Testseek.com have collected 188 expert reviews of the Western Digital M.2 2280 Black PC Series NVMe PCIe and the average rating is 83%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Western Digital M.2 2280 Black PC Series NVMe PCIe.
May 2019
(83%)
188 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
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44 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Available in 256GB
512GB and 1TB capacities
PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe 1.3 interface
Equipped with 64-layer BiCS3 3D TLC NAND
Excellent sequential and random read and write speeds
Features nCache 3.0 technology
Small M.2 2280 form factor
Large DRAM cache
R
Fastest SSD we ever reviewed
No thermal throttling
Reasonable pricing
Good sequential write performance
5-year warranty
Compact form factor
Good software bundle
Warranty
Strong Writes
Good Endurance
Competitive Pricing
5 Year Warranty
Available in capacities up to 1TB
Very fast
Thanks to NVMe support and 3D NAND memory
Reasonable cost per gigabyte
Five-year warranty
Top-notch performance
Priced more like a budget NVMe SSD than a premium model
Incredibly fast
Great Warranty
Controller Is made in house
Price
Custom in-house designed hardware
1TB Capacity
Insanely High Speed
3400 MB/s read
2800 MB/s write speeds
No overheating issues
Single-sided for better compatibility
Developed completely in-house by WD
The editors didn't like
Does not support hardware based encryption
Not available in a 2TB capacity
Rated "up to" write speeds don't reflect reality
Expensive compared to some competing drives
SLC cache quite small
Poor performance in general across all benchmarks
Priced too high compared to the performance it gives
Middling Reads
Some Performance Inconsistencies
Lower capacities offer lesser performance
Boring label
Easy to confuse with an older WD Black SSD that was also M.2/NVMe
Pricing
Some older systems will need an upgrade to support booting NVMe
Published: 2017-05-19, Author: Simon , review by: kitguru.net
First WD PCIe NVMe drive, 5-year warranty, Price
2D Planer NAND, Overall performance is not a strong as you might expect from a Black labelled drive, Kitguru says: While it might not deliver cutting edge performance, it is good to see WD finally have a drive that gives them a seat at the top tier of SSD
WD's Black range used to be all about cutting edge performance, but sadly the new drive doesn't hold up the family tradition. While it is correct to pronounce the Black PCIe drive as the fastest Black drive yet, it struggles against some of its more matur...
WD pairs the high-performance NVMe protocol with underwhelming planar 15nm TLC NAND and hopes you don't look beyond the go-fast stickers. The Black is WD's third recent consumer SSD, but none of them have been competitive at release. We can only hope...
Very good performance, Five-year warranty, Useful bundled software
The new 2018 WD Black NVMe SSD delivers strong performance across the board. It isn't the fastest that we've ever tested, but with progress like this, WD is in a position to challenge the biggest players in the market. The WD brand will of course appeal t...
M.2 form factor, excellent overall performance, perfect for gaming and high-performance PCs, Dashboard Software
The WD SSD has the new in-house NVMe controller that enhances the overall performance, better than other drives we tested till date. This drive is a perfect fit for professionals and gamers as it can fit into any PC or laptop as well as comes at a pocket...
Marginally better priced | Prominent upgrade from last gen | Better write speeds
Speeds fall just short of the competition
WD is finally offering a compelling product in a market where Samsung has dominated the flash based storage. The new WD Black gets a high recommendation from us...
The WD Black PCIe NVMe SSD has impressed us with its never before seen sequential write speeds. The SSD performs slightly better than the Samsung 970 EVO which is the king of SSDs. At an MRP of Rs 21,500 (the actual retail price will be significantly lowe...
Anyone who is used to a spinning hard drive will find that any SSD provides a huge improvement to speed. Your PC will boot, sleep and wake quicker, and programs will load in a fraction of the time. SSDs are still relatively expensive but you have choices...
Excellent overall performance, M.2 form factor, easy to install, fit for any PC
Mediocre 4K performance
Having M.2 form factor, WD Black PCIe drive is perfect for any PC or laptop. It is one of the fastest drives that delivered what claims. With the excellent overall performance, its available at a pocket-friendly price.The next-generation WD Black PCIe M...
ProsRead Write Speeds as AdvertisedEasy to setupCompatible with both Mac and Windows4 time faster than a Traditional SATA III Drive5 year WarrantyCons2D Planer NANDRegister with us for the best in gaming, and join us for video game discussions on our foru...
Excellent out of the box performance, Impressive in-house developed controller, Small footprint, Good software bundle, Backed by 5-year warranty,
Noticeable slower starting speed for write operation, Unusable paid features from Acronis True Image still get installed to your system
Much to our surprise, WD's in-house developed controller seems to be working really well. The highest temperature recorded during our test is at 68°C, which is a little warm compared to the Plextor M9Pe that is paired with it for the test, but we have yet...
