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Rank 22 out of 68 Summarized in this category Rankings based on: • Pros-to-cons ratio • Number of reviews • Category average

Western Digital

1TB SSD

Name: 1TB SSD
Brand: Western Digital

around $99

All prices are estimates and may vary from actual prices.

228 Pros

77%
23 reviews (2h 32m)

67 Cons

The Western Digital 1TB SSD delivers a significant performance boost over traditional hard drives and even some older SSDs, making it a compelling upgrade for gamers and content creators. Experience blazing-fast boot times, snappy application loading, and dramatically reduced game load screens. This Gen4 NVMe drive boasts impressive read and writ...

Summary of pros and cons from human reviewers, put together by AI

85%

106 vs 18

Performance

71%

20 vs 8

Features

74%

14 vs 5

Compatibility

68%

17 vs 8

Price

69%

18 vs 8

Durability

Reviewer verdict

Across 23 YouTube reviews, the Western Digital 1TB SSD earns an Index score of 4.1/5, ranking #22 among SSDs. Reviewers most often praise its performance, form factor, features, while the most common criticisms concern performance, software.

Reviewers praise the 1TB SSD for its consistently high performance, noting dramatic speed improvements over HDDs and strong gains versus many other SSDs across gaming, loading, booting and large file transfers (performance was the most-mentioned positive theme, appearing in roughly half of pro mentions). The drive’s compact, lightweight M.2/form-factor and portable-friendly enclosure are frequently highlighted as convenient for laptops, consoles and small builds. Many reviewers also call out useful features and software such as heatsinks, game-mode and vendor utilities, and they report good reliability/endurance and an attractive price-to-capacity value in multiple reviews. Overall the consensus is that this 1TB SSD delivers fast, practical everyday and gaming performance with a small, durable package that offers solid value for many buyers.

Criticisms center mostly on performance caveats and variability: several reviewers found it slower than some competing Samsung and higher-end WD models, reported throttling/overheating without a heatsink, and noted real-world speeds sometimes below advertised figures. Software and setup issues were mentioned by multiple reviewers, including migration tools that failed to recognize the drive and game mode inconsistencies. Other recurring downsides include occasional reliability/transfer errors reported by some users, higher-than-expected price in a few comparisons, and compatibility limits for newer interfaces on some systems.

Analysis based on 23 YouTube reviews (2h 32m of video) with 228 pros and 67 cons extracted.

Pros (228)

Performance (106)

