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Western Digital Red SA500 500 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III 3D NAND

Western Digital Red SA500, 500 GB, 2.5", 560 MB/s, 6 Gbit/s

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£89.97

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Price history of Western Digital Red SA500 500 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III 3D NAND over the last 3 months
DatePrice
6 March 2026£138.24
9 March 2026£65.10
17 March 2026£65.10
24 March 2026£65.10
27 March 2026£65.10
2 April 2026£67.77
5 April 2026£67.77
17 April 2026£100.95
28 April 2026£138.24
30 April 2026£138.24
5 May 2026£89.97
6 May 2026£89.97
14 May 2026£89.97
19 May 2026£89.97
30 May 2026£89.97
3 June 2026£89.97

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Product Information

Supercharge your NAS
Boost your NAS system’s 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.

The Drive For NAS
Speed
Optimized for caching in NAS systems to rapidly access your most frequently used content
Endurance
For tough workloads demanded by NAS, giving you the reliability you need in a 24/7 environment
Flexible
Available in 2.5” and M.2 form factors so you can upgrade your existing NAS system or design a new one from scratch

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Product

Name
Western Digital Red SA500 500 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III 3D NAND

Weight & dimensions

Width
69.8 mm
Depth
100.2 mm
Height
7 mm
Weight
37.4 g

Operational conditions

Operating temperature (T-T)
0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
-55 - 85 °C
Operating vibration
5 G
Non-operating vibration
4.9 G
Operating shock
1500 G

Power

Operating voltage
5 V
Power consumption (read)
2.05 W
Power consumption (write)
3.35 W
Power consumption (sleep)
0.012 W

Logistics data

Harmonized System (HS) code
84717070

Features

SSD capacity
500 GB
SSD form factor
2.5"
Interface
Serial ATA III
NVMe
No
Memory type
3D NAND
Component for
PC/Laptop
Data transfer rate
6 Gbit/s
Read speed
560 MB/s
Write speed
530 MB/s
Random read (4KB)
95000 IOPS
Random write (4KB)
85000 IOPS
S.M.A.R.T. support
Yes
TRIM support
Yes
Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate (UBER)
< 1 per 10^17 bits read
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
1750000 h
Windows operating systems supported
Yes
TBW rating
350
Certification
FCC, UL, TUV, KC, BSMI, VCCI

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