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Western Digital 250GB WD Blue 3D NAND Internal PC SSD - SATA III 6 Gb/s, 2.5"/7mm, Up to 550 MB/s - WDS250G2B0A

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  • 3D NAND SATA SSD for capacities up to 4TB with enhanced reliability. As used for storage capacity, one terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment.
  • Sequential read speeds up to 560MB/s and sequential write speeds up to 530MB/s. As used for transfer rate or interface, megabyte per second (MB/s) = one million bytes per second and gigabit per second (Gb/s) = one billion bits per second
  • An industry leading 1. 75M hours mean time to failure (MTTF) (1) and up to 600 terabytes written (TBW) (2) for enhanced reliability. (1) MTTF = Mean Time To Failure based on internal testing using Telcordia stress part testing. (2) TBW (terabytes written) values calculated using JEDEC client workload (JESD219) and vary by product capacity
  • WD F. I. T. Lab certification for compatibility with a wide range of computers.
  • 5-year manufacturer's limited

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 3.95 x 2.75 x 0.28 inches; 1.22 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ WDS250G3B0A
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ July 22, 2017
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Western Digital
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B073SB2MXW
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 5,393 ratings

Product Description

The WD Blue 3D NAND SATA SSD utilizes 3D NAND technology for capacities up to 4TB* with enhanced reliability. Featuring an active power draw up to 25% lower** than previous generations of WD Blue SSDs, you’re able to work longer before recharging your laptop, while sequential read speeds up to 560MB/s and sequential write speeds up to 530MB/s give the speed you want for your most demanding computing applications.*** Combined with the free. you can confidently upgrade your system to the WD Blue 3D NAND SATA SSD. |*As used for storage capacity, one terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment. |** Active power draws are up to 25% lower during sequential reads than previous generations of WD Blue SSD at the 500GB capacity point. |***As used for transfer rate or interface, megabyte per second (MB/s) = one million bytes per second and gigabit per second (Gb/s) = one billion bits per second.

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From the manufacturer

WD Blue 3D NAND SATA SSD

Enhanced reliability

You’re able to work longer before recharging your laptop while sequential read speeds up to 560MB/s and sequential write speeds up to 530MB/s give the speed you want for your most demanding computing applications. You can confidently upgrade your system to the WD Blue 3D NAND SATA SSD.

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Customer Reviews
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Ideal For
PC enthusiasts, creative pros Creative pros, media Gamers, hardware enthusiasts Gamers, hardware enthusiasts
Form Factor
SATA 2.5”/7mm & M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280
Interface
SATA III 6 Gb/s PCIe Gen3 8 Gb/s up to 2 lanes PCIe Gen3 8 Gb/s up to 4 lanes PCIe Gen3 8 Gb/s up to 4 lanes
Sequential Read Speed
up to 560 MB/s up to 2,400 MB/s up to 3,470 MB/s up to 3,470 MB/s
Sequential Write Speed
up to 530 MB/s up to 1,950 MB/s up to 3,000 MB/s up to 3,000 MB/s
TBW
up to 600TBW (4TB) up to 600TBW up to 600TBW up to 600TBW
Highest Capacity Available
4TB 1TB 2TB 2TB

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  • SATA SSD
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    4.8 out of 5 stars
    4.8 out of 5
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    Customers say

    Customers like the quality, ease of installation, value, and speed of the computer drive. For example, they mention it works great, is easy to install, and is worth the reasonable price. Customers are also impresseded with the speed, saying it enables fast boots, responsive applications, and reduces load times. That said, opinions are mixed on cloning.

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    217 customers mention195 positive22 negative

    Customers like the quality of the computer drive. They say it works great, has good performance, and has no issues. Customers are also impressed with the physical product and the overall response has improved. They mention the packaging was great and top notch, and the drive is reliable, fast, and easy to maintain.

    "...They are reliable, fast, and easy to maintain.There are other drives out there that are faster, of course...." Read more

    "...The ssd has brought new life to my laptop, helping me delay the cost of replacement...." Read more

    "I installed the WD Blue 3D NAND 250gb SSD in my 2012 MacBook Pro. Works great!..." Read more

    "This is a good value and has good performance. I bought a few of these to upgrade the computers in our office. I also bought a few Crucial drives...." Read more

    147 customers mention139 positive8 negative

    Customers find the installation process of the hard drive to be easy. They mention that it's faster and less vulnerable than the original traditional, it can significantly speed up your system, and it downloaded quickly. They also say that apps and windows open quickly, and updates are very fast. Overall, customers are satisfied with the ease of installation and performance of the drive.