10% of the difference is a nice step up ▶ WD Black SN850X Gen4 NVMe SSD Review @ 5:06
significant improvement over the sn850 ▶ WD Black SN850X Gen4 NVMe SSD Review @ 5:31
383 megabyte per second write speed ▶ MyPassport 1TB SSD Review @ 1:56
the WD blue SSD is noticeably faster across all of the categories ▶ Should You Upgrade To An SSD? - WD BLUE SSD @ 3:14
does really well in every test that actually matters and then especially so in gaming related tasks ▶ WD Black SN850X Gen4 NVMe SSD Review @ 12:12
shows a much bigger improvement over the old sn850 ▶ WD Black SN850X Gen4 NVMe SSD Review @ 5:00
462 megabyte per second read speed ▶ MyPassport 1TB SSD Review @ 1:36
worked quite quickly ▶ MyPassport 1TB SSD Review @ 2:59
high performance Gen 4 SSD ▶ WD Black SN850X Gen4 NVMe SSD Review @ 0:06
really shines in the full 3dmark storage Suite which includes a lot of gaming related tasks like loading games like installing games like recording and saving games as well as moving game folders ▶ WD Black SN850X Gen4 NVMe SSD Review @ 6:36
ahead of everything else by a comfortable margin including the new 990 Pro from Samsung ▶ WD Black SN850X Gen4 NVMe SSD Review @ 7:06
both speed tests are really really good ▶ MyPassport 1TB SSD Review @ 2:03
quite impressed with it to be fair ▶ WD Black2 1TB Dual Drive SSD BENCHMARK & REVIEW @ 1:32
401 megabyte per second read ▶ MyPassport 1TB SSD Review @ 1:58
read and write speeds of up up to 545 and 525 mbes respectively which is very accurate ▶ Should You Upgrade To An SSD? - WD BLUE SSD @ 2:58
read score of 532 mbytes and a right score of 522 ▶ Should You Upgrade To An SSD? - WD BLUE SSD @ 3:05
the WD BL SSD offers noticeably faster speeds in terms of booting transferring and even loading times ▶ Should You Upgrade To An SSD? - WD BLUE SSD @ 3:46
434 megabytes per second write speed ▶ MyPassport 1TB SSD Review @ 1:33
one of the fastest drives on the market ▶ WD Black SN850X Gen4 NVMe SSD Review @ 0:09
equally as quick as an ssd in actual practical use ▶ WD Black2 1TB Dual Drive SSD BENCHMARK & REVIEW @ 1:46
sets a new record of 772 megabytes per second average which is some comfortably ahead of every other SSD on this list ▶ WD Black SN850X Gen4 NVMe SSD Review @ 6:56
still get some really good speeds ▶ MyPassport 1TB SSD Review @ 2:37
responsive it works really well ▶ WD Black2 1TB Dual Drive SSD BENCHMARK & REVIEW @ 1:40
and if you are a gamer or content creator, it will be more than sufficient for you ▶ Unboxing & Review WD - Western Digital Blue SN550 NVMe SSD 1 @ 6:05
in the first place which is about 10% ahead of the 990 Pro ▶ WD Black SN850X Gen4 NVMe SSD Review @ 7:41
performs better than the sn850 ▶ WD Black SN850X Gen4 NVMe SSD Review @ 12:07
actually shows a bigger benefit in gaming benchmarks ▶ WD Black SN850X Gen4 NVMe SSD Review @ 12:25
supposed to be even faster ▶ WD Black SN850X Gen4 NVMe SSD Review @ 0:25
adding an SSD to your notebook or desktop PC is a very quick way to increase loading and transfer speeds ▶ Should You Upgrade To An SSD? - WD BLUE SSD @ 0:40
so transferring the files between drives, its really fast ▶ Unboxing & Review WD - Western Digital Blue SN550 NVMe SSD 1 @ 5:28
one of the fastest drives in this test ▶ WD Black SN850X Gen4 NVMe SSD Review @ 3:46
absolutely fantastic experience ▶ WD Black2 1TB Dual Drive SSD BENCHMARK & REVIEW @ 2:05
fast and reliable ▶ WD Black2 1TB Dual Drive SSD BENCHMARK & REVIEW @ 4:18
it took only 3 seconds to copy the file ▶ Unboxing & Review WD - Western Digital Blue SN550 NVMe SSD 1 @ 5:02
about 3 seconds ▶ Unboxing & Review WD - Western Digital Blue SN550 NVMe SSD 1 @ 5:25
pretty quick snappy impressive system to use ▶ WD Black2 1TB Dual Drive SSD BENCHMARK & REVIEW @ 1:37
very snappy very quick ▶ WD Black2 1TB Dual Drive SSD BENCHMARK & REVIEW @ 1:57
one of the fastest i've tried so far ▶ High-speed, tiny portable SSD! WD My Passport 1TB SSD review @ 4:03
fast enough ▶ High-speed, tiny portable SSD! WD My Passport 1TB SSD review @ 4:01
by far the fastest one by a long shot ▶ The World's FASTEST USB Drive Has a Problem..... @ 7:12
still one of the fastest drives on the market right now for the USB 3.2 interface ▶ The World's FASTEST USB Drive Has a Problem..... @ 9:32
this drive is still a huge upgrade over my 7200 revolutions per minute hdd ▶ Review: Western Digital 1TB WD Blue 3D NAND Intern @ 0:32
actually did 3.5 gigabytes per second reads ▶ Best NVMe SSD? | WD Black 1TB Review @ 0:57
sustained over one gigabyte per second ▶ Best NVMe SSD? | WD Black 1TB Review @ 1:59
experience the speed absolutely amazing ▶ Western Digital 1TB SSD Review - And Benchmarks @ 4:48
speeds up to 7 300 megabytes per second ▶ WD_BLACK's fastest SSD | SN850X review @ 1:15
improved latency by prioritizing reads over writes ▶ WD_BLACK's fastest SSD | SN850X review @ 2:17
now it works very smoothly it run fast very happy with the unit ▶ Review: Western Digital 1TB WD Blue 3D NAND Intern @ 4:13
incredibly impressive ▶ Best NVMe SSD? | WD Black 1TB Review @ 1:19
ridiculously fast ▶ The World's FASTEST USB Drive Has a Problem..... @ 7:00
it's fast and runs stable so far ▶ Review: Western Digital 1TB WD Blue 3D NAND Intern @ 0:15
it's like having a brand new computer ▶ Review: Western Digital 1TB WD Blue 3D NAND Intern @ 1:11
pretty darn fast it's pretty amazing ▶ Western Digital 1TB SSD Review - And Benchmarks @ 3:02
fastest m.2 nvme drive WD black has ever released ▶ WD_BLACK's fastest SSD | SN850X review @ 0:12
there is no lag whatsoever ▶ Review: Western Digital 1TB WD Blue 3D NAND Intern @ 0:06
difference is amazing boot time is way faster programs open very fast and the overall speed is flawless ▶ Review: Western Digital 1TB WD Blue 3D NAND Intern @ 1:03
same or very similar performance to Samsung 970 Pro ▶ Best NVMe SSD? | WD Black 1TB Review @ 0:37
fastest drive I've had ▶ Best NVMe SSD? | WD Black 1TB Review @ 1:57
you will not believe the increase in speed you will gain anywhere from 50 to 400 percent faster boot times and programs like Firefox Chrome will instantaneously ▶ Western Digital 1TB SSD Review - And Benchmarks @ 0:46
just as fast as the SanDisk pro xstream SSD ▶ The World's FASTEST USB Drive Has a Problem..... @ 7:20
