and the fact that the WD Blue 3D ships in the M.2 form factor, while the Ultra 3D does not. Beyond that, they’re peas in a pod. Given their superior performance compared to other TLC NAND drives ...

Based on these results, the use of 3D NAND technology doesn’t necessarily mean insanely fast speed in the case of the WD Blue and SanDisk Ultra units we tested. The emphasis, it seems ...

Today, we’ve got a great deal on one of our favorite drives: Amazon’s selling the 1TB WD Blue 3D NAND SSD for $199. That’s $30 off its most recent price, and the all-time historical low for ...

64-layer 3D NAND Flash technology affords higher capacities and performance at similar endurance levels to standard legacy MLC NAND SSD products. The new WD Blue 3D NAND SATA SSD and SanDisk Ultra ...

Internally the WD Blue with 3D NAND and new SanDisk Ultra 3D are virtually identical, but the drives will target different distribution channels. The WD Blue 3D is for do-it-yourselfers and is ...

Western Digital's 3D NAND Blue range of solid-state drives ... I installed a handful of games on the WD Blue — GTA V, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Witcher 3 and X3: Albion Prelude.

Western Digital will sell the WD Blue 3D NAND SATA SSDs in two form factors and four capacities. They'll be available as 2.5" drives or M.2 2280 sticks. As expected with the dense 64-layer flash ...

WD Blue® 3D NAND SATA SSD—Powered by Western Digital® 3D NAND Targeting DIY enthusiasts, resellers and system builders, WD Blue 3D NAND SATA SSDs boast an industry-leading 1.75M hours MTTF ...

Western Digital has revealed the world's first consumer 64-layer 3D NAND SSDs: the WD Blue 3D NAND SATA SSD, which targets DIY enthusiasts, resellers and system builders, and the SanDisk Ultra 3D ...

Every single one of those drives pumps out far superior scores in everything from sequential tests to 3D ... the WD Blue ...

Since the WD Blue SN570 launched ... the new SN570 uses BiCS 5 112-layer 3D TLC NAND flash memory. What this means in plain English is that the SN570 is significantly quicker than the SN550.

the WD Blue with 3D NAND and SanDisk Ultra 3D are bumping into the limitations of the SATA interface. With that said, the drives still represent a massive upgrade over traditional spinning hard ...