    "...It's straightforward. First, install the SSD by running a SATA III cable from the SSD to an empty SATA slot on the Motherboard (they are labeled)...." Read more

    "...They are reliable, fast, and easy to maintain.There are other drives out there that are faster, of course...." Read more

    "...It downloaded quickly, was easy to use, and appears to have made a flawless clone of my then current hdd...." Read more

    "...This drive is a breeze to install, and can significantly speed up your system if your nearing maximum capacity on another drive, or still using a..." Read more

    73 customers mention65 positive8 negative

    Customers like the value of the computer drive. They say it's worth the reasonable price, a budget-friendly SSD, and a great asset for any low budget rig. Customers also mention that it'll boost response time and is fast for the price.

    "This is a good value and has good performance. I bought a few of these to upgrade the computers in our office. I also bought a few Crucial drives...." Read more

    "...is an absolute workhorse for everyday use and applications, and at a fair price of only $40 amongst others your getting the Western Digital name..." Read more

    "...For the application I used these for performance was needed but also low cost...." Read more

    "...this unit is not the sexiest, nor the fastest, it was undeniably the cheapest and it is a quality brand with a long history of quality products." Read more

    41 customers mention31 positive10 negative

    Customers like the speed of the drive. They say that it enables fast boots, responsive applications, and reduces load times. They also say that the drive improves disc I/O times substantially, prevents system slowdown, and that it can boost response time and boot times to new heights. Customers also mention that the product is silent and has no spin up time.

    "...The increase in speed is nice, and #1 reason I did this, the fact that my original hdd will now serve as my reliable backup, is a bonus...." Read more

    "...This cleans up unused deleted blocks of data and prevents your system from slowing down after lots of disk usage." Read more

    "...Boot times and disc I/O times improved substantially...." Read more

    "...also had a 1 TB 7200 rpm SATA and I could tell it was slowing the machine down tremendously...." Read more

    8 customers mention8 positive0 negative

    Customers are satisfied with the durability of the computer drive. They mention that it is quiet, reliable, and purrs like a mute kitten.

    "...So far, it's purring like a mute kitten and I couldn't be happier." Read more

    "...The drive is not only extremely quiet but very fast. The system boots in about 1/3 the time of the old drive." Read more

    "...The drive is faster and silent compared to a HDD. The build quality of the chassis is a bit on the flimsy side...." Read more

    "...Completely silent and no heat. Perfect for OS and software. I use two standard HDD's for mass file storage and backup...." Read more

    6 customers mention6 positive0 negative

    Customers find the computer drive easy to use. They mention it's perfect for the casual computer user, an absolute workhorse for everyday use and applications, and a great choice for any user level laptop.

    "...It downloaded quickly, was easy to use, and appears to have made a flawless clone of my then current hdd...." Read more

    "...This is an absolute workhorse for everyday use and applications, and at a fair price of only $40 amongst others your getting the Western Digital..." Read more

    "...many SSDs with varying storage capacities, this one is perfect for the casual computer user. Gamers of course use/need bigger drives...." Read more

    "...The pc is much nicer to use now." Read more

    5 customers mention5 positive0 negative

    Customers like the compactness of the hard drive. They mention it's fast, stable, and fits perfectly well in their laptop. Some say that it'll fit their windows on it, so their PC boots up instantly.

    "...I use it to run my OS and a few games. its fast, its stable, and it small. love it." Read more

    "Fits my windows on it so my pc boots up instantly and when playing my MMO RPG I installed it to this SSD and it has a noticeable loading time..." Read more

    "...Boot time decreased from minutes to seconds. Fit perfectly well in the laptop." Read more

    "Highly Rated & As Fast And As Large As I Need..." Read more

    14 customers mention8 positive6 negative

    Customers are mixed about the cloning of the computer drive. Some mention that it's easy to clo ne it from their old drive, using top-notch closing software. However, others say that it is difficult to remaat the SSD, and the resulting clones are not good for the SSD.

    "...tray installed in an iSTAR-USA docking system, so it's really easy to duplicate this item even when its in the tray. No issues so far" Read more

    "...Software issues, fail cloning, etc.... Western Digital says it is free and a 3rd party program, so offers no help or fixes...." Read more

    "...cloning is easy. going from platter to ssd is a quick solution for adding life and speed to your laptop. 250GB or 500GB SSD is a good choice...." Read more

    "...price is amazing... (on both that is). Though the clone software is really annoying... I had to reformat the Ssd twice, and Trim once but after that..." Read more