almost matches our go to Thunderbolt 3 Drive ▶ The World's FASTEST USB Drive Has a Problem..... @ 7:06
fast when it's fast it's fast ▶ The World's FASTEST USB Drive Has a Problem..... @ 8:25
up to 2 point 8 gigabytes per second writes ▶ Best NVMe SSD? | WD Black 1TB Review @ 1:16
incredibly impressive and incredibly fast drive ▶ Best NVMe SSD? | WD Black 1TB Review @ 2:05
the increase in speed and the boot times are about four hundred percent faster boot time and programs like Firefox which I use every day reload instantaneously ▶ Western Digital 1TB SSD Review - And Benchmarks @ 1:33
performs as advertised it managed to reach the speed as what they've claimed which is 1000 ▶ High-speed, tiny portable SSD! WD My Passport 1TB SSD review @ 3:42
didn't throttle at any points (without heatsink) ▶ Best NVMe SSD? | WD Black 1TB Review @ 2:35
performant m2 SSD ▶ Best NVMe SSD? | WD Black 1TB Review @ 0:06
3.4 gigabytes per second reads ▶ Best NVMe SSD? | WD Black 1TB Review @ 0:52
the performance increase it's just absolutely stunning ▶ Western Digital 1TB SSD Review - And Benchmarks @ 1:45
fantastic option. definitely rivals the 970 pro ▶ Best NVMe SSD? | WD Black 1TB Review @ 3:23
it's got a 7250 megabyte read speed, so it it should be uh should be pretty good ▶ My Review of the WD_BLACK 1TB SN7100 NVMe Internal Gaming SS @ 0:34
WD Black uh one terbte uh SSD card is working great ▶ My Review of the WD_BLACK 1TB SN7100 NVMe Internal Gaming SS @ 7:30
just under the actual performance of the actual sn850 drive ▶ Western Digital Gen 4 SSD - SN770 - Review and Installation @ 3:44
they're actually pretty good performing the performance is pretty good for data storage ▶ Why are WD Blue HDD's so popular? Western Digital Blue 1TB R @ 3:21
rated speed is pretty much very accurate ▶ Western Digital Gen 4 SSD - SN770 - Review and Installation @ 2:44
64 megabyte cache that's going to help the drive keep up with the your fast system ▶ Only Buy The Western Digital Blue 1TB SATA3 6Gb/s Hard Drive @ 2:51
really good results for a drive that will be mainly used as file storage ▶ Only Buy The Western Digital Blue 1TB SATA3 6Gb/s Hard Drive @ 6:04
transfer rate is 1050 megabits per second ▶ Western Digital 1TB SSD | Unboxing @ 1:37
got about 5 000 on the read and write with my two terabyte drive that's really quite impressive ▶ Western Digital Gen 4 SSD - SN770 - Review and Installation @ 2:47
this is gonna be a lifesaver in terms of videos ▶ Western Digital 1TB SSD | Unboxing @ 2:53
7200 rotations per minute now that's pretty fast and that's what you would want from a drive like this in order to have those nice fast and snappy access rates to your storage ▶ Only Buy The Western Digital Blue 1TB SATA3 6Gb/s Hard Drive @ 3:25
this particular Blue Drive is really great for everyday use ▶ Are 1tb SSD's Worth It? WD SSD Review | Noob to Master @ 1:10
the blue drive right here promises about 500 read and right speeds which is pretty good ▶ Are 1tb SSD's Worth It? WD SSD Review | Noob to Master @ 3:01
one terabyte gen four with speeds up to seven thousand megabits a second ▶ Western Digital WD Black SSD 1TB SN850 NVMe Gen 4 M.2 drive @ 0:55
a blue Drive is really great for having as a everyday drive that you use on your computer ▶ Are 1tb SSD's Worth It? WD SSD Review | Noob to Master @ 1:22
results are quite good ▶ Only Buy The Western Digital Blue 1TB SATA3 6Gb/s Hard Drive @ 5:01
if you're going to be running your your operating system or your games is really great to have a blue Drive ▶ Are 1tb SSD's Worth It? WD SSD Review | Noob to Master @ 1:30
performs rather nice, nice fast data transfer speeds ▶ Only Buy The Western Digital Blue 1TB SATA3 6Gb/s Hard Drive @ 6:18
SATA interface will allow quite a nice transfer rate ▶ Only Buy The Western Digital Blue 1TB SATA3 6Gb/s Hard Drive @ 2:37
148 megabytes per second this is quite a good transfer rate ▶ Only Buy The Western Digital Blue 1TB SATA3 6Gb/s Hard Drive @ 5:14
claimed read and write speeds for the solid state versus hard disk drives ▶ WD Blue 1TB Internal SSD Testing, Review & Install Guide @ 2:07
one terabyte of storage can store my raw videos as i edit them and it's going to work directly off of this so it should be super fast and help my editing a lot more ▶ Western Digital WD Black SSD 1TB SN850 NVMe Gen 4 M.2 drive @ 2:10
that's going to give me that extra one terabyte of space and super fast access ▶ Western Digital WD Black SSD 1TB SN850 NVMe Gen 4 M.2 drive @ 4:06
three fast you know read and write speeds ▶ WD Black SN750 (1TB) Review: This SSD is FAST!! @ 6:47
write speed this will give you 2.5 gigabytes per second so 2500 plus and that's also no slouch that's pretty good in my opinion ▶ WD Black SN750 (1TB) Review: This SSD is FAST!! @ 5:20
up to 2.5 times faster than a regular portable hard drive ▶ WD My Passport GO Portable Solid State Drive SSD 1TB Unboxin @ 2:30
the performance is going to really max out that SATA bandwidth ▶ Western Digital WD BLUE 3D NAND 1TB SATA M.2 2280 REVIEW @ 6:57
545 Mond read speed and a 525 Mond right speed ▶ WD Blue 1TB Internal SSD Testing, Review & Install Guide @ 2:22
help enormously if you're a heavy multitasker and you like to have a lot of different programs running simultaneously ▶ WD Blue 1TB Internal SSD Testing, Review & Install Guide @ 3:17
this one is 35 times faster compared to a normal hard drive ▶ WD Black SN750 (1TB) Review: This SSD is FAST!! @ 4:45
seven times more faster compared to a normal SSD ▶ WD Black SN750 (1TB) Review: This SSD is FAST!! @ 5:09
very good read and write specifications ▶ Western Digital Gen 4 SSD - SN770 - Review and Installation @ 0:16
really fast ▶ WD My Passport GO Portable Solid State Drive SSD 1TB Unboxin @ 6:14
good fantasies for people who want to move a large amount of data like hundreds of gigabytes from the PC to the SSD and back and forth they deal with a lot of data and they do a lot of read and write copy pasting and they want it to happen faster ▶ WD Black SN750 (1TB) Review: This SSD is FAST!! @ 3:34
if you're a video editor you can import a lot of data you know a lot of video footage and audio and stuff like that really quickly rendering becomes faster ▶ WD Black SN750 (1TB) Review: This SSD is FAST!! @ 3:25

