Upgrade Your Rig. Elevate Your Game. Get into the action now with the WD_BLACK SN770 NVMe SSD4. This purpose-built gaming drive boasts a PCIe Gen4 interface2 that delivers blazing speeds of up to 5 ̧150MB/s2 (1TB and 2TB models). First into the Action Get into the match fast as you zoom past load times with blazing speeds of up to 5 ̧150MB/s2 (1TB and 2TB models). Smoother ̧ Faster Gaming Improve in-game responsiveness and streaming with the PCIe Gen4 interface for a performance boost you can see and feel. The interface is compatible with leading CPU and motherboard platforms and backward-compatible with PCIe Gen3. Store More Available in capacities up to 2TB1 ̧ the WD_BLACK SN770 NVMe SSD gives you tons of storage for your latest games with space left over for future updates and downloadable content. Turbocharge Your LaptopGet up to 20% more power efficiency at maximum speed over the previous generation1 (1TB model) for an even better overall gaming experience on your portable rig. Game Longer and BetterOptimize peak performance in gaming mode and monitor your drives health with the WD_BLACK Dashboard so you can game with confidence.
Upgrade Your Rig. Elevate Your Game. Get into the action now with the WD_BLACK SN770 NVMe SSD4. This purpose-built gaming drive boasts a PCIe Gen4 interface2 that delivers blazing speeds of up to 5 ̧150MB/s2 (1TB and 2TB models). First into the Action Get into the match fast as you zoom past load times with blazing speeds of up to 5 ̧150MB/s2 (1TB and 2TB models). Smoother ̧ Faster Gaming Improve in-game responsiveness and streaming with the PCIe Gen4 interface for a performance boost you can see and feel. The interface is compatible with leading CPU and motherboard platforms and backward-compatible with PCIe Gen3. Store More Available in capacities up to 2TB1 ̧ the WD_BLACK SN770 NVMe SSD gives you tons of storage for your latest games with space left over for future updates and downloadable content. Turbocharge Your LaptopGet up to 20% more power efficiency at maximum speed over the previous generation1 (1TB model) for an even better overall gaming experience on your portable rig. Game Longer and BetterOptimize peak performance in gaming mode and monitor your drives health with the WD_BLACK Dashboard so you can game with confidence.
Upgrade Your Rig. Elevate Your Game. Get into the action now with the WD_BLACK SN770 NVMe SSD4. This purpose-built gaming drive boasts a PCIe Gen4 interface2 that delivers blazing speeds of up to 5 ̧150MB/s2 (1TB and 2TB models). First into the Action Get into the match fast as you zoom past load times with blazing speeds of up to 5 ̧150MB/s2 (1TB and 2TB models). Smoother ̧ Faster Gaming Improve in-game responsiveness and streaming with the PCIe Gen4 interface for a performance boost you can see and feel. The interface is compatible with leading CPU and motherboard platforms and backward-compatible with PCIe Gen3. Store More Available in capacities up to 2TB1 ̧ the WD_BLACK SN770 NVMe SSD gives you tons of storage for your latest games with space left over for future updates and downloadable content. Turbocharge Your LaptopGet up to 20% more power efficiency at maximum speed over the previous generation1 (1TB model) for an even better overall gaming experience on your portable rig. Game Longer and BetterOptimize peak performance in gaming mode and monitor your drives health with the WD_BLACK Dashboard so you can game with confidence.
