Testseek.co.uk have collected 97 expert reviews of the Western Digital M.2 2280 Blue SN550 Series NVMe PCIe and the average rating is 85%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Western Digital M.2 2280 Blue SN550 Series NVMe PCIe.
March 2020
(85%)
97 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(96%)
101 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
85010097
The editors liked
Solid performance
Excellent value
Five-year warranty as standard
Competitive performance
Affordable and efficient
5-year warranty
96-Layer NAND
Overall performance
The editors didn't like
Not available in 2TB capacity
No hardware security
1TB maximum capacity
Not pretty
Small SLC cache
Power optimization on desktops could be better
Couldn't match the official 4K speeds with our standard tests
Kitguru says
WD's SN550 Blue is an impressive drive for the mainstream market and is a marked improvement on its predecessor in both the technology used and performance gained as a result
Published: 2020-06-30, Author: Michael , review by: cravingtech.com
Great performance NVMe SSD with a great, affordable pricePros1TB NVMe SSD is still affordable!Fast read and write speedStands good in the competitionConsThe Blue colour may not fit your PC build's themeYou may also likeLexar's first Portable SSD is small...
Abstract: The once exotic NVMe SSD is now fully mainstream. The average enthusiast has at least one, and OEMs are typically including them in their base products. When NVMe SSDs started to become affordable for the masses, the focus was all on sequential performanc...
Abstract: WD's new Blue SN550 is a nice improvement on the older SN500, though it still isn't going to worry the competition with its performance. However, other vendors sure won't be happy that it's 10 cents per gigabyte at the 1TB capacity.The WD Blue SN550 is a...
Abstract: Today, you'd be forgiven for thinking that " SSD " stood for "seriously speedy drive." Indeed, we'd lobby for that change. Why? Over the last five years, solid-state drives (SSDs) have changed their shapes, speeds, and storage stripes with such agility th...
Published: 2021-02-06, Author: John , review by: in.pcmag.com
Abstract: Today, you'd be forgiven for thinking that " SSD " stood for "seriously speedy drive." Indeed, we'd lobby for that change. Why? Over the last five years, solid-state drives (SSDs) have changed their shapes, speeds, and storage stripes with such agility th...
Bottom LineThe WD Blue SN550 offers up a great value in a PCI Express-based M.2 solid-state drive, holding its own in our tests against drives almost twice its cost...
Abstract: Just a few years ago, most of the users building a custom PC would opt for a small-capacity SSD for the operating system and pair it with a high-capacity HDD to store data. SSDs were expensive back then, in fact, they were as expensive as a computer.The p...
Published: 2020-10-07, Author: Vernon , review by: vernonchan.com
Excellent performance for the price, Meets and exceeds manufacturer claims, Good thermal performance, 600TBW and 5-year warranty, Affordable and great value
Plain jane aesthetics, Verdict, Thanks to its affordable pricing and overall punchy performance, the SN550 gets a thumbs up for me. For those on a budget but do not want to sacrifice on performance should give this drive a shot. I know I'm going to add a
Thanks to its affordable pricing and overall punchy performance, the SN550 gets a thumbs up for me. For those on a budget but do not want to sacrifice on performance should give this drive a shot. I know I'm going to add a couple of these to my current an...
Published: 2020-05-17, Author: John , review by: lowyat.net
If you're aiming towards getting an NVMe SSD that sports above average speeds and isn't going to hurt your wallet too much, then the answer is a resounding yes. At RM589 for 1TB and with a 5-year warranty, the WD Blue SN550 1TB is, in my opinion, a worthw...
Reasonable performance for DRAMless SSD, Good price, Compatible with WD SSD Dashboard, 5 years warranty,
Don't handle large files really well,
Based on our benchmark results, we can say that the WD Blue SN550 is more of a consumer-grade SSD that is designed for normal usage i.e casual gaming and general use for basic workloads. If you're looking for a more storage-intensive option for your next...