Form Factor (24)

very small ▶ MyPassport 1TB SSD Review @ 0:28
light ▶ MyPassport 1TB SSD Review @ 0:28
looks quite good ▶ MyPassport 1TB SSD Review @ 0:25
really good solution for mobile storage ▶ MyPassport 1TB SSD Review @ 3:05
in matter of size it is a very small drive ▶ Unboxing & Review WD - Western Digital Blue SN550 NVMe SSD 1 @ 3:00
the compact form factor ▶ Should You Upgrade To An SSD? - WD BLUE SSD @ 1:15
looks amazing ▶ The World's FASTEST USB Drive Has a Problem..... @ 2:25
one of the best if not the best looking external drives ▶ The World's FASTEST USB Drive Has a Problem..... @ 2:41
the form factor is really nice because it can really fit into your wallet with ease without bulging up too much ▶ High-speed, tiny portable SSD! WD My Passport 1TB SSD review @ 1:42
really like the font choice engraved at the top it really suits the design ▶ The World's FASTEST USB Drive Has a Problem..... @ 2:35
used in a small home server pc great for keeping things small and compact ▶ Review: Western Digital 1TB WD Blue 3D NAND Intern @ 0:48
love this matte black finish ▶ The World's FASTEST USB Drive Has a Problem..... @ 2:27
very lightweight ▶ High-speed, tiny portable SSD! WD My Passport 1TB SSD review @ 0:11
very comfortable to grab ▶ High-speed, tiny portable SSD! WD My Passport 1TB SSD review @ 1:32
ergonomic enclosure which is very easy to hold on ▶ High-speed, tiny portable SSD! WD My Passport 1TB SSD review @ 1:27
super like dude this is like why I like solid state draws too there's really nothing to it it is Tiny look at my hand this is like this is it and this is one terabyte super compact super nice ▶ Western Digital 1TB SSD | Unboxing @ 2:02
portable storage tough ssd ▶ WD My Passport GO Portable Solid State Drive SSD 1TB Unboxin @ 2:06
super small to go into a console or a computer ▶ Western Digital WD Black SSD 1TB SN850 NVMe Gen 4 M.2 drive @ 1:16
no components on this side of the board and that ensures now this will be safe during an installation in your PC ▶ Only Buy The Western Digital Blue 1TB SATA3 6Gb/s Hard Drive @ 4:08
it's a lot smaller than i thought it would be ▶ Western Digital WD Black SSD 1TB SN850 NVMe Gen 4 M.2 drive @ 1:11
no cabling that way I don't have to run any SATA cables power cables nothing this plugs right into the board ▶ Western Digital WD BLUE 3D NAND 1TB SATA M.2 2280 REVIEW @ 1:47
perfect for that at this price point it eliminates any cabling that you're going to have to do for your hard drives no more power no more SATA cables so that is great ▶ Western Digital WD BLUE 3D NAND 1TB SATA M.2 2280 REVIEW @ 6:38
no problems fitting this in any laptop because there's nothing on the back of the ssd ▶ Western Digital Gen 4 SSD - SN770 - Review and Installation @ 1:14
very very light and very very small very very thin ▶ WD My Passport GO Portable Solid State Drive SSD 1TB Unboxin @ 3:25

Features (20)

comes with a game mode 2.0 feature that is supposed to speed up the game loading times even more ▶ WD Black SN850X Gen4 NVMe SSD Review @ 0:27
SLC caching ▶ WD Black SN850X Gen4 NVMe SSD Review @ 1:45
dram cache ▶ WD Black SN850X Gen4 NVMe SSD Review @ 1:41
TLC drive ▶ WD Black SN850X Gen4 NVMe SSD Review @ 1:39
you've got a terabyte drive plus 120 gig for your boot for windows ▶ WD Black2 1TB Dual Drive SSD BENCHMARK & REVIEW @ 5:10
western digital black 2 dual drive ssd and 1 terabyte ▶ WD Black2 1TB Dual Drive SSD BENCHMARK & REVIEW @ 1:25
gives you the best of both worlds ▶ WD Black2 1TB Dual Drive SSD BENCHMARK & REVIEW @ 2:02
western digital is a fantastic option to go for ▶ WD Black2 1TB Dual Drive SSD BENCHMARK & REVIEW @ 4:15
game mode 2.0 ▶ WD_BLACK's fastest SSD | SN850X review @ 1:48
predictive loading adaptive thermal management and overhead balancing ▶ WD_BLACK's fastest SSD | SN850X review @ 1:57
256 bit hardware encryption ▶ High-speed, tiny portable SSD! WD My Passport 1TB SSD review @ 4:20
set it to Auto where it will detect when a game starts and then it'll enable that game mode by itself automatically ▶ WD_BLACK's fastest SSD | SN850X review @ 2:46
prioritize the SSD Ford gaming ▶ WD_BLACK's fastest SSD | SN850X review @ 2:03
This is their latest SN7100 ▶ My Review of the WD_BLACK 1TB SN7100 NVMe Internal Gaming SS @ 0:45
good touch to have your piece of tech in in one of these bags ▶ Only Buy The Western Digital Blue 1TB SATA3 6Gb/s Hard Drive @ 1:13
my go to drive ▶ Only Buy The Western Digital Blue 1TB SATA3 6Gb/s Hard Drive @ 6:40
pretty incredible piece of Hardware ▶ WD Blue 1TB Internal SSD Testing, Review & Install Guide @ 0:08
I really like this design and it feels premium like this whole SSD is made out of metal and the heatsink is pretty dense as well so I think you'll do a really good job in heat dissipation ▶ WD Black SN750 (1TB) Review: This SSD is FAST!! @ 1:56
with built-in cable ▶ WD My Passport GO Portable Solid State Drive SSD 1TB Unboxin @ 2:17
one more highlight feature of this w/e black s in 750 is the heatsink on top which helps in heat dissipation and keeping the SSD cool because this is a really high speed SSD and it will get hot ▶ WD Black SN750 (1TB) Review: This SSD is FAST!! @ 6:50

