{"id":117291,"date":"2017-05-04T12:30:47","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T10:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=117291"},"modified":"2017-05-04T11:52:55","modified_gmt":"2017-05-04T09:52:55","slug":"western-digital-launches-new-ssds-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/117291-western-digital-launches-new-ssds-in-south-africa","title":{"rendered":"Western Digital launches new SSDs in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Western Digital has launched its new SSD\u00a0line-up in South Africa.<\/p>\n

The company revealed its new SSDs following its acquisition of SanDisk, and the new drives are similar to previous models from the flash storage company.<\/p>\n

The drives are available in Blue, Green, and Black ranges, and either M.2 or 2.5-inch form factors.<\/p>\n

WD Black SSDs are only available as M.2 drives and use a PCIe NVMe\u00a0interface instead of the SATA III interface used by the Blue and Green models.<\/p>\n

The Black PCIe SSD is set to launch in South Africa within the next two months and there is currently no pricing for the product.<\/p>\n

Western Digital\u2019s Blue and Green SSDs are currently available in South Africa, with pricing starting from R1,429 for the Blue SSDs and R799 for the Green SSDs.<\/p>\n

Both Blue and Green SSDs are protected by a 3-year limited warranty.<\/p>\n

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WD Blue SSD<\/h3>\n

\"WD<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n
WD Blue<\/div>\n<\/th>\n
250GB<\/th>\n500GB<\/th>\n1TB<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Form Factor<\/strong><\/td>\nM.2 \/ 2.5-inch SATA<\/td>\nM.2 \/ 2.5-inch SATA<\/td>\nM.2 \/ 2.5-inch SATA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Interface<\/strong><\/td>\nSATA III 6Gb\/s<\/td>\nSATA III 6Gb\/s<\/td>\nSATA III 6Gb\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sequential Read<\/strong><\/td>\n540MB\/s<\/td>\n545MB\/s<\/td>\n545MB\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sequential Write<\/strong><\/td>\n500MB\/s<\/td>\n525MB\/s<\/td>\n525MB\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Random Read<\/strong><\/td>\n97k\u00a0IOPS<\/td>\n100k\u00a0IOPS<\/td>\n100k\u00a0IOPS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Random Write<\/strong><\/td>\n79k\u00a0IOPS<\/td>\n80k\u00a0IOPS<\/td>\n80k\u00a0IOPS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mean Time to Failure (MTTF)<\/strong><\/td>\nUp to 1.75M hours<\/td>\nUp to 1.75M hours<\/td>\nUp to 1.75M hours<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Price<\/strong><\/td>\nR1,526<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nR2,580<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nR4,961<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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WD Green SSD<\/h3>\n

\"WD<\/a><\/p>\n

\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n
WD Green<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/th>\n
120GB<\/strong><\/th>\n240GB<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Form Factor<\/strong><\/td>\nM.2 \/ 2.5-inch SATA<\/td>\nM.2 \/ 2.5-inch SATA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Interface<\/strong><\/td>\nSATA III 6Gb\/s<\/td>\nSATA III 6Gb\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sequential Read<\/strong><\/td>\n540MB\/s<\/td>\n540MB\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sequential Write<\/strong><\/td>\n430MB\/s<\/td>\n465MB\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Random Read<\/strong><\/td>\n37k IOPS<\/td>\n37k IOPS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Random Write<\/strong><\/td>\n63k IOPS<\/td>\n68k IOPS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mean Time to Failure (MTTF)<\/strong><\/td>\nUp to 1.75M hours<\/td>\nUp to 1.75M hours<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Price<\/strong><\/td>\nR856<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nR1,336<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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WD Black SSD<\/h3>\n

\"WD<\/a><\/p>\n

\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n
WD Black<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/th>\n
256GB<\/strong><\/th>\n512GB<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Form Factor<\/strong><\/td>\nM.2<\/td>\nM.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Interface<\/strong><\/td>\nPCIe Gen3\u00a0x4 NVMe 1.2<\/td>\nPCIe Gen3\u00a0x4 NVMe 1.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sequential Read<\/strong><\/td>\n2,050MB\/s<\/td>\n2,050MB\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sequential Write<\/strong><\/td>\n700MB\/s<\/td>\n800MB\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Random Read<\/strong><\/td>\n170k IOPS<\/td>\n170k IOPS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Random Write<\/strong><\/td>\n130k IOPS<\/td>\n134k IOPS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mean Time to Failure (MTTF)<\/strong><\/td>\nUp to 1.75M hours<\/td>\nUp to 1.75M hours<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Price<\/strong><\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n

This article first appeared on MyBroadband<\/a><\/strong> and is republished with permission.<\/em><\/p>\n

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