WD
WD (Western Digital) is well known for producing reliable, high-performance storage solutions. Their range of products is aimed at providing ultra-high-capacity storage, utilising traditional spinning platter hard drive technology. A WD drive boasts storage sizes from as little as 1TB to double-digit figures! What’s more, they produce a wide variety of drives to suit any requirements, from WD Red for NAS systems to WD Gold optimised for enterprise use and WD Blue aimed at gamers.
Next Step for WD and SanDisk
Starting in February 2025 and finalising in January 2026, Western Digital made the decision to separate its hard drive and solid-state storage drive businesses into two independent entities. WD now focuses on HDD products, while the SSD side has been spun off under the SanDisk banner.
What This Means for You?
Although the brands may change, you’ll still be able to find the same incredible hardware. However, the brand you’re searching for could be different. If you’re after a high-capacity HDD, then WD is who you’ll need to search for. Alternatively, if you want a superfast SSD, you’ll need to explore options from SanDisk instead. As such, some of the products you may have searched for in the past will have changed. For example, the WD Black and Blue SSD ranges now come under the SanDisk Optimus line. For a more detailed list of changes, please check the following list:
- WD_BLACK SN8xxx Series is now the SanDisk Optimus GX PRO Series
- WD_BLACK SN7xxx Series is now the SanDisk Optimus GX Series
- WD Blue SN5xxx Series is now the SanDisk Optimus Series
Will Warranties be Honoured?
Any SSD purchased under the WD brand will still retain its original warranty. However, this will now be honoured by SanDisk in place of WD under the same terms as laid out at the time of purchase.
WD 24TB Red Pro 7200rpm HDD 512MB Cache Internal NAS Hard Drive (WD221KFGX)
WD 6TB Red Pro 7200rpm HDD 256MB Cache Internal NAS Hard Drive (WD6005FFBX)
WD 8TB Red Pro 7200rpm HDD 256MB Cache Internal NAS Hard Drive (WD8005FFBX)
WD 4TB Red Pro 7200rpm HDD 256MB Cache Internal NAS Hard Drive (WD4003FFBX)
WD 8TB Red Plus 5640rpm HDD 256MB Cache Internal NAS Hard Drive (WD80EFPX)
WD Green SN3000 500GB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 Solid State Drive
WD 12TB Red Pro 7200rpm HDD 512MB Cache Internal NAS Hard Drive (WD122KFBX)
WD 22TB Red Pro 7200rpm HDD 512MB Cache Internal NAS Hard Drive (WD221KFGX)
WD 6TB Red Plus 5400rpm HDD 256MB Cache Internal NAS Hard Drive (WD60EFPX)
WD 4TB Red Plus 5400rpm HDD 128MB Cache Internal NAS Hard Drive (WD40EFZZ)
WD 2TB Red Plus 5400rpm HDD 64MB Cache Internal NAS Hard Drive (WD20EFPX)
WD 12TB Red Plus 7200rpm HDD 512MB Cache Internal NAS Hard Drive (WD120EFGX)
WD Blue SA510 1TB SSD 2.5" SATA Solid State Drive (WDS100T3B0A)
WD Black SN7100 2TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 Solid State Drive
WD Blue SN5100 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 Solid State Drive
WD Blue SN5100 2TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 Solid State Drive
WD Black SN850X 4TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS400T2X0E)
WD Black SN850X 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS100T2X0E)
WD Black SN850X 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T2X0E)
WD Black SN7100 4TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 Solid State Drive
WD Black SN7100 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 Solid State Drive
WD Elements Portable 2.0TB USB 3.0 External Hard Drive (WDBU6Y0020BBK)
WD Elements Portable 1.0TB USB 3.0 External Hard Drive (WDBUZG0010BBK)
WD 16TB Red Pro 7200rpm HDD 512MB Cache Internal NAS Hard Drive (WD161KFGX)
WD Black 250GB M.2 SSD 2TB HDD Bundle
WD Black SN8100 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCIe 5.0 Solid State Drive (WDS200T1X0M)
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