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Category: WD SSD

What is the difference between the WD Colours – Blue, Red, Black, Green, Purple and Gold

Posted on 17th March 201713th December 2022 by Rob Andrews

Understanding the difference between WD Blue, Red, Black, Green, Purple and Gold Hard Drives UPDATED FOR 2023 Western Digital have been in the hard drive and SSD market since the 1970s and I think it is safe to say that are one of the biggest and best storage media providers in the world. A lot of this […]

Western Digital FINALLY release their WD Blue SSD and WD Green SSD in 2.5″ and M.2

Posted on 16th October 201617th February 2021 by Rob Andrews

Western Digital release the WD Blue and WD Green SSD – Are they worth your data? WD Blue™ SSD PC SSD (Solid State Drive) With superior performance and leading-edge reliability, the WD Blue SSD offers digital storage that is optimized for multi-tasking and ready to keep up with your high performance computing needs. Available in […]

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