Western Digital Red WD ™ SA500 SATA SSD 2,5"/7 mm POWERED BY SANDISK 500 GB

Western Digital Red WD ™ SA500 SATA SSD 2,5"/7 mm POWERED BY SANDISK 500 GB

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Superior endurance for 24x7 environments. Purpose-built for NAS with proven Western Digital 3D NAND. Reduced latency, improved responsiveness for demanding applications. 2.5” and M.2 form factors fit modern NAS slots. Capacities from 500GB up to 4TB1 (2.5” only) to meet your storage needs. Supercharge your NAS. Boost your NAS system’s performance and responsiveness with the WD Red™ SA500 NAS SATA SSD. Since your NAS system is always on, a reliable drive is essential. Unlike standard SSDs, WD Red NAS SATA SSDs are specifically designed and tested for 24/7 usage. This durability together with efficient caching of big files make these drives ideal for OLTP databases, multi-user environments, photo rendering, 4k and 8k video editing and other demanding applications. With 2.5” and M.2 form factors and capacities from 500GB up to 4TB1 (2.5” only), the WD Red SA500 NAS SATA SSD lets you optimize your existing or next NAS system for superior performance and endurance.. The Drive For NAS. Speed. Optimized for caching in NAS systems to rapidly access your most frequently used content. Endurance. For tough workloads demanded by NAS, giving you the reliability you need in a 24/7 environment. Flexible. Available in 2.5” and M.2 form factors so you can upgrade your existing NAS system or design a new one from scratch. Features. Certification. FCC, UL, TUV, KC, BSMI, VCCI. TBW rating. 350. Windows operating systems supported. Yes. Mean time between failures (MTBF). 1750000 h. Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate (UBER). < 1 per 10^17 bits read. S.M.A.R.T. support. Yes. TRIM support. Yes. Random write (4KB). 85000 IOPS. Random read (4KB). 95000 IOPS. Write speed. 530 MB/s. Read speed. 560 MB/s. Data transfer rate. 6 Gbit/s. Component for. PC/Laptop. Memory type. 3D NAND. NVMe. No. Interface. Serial ATA III. SSD form factor. 2.5". SSD capacity. 500 GB. Power. Power consumption (sleep). 0.012 W. Power consumption (write). 3.35 W. Power consumption (read). 2.05 W. Operating voltage. 5 V. Weight & dimensions. Weight. 37.4 g. Height. 7 mm. Depth. 100.2 mm. Width. 69.8 mm. General. Product family. Red. Operational conditions. Operating shock. 1500 G. Non-operating vibration. 4.9 G. Operating vibration. 5 G. Storage temperature (T-T). -55 - 85 °C. Operating temperature (T-T). 0 - 70 °C. Logistics data. Harmonized System (HS) code. 84717070. leaflet

Full specifications

Marque Western Digital
Référence fabricant wds500g1r0a68a4w0
EAN 0718037872346

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Market price ranges in 2026

RangeIndicative price
Entry-levelUnder 384300 £
Mid-range384300 £ to 896710 £
High-endOver 896710 £

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