Western Digital 500GB WD Blue SN550 NVMe Internal SSD - Gen3 x4 PCIe 8Gb/s, M.2 2280, 3D NAND, Up to 2,400 MB/s - WDS500G2B0C

Its way faster than my old WD HDD, the only problem is the free WD Acronis cloning software, it has a compatibility issue windows 10, where after finally getting a successful clone, the screen flickers or stays black after booting to the new drive. After fighting it and researching on google, other people suggested the Macrium cloning software, which worked perfectly.

No issues with this NVMe. I have built a few general purpose PCs using it as a boot (well the only) device and it works great for any PC build. However, for about $5 more maybe consider the older model Black sn750 that has better specs for not too much more money. Performance of the black will become more apparent with capacity 1TB and greater but at 500GB Blue is going to work just fine.

llego muy rapido, super recomendado, falta probarlo, despues cuento que tal el producto, aunque venia sellado

This drive is great for general use it can be used as a primary boot drive, a drive for games and programs, and even light productivity use. Testing with CrystalMark shows the drive delivers the read and write speeds advertised and that WD hasnt swapped out to cheaper parts after reviews like some other brands have.

I was worried about the speeds of this, feeling it may perform at subpar levels due to the fact its a Blue drive. But, wow...this drive was super smooth to install in my laptop and even better, the speed of it is far above what Id expected. I do some basic gaming on this drive, COD WZ, Prey, and it doesnt have any issues with delivering content at a rapid pace as load times for both are very minimal. The other thing I enjoy is the price point. I purchased this as my original drive was incredibly slow and wasnt loading documents properly. Swapped out and am running a hybrid drive and this one, Ive not had any issues with accessing documents or even startup. Super fast for the price I paid. Granted, you cant compare this against the high end drives, but I think if you would like a faster upgrade but dont need lightning fast accessibility, this is the drive for you.

Good installation is very fast and good for primary storage solutions. If you want a gaming SSD. I recommend spending a little more to get the one with more storage.

I love it! Honestly dont think I can praise it better than this

There is a firmware bug that caused my Linux installation to crash every hour or so (both Fedora 33 and Manjaro). After updating to the latest firmware it works just fine, but you cannot update it from Linux. I had to install Windows (luckily you can get ISOs from Microsoft for free now) just to use the WD updater tool. The drive works great now, but it seems crazy that I need to install Windows to fix a Linux exclusive bug. If youre a broke linux user than the process may be worth you time, but just keep it in mind. Western Digital, at least release a binary of your firmware even if you dont want to write software for Linux.

Very easy to physically install. Satisfied with performance. Not visibly any faster than my replaced SSD. Would help if box had any guide what so ever for formatting, cloning etc. or at least directed to the WD web site.

Seriously, I had to hunt for a screw which in not carried by local computer stores or Best Buy, and hardware stores dont carry de-static versions... Its like buying a car without a steering wheel.