Durability (18)

more performance and reliability ▶ Should You Upgrade To An SSD? - WD BLUE SSD @ 4:04
well known for their reliability and high performance ▶ Should You Upgrade To An SSD? - WD BLUE SSD @ 0:49
reliable SSD solution ▶ MyPassport 1TB SSD Review @ 0:04
reliable SSD ▶ Should You Upgrade To An SSD? - WD BLUE SSD @ 1:17
similar reliability ▶ Best NVMe SSD? | WD Black 1TB Review @ 0:42
shock resistance ▶ High-speed, tiny portable SSD! WD My Passport 1TB SSD review @ 0:13
super durable as it comes with the shock resistance certification ▶ The World's FASTEST USB Drive Has a Problem..... @ 2:37
one terabyte has six hundred terabytes written of endurance ▶ Best NVMe SSD? | WD Black 1TB Review @ 0:46
mass data storage that is going to be reliable for years to come ▶ Why are WD Blue HDD's so popular? Western Digital Blue 1TB R @ 4:34
I have struggled with what to do for storage I've you know the cheaper hard disk drives they're great but when they fail ▶ Western Digital 1TB SSD | Unboxing @ 0:19
very solid construction ▶ Only Buy The Western Digital Blue 1TB SATA3 6Gb/s Hard Drive @ 3:46
they're rock solid reliable ▶ Why are WD Blue HDD's so popular? Western Digital Blue 1TB R @ 3:02
the thing about solid state drives that I like is that solid state drives allow a lot more flexibility in terms of just kind of throwing it in your bag and traveling without worrying about the heads rubbing against the disc or getting stuck this has no moving parts ▶ Western Digital 1TB SSD | Unboxing @ 1:19
quite reliable ▶ Only Buy The Western Digital Blue 1TB SATA3 6Gb/s Hard Drive @ 7:15
still works in perfect condition ▶ Only Buy The Western Digital Blue 1TB SATA3 6Gb/s Hard Drive @ 7:09
they're reliable ▶ Are 1tb SSD's Worth It? WD SSD Review | Noob to Master @ 5:19
shock resistant ▶ WD My Passport GO Portable Solid State Drive SSD 1TB Unboxin @ 2:14
lightweight shockproof shock resistant ▶ WD My Passport GO Portable Solid State Drive SSD 1TB Unboxin @ 8:35

Software (17)

took about 17 seconds to load straight to the desktop compared to my actual PC which took about 30 seconds ▶ Should You Upgrade To An SSD? - WD BLUE SSD @ 2:26
WD dashboard which is actually pretty useful ▶ WD Black SN850X Gen4 NVMe SSD Review @ 7:57
a restart takes a few seconds longer since the PC has to close windows and then reboot but 26 seconds is still pretty fast ▶ Should You Upgrade To An SSD? - WD BLUE SSD @ 2:34
14 seconds to load doom on the WD blue whereas it took me about 20 seconds on my actual PC ▶ Should You Upgrade To An SSD? - WD BLUE SSD @ 3:37
with DWD blue it only took 30 seconds ▶ Should You Upgrade To An SSD? - WD BLUE SSD @ 3:28
pretty snappy when you're opening your apps ▶ WD Black2 1TB Dual Drive SSD BENCHMARK & REVIEW @ 4:22
desktop loads almost immediately games run like a dreamline ▶ Review: Western Digital 1TB WD Blue 3D NAND Intern @ 0:00
those loading screens in world of warcraft and skyrim disappear very quickly ▶ Review: Western Digital 1TB WD Blue 3D NAND Intern @ 0:41
windows 10 boots in about 10 seconds ▶ Review: Western Digital 1TB WD Blue 3D NAND Intern @ 0:39
very decent software suite, wd discovery ▶ High-speed, tiny portable SSD! WD My Passport 1TB SSD review @ 4:06
pretty amazing shaving off almost 10 seconds of the same game loading time ▶ The World's FASTEST USB Drive Has a Problem..... @ 8:13
applications open faster run smoother ▶ Review: Western Digital 1TB WD Blue 3D NAND Intern @ 0:03
Western Digital tool here that you can download from their website and this is only for Western Digital drives and this is a pretty nice setup for monitoring or drive it'll tell you the life remaining on it how hot it is temperature-wise in Celsius and Fahrenheit ▶ Western Digital WD BLUE 3D NAND 1TB SATA M.2 2280 REVIEW @ 3:57
it should make things run a lot quicker and a lot smoother ▶ Western Digital WD Black SSD 1TB SN850 NVMe Gen 4 M.2 drive @ 0:32
the interface that they give you to check the drive is very well done and it shows you a lot of information ▶ Western Digital WD BLUE 3D NAND 1TB SATA M.2 2280 REVIEW @ 6:50
what advantages this will give you in like d today you know usage tasks like opening up apps as well as booting from windows if you're a gamer your games will open up faster ▶ WD Black SN750 (1TB) Review: This SSD is FAST!! @ 3:07
dramatic reductions in loading times ▶ WD Blue 1TB Internal SSD Testing, Review & Install Guide @ 1:30

Price (17)

than this drive will be a really good choice comparing to another drives when it comes to price ▶ Unboxing & Review WD - Western Digital Blue SN550 NVMe SSD 1 @ 3:20
really cheap ▶ MyPassport 1TB SSD Review @ 0:02
it has always been best good value for money ▶ Unboxing & Review WD - Western Digital Blue SN550 NVMe SSD 1 @ 1:01
and that makes the drive really affordable for many buyers ▶ Unboxing & Review WD - Western Digital Blue SN550 NVMe SSD 1 @ 3:11
definitely a good drive if you are on a budget but still want a really good value for money ▶ Unboxing & Review WD - Western Digital Blue SN550 NVMe SSD 1 @ 3:36
than western digital is a must buy ▶ Unboxing & Review WD - Western Digital Blue SN550 NVMe SSD 1 @ 6:01
impressively priced ▶ Best NVMe SSD? | WD Black 1TB Review @ 0:02
pretty decent value for money ▶ Best NVMe SSD? | WD Black 1TB Review @ 2:50
good bit cheaper than the 970 Pro ▶ Best NVMe SSD? | WD Black 1TB Review @ 2:40
the price per gigabyte these offer a tremendous amount of storage for not so much money so it's it's a super cost effective solution for mass data storage ▶ Why are WD Blue HDD's so popular? Western Digital Blue 1TB R @ 2:49
they still offer a tremendous value as a mass data storage solution even in 2019 for a modern PC build ▶ Why are WD Blue HDD's so popular? Western Digital Blue 1TB R @ 4:07
just not super expensive this was I think less than 100 bucks ▶ Western Digital 1TB SSD | Unboxing @ 4:04
well priced about the same as normal gen 3 drive but giving you proper pcie gen 4 performance ▶ Western Digital Gen 4 SSD - SN770 - Review and Installation @ 3:38
I got mine on sale for one hundred and nineteen dollars so not a bad price for a one terabyte SATA SSD ▶ Western Digital WD BLUE 3D NAND 1TB SATA M.2 2280 REVIEW @ 0:15
getting a lot of extra speed for no extra money ▶ Western Digital Gen 4 SSD - SN770 - Review and Installation @ 0:56
really competitive with their pricing and really reliable as well ▶ Are 1tb SSD's Worth It? WD SSD Review | Noob to Master @ 0:45
much cheaper than the sn850 ▶ Western Digital Gen 4 SSD - SN770 - Review and Installation @ 0:58

