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product_id: 48508544
title: "WD Blue M.2 500GB Internal SSD Solid State Drive - SATA 6Gb/s 2.5 Inch - WDS500G1B0B"
brand: "western digital"
price: "€ 0.01"
currency: EUR
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reviews_count: 13
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# Fast SLC caching write boost Ultra-low power consumption Shock resistant & certified WD Blue M.2 500GB Internal SSD Solid State Drive - SATA 6Gb/s 2.5 Inch - WDS500G1B0B

**Brand:** western digital
**Price:** € 0.01
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> 🚀 Upgrade your speed, power, and reliability — because your rig deserves the best!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** WD Blue M.2 500GB Internal SSD Solid State Drive - SATA 6Gb/s 2.5 Inch - WDS500G1B0B by western digital
- **How much does it cost?** € 0.01 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ie](https://www.desertcart.ie/products/48508544-wd-blue-m-2-500gb-internal-ssd-solid-state-drive)

## Best For

- western digital enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted western digital brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Extended battery life:** Ultra-low power draw keeps your laptop running longer on the go
- • **Smart drive monitoring:** Downloadable WD SSD dashboard lets you track health and performance with ease
- • **Lightning-fast boot times:** SLC caching accelerates write speeds for seamless daily performance
- • **Built tough for reliability:** Shock resistant design with WD F.I.T. lab certification ensures broad compatibility
- • **Compact M.2 2280 form factor:** Sleek, lightweight 6.5g design fits effortlessly into modern laptops and PCs

## Overview

The Western Digital 240 GB M.2 SSD Green is a compact, shock-resistant solid state drive designed for DIY PC gamers and everyday users. Featuring SLC caching for boosted write speeds, ultra-low power consumption for longer laptop use, and WD F.I.T. lab certification for wide compatibility, it delivers fast system boots and reliable performance in a sleek M.2 2280 form factor.

## Description

From the manufacturer Optimised for multitasking and high-end computing, WD Blue solid state drives offer superior performance with industry-leading reliability. With extensive WD FIT Lab compatibility testing, a WD Blue SSD lets you upgrade your digital storage with confidence. Read speeds up to 545 MB/s and write speeds up to 525 MB/s for blazing fast performance. Industry-leading 1.75 M hours mean time to failures(MTTF) for lasting reliability. Optimised for multitasking and resource-heavy applications. Superior performance A WD Blue SSD has read speeds of up to 545 MB/s and write speeds of up to 525 MB/s for faster application response times and boosted transfer speeds. With WD Blue SSDs, you get the speed to easily run high-end applications like video games, HD media players, or creative software. A leader in reliability *TBW (terabytes written) values calculated using JEDEC client workload (JESD219) and vary by product capacity. Multitasking made easy Optimized for multitasking, WD Blue SSDs can simultaneously run several resource-heavy applications with ease. Edit a 4K video, check your email and run a virus scan in the background, all without slowing your system. A form for every PC Available in 2.5 inch, 7 mm and M.2 2280 versions, WD Blue SSDs are ready to accommodate most laptop and desktop PC form factors. Certified for compatibility WD Blue SSDs go through extensive compatibility and reliability testing, and are certified by WD FIT Labs to work with a wide range of desktop and laptop computers. WD SSD Dashboard The WD SSD Dashboard gives you a powerful suite of tools to track things like your available capacity, drive health, firmware version, SMART attributes, and more.

Review: Works In My ACER Aspire XC-780 - I have a Aspire XC-780 Model Name: AXC-780 Part Number: DT.B5AEK.016 fitted with a WD Green 3Tb drive which has no room or SATA connection for another drive. However, it does have a M2.2280 slot but virtually no information about it. It was listed in the BIOS as SATA 0 so I took the chance and yes it worked first time. Note: Make sure you have backed up all your data and made recovery media, I used the Windows 10 64bit USB drive using Microsoft's Media Creation Tool giving me a clean install of Windows with no unwanted junk. Some disassembly is required to gain access to the slot... 1. Power disconnected 2. Remove the two x screws on back to remove side cover. 3. Unplug cable from back of slot load DVD drive. 4. Remove the one screw holding in the DVD drive. 5. Pull out the DVD from the front. 6. Unclip the PC plastic front (3 x clips) which swivels round then unplug the cable feeding it. 7. You can now access and unscrew the two screws holding the hard drive tray in place, no need to unplug. Now you have access to the M2 slot, card goes in blue label side up and you will need a M2x3mm screw with a flat head. Holding only the sides of the M2, push it into the slot and use your screw (why they don't provide one, heaven only knows). Reassembly is the reverse steps making sure you have the cover. If you wish on power up you can check its present by pressing del after power up. Or, plug your recovery USB in, power up pressing fn + F12 to access the boot menu and pick media device. Usual install steps from that point, I deleted all the partitions of my old 3TB drive and of course installed Windows on the new 512GB which works so much faster. You can install the WD SSD Dashboard program to see how its performing but the auto trim (tidy up) housekeeping function does not seem to schedule (hopefully they will fix it or just do it once a week as recommended).
Review: Great Price and works perfectly - I placed the ssd in my laptop to move the operating system over to, and I saw great improvements to the loading times and speed when moving around windows. This ssd is best used with another hard drive or storage because of the size. this wont be enough for storing games and maybe will just too little for storing lots of work files. The item arrive on time and in enough packaging that I felt it was safe from damage. Conclusion: because of the size I wouldn't recommend the item on its own, use with another storage. I would only put my operating system on the ssd and very small amounts of data too. if you use the full 120GB you might start seing issues with windows as it needs to create temporary files to operate correctly.

## Features

- Superior performance for high-end computing
- Leading-edge reliability
- Maximized multitasking
- Broad compatibility
- Free WD SSD Dashboard

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B01LXPD2WB |
| Best Sellers Rank | 181,613 in Computers & Accessories ( See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories ) 984 in Internal Solid State Drives |
| Brand | Western Digital |
| Brand Name | Western Digital |
| Cache Memory Installed Size | 500 |
| Color | Blue |
| Compatible Devices | Laptop |
| Connectivity technology | SATA |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,680 Reviews |
| Data Transfer Rate | 545 Megabytes Per Second |
| Digital Storage Capacity | 500 GB |
| Digital storage capacity | 500 GB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Hard Disk Description | Solid State Drive |
| Hard Disk Form Factor | 2.5 Inches |
| Hard Disk Interface | Solid State |
| Hard disk description | Solid State Drive |
| Hard disk form factor | 2.5 Inches |
| Hard disk interface | Solid State |
| Hard-Drive Size | 500 GB |
| Hardware Connectivity | SATA 6.0 Gb/s |
| Hardware Platform | x86_64 |
| Installation Type | Internal Hard Drive |
| Item Part Number | WDS500G1B0B |
| Item Weight | 5 g |
| Manufacturer | Western Digital |
| Manufacturer Part Number | WDS500G1B0B |
| Media Speed | 525 |
| Model Name | WD Blue PC SSD |
| Model Number | WDS500G1B0B |
| Network Connectivity Technology | SATA |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Product Warranty | 3-year Limited Warranty |
| Read Speed | 545 Megabytes Per Second |
| Unit Count | 1.0 count |

## Product Details

- **Digital storage capacity:** 240 GB
- **Hard disk interface:** Solid State
- **Connectivity technology:** SATA
- **Brand:** Western Digital
- **Special feature:** Internal^Operating temperature range:0 - 70 °C
- **Hard disk form factor:** 2.5 Inches
- **Hard disk description:** Solid State Drive
- **Compatible devices:** Laptop
- **Installation type:** Internal Hard Drive
- **Colour:** Green

## Images

![WD Blue M.2 500GB Internal SSD Solid State Drive - SATA 6Gb/s 2.5 Inch - WDS500G1B0B - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61CV4JbZTZL.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Color, Size, Style** options.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Works In My ACER Aspire XC-780
*by M***N on 15 March 2017*

I have a Aspire XC-780 Model Name: AXC-780 Part Number: DT.B5AEK.016 fitted with a WD Green 3Tb drive which has no room or SATA connection for another drive. However, it does have a M2.2280 slot but virtually no information about it. It was listed in the BIOS as SATA 0 so I took the chance and yes it worked first time. Note: Make sure you have backed up all your data and made recovery media, I used the Windows 10 64bit USB drive using Microsoft's Media Creation Tool giving me a clean install of Windows with no unwanted junk. Some disassembly is required to gain access to the slot... 1. Power disconnected 2. Remove the two x screws on back to remove side cover. 3. Unplug cable from back of slot load DVD drive. 4. Remove the one screw holding in the DVD drive. 5. Pull out the DVD from the front. 6. Unclip the PC plastic front (3 x clips) which swivels round then unplug the cable feeding it. 7. You can now access and unscrew the two screws holding the hard drive tray in place, no need to unplug. Now you have access to the M2 slot, card goes in blue label side up and you will need a M2x3mm screw with a flat head. Holding only the sides of the M2, push it into the slot and use your screw (why they don't provide one, heaven only knows). Reassembly is the reverse steps making sure you have the cover. If you wish on power up you can check its present by pressing del after power up. Or, plug your recovery USB in, power up pressing fn + F12 to access the boot menu and pick media device. Usual install steps from that point, I deleted all the partitions of my old 3TB drive and of course installed Windows on the new 512GB which works so much faster. You can install the WD SSD Dashboard program to see how its performing but the auto trim (tidy up) housekeeping function does not seem to schedule (hopefully they will fix it or just do it once a week as recommended).

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great Price and works perfectly
*by T***C on 24 August 2018*

I placed the ssd in my laptop to move the operating system over to, and I saw great improvements to the loading times and speed when moving around windows. This ssd is best used with another hard drive or storage because of the size. this wont be enough for storing games and maybe will just too little for storing lots of work files. The item arrive on time and in enough packaging that I felt it was safe from damage. Conclusion: because of the size I wouldn't recommend the item on its own, use with another storage. I would only put my operating system on the ssd and very small amounts of data too. if you use the full 120GB you might start seing issues with windows as it needs to create temporary files to operate correctly.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ very good drive and quick on boot times
*by S***S on 29 January 2018*

very good drive and quick on boot times, bought because of WD build quality and reliabilty, but be warned!! this comes with no mounting screws or anything, make sure you have the screws on your mobo. For this reason alone i give it 4 stars.

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