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    Western Digital 500GB WD Blue 3D NAND Internal PC SSD - SATA III 6 Gb/s, 2.5"/7mm, Up to 560 MB/s - WDS500G2B0A, Solid State Drive For $79.99 on Amazon (As of Nov 4, 2025, 02:09 PST - Details)  | |
| Brand | Western Digital | 
| Storage | 500 GB | 
| Form | 2.5-Inch | 
| Interface | SATA III | 
| Sequential Read speed | 560 MB/s | 
| Sequential Write speed | 530 MB/s | 
| Random Read speed | 95k IOPS | 
| Random Write speed | 84k IOPS | 
We know 2 variations of the WD Blue with the above specifications:
    
    
        
            WD Blue 500GB 3D NAND SATA III 2.5" Internal SSD
For $64.50 on Amazon (As of Nov 4, 2025, 04:20 PST - Details)
For $64.50 on Amazon (As of Nov 4, 2025, 04:20 PST - Details)
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