Sandisk today launched the WD Blue® SN5100 NVMe™ SSD, designed for creators and professionals looking to speed up demanding AI-enabled workflows and content creation projects. The new PCIe® Gen 4.0 drive features speeds nearly 30% faster than the prior generation1. Users can now power through their projects in no time, including editing, rendering, and file transfers of high-resolution videos, images, and other large assets.
Engineered with SANDISK® BiCS8 QLC NAND technology, the WD Blue SN5100 NVMe SSD makes working with 4K and 8K video and massive project folders feel effortless. Whether upgrading an existing system or building a new workstation, professionals can create faster store more, and multitask with confidence, all with a 5-year limited warranty2.
Highlights:
- Accelerate AI and creative workflows – offers up to 7,100 MB/s read speeds (1TB–2TB models)3, thanks to BiCS8 QLC 3D NAND with CMOS Bonded to Array (CBA) technology.
- Less waiting – improves application responsiveness and quickly copying large files or project folders with SANDISK nCache™ 4.0 technology.
- Increase laptop or PC storage – provides more room for the biggest projects with capacities including 500GB, 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB4 (shipping in Oct).
Featuring Sandisk’s new company logo along with other new branding packaging elements, the WD Blue® SN5100 NVMe™ SSD with PCIe® Gen 4.0 will be available in Africa in October.
1 – As compared to the WD Blue® SN5000 SSD (1TB and 2TB models)
2 – Five years or Max Endurance
3 – 1MB/s = 1 million bytes per second. Based on internal testing; performance may vary depending upon host device, usage conditions, drive capacity, and other factors.
4 – 1GB = 1 billion bytes and 1TB = 1 trillion bytes. Actual user capacity may be less depending on operating environment.
