Western Digital Announces the WD Blue SN580 NVMe Gen4 SSD

[btarunr]

In today's world demand for visual brilliance and digital content creation is skyrocketing, paving the way for more advanced technologies that support the production and consumption of rich content. For consumers, students, and professionals, fast, reliable tools are a must-have to keep their imaginations flowing. Building upon its award-winning SSD portfolio, Western Digital released the WD Blue SN580 NVMe solid state drive (SSD). The new, NVMe PCIe Gen 4.0 internal flash drive is purpose-built for the creative enthusiast community and professionals to use when upgrading current PCs or elevating a custom build.

"As creator workflows become more robust and complex with heavy applications and large multimedia assets like 4K video, it's easy to become frustrated with long load times," said Eric Spanneut, vice president of client and enterprise SSDs for Western Digital. "The new WD Blue SN580 NVMe SSD boosts productivity, so professionals and entrepreneurial creators can focus on bringing their imaginations to life without having to wait long for files to transfer or programs to load."

[Editor's note: Our in-depth review of the SN580 is now live]



The WD Blue SN580 is the first drive within the WD Blue product portfolio to feature nCache 4.0 technology and NVMe PCIe Gen 4.0 to enable professionals, PC builders and content creators to focus more on what they do best rather than worrying about load and file transfer times.

Key features of the new WD Blue SN580 NVMe SSD include:

• NVMe PCIe Gen 4.0: Boost productivity and multitask effortlessly between projects with large and complex workflows with increased application responsiveness and boot times with up to 4,150 MB/s read and write speeds (1 TB - 2 TB models).
• nCache 4.0 technology: Enables blistering fast copying of large files and media assets with high burst write performance and hybrid SLC cache for an optimized creator workflow.
• Sleek design: Up to 2 TB of storage on a slim M.2 2280 form factor for reliable storage of applications, data, and media including photos, 4K videos and music.
• Reliability: Have peace of mind with Western Digital's 5-year limited warranty and a rating up to 900 TBW (2 TB model).
• Low Power requirements: Keep creating uninterrupted when you're in the zone or on the go with DRAM-less, low-power storage to help maximize your laptop's battery life.

Pricing and Availability
The WD Blue SN580 NVMe SSD is now available for purchase from the Western Digital Store and select retailers, e-tailers, resellers and system integrators, and comes with a 5-year limited warranty.* Capacities range from 250 GB up to 2 TB and start in the U.S. at $27.99 MSRP (USD).

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[TheLostSwede]

That didn't take long.
Supposedly the same controller and NAND as in the SN770.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1674062553272524801

 

[AsRock]

Marketing at it's finest with so many holes.

 

[Chaitanya]

Surprised to see 250GB drive capacity, most OEMs have started to sell entry level PCs with 500/512GB SSDs so not sure who target audience is for that capacity.

 

[Dr. Dro]

Surprised to see 250GB drive capacity, most OEMs have started to sell entry level PCs with 500/512GB SSDs so not sure who target audience is for that capacity.

At that price and with gen 4 support it'll be a hit in emergent markets.

Looks like a reasonably good performer even to me.

 

[Zareek]

Worthless announcement, no information in the press release.

 

[trsttte]

Marketing at it's finest with so many holes.

It's better in this direction than the more frequent opposite of changing all components without any indication

 

[R0H1T]

At that price and with gen 4 support it'll be a hit in emergent markets.

Doubt that, I could buy a relatively high end 2TB gen4 SSD for around $120~130 last month so this would be much worse VFM. Of course that changes from nation to nation but in most places 500GB is becoming the bare minimum.

 

[bonehead123]

Perhaps they are just using up spare/old parts leftover from the pandemic ramp up, to clear out inventory to make way for the upcoming 950/950X Blacks, or just trying to squeeze the low-end segment a little moar ?

 

[JohH]

900TBW is lower than typical endurance.
But if the price becomes low enough it may be worth it.

 

[Wirko]

An updated SN570. I don't see anything bad about that. Endurance stays the same, TLC is still declared on the datasheet, and initial price is 10% higher on the WD's site but prices of all SSDs keep dropping.

The 4TB version is conspicuously absent but maybe it comes later, like the 2TB SN570 that came to market a couple months later.

 

[mechtech]

That didn't take long.
Supposedly the same controller and NAND as in the SN770.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1674062553272524801

And hopefully a 4TB model for $300 CAD or less.
“Sleek design: Up to 2 TB of storage”
Ffs pos wtf

 

[Minus Infinity]

2TB shove that, not even 4TB is enough in 2023. No 8TB model then shove it deeper.

 

[W1zzard]

Ordered one .. will be interesting to see how it performs

 

[sLowEnd]

A slightly hobbled SN770 seems about right for an SN570 successor.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Ordered one .. will be interesting to see how it performs

Please do a mini-review. Basic benchmarks would be useful!

 

[Solid State Soul ( SSS )]

Surprised to see 250GB drive capacity, most OEMs have started to sell entry level PCs with 500/512GB SSDs so not sure who target audience is for that capacity.

Are you kidding me, how you shopped for a core i3 and i5 laptops, you'll find most of them 250 gb

 

[audigo]

What is wrong with Europe pricing? EU prices starts at 50eur for 250GB, 100eur for 1TB, that is extremly overpriced for what it is.. and almost triple USD price, wtf