Compatibility (14)

easy to install ▶ Unboxing & Review WD - Western Digital Blue SN550 NVMe SSD 1 @ 3:03
both Xbox one and ps4 certified ▶ The World's FASTEST USB Drive Has a Problem..... @ 3:18
everything works correctly ▶ Review: Western Digital 1TB WD Blue 3D NAND Intern @ 0:27
simply the fastest USB interface that's available in the market right now ▶ The World's FASTEST USB Drive Has a Problem..... @ 0:17
useful adapter ▶ High-speed, tiny portable SSD! WD My Passport 1TB SSD review @ 0:52
one of the first external SSDs to incorporate USB 3.2 gen 2x2 ▶ The World's FASTEST USB Drive Has a Problem..... @ 0:05
simple to install ▶ Western Digital 1TB SSD Review - And Benchmarks @ 1:58
incredibly easy these m.2 drives are so easy to fit ▶ Western Digital Gen 4 SSD - SN770 - Review and Installation @ 1:52
one of my favorite hard drives to use in a desktop PC ▶ Only Buy The Western Digital Blue 1TB SATA3 6Gb/s Hard Drive @ 0:12
USBC ▶ Western Digital 1TB SSD | Unboxing @ 1:37
it's USBC on the bottom ▶ Western Digital 1TB SSD | Unboxing @ 2:16
SATA 3 device ▶ Only Buy The Western Digital Blue 1TB SATA3 6Gb/s Hard Drive @ 2:40
easy installation ▶ Western Digital WD Black SSD 1TB SN850 NVMe Gen 4 M.2 drive @ 3:55
installation is gonna be very easy ▶ WD Black SN750 (1TB) Review: This SSD is FAST!! @ 2:24

Power Consumption (6)

these ssds consume less power and produce less heat compared to standard hard drives ▶ Should You Upgrade To An SSD? - WD BLUE SSD @ 1:08
super efficient ▶ WD Black2 1TB Dual Drive SSD BENCHMARK & REVIEW @ 4:26
improve Energy Efficiency while maintaining High data throughput ▶ WD_BLACK's fastest SSD | SN850X review @ 2:10
running about 60 degrees under stress testing load (with heatsink) ▶ Best NVMe SSD? | WD Black 1TB Review @ 2:23
pretty impressive and also some of the lowest temperatures I've seen while under load ▶ Best NVMe SSD? | WD Black 1TB Review @ 2:26
if you're somebody that is using say a laptop this would be a great upgrade for your boot drive for your laptop as well there's lower power requirements ▶ Western Digital WD BLUE 3D NAND 1TB SATA M.2 2280 REVIEW @ 2:05

Warranty (5)

five year long warranty ▶ WD Black SN850X Gen4 NVMe SSD Review @ 1:55
five year warranty ▶ High-speed, tiny portable SSD! WD My Passport 1TB SSD review @ 4:58
five-year warranty ▶ Best NVMe SSD? | WD Black 1TB Review @ 0:44
backed by a five-year warranty ▶ Western Digital Gen 4 SSD - SN770 - Review and Installation @ 3:12
they do give you a five year warranty ▶ Western Digital WD BLUE 3D NAND 1TB SATA M.2 2280 REVIEW @ 1:22

Capacity (1)

added bonus of all the extra storage which is great ▶ WD Black2 1TB Dual Drive SSD BENCHMARK & REVIEW @ 1:59

Cons (67)

Performance (18)

the Samsung drive has better speed for read and write ▶ Unboxing & Review WD - Western Digital Blue SN550 NVMe SSD 1 @ 5:52
behind the cheaper WD black sn770 ▶ WD Black SN850X Gen4 NVMe SSD Review @ 4:10
990 Pro is ahead of it by about 10% ▶ WD Black SN850X Gen4 NVMe SSD Review @ 5:22
even bigger Gap with a 990 Pro ▶ WD Black SN850X Gen4 NVMe SSD Review @ 4:32
shows a small performance decrease compared to the sn850 ▶ WD Black SN850X Gen4 NVMe SSD Review @ 9:18
without a heatsink it can definitely overheat and it will start throttling which means that the performance will go down ▶ WD Black SN850X Gen4 NVMe SSD Review @ 10:15
not blazing speed ▶ WD Black2 1TB Dual Drive SSD BENCHMARK & REVIEW @ 2:03
the read and write speed test are a little bit slower than what it said on the box ▶ Review: Western Digital 1TB WD Blue 3D NAND Intern @ 4:26
drive speed inconsistencies ▶ The World's FASTEST USB Drive Has a Problem..... @ 5:14
don't expect any improvement over a standard sata solid-state drive ▶ Review: Western Digital 1TB WD Blue 3D NAND Intern @ 0:52
most frustrating experiences benchmarking ▶ The World's FASTEST USB Drive Has a Problem..... @ 4:07
the speed isn't quite as good as advertised ▶ Review: Western Digital 1TB WD Blue 3D NAND Intern @ 0:30
performance numbers do vary depending on which size of drive you get. smaller drives have slower write speeds ▶ Best NVMe SSD? | WD Black 1TB Review @ 1:23
these drives may not be your best choice to run your operating system programs or games ▶ Why are WD Blue HDD's so popular? Western Digital Blue 1TB R @ 4:01
you can expect to wait longer when launching an operating system program or game when those applications are being launched from the Western Digital blue hard drives when compared to solid state drives ▶ Why are WD Blue HDD's so popular? Western Digital Blue 1TB R @ 2:27
the read and write speeds of these hard drives are much much slower than both SATA and non-volatile memory Express solid-state drives ▶ Why are WD Blue HDD's so popular? Western Digital Blue 1TB R @ 1:50
the speeds that I got unfortunately were around the 300 mark at least with the bench testing that I did ▶ Are 1tb SSD's Worth It? WD SSD Review | Noob to Master @ 3:09
you cannot compare these speeds with any kind of SSD drive ▶ Only Buy The Western Digital Blue 1TB SATA3 6Gb/s Hard Drive @ 5:22

Software (8)

i also tried a third-party ssd app to diagnose the health but all i got was couldn't get any data ▶ Review: Fake Western Digital WD Blue 250GB 500GB 1TB SSD bou @ 4:19
results even average slightly below the first three runs without the game mode on ▶ WD Black SN850X Gen4 NVMe SSD Review @ 8:34
not particularly easy for somebody to set up for the first time ▶ WD Black2 1TB Dual Drive SSD BENCHMARK & REVIEW @ 6:15
didn't necessarily notice any performance boosts when I did enable that game mode 2.0 ▶ WD_BLACK's fastest SSD | SN850X review @ 2:24
crystal disk info after this thing aired out and it didn't pick up any errors ▶ The World's FASTEST USB Drive Has a Problem..... @ 6:45
the only downside is the migration software that wd provides i tried to used it many times but it did not recognize the m2 ssd so i had to look for another alternative ▶ Review: Western Digital 1TB WD Blue 3D NAND Intern @ 1:13
some games just refused to load ▶ The World's FASTEST USB Drive Has a Problem..... @ 4:47
sieve and Warhammer they just aired out completely steam crashed ▶ The World's FASTEST USB Drive Has a Problem..... @ 4:51

Features (8)

this is not really enough to call this an RGB feature ▶ WD Black SN850X Gen4 NVMe SSD Review @ 8:15
no mention of Hardware encryption anywhere ▶ WD Black SN850X Gen4 NVMe SSD Review @ 2:00
this drive doesn't come with any crew ▶ Unboxing & Review WD - Western Digital Blue SN550 NVMe SSD 1 @ 3:42
specs on their own website are a bit vague ▶ WD Black SN850X Gen4 NVMe SSD Review @ 1:48
did expect more transparency for a brand that is this large ▶ WD Black SN850X Gen4 NVMe SSD Review @ 1:50
Without the indicator led lights it's kind of hard for me to tell whether the ssd is connected to your system and whether it's functioning at all ▶ High-speed, tiny portable SSD! WD My Passport 1TB SSD review @ 5:20
lack of the indicator led lights ▶ High-speed, tiny portable SSD! WD My Passport 1TB SSD review @ 5:16
does not come with the Sata cable ▶ WD Blue 1TB Internal SSD Testing, Review & Install Guide @ 3:48

Price (8)

the first one is actually the price ▶ Review: Fake Western Digital WD Blue 250GB 500GB 1TB SSD bou @ 1:27
costs 135 dollars ▶ WD Black SN850X Gen4 NVMe SSD Review @ 11:42
one indicator is the price if it's too good to be true ▶ Review: Fake Western Digital WD Blue 250GB 500GB 1TB SSD bou @ 3:14
112 pounds is a lot of money ▶ WD Black2 1TB Dual Drive SSD BENCHMARK & REVIEW @ 4:42
quite a pricey price compared to some of the diy solutions ▶ High-speed, tiny portable SSD! WD My Passport 1TB SSD review @ 4:24
compared to some of the other gentle drives available market you are paying a little bit more ▶ The World's FASTEST USB Drive Has a Problem..... @ 3:25
all of this does come at a cost ▶ The World's FASTEST USB Drive Has a Problem..... @ 3:23
which is a lot when you compare to hard drive hard disk drives ▶ Western Digital 1TB SSD | Unboxing @ 4:06

Durability (8)

i tried rebooting but windows wouldn't boot up anymore uh it was slow it hanged and stuff ▶ Review: Fake Western Digital WD Blue 250GB 500GB 1TB SSD bou @ 5:31
the system suddenly crashed ▶ Review: Fake Western Digital WD Blue 250GB 500GB 1TB SSD bou @ 5:26
when it was nearing that the computer started getting slow and then after that you just get your blue screen of death ▶ Review: Fake Western Digital WD Blue 250GB 500GB 1TB SSD bou @ 6:16
transfer errors on random files ▶ The World's FASTEST USB Drive Has a Problem..... @ 4:18
steam library folder that we wanted to transfer to the drive it never got past like 10% it kept on airing out ▶ The World's FASTEST USB Drive Has a Problem..... @ 4:34
full steam library transfer failed every single time ▶ The World's FASTEST USB Drive Has a Problem..... @ 7:25
problems that we found were so randomized ▶ The World's FASTEST USB Drive Has a Problem..... @ 4:11
when they fail which is why I haven't been on um in a while I lost a lot of content and I was kind of annoyed uh when they fail they fail and it is so challenging to try to get content restored ▶ Western Digital 1TB SSD | Unboxing @ 0:27

Compatibility (5)

no devices detected that means it couldn't detect the western digital ssd which which it should ▶ Review: Fake Western Digital WD Blue 250GB 500GB 1TB SSD bou @ 4:02
if your main primary machine is a laptop well you are most likely not gonna have a 2x2 port because it's it's such a brand-new interface ▶ The World's FASTEST USB Drive Has a Problem..... @ 1:36
basically paying for a future tech that's built in that necessarily isn't working but you're hoping that will get solved in the future ▶ The World's FASTEST USB Drive Has a Problem..... @ 9:45
the p50 couldn't actually load the game when it was in gen 2x2 mode ▶ The World's FASTEST USB Drive Has a Problem..... @ 7:55
I think that's because of my computer I'm not running the latest and greatest computer, I'm running around a mid-range PC which is starting to get a bit out of day and I think the motherboard on there just can't support C the amount of data going across especially with the other drives ▶ Are 1tb SSD's Worth It? WD SSD Review | Noob to Master @ 3:16

