Western Digital announces the first consumer-oriented SSD "WD Blue" and "WD Green"

Western Digital, the leading HDD company, is the first consumer SSD since the acquisition of SanDisk "WD Blue"When"WD GreenWe announced.

Western Digital introduces WD Blue and WD Green Solid State Drives | Western Digital (WD)
https://www.wdc.com/about-wd/newsroom/press-room/2016-10-11-western-digital-introduces-wd-blue-and-wd-green-solid-state-drives.html

Western Digital finally offers a consumer SSD
https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/11/western-digital-finally-offers-a-consumer-ssd/

Western Digital announced two SSDs, WD Blue and WD Green, both of which have two types of form factors: 2.5 inch and M.2 2280.

Three WD Blue interfaces with SATA 6 Gbps and capacities of 1 TB, 500 GB and 250 GB are prepared, and it is a high-end SSD which is required to have high processing capacity. Average power consumption is 50 mW, 545 MB / s for models with sequential reads 1 TB and 500 GB, 540 MB / s for models with 250 GB. Sequential write is 1 TB · 500 GB is 525 MB / s and 250 GB is 500 MB / s.


WD Green is an entry-class SSD, and two types of 240 GB and 120 GB are prepared. Average power consumption is less than WD Blue 50 mW. Sequential read is 540 MB / s for both 240 GB and 120 GB, sequential write is 465 MB / s for 240 GB model and 430 MB / s for 120 GB model.


WD Blue and WD Green have already published product pages, only WD Blue has been on sale. WD Blue's price is 250 feet for 250-GB model with form factor 2.5 inch (about 9100 yen), 500 GB model for $ 149.99 (about 15,600 yen), 1 TB model for $ 299.99 (about 31 thousand yen), form factor M .2 The 250 GB model of 2280 is $ 91.99 (about 9600 yen), the 500 GB model is $ 155.99 (about 16,000 yen), and the 1 TB model is $ 310.99 (about 32,500 yen). As for the release in Japan it is unknown at the moment.

WD Blue SSD | Western Digital (WD)
https://www.wdc.com/products/solid-state-drives/wd-blue-ssd.html


WD Green SSD | Western Digital (WD)
https://www.wdc.com/products/solid-state-drives/wd-green-ssd.html