WD Blue SA510 SATA 2.5-inch SSD 500GB

Product information

Key specs

Total storage capacity

500 GB

Terabytes Written

200 TB

Maximum read speed

560 MB/s

Maximum write speed

510 MB/s

Type of SSD

2.5-inch SATA

Total storage capacity	500 GB
Terabytes Written	200 TB
Maximum read speed	560 MB/s
Maximum write speed	510 MB/s
Type of SSD	2.5-inch SATA
Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF)	1750000 hours

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Pros and cons

According to our solid state drive (SSD) expert

• With a 2.5-inch SATA SSD, you can start your desktop or laptop more quickly than with an HDD.
• You can transfer files with a speed of up to 510MB/s and open them with a speed of up to 560MB/s.
• Western Digital provides a 5-year warranty.
• A SATA cable to assemble the drive in a PC isn't included.

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Description

Note:this 2.5-inch SSD has a SATA interface and only works if your system supports SATA. Make sure to check this in the manual of your laptop or motherboard.

Provide your desktop or laptop with storage for your favorite applications, photos, and videos with the WD Blue SA50 SATA 2.5-inch SSD 500GB. With a total storage capacity of 500GB, you'll have enough space for 50,000 photos or 50 hours of Full HD footage. You can transfer files with a speed of up to 510MB/s and open them with a speed of up to 560MB/s. These speeds are higher than with the 250GB version. You can also start your desktop or laptop within seconds and run heavy applications without delay. Western Digital provides a 5-year warranty on this SSD.

Note:this 2.5-inch SSD has a SATA interface and only works if your system supports SATA. Make sure to check this in the manual of your laptop or motherboard.

Provide your desktop or laptop with storage for your favorite applications, photos, and videos with the WD Blue SA50 SATA 2.5-inch SSD 500GB. With a total storage capacity of 500GB, you'll have enough space for 50,000 photos or 50 hours of Full HD footage. You can transfer files with a speed of up to 510MB/s and open them with a speed of up to 560MB/s. These speeds are higher than with the 250GB version. You can also start your desktop or laptop within seconds and run heavy applications without delay. Western Digital provides a 5-year warranty on this SSD.

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Tips for using this product

Tips for using this product

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Included by default

• Manual
• Quick start guide

Included by default

• Quick start guide

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Key specs

Total storage capacity

500 GB

Terabytes Written

200 TB

Maximum read speed

560 MB/s

Maximum write speed

510 MB/s

Type of SSD

2.5-inch SATA

Total storage capacity	500 GB
Terabytes Written	200 TB
Maximum read speed	560 MB/s
Maximum write speed	510 MB/s
Type of SSD	2.5-inch SATA
Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF)	1750000 hours

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Reviews

6 reviews

9,3/10 (6 reviews)

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Most helpful reviews

7,0/10

Simple pc, cheap ssd....

• Delivered quickly
• The speed, but that's inherent to sataIII.

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• Albert
• 23 March 2023
• Automatically translated from Dutch

10/10

Good price-quality ratio at CoolBlue

• My PC speed is improving a lot
• Price quality

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• Fred swenne
• 8 January 2023
• Automatically translated from Dutch

9,0/10

The SSD gives a second youth to an outdated laptop

• easy installation
• an old laptop becomes fast again

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• Eduard
• 1 May 2023
• Automatically translated from Dutch

9,5/10

Fast and good SSD.

• fast ssd drive

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• Peter
• 30 October 2023
• Automatically translated from Dutch

10/10

Great thing highly recommended!

• No negatives

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• Dj
• 18 November 2022
• Automatically translated from Dutch

10/10

SSD for restore old laptop

• Fast SSD

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• Peter
• 10 July 2023
• Automatically translated from Dutch

7,0/10

Simple pc, cheap ssd....

• Delivered quickly
• The speed, but that's inherent to sataIII.

The Blue version, the cheapest, see if it lasts for a while....

• Albert
• 23 March 2023
• Automatically translated from Dutch

10/10

Good price-quality ratio at CoolBlue

• My PC speed is improving a lot
• Price quality

I have very good experience with this brand. Previously ordered for my laptop. Also ordered for friends and they are very happy with it.

• Fred swenne
• 8 January 2023
• Automatically translated from Dutch

9,0/10

The SSD gives a second youth to an outdated laptop

• easy installation
• an old laptop becomes fast again

I can't enter anything useful in the "reliability" section. It's the only SSD of this type I've installed and it's new. I trust this part will outlive the rest of the computer. Feedback on this can only be given after a number of years of service

• Eduard
• 1 May 2023
• Automatically translated from Dutch

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Insure your solid state drive (SSD)

You can select the Backup Plan below in your shopping cart. It will protect your brand new solid state drive (SSD) against damage and/or theft.

• 3-year Backup Plan
  15,99 one-time payment

Specifications

Product

Product number

915300

Manufacturer code

WDS500G3B0A

Brand

Western Digital

Warranty

2 years

Processing of your defect

Carry-in warranty

Old product returned for free

Storage properties

Total storage capacity

500 GB

Type of SSD

2.5-inch SATA

General properties

Depth

10,02 cm

Height

6,985 cm

Width

0,7 cm

Color

Blue

Speed and performance

Terabytes Written

200 TB

Maximum read speed

560 MB/s

Maximum write speed

510 MB/s

Output operations per second (IOPS)

90000

Input operations per second (IOPS)

82000

Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF)

1750000 hours