Customers are impressed with the Blue 500GB Internal SSD SATA's performance, price, and ease of use, citing faster boot times and improved overall system responsiveness. Many appreciate the ample storage capacity for their files and the straightforward installation process. While some users experienced issues with the included software and warranty duration, the positive feedback on performance and value significantly outweighs these concerns. The drive is also praised for its quiet operation and reduced heat compared to traditional hard drives.
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Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Nice upgrade.
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Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I purchased this SSD to upgrade my 2012 MacBook Pro. It was easy to install. Made my old Mac run like new. Lots space.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
It's an SSD!
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Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Well, it's fast. It's still holding my data. It has a pretty good warranty. Good stuff.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance, Price
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Compatibility
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
good drive
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
just as fast as my Evo 360, but a tad bit cheaper. Says that it is for pc only but once I formatted it, it worked fine for my Mac. not a bad purchase at all. I have used it for 3 weeks now for intense video editing of 4k professional video footage and it has not given me any issues as of yet.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Best Back Up
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Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
very efficient - information uploads and downloads quickly and completely.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good buy
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Fast and easy install. I’m not IT tech just avg consumer. Works great for what I needed it to do.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Well Made
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Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Bought This 2 years back and works well, runs fast and works with my pc in a hard drive bay
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Easy installation, dramatic increase in boot up.
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Only installed about a week ago so can only review early impressions. Was a cinch to install and replace an HDD i9n my desktop computer. Very fast boot up times and waking from sleeping compared to before. Navigation seems a little faster and hasn't gotten hung on anything so very happy. I did a clean install of Windows on it so that might explain some of the speed also. Well worth the investment to get another couple of years of life out of desktop.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Brings Dead Desktops to Life
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Bought this to replace a very dead 128GB SSD. Didn't think I was going to see much of a different change in a box that's a few years old. Boy was I wrong.
This puppy is not only bigger (duh!) but also moves along at a more rocket pace! I've got room to stretch on the C drive and I don't have to kick everything down to my D drive for backup!
Glad I bought this; highly recommended!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Price, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great SSD Affordable and fast and easy to install no complaints gets the job done
I would recommend this to a friend
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Speed
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Noise
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Made a HUGE difference!
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
My Lenovo was becoming frustratingly slow, to the point of being unusable, especially compared to the MacBook I just bought. This was on sale for $50 so after reading how a SSD would make a big difference. That was an understatement- it made a HUGE difference. It’s like a new computer. In addition to being much faster, it’s much quieter. It was very easy to set up with the WD support site and the external hard drive enclosure I had laying around.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance, Price, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Solid SSD
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Western Digital is my go to choice for HDD or SSD. Reliable, fast, and the price is definitely a plus.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
It works great
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Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
It works great 100 % recommended, the install was fast and easy
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance, Price, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great improvement.
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
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So far very reliable and much faster than the old mechanical drive it replaced. Great price and installation an added plus.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Went a gtl a 2nd one
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Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
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Best option for the $. No problems Works as described
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Rock Solid Drive
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I've always been a fan of Western Digital Drives. Very respected company with great reputation. Out of the many WD drives I've purchased and installed I've only had one not install correctly. All others went very smooth. I would not hesitate to purchase another WD drive. I purchased this one to upgrade my sons computer and it worked flawlessly. My son said it really increased the speed and performance of his PC.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Computer is faster
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Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This was put in our computer and it seems to be working much better. The computer is much faster.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Fast solid state drive
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
My wife's computer was showing its' age, slow to boot, slow to open programs. She was frustrated every time she used the laptop. After installing this drive, it was like getting a brand new computer. The boot time went from 2 minutes to 20 seconds, from the time you hit the power button, till you were logged in ready to go, which includes typing in your password. I highly recommend this drive to upgrade your laptop.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Ssd drive
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
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Fast storage unit is small and easy to install definitely will recommend it
I would recommend this to a friend
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Speed
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Heat
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Reliable drive for gaming
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I got the 1Tb and 500Gb, benchmark is almost the same, but 1Tb is faster. It is a nice hard drive to have because of write speed, while others are focus on read speed.
It is like ADSL both read and write are almost the same speed. It doesnt get hot from few hours of usage from benchmark read out.
I wouldnt say this is a better drive, but performance is just good as others in same price range.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ssd
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
very good ssd-still working
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I wanted to wait a while to give my review, It been over a year and it still works fine, no failure, no crash. My HP laptop boots fine. I used a 3rd party software to copy the windows and my files, and that was fine too. I am okay with the SSD. Only con, is that I wish the WD had it own cloning software like Samsung