Upgrade Your Rig. Elevate Your Game. Get into the action now with the WD_BLACK SN770 NVMe SSD4. This purpose-built gaming drive boasts a PCIe Gen4 interface2 that delivers blazing speeds of up to 5 ̧150MB/s2 (1TB and 2TB models). First into the Action Get into the match fast as you zoom past load times with blazing speeds of up to 5 ̧150MB/s2 (1TB and 2TB models). Smoother ̧ Faster Gaming Improve in-game responsiveness and streaming with the PCIe Gen4 interface for a performance boost you can see and feel. The interface is compatible with leading CPU and motherboard platforms and backward-compatible with PCIe Gen3. Store More Available in capacities up to 2TB1 ̧ the WD_BLACK SN770 NVMe SSD gives you tons of storage for your latest games with space left over for future updates and downloadable content. Turbocharge Your LaptopGet up to 20% more power efficiency at maximum speed over the previous generation1 (1TB model) for an even better overall gaming experience on your portable rig. Game Longer and BetterOptimize peak performance in gaming mode and monitor your drives health with the WD_BLACK Dashboard so you can game with confidence.
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WD_BLACK 1TB SN770 NVMe Internal Gaming SSD Solid State Drive - Gen4 PCIe, M.2 2280, Up to 5,150 MB/s - WDS100T3X0E - [Previous Generation]
Delivery between 14–17 May $29
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I am a tech and enthusiast and i swapped this drive in and out of a Samsung Galaxy Book Flex Alpha and HP Sceptre 360.It adds significant snappiness compared to the stock drive in my opinion. I owned the previous gen 3 in a desktop I’ve since sold, and it was also rock solid there too. This Gen. 4 is faster and currently lower cost. I chose a 500gb due to quick local access.I’ve had other brands and I’m not into splitting hairs. These are certainly a solid buy when they’re on sale like they are right now.A no brainer if your laptop has a user serviceable hard drive. It’s usually 4-8 screws and use a good strong suction cup to pull the back panel. Watch a YouTube for your specific model. 15 minute swap job in 90% of cases less the re-install of windows from the ... MoreI am a tech and enthusiast and i swapped this drive in and out of a Samsung Galaxy Book Flex Alpha and HP Sceptre 360.It adds significant snappiness compared to the stock drive in my opinion. I owned the previous gen 3 in a desktop I’ve since sold, and it was also rock solid there too. This Gen. 4 is faster and currently lower cost. I chose a 500gb due to quick local access.I’ve had other brands and I’m not into splitting hairs. These are certainly a solid buy when they’re on sale like they are right now.A no brainer if your laptop has a user serviceable hard drive. It’s usually 4-8 screws and use a good strong suction cup to pull the back panel. Watch a YouTube for your specific model. 15 minute swap job in 90% of cases less the re-install of windows from the Windows 11 bootable flash drive you’ve already created on a 8gb minimum flash drive that matches ports you obviously have on said laptop. Highest Regards! -Ben
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The WD Black SN770 is an excellent choice to upgrade an older/smaller solid state drive or a hard drive. Write speeds are great for storing and accessing data like photos and videos. Performance wise, this drive is well suited for nearly all storage cases but seems to perform especially well for video editing and accessing applications from. I used this to upgrade my boot drive from a smaller 256 GB drive (gen 3) to this. Even if your motherboard only supports gen 3 this drive still is blazing fast and will still work with it and the write speeds are definitely improved over the last generation of drives.Upgrading yourself is not too difficult in most desktops and laptops. First check to see if your motherboard has an NVME slot and if it has a drive. If it does, ... MoreThe WD Black SN770 is an excellent choice to upgrade an older/smaller solid state drive or a hard drive. Write speeds are great for storing and accessing data like photos and videos. Performance wise, this drive is well suited for nearly all storage cases but seems to perform especially well for video editing and accessing applications from. I used this to upgrade my boot drive from a smaller 256 GB drive (gen 3) to this. Even if your motherboard only supports gen 3 this drive still is blazing fast and will still work with it and the write speeds are definitely improved over the last generation of drives.Upgrading yourself is not too difficult in most desktops and laptops. First check to see if your motherboard has an NVME slot and if it has a drive. If it does, and you only have one slot, there's an easy way to deal with that by either cloning the drive to a hard drive (which requires a lot more steps) or grab an NVME USB adapter. With the adapter simply boot in to windows and clone the existing NVME drive to the new on mounted with the USB adapter, then swap the drives once completed. There are plenty of guides on how to do it on YouTube and Best Buy's geek squad can also do this for you and probably not for much more than buying the adapter with a lot less effort!For me, once the upgrade was complete, loading programs like Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator seem to load slightly faster than they did before and skipping through videos in preview was noticeably faster on 4k videos recorded with my phone. I'd definitely recommend this upgrade, especially if you have a hard drive or a smaller boot drive and you do a lot of media editing or consumption.
