Testseek.com have collected 32 expert reviews of the Western Digital 2.5 inch SA500 Red Series SATA600 and the average rating is 81%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Western Digital 2.5 inch SA500 Red Series SATA600.
June 2020
(81%)
32 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Let me close this review. The M2 version of the WD Red SA500 leaves me with questions; why SATA3 and not NVMe? For a NAS storage unit, why is endurance not higher? Why is this product not cheaper than some super-fast M2 NVMe units out there? All these fac...
Sustained write speeds are perfect—no TLC write hole, Excellent sequential read and write speeds for a SATA drive, Much more affordable than Seagate IronWolf NAS SSD, Large capacity range, up to 4 TB, Solid endurance rating, 5-year warranty
Pricier than regular consumer SSDs, Weak 4K Random Mixed performance, Random IO lower than the fastest SATA drives
The 1 TB version of the Western Digital WD Red SA500 SSD currently retails for $143. Sustained write speeds are perfect—no TLC write hole Excellent sequential read and write speeds for a SATA drive Much more affordable than Seagate IronWolf NAS SSD Large...
Published: 2020-01-27, Author: Sean , review by: tomshardware.com
High-capacity, up to 4TB, Power efficient, Robust endurance, Competitive performance, 5-year warranty,
SSD price-per-GB is high compared to HDD for NAS usage
WD's Red SA500 NAS SSD is a direct response to Seagate's IronWolf 110, but with its lower cost-per-GB, it is a much better value for those who don't need extreme write endurance. WD's Red SA500 is robust enough for most users and is significantly faster t...
As NAS devices are becoming more and more prevalent in SOHO and SMBs, users are looking for ways to leverage them but adding a nice performance bump. Those NAS devices that support SSD tiering or caching will benefit from SSDs designed for NAS usage such...
Abstract: Building on its successful 3D NAND product lineup, WD has recently released its long-awaited NAS SSD into the Red family of drives. Today, we have the 2TB capacity in house.With two iterations of the WD Blue and several SanDisk solutions carrying similar...
High-capacity, up to 4TB, Power efficient, Robust endurance, Competitive performance, 5-year warranty,
SSD price-per-GB is high compared to HDD for NAS usage
WD's Red SA500 NAS SSD is a direct response to Seagate's IronWolf 110, but with its lower cost-per-GB, it is a much better value for those who don't need extreme write endurance. WD's Red SA500 is robust enough for most users and is significantly faster t...