Capacity (5)

all their variants from the 250 500 and 1 terabyte are just all rebadged 30 gig ssds old models that they can't sell anymore so they just stuck on new stickers on this and made new packaging and sell it like it was a brand new drive ▶ Review: Fake Western Digital WD Blue 250GB 500GB 1TB SSD bou @ 7:56
the ssd's actual um capacity is only 30 gigabytes ▶ Review: Fake Western Digital WD Blue 250GB 500GB 1TB SSD bou @ 6:33
what happens when you run out of space on the 120 gig drive ▶ WD Black2 1TB Dual Drive SSD BENCHMARK & REVIEW @ 5:18
limited to 120 gig ▶ WD Black2 1TB Dual Drive SSD BENCHMARK & REVIEW @ 6:11
total size of the disc may have dropped or will have dropped a little bit this 1 tbyte drive has dropped to 931 gigs because some space is lost to formatting ▶ WD Blue 1TB Internal SSD Testing, Review & Install Guide @ 5:14

Form Factor (4)

four terabyte model is only sold without a heatsink ▶ WD Black SN850X Gen4 NVMe SSD Review @ 2:36
you cannot replace the ssd because it's pretty much soldered on the controller board itself ▶ High-speed, tiny portable SSD! WD My Passport 1TB SSD review @ 5:32
does show fingerprints ▶ The World's FASTEST USB Drive Has a Problem..... @ 2:31
it feels like plastic ▶ Western Digital 1TB SSD | Unboxing @ 3:21

Power Consumption (2)

being a gen 4 it does run reasonably hot ▶ Western Digital Gen 4 SSD - SN770 - Review and Installation @ 1:18
it will get hot it'll go up to sixty degrees you know sometimes ▶ WD Black SN750 (1TB) Review: This SSD is FAST!! @ 6:58

Warranty (1)

this only has 3 years warranty. 3 years warranty is pretty good still, but a lot of other ssds on the market or other competitors do offer very similar warranties or even 5 years ▶ Are 1tb SSD's Worth It? WD SSD Review | Noob to Master @ 5:40

Review sources

WD Black SN850X Gen4 NVMe SSD Review by Techtesters — 20 pros, 12 cons
The World's FASTEST USB Drive Has a Problem..... by Hardware Canucks — 15 pros, 15 cons
Best NVMe SSD? | WD Black 1TB Review by TechteamGB — 19 pros, 1 cons
WD Black2 1TB Dual Drive SSD BENCHMARK & REVIEW by Jake Billing — 14 pros, 5 cons
High-speed, tiny portable SSD! WD My Passport 1TB SSD review! by Tech Critter — 12 pros, 4 cons
Review: Western Digital 1TB WD Blue 3D NAND Intern by NTComputers & Internet — 12 pros, 4 cons
Only Buy The Western Digital Blue 1TB SATA3 6Gb/s Hard Drive in 2018 by Jojo Tech Experience — 15 pros, 1 cons
Should You Upgrade To An SSD? - WD BLUE SSD by TechSource — 14 pros, 0 cons
MyPassport 1TB SSD Review by Jeffrey Bowens — 13 pros, 0 cons
Unboxing & Review WD - Western Digital Blue SN550 NVMe SSD 1TB M.2 - Best Budget M.2 SSD by SWEJEE — 11 pros, 2 cons
Western Digital Gen 4 SSD - SN770 - Review and Installation Guide by Mash Extra — 10 pros, 1 cons
Western Digital 1TB SSD | Unboxing by GB Reviews Everything — 8 pros, 3 cons
WD Black SN750 (1TB) Review: This SSD is FAST!! by TECHDROIDS — 10 pros, 1 cons
Review: Fake Western Digital WD Blue 250GB 500GB 1TB SSD bought from Shopee by Mocha Frappe — 0 pros, 9 cons
WD_BLACK's fastest SSD | SN850X review by 9to5Toys — 8 pros, 1 cons
Are 1tb SSD's Worth It? WD SSD Review | Noob to Master by PapadumGeek — 6 pros, 3 cons
Why are WD Blue HDD's so popular? Western Digital Blue 1TB Review by ECPU — 5 pros, 3 cons
Western Digital WD BLUE 3D NAND 1TB SATA M.2 2280 REVIEW by Galaxy Tech Review — 8 pros, 0 cons
Western Digital WD Black SSD 1TB SN850 NVMe Gen 4 M.2 drive storage by It's the Dave Show — 7 pros, 0 cons
WD My Passport GO Portable Solid State Drive SSD 1TB Unboxing and Actual Transfer Speed Test by The Dimpled Engineer and my Dogs — 7 pros, 0 cons
WD Blue 1TB Internal SSD Testing, Review & Install Guide by WikiGameGuides — 5 pros, 2 cons
Western Digital 1TB SSD Review - And Benchmarks by Tech Tips & Tech Stuff — 6 pros, 0 cons
My Review of the WD_BLACK 1TB SN7100 NVMe Internal Gaming SSD Solid State Drive by Vic Bilson — 3 pros, 0 cons

Frequently asked questions

Is the Western Digital 1TB SSD worth buying?

Based on 23 independent YouTube reviews, the Western Digital 1TB SSD scores 4.1/5 with 228 positive and 67 negative points mentioned by reviewers, placing it #22 in the SSDs category.

What do reviewers like most about the Western Digital 1TB SSD?

The most praised aspects are performance, form factor, features — Performance (106 mentions), Form Factor (24 mentions), Features (20 mentions).

What are the most common complaints about the Western Digital 1TB SSD?

Reviewers most frequently criticize performance, software — Performance (18 mentions), Software (8 mentions).

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