Western Digital’s WD Blue SN550 NVMe SSD Can Deliver up to 4x the Speed of SATA SSD for Tech Savvy Professionals
December 10 2019 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Next-Generation NVMe SSD
Helps Achieve Optimal Performance and Accessibility to Content
Creators and PC Enthusiasts
Story Highlights
- The next-generation WD Blue® SN550 NVMe™ SSD is capable of
being up to 4x faster than SATA SSDs, with read speeds up to 2,400
MB/s** for ultra-responsive PC performance
- An improved thermal design helps maintain sustained performance
during intense use
Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC) is capable of delivering up
to four times the speed of SATA SSDs with the new WD Blue SN550
NVMe SSD. The newest member of the award-winning WD Blue portfolio,
as well as another performance-focused NVMe SSD, the new drive is
purpose-built for content creators and PC users, allowing them to
boot faster and work smarter.
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Introducing Western Digital's WD Blue
SN550 NVMe SSD for Computing (Graphic: Business Wire)
Supports the Four Core Storage Demands
Today’s content creators use data storage at ever-increasing
rates. Whether it’s working with 4K/8K video, large document files
or storage-intensive applications, these digital environments
demand reliable performance, durability, speed, and capacity that
the NVMe interface can deliver. According to Forward Insights, NVMe
is forecast to account for more than 75 percent of the storage
shipped in the PC segment by 2021.1 Leveraging the proven
reliability of Western Digital’s NVMe product portfolio, the WD
Blue SN550 NVMe SSD is built to address these four core demands,
transforming them from pain points to creative productivity.
“Taking an NVMe-first approach can speed up system performance
tremendously. This translates to less time waiting on data, so
creators can work smarter, not harder, to increase both output and
potential income,” said Eric Spanneut, vice president and general
manager, Client Business Unit, Western Digital.
“The WD Blue SN550 is a great option for customers looking for
an all-NVMe portfolio. For a system builder, it means Western
Digital delivers a full portfolio of NVMe and SATA SSDs, as well as
high-capacity hard drives. This gives them immense flexibility to
build systems for our customers’ varying needs.”
Powerful Internal Speeds to Do More, Faster
Whether working, creating, casual gaming or processing large
amounts of data, the WD Blue SN550 NVMe SSD can deliver over four
times the speed of Western Digital’s fastest SATA drives. With
boosted internal speeds, this brings a better overall computing
experience for multitaskers and resource-heavy application users
who want a fast and responsive system to tackle tough workloads. In
addition, an upgraded thermal design enables ultra-responsive PC
performance and sustained performance during intense use.
WD Blue SN550 NVMe SSD Specs and Availability
- Available in capacities from 250GB to 1TB* in an affordable M.2
2280 form factor
- Over 4x read speeds of our SATA SSDs at up to 2,400 MB/s**
- 5-year limited warranty
- WD Blue SN550 NVMe SSD products are available in the U.S. at
select Western Digital retailers, e-tailers, resellers, system
integrators, and the WD store. Along with the WD Blue SN550 NVMe
SSD, Western Digital’s NVMe portfolio also includes its
award-winning WD Black® SN750 NVMe SSD, with an optional custom
heatsink for the ultimate in high-performance gaming
experience.
About Western Digital
Western Digital creates environments for data to thrive. As a
leader in data infrastructure, the company is driving the
innovation needed to help customers capture, preserve, access and
transform an ever-increasing diversity of data. Everywhere data
lives, from advanced data centers to mobile sensors to personal
devices, our industry-leading solutions deliver the possibilities
of data. Western Digital data-centric solutions are comprised of
the Western Digital®, G-Technology™, SanDisk® and WD® brands.
Western Digital, the Western Digital logo, G-Technology,
SanDisk, WD, WD Black, and WD Blue are registered trademarks or
trademarks of Western Digital Corporation or its affiliates in the
U.S. and/or other countries. The NVMe word mark is a trademark of
NVM Express, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners. Product specifications subject to change without
notice. Pictures shown may vary from actual products. Not all
products are available in all regions of the world.
© 2019 Western Digital Corporation or its affiliates. All rights
reserved
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements,
including the availability, benefits, capabilities, capacity,
performance and/or other features of the WD Blue and WD Black
branded products. There are a number of risks and uncertainties
that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate
including, among others: changes to specifications from standards
organizations, volatility in global economic conditions; business
conditions and growth in the storage ecosystem; impact of
competitive products and pricing; market acceptance and cost of
commodity materials and specialized product components; actions by
competitors; unexpected advances in competing technologies; our
development and introduction of products based on new technologies
and expansion into new data storage markets; risks associated with
acquisitions, mergers and joint ventures; difficulties or delays in
manufacturing; and other risks and uncertainties listed in the
company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC"), including the company's most recently filed periodic
report, to which your attention is directed. You should not place
undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak
only as of the date hereof, and the company undertakes no
obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect
subsequent events or circumstances.
1 SSD Insights Q419” report # FI-NFL-SSD-Q419, November 2019
*As used for storage capacity, 1GB = 1 billion bytes and 1TB =
one trillion bytes. Actual user capacity may be less, depending on
operating environment.
**Based on read speed, unless otherwise specified. As used for
transfer rate, 1 MB/s = one million bytes per second. Based on
internal testing; performance may vary depending on host device,
usage conditions, drive capacity, and other factors.
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Company contacts: T. Peter Andrew Western Digital
Corporation Investor Relations 949.672.9655
peter.andrew@wdc.com
Heather Davis Western Digital Corporation Public Relations
949.672.7920 heather.davis@wdc.com
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