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Testseek.co.uk have collected 153 expert reviews of the Western Digital M.2 Black SN850 Series NVMe PCIe and the average rating is 90%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Western Digital M.2 Black SN850 Series NVMe PCIe.
Award: Editor’s Choice December 2020
December 2020
 
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153 Reviews
Users
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146 Reviews
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The editors liked

  • Supreme speed
  • Solid endurance
  • Reasonble cost per GB
  • Five-year warranty from big name
  • Excellent performance
  • Up to 2TB
  • Competitive prices
  • Heatsink option
  • Excellent all-round performance
  • Exceptional 4K QD1 write speed
  • Large SLC cache
  • Stunning performance
  • WD Dashboard management utility
  • 5-year warranty

The editors didn't like

  • Temps
  • Potentially
  • No heatsink model from the off
  • Can get warm without heatsink
  • No hardware encryption
  • Write speeds vary
  • Heat sink is optional
  • Can get hot under sustained loads
  • Expensive
  • Very expensive
  • Couldn’t hit the maximum 4K figures under testing

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  Published: 2020-11-19, Author: Les , review by: thessdreview.com

  • The strength of the WD_Black SN850 Gen 4 NVMe SSD is a very welcome introduction to the SSD arena as it contains a WD/SanDisk proprietary 8-channel controller that nobody really expected to perform as it does. It is the poker hand that nobody saw coming...

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  Published: 2020-11-13, Author: Nathan , review by: legitreviews.com

  • It is great to see PCIe Gen4 drives to be hitting the storage market in force. It feels like we've been waiting forever for PCIe 4.0 drives to come! The initial performance of the WD_Black SN850 is impressive and the timing of its release is likely no acc...

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  Published: 2020-10-08, Author: Brandon , review by: hothardware.com

  • Abstract:  Western Digital is dialing up the performance with a few new SSDs aimed at enthusiasts. These include the WD_Black SN850, the WD_Black AN1500, and the WD_Black D50 Game Drive, which all take different approaches to delivering blistering data transfer spee...

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  Published: 2021-07-02, Author: Jonathan , review by: aphnetworks.com

  • The Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850 NVMe SSD 1TB is a PCIe 4.0-based NVMe SSD that promises to deliver a totally different level of performance compared to PCIe 3.0-based models. Did it obliterate anything we have seen in the past? Well, let me just say it...

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  Published: 2023-08-04, Author: Chris , review by: gadgetguy.com.au

  • Strong performance, Easy to install, Comes with heatsink for plug-and-play PS5 installation
  • Expensive compared to newer models, Write speed a little slow
  • There are newer and more cost-effective models available, but the WD Black SN850 is a great M.2 SSD for expanding your PS5 or PC storage...

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  Published: 2023-01-10, Author: Ray , review by: cybershack.com.au

  • Great price per TB, Excellent speeds for moderate file sizes, 5-year limited warranty and excellent TBW limits, Acronis True Image Software is included, Lower-profile fits more PCs and laptop
  • Slows to 500MBps on large files, No AES encryption

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  Published: 2021-12-19, Author: James , review by: impulsegamer.com

  • If you're looking to increase your hard drive space on your PS, then the WD_BLACK SN NVMe SSD is an affordable option but best of all, installation is easy and more importantly it burst the GB bubble of the stock PlayStation drive.Recommended!Official PS...

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  Published: 2021-06-12, Author: Michael , review by: cravingtech.com

  • Screams fast and probably the fastest PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD on the planet at the momentProsMad read and write speed1M (million) IOPS random performanceHas RGB lightingComes with heatsink as an optionUp to 2TB capacityConsPriceDo you really need these extra s...

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  Published: 2021-01-31, Author: James , review by: impulsegamer.com

  • If you have the technology on your motherboard or looking to upgrade, the WD_BLACK SN NVMe is a super-sonic storage device that delivers excellent performance. While Windows booted quite fast, not to mention day to day activities such as accessing web pa...

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  Published: 2020-11-30, Author: Jon , review by: goodgearguide.com.au

  • The WD Black SN850 is a fantastic NVMe SSD, proving itself a little to a lot faster writing large files than other drives. The Samsung 980 Pro is a faster reader and probably the better all-around performer, but by a rather slim margin. If you're looking...

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