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The SN770 is my second m.2 SSD from the WD Black line, since I got the SN850 for my desktop PC last year. I use my laptop primarily for gaming and do a bit of video and image content creation on it as well, so I needed a storage upgrade with fast read and write speeds to handle these applications. The SN770 fit the bill in all respects while still remaining budget friendly. It's basically plug-and-play, after installing the drive in an open m.2 NVMe slot in my laptop, though you will have to initialize, partition, and format the drive in Windows before it can be used. I cloned my primary drive to the SN770 with Acronis True Image, which took only a few minutes, then replaced it with the newly bootable SN770.In a PCIe 4.0 slot, the SN770 was consistently able to ... MoreThe SN770 is my second m.2 SSD from the WD Black line, since I got the SN850 for my desktop PC last year. I use my laptop primarily for gaming and do a bit of video and image content creation on it as well, so I needed a storage upgrade with fast read and write speeds to handle these applications. The SN770 fit the bill in all respects while still remaining budget friendly. It's basically plug-and-play, after installing the drive in an open m.2 NVMe slot in my laptop, though you will have to initialize, partition, and format the drive in Windows before it can be used. I cloned my primary drive to the SN770 with Acronis True Image, which took only a few minutes, then replaced it with the newly bootable SN770.In a PCIe 4.0 slot, the SN770 was consistently able to achieve read and write speeds over 4500 MB/s. While the drive lacks DRAM and uses an SLC cache, it can sustain peak write speeds continuously up to around 400 GB of written data before dropping off to lower speeds of about 500 MB/s. Still, unless you're constantly writing large amounts of data, this drive should cover most typical consumer activities like gaming, streaming, and creative work without encountering any stuttering or throttling. I found I was able to render and save 4K video content to the drive in a very reasonable amount of time.This drive can be installed in older generation PCIe slots as well for example PCIe 3.0, however, its performance will be capped at that generation’s speed (around 3500 MB/s read and write). This drive does not have an onboard heatsink, though you can add an aftermarket one to lower the operating temps to extend the life of the drive. I found that typical temperatures with game mode turned off under usage was around 45 - 55 °C even without a heatsink. Under heavy load testing with game mode enabled, the temps can run into the mid to high 70s, but the drive continued to perform well in that range without noticeable speed throttling.Overall, I think this drive is a very good mid-tier, budget-friendly upgrade for gaming storage and enhancing everyday computing use, including content creation. It delivers fast read and write speeds from both PCIe gen 3 and 4 m.2 slots, and is easy to install and set up.
| SSD capacity | 1000 GB |
| Sequential read speed (AS SSD) | 5150 MB/s |
| SSD form factor | M.2 |
| Sequential write speed (AS SSD) | 4900 MB/s |
| Windows operating systems supported | Windows 10,Windows 11,Windows 8.1 |
WD_BLACK 1TB SN770 NVMe Internal Gaming SSD Solid State Drive - Gen4 PCIe, M.2 2280, Up to 5,150 MB/s - WDS100T3X0E - [Previous Generation]
Delivery between 14–17 May $29
I am a tech and enthusiast and i swapped this drive in and out of a Samsung Galaxy Book Flex Alpha and HP Sceptre 360.It adds significant snappiness compared to the stock drive in my opinion. I owned the previous gen 3 in a desktop I’ve since sold, and it was also rock solid there too. This Gen. 4 is faster and currently lower cost. I chose a 500gb due to quick local access.I’ve had other brands and I’m not into splitting hairs. These are certainly a solid buