Western Digital 1TB WD Red SA500 NAS 3D NAND Internal SSD - SATA III 6 Gb/s, 2.5/7mm, Up to 560 MB/s - WDS100T1R0A

Este disco ya que diseñado para trabajar en servidores lleva más de 12 meses trabajando 24/7 sin descansar y a funcionado perfectamente lo recomiendo

Intended for RAID, not for use as single.

working fine for monument 2, sata 3 (not nvme) m.2 storage. -1 star for value for money vs. nvme m.2

Super fast we are not using it for gaming. We are a large format printing company that handles huge files and shouldve bought them before.

I pretty much only use WD Red these days and have them in every format, Ive been super happy with them so far.

**Please note that the picture of the speed test is done in an external enclosure over USB 3.0 and doesnt reflect what speeds you would see if it was directly mounted in your pc or laptop** Unfortunately I dont have a NAS to test this out on, so I decided to use it for an External drive for all my video and drone footage, where I am constantly transferring 1gb-4gb files and being that its a NAS drive, editing straight off the drive shouldnt be a problem. Which it isnt, I sometimes hit a small bit of lag but for the most part its been a breeze. Now, when I am home I just offload to my workstation so there is no problem there. When transferring all my files at once I usually see about 250-275MB/s while transferring a mixed load. As far as temperatures go, I dont really get much of an increase on single files, but I transferred a 10gb file back and forth about 5 times and seen an increase of about 10c. Overall I am pleased with the drive. Its no NVME, but it also doesnt carry the price of one either. WD has been a trusted name in the industry for decades now and I have no doubt that this drive will hold up over time. Just make sure to keep the temperatures down. Side Note: If you use this in an external enclosure I dont think I would go with a metal cased one, unless its heatsinked. While testing I noticed even after the tests were done the temperature of the drive was still elevated in the software. So I touched the enclosure and sure enough it was still pretty warm. When I opened the case and felt the drive, it was cool to the touch. I believe that because the case is metal, it absorbed all the heat but wasnt dissipating it, heating the air inside and keeping the temperature reading higher than it really was. If you found this review helpful, feel free to hit the button below, it goes a long ways to helping us reviewers.

As you might know, wd color codes their drives for the use case they are designed for. Reds are for network attached storage devices like drobo and professional gear, green for power efficiency, black for raw performance, and blue for lower-cost all-around everyday use. That is the market that this device is geared toward, and if you are upgrading from a standard spinning disk, building a new office computer, upgrading a laptop, or setting up a lower cost gaming rig, this is a perfect storage device for you.This drive features the m.2 connector which is a card edge style connection that many laptops and some desktop motherboards have. You should carefully examine your owner?€™s manual to verify that this is compatible. This particular drive uses the sata interface just like standard hard drives do, unlike the faster pci-e interface that the pricier drives will have. M.2 cards are keyed in a definite way to ensure that the proper features are available on the laptop or motherboard you are connecting to. This one has both the b and m key which allow it to fit in most m.2 connectors. You can read more here. They as well indicate their width and length in their specifications: this one is a 2280 model which means 22mm ide, and 80mm long. Again, verify your motherboard or laptop support this length.If your particular desktop motherboard doesn?€™t have a m.2 connector, or like mine it is already used, you can add this device by purchasing a low-cost adapter. These merely allow for converting voltage and connectors and do not affect speed. With the adapter, you can connect this drive using standard sata and power connections used on desktop pcs. The one pictured is ngff m.2 ssd to 22-pin sata iii converter adapter and it worked very well for me and came with all the hardware needed for installation (and even a convenient screwdriver), all for less than $10. One of the benefits of doing this as opposed to buying an ssd that already has these connectors is that you can fit the drive in custom spaces in your case. In my system, i was able to add the drive between the drive cage and the case cover since i have no room for extra drives.On the box, this drive promises 560mb read speed, and 530mb write speed. Using crystaldiskmark, which is my go-to drive performance testing tool, you can see that it easily meets its specifications for sequential performance.Compared to a basic spinning disk, i hope you will see the performance difference:if you are used to spinning disks on your pc, you will be astounded. Your system will start fast and programs will load quickly. This is one of the most cost-effective upgrades you can make to a desktop or laptop.This disk doesn?€™t come with any cloning software to get you upgraded, but you can easily use acronis true image to get your existing drive flawlessly copied to your new drive. You just connect the new drive with your old one still in place, start true image, click clone, and follow the easy instructions. Some ssds come with a reduced feature version of acronis or similar to do this cloning, but you?€™ll have to supply your own with this one. Other options include clonezilla, which is completely free, but it has a higher learning curve. Of course, if you are building a computer from scratch or don?€™t mind to reinstall your operating system, this is not a big deal.For the price, this is a great drive. If you are looking to build a high-performance gaming or video editing rig and want the best that state of the art technology can provide, you should consider a pci-e solid state drive, which can easily get 4x or more the performance of one of these drives but will cost you more. However, if you are looking for great performance, a good price, compatibility with laptops and motherboards that only support sata m.2 and not pci-e m.2, this is a winner

Nice but took long time to be shipped , maybe due to covid-19