Description, Specifications for WD SA500 Red NAS SSD
- 2.5" and M.2 Interface
- 500GB to 4TB
- Purpose built SSD for NAS
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Supercharge your NAS
Boost your NAS systems performance and responsiveness with the WD Red SA500 NAS SATA SSD. Since your NAS system is always on, a reliable drive is essential. Unlike standard SSDs, WD Red NAS SATA SSDs are specifically designed and tested for 24/7 usage. This durability together with efficient caching of big files make these drives ideal for OLTP databases, multi-user environments, photo rendering, 4k and 8k video editing and other demanding applications. With 2.5 and M.2 form factors and capacities from 500GB up to 4TB1 (2.5 only), the WD Red SA500 NAS SATA SSD lets you optimize your existing or next NAS system for superior performance and endurance.
Highlights
- Superior endurance for 24x7 environments
- Purpose-built for NAS with proven Western Digital 3D NAND
- Reduced latency, improved responsiveness for demanding applications
- 2.5 and M.2 form factors fit modern NAS slots
- Capacities from 500GB up to 4TB1 (2.5 only) to meet your storage needs
Applications and Workload
- Home and medium to large NAS environments
- Reduces latency and improves responsiveness for OLTP databases, multi-user environments, photo rendering, 4K and 8K video editing, and more
- Virtualization
FAQ
What is the maximum capacity of WD SA500 Red SSD ?
The Highest capacity of 2.5 form Factor is 4TB. Highest Capacity on M.2 is 2TB
What is the warranty on WD SA500 ?
WD SA500 Red SSDs have 5 years limited warranty
How is WD SA500 any different from WD blue SSD ?
There are many ways SA500 is different. While SA500 is purpose built for NAS, WD blue is a consumer grade SSD.
- Endurance on WD SA500 is much higher than WD Blue. On a 4TB drive the endurance is 4 times that of WD Blue ( Blue = 600TBW, SA500 = 2500TBW). A Better endurance means a much longer lifecycle of SSD.
- MTTF of WD SA500 is much higher than WD blue.
- WD SA500 is purpose built for NAS. WD blue is not.