Batu69 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Western Digital's Blue and SanDisk's Ultra SSDs have been updated with 3D BiCS FLASH and are shipping, according to online reseller B&H Photo. They're coming in capacities up to 1TB; the SanDisk Ultra 3D SSD shows a large 2TB model "coming soon," but no date is given for availability. The site also gave us a first look at initial pricing for these products. Newegg may have the Blue 3D SSDs, as well. If you search by the product number, there are results, but the product description and specifications show the older Blue SSD (2016) information. There are even user reviews dating back to last year. Using the same series name--Blue, Black, Red and other color hard disk drive series--has confused users. There's a good chance that will carry over to the new SSD product line; SanDisk released a consumer SSD under the "Ultra" name in 2013, "Ultra Plus" (also in 2013), and "Ultra II" in 2014. WD Blue 3D Technical Specifications Product Blue 3D 250GB Blue 3D 500GB Blue 3D 1TB Blue 3D 2TB Pricing $89.99 $149.99 $279.99 Unknown Capacity User / Raw 250GB / 256GB 500GB / 512GB 1,000GB / 1,024GB 2,000GB / 2,048GB Form Factor 2.5-Inch 7mm M.2 2280 Single-Sided 2.5-Inch 7mm M.2 2280 Single-Sided 2.5-Inch 7mm M.2 2280 Single-Sided 2.5-Inch 7mm M.2 2280 Single-Sided Interface / Protocol SATA 6Gbps / AHCI SATA 6Gbps / AHCI SATA 6Gbps / AHCI SATA 6Gbps / AHCI Controller Marvell 88SS1074 Marvell 88SS1074 Marvell 88SS1074 Marvell 88SS1074 DRAM Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown NAND SanDisk BiCS FLASH 64-Layer TLC SanDisk BiCS FLASH 64-Layer TLC SanDisk BiCS FLASH 64-Layer TLC SanDisk BiCS FLASH 64-Layer TLC Sequential Read 550 MB/s 560 MB/s 560 MB/s 560 MB/s Sequential Write 525 MB/s 530 MB/s 530 MB/s 530 MB/s Random Read 95,000 IOPS 95,000 IOPS 95,000 IOPS 95,000 IOPS Random Write 81,000 IOPS 84,000 IOPS 84,000 IOPS 84,000 IOPS Encryption No No No No Endurance 100 TBW 200 TBW 400 TBW 500 TBW Product Number 2.5-Inch: WDS250G2B0A M.2 2280: WDS250G2B0B 2.5-Inch: WDS500G2B0A M.2 2280: WDS500G2B0B 2.5-Inch: WDS100T2B0A M.2 2280: WDS100T2B0A 2.5-Inch: WDS200T2B0A M.2 2280: WDS200T2B0A Warranty 3-Year Limited 3-Year Limited 3-Year Limited 3-Year Limited SanDisk Ultra 3D SSD Technical Specifications Product Ultra 3D 250GB Ultra 3D 500GB Ultra 3D 1TB Ultra 3D 2TB Pricing $99.99 $164.99 $279.99 $549.99 (Unavailable) Capacity User / Raw 250GB / 256GB 500GB / 512GB 1000GB / 1024GB 2000GB / 2048GB Form Factor 2.5-Inch 2.5-Inch 2.5-Inch 2.5-Inch Interface / Protocol SATA 6Gbps / AHCI SATA 6Gbps / AHCI SATA 6Gbps / AHCI SATA 6Gbps / AHCI Controller Marvell 88SS1074 Marvell 88SS1074 Marvell 88SS1074 Marvell 88SS1074 DRAM Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown NAND SanDisk BiCS FLASH 64-Layer TLC SanDisk BiCS FLASH 64-Layer TLC SanDisk BiCS FLASH 64-Layer TLC SanDisk BiCS FLASH 64-Layer TLC Sequential Read 550 MB/s 560 MB/s 560 MB/s 560 MB/s Sequential Write 525 MB/s 530 MB/s 530 MB/s 530 MB/s Random Read 95,000 IOPS 95,000 IOPS 95,000 IOPS 95,000 IOPS Random Write 81,000 IOPS 84,000 IOPS 84,000 IOPS 84,000 IOPS Encryption No No No No Endurance 100 TBW 200 TBW 400 TBW 500 TBW Part Number SDSSDH3-250G-G25 SDSSDH3-500G-G25 SDSSDH3-1T00-G25 SDSSDH3-2T00-G25 Warranty 3-Year Limited 3-Year Limited 3-Year Limited 3-Year Limited Both drives use identical hardware but target different markets. Given the performance we achieved with Toshiba's XG5 OEM-focused NVMe SSD using the same 256Gbit BiCS FLASH, these two products could very well match the real-world performance of Samsung's 850 EVO. When we first found the listing at B&H, the pricing was much higher for the four SanDisk Ultra 3D products. In the last 24 hours, though, B&H reduced pricing for all four Ultra products. The 2TB drive went from $709.99 to $549.99, which was the largest change, and the 250GB went from $109.99 to $99.99. Even though both drives use the same hardware, at this time it looks like shoppers will pay a little more for the Ultra over the Blue in 250GB and 500GB capacity sizes. That may change over the coming week as more news emerges. Article source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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