400TBW and a 1.75 million hour mean time to failure ensure a WD Blue SSD can help guard your data for years to come.2
Maximized Multitasking
Optimized for multitasking, WD Blue SSDs let you simultaneously run several demanding applications with ease.
Ready for your high performance computing needs, a WD Blue SSD offers optimized storage with blazing speed and leading-edge reliability.
Superior Performance
With read speeds up to 545MB/s and write speeds up to 525MB/s, WD Blue SATA SSDs deliver fast system boot times and less load time.1
Leading-Edge Reliability
An endurance rating of up to 400TBW and a 1.75 million hour mean time to failure ensure a WD Blue SSD can help guard your data for years to come.2
Maximized Multitasking
Optimized for multitasking, WD Blue SSDs let you simultaneously run several demanding applications with ease.
Western Digital Blue PC 2.5" 500 GB Serial ATA III Specifications
| Hard drive | |
|---|---|
| SSD capacity | 500 GB |
| Performance | |
| Windows operating systems supported | Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 x64 |
| Interface | Serial ATA III |
| Component for | PC |
| NVMe | No |
| TBW rating | 200 |
| SSD capacity | 500 GB |
| S.M.A.R.T. support | Yes |
| Read speed | 540 MB/s |
| Write speed | 525 MB/s |
| Random write (4KB) | 80000 IOPS |
| Random read (4KB) | 100000 IOPS |
| Mean time between failures (MTBF) | 1750000 h |
| Data transfer rate | 6 Gbit/s |
| Data transmission | |
| Read speed | 540 MB/s |
| Write speed | 525 MB/s |
| Random write (4KB) | 80000 IOPS |
| Random read (4KB) | 100000 IOPS |
| Data transfer rate | 6 Gbit/s |
| Endurance | |
| Mean time between failures (MTBF) | 1750000 h |
| Certificates | |
| Certification | FCC, UL, TUV, KC, BSMI, VCCI |
| Design | |
| Component for | PC |
| Product colour | Black, Blue, White |
| Certification | FCC, UL, TUV, KC, BSMI, VCCI |
| SSD form factor | 2.5" |
| System requirements | |
| Windows operating systems supported | Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 x64 |
| Features | |
|---|---|
| Interface | Serial ATA III |
| Component for | PC |
| NVMe | No |
| TBW rating | 200 |
| SSD capacity | 500 GB |
| Windows operating systems supported | Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 x64 |
| S.M.A.R.T. support | Yes |
| Read speed | 540 MB/s |
| Write speed | 525 MB/s |
| Random write (4KB) | 80000 IOPS |
| Random read (4KB) | 100000 IOPS |
| Mean time between failures (MTBF) | 1750000 h |
| Data transfer rate | 6 Gbit/s |
| Certification | FCC, UL, TUV, KC, BSMI, VCCI |
| SSD form factor | 2.5" |
| Power | |
| Power consumption (write) | 4.4 W |
| Power consumption (read) | 2.85 W |
| Operational conditions | |
| Operating temperature (T-T) | 0 - 70 °C |
| Storage temperature (T-T) | -55 - 85 °C |
| Operating shock | 1500 G |
| Operating vibration | 5 G |
| Non-operating vibration | 4.9 G |
| Technical details | |
| Interface | Serial ATA III |
| S.M.A.R.T. support | Yes |
| Operating temperature (T-T) | 0 - 70 °C |
| Storage temperature (T-T) | -55 - 85 °C |
| Operating shock | 1500 G |
| Operating vibration | 5 G |
| Non-operating vibration | 4.9 G |
| Product colour | Black, Blue, White |
| SSD form factor | 2.5" |
| Software | |
| Windows operating systems supported | Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 x64 |
| Weight & dimensions | |
| Width | 69.8 mm |
| Weight | 37.4 g |
| Height | 100.5 mm |
| Depth | 7 mm |
| Other features | |
| Product colour | Black, Blue, White |