Testseek.com have collected 97 expert reviews of the Western Digital M.2 2280 Blue SN550 Series NVMe PCIe and the average rating is 85%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Western Digital M.2 2280 Blue SN550 Series NVMe PCIe.
March 2020
(85%)
97 Reviews
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Technologies like TLC and QLC face pose challenges writing more bits per NAND cell, we noticed a drop-off in performance with mixed heavy workloads that exceed writing we think roughly 18 gigabytes continuously. Then perf dropped to 850 MB/sec coming from...
Published: 2020-02-24, Author: Sean , review by: tomshardware.com
Competitive performance, Affordable and efficient, 5-year warranty,
1TB maximum capacity, Not pretty, Small SLC cache, Power optimization on desktops could be better
WD's Blue SN550 is a substantial update to the Blue line-up. It is fast, efficient, and comes into the market at a low cost per GB. We highly recommend it to those looking for a low-cost M.2 drive...
We just wanted to let our community know what we have been working on behind the scenes and this is just a quick look at a couple of the new things that we are doing. The new SSD test system will be heavily used in the months ahead and we look forward to...
Extremely affordable at the 1TB capacity, Good everyday performance
Drops to 835MBps during long copies
A 1TB drive for $100 is easy to like, and we were nearly all smiles with this notable improvement over the Blue SN500. Only the slightly skimpy amount of SLC cache wrinkled our brows. Note that the 250GB capacity maxes out at 950MBps writing, rather than...
Published: 2019-12-20, Author: Home , review by: lanoc.org
Now that I have taken a look at the WD Blue SN550 and have run it through our benchmark suite we have learned a few things about Western Digital's newest drive. In a lot of ways, the SN550 is very similar to the SN500, especially aesthetically. The bl...
The WD Blue SN500 NVMe SSD series showed that Western Digital was ready to compete in the entry-level NVMe SSD market. It appears that WD is committed to the entry-level market as less than a year later they have introduced the WD Blue SN550 NVMe SSD seri...
Solid performance, Excellent value, Five-year warranty as standard
Not available in 2TB capacity, No hardware security
The WD Blue series of SSDs offers an easy way into the world of M.2 NVMe storage without breaking the bank. Offering industry-standard endurance and solid performance in every area, even with no buffering DRAM present on the SSD, there's plenty to like fr...
Published: 2020-06-29, Author: James , review by: itpro.co.uk
Abstract: In terms of making improvements on previous generations, there's not much that can top how the Blue SN500 switched WD's entry-level SSD range from SATA to NVMe.Even so, its direct successor – the Blue SN550 – has been positively showered with upgrades...
If you want ultimate speeds, especially in respect of writing, or hardware encryption then look elsewhere. The WD Blue SN550 is more of a family people-carrier than a head-turning roadster, to use a vehicle analogy.That said, the benchmark numbers still m...