    Highly Rated & As Fast And As Large As I Need
    5 Stars
    Highly Rated & As Fast And As Large As I Need
    This was quite easy to setup as far as the SSD is concerned. I cleaned up my Desktop and emptied my Recycle Bin so as not to bring all that to the SSD when cloning. I chose a 250GB SSD since I only install Windows and other programs on it. All my data is on another disk, as is the Paging File. The software I used for cloning was the free version of Acronis True Image WD Edition (useable as long as you have one WD drive configured). It's straightforward. First, install the SSD by running a SATA III cable from the SSD to an empty SATA slot on the Motherboard (they are labeled). Attach an unused power cable to the SSD. The system will recognize it after you boot it and at some point Windows will show “You must initialize a disk before Logical Disk Manager can access it” i.e. make it an MBR or GPT disk. It's quick (there are brief articles explaining this). Then run Acronis. Select the disks HDD (source) SSD (destination) and it does the rest (unless you want to adjust the partition sizes – not recommended). Acronis did everything necessary and made it bootable and it got entered into the boot options in BIOS. The difficulty was getting the system to boot from the SSD with the UEFI BIOS. The problem seemed to be that there were multiple copies of the Windows Boot Manager (IDK why) which left me with no idea which was being used to boot the system. I restored the BIOS to the Default values (there was an option there). That cleared up that problem and system recognized the SSD when I first booted (I confirm it with an F2 – BIOS). Everything worked fine from that point on. Unfortunately, I could find no information on this. You seem to just have to hack your way through it. That's Dell's problem. The SSD was easy.
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    This was quite easy to setup as far as the SSD is concerned. I cleaned up my Desktop and emptied my Recycle Bin so as not to bring all that to the SSD when cloning. I chose a 250GB SSD since I only install Windows and other programs on it. All my data is on another disk, as is the Paging File. The software I used for cloning was the free version of Acronis True Image WD Edition (useable as long as you have one WD drive configured). It's straightforward. First, install the SSD by running a SATA III cable from the SSD to an empty SATA slot on the Motherboard (they are labeled). Attach an unused power cable to the SSD. The system will recognize it after you boot it and at some point Windows will show “You must initialize a disk before Logical Disk Manager can access it” i.e. make it an MBR or GPT disk. It's quick (there are brief articles explaining this). Then run Acronis. Select the disks HDD (source) SSD (destination) and it does the rest (unless you want to adjust the partition sizes – not recommended). Acronis did everything necessary and made it bootable and it got entered into the boot options in BIOS. The difficulty was getting the system to boot from the SSD with the UEFI BIOS. The problem seemed to be that there were multiple copies of the Windows Boot Manager (IDK why) which left me with no idea which was being used to boot the system. I restored the BIOS to the Default values (there was an option there). That cleared up that problem and system recognized the SSD when I first booted (I confirm it with an F2 – BIOS). Everything worked fine from that point on. Unfortunately, I could find no information on this. You seem to just have to hack your way through it. That's Dell's problem. The SSD was easy.
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    Gilberto Scapini
    5.0 out of 5 stars Recomendo
    Reviewed in Brazil on December 13, 2023
    Vibhor Mathur
    5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant product, excellent read and write speed
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 28, 2020
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    Echolon
    5.0 out of 5 stars Gute SSD ...
    Reviewed in Germany on January 15, 2024
    3 people found this helpful
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    Cosimo
    5.0 out of 5 stars Rapporto qualita-prezzo da PAZZI!!!
    Reviewed in Italy on November 22, 2018
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Rapporto qualita-prezzo da PAZZI!!!
    Reviewed in Italy on November 22, 2018
    Preso durante il black friday per velocizzare il pc fisso; non è facile trovare un prodotto con un rapporto qualità-prezzo così elevato. Il prodotto era uno dei pochi migliori SSD che la scheda madre supportasse, ho dovuto scegliere con attenzione e devo dire che dai benchmark, il prodotto risulta valido e rispecchia le specifiche di casa WD in tutto.
    Allego, per puro scopo informativo, un'immagine del test sull'SSD da 250GB in mio possesso. I dati illustati non mentono e neanche la cara WD; molto soddisfatto!!!
    Prima di poter scrivere questa recensione però, ho dovuto faticare molto per istallarlo e avviarlo dato che, non sapendo lo stile di partizione del disco (WD HDD 1TB Blue) principale che era MBR, sono dovuto andare un po' a caso (per mancanza di tempo); il risultato è stato un'inizializzazione in GPT (invece di MBR) e clonazione da HDD MBR che all'avvio dell'SSD portava a crash continuo... Risolto con un po' di pazienza cambiando stile di partizione e ri-clonando tutto :(
    NA' FATICACCIA!!!
    Nel complesso un ottimo prodotto che a 47,90€ non è secondo a nessuno se parliamo di prodotti di un certo livello.
    Amazon sempre puntuale, imballaggio medio/ottimo e prodotto arrivato senza danni o problemi :D.
    Prendetelo se ne avete bisogno ma, ATTENZIONE alla compatibilità!!!
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    Fábio de Morais
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente SSD!
    Reviewed in Brazil on May 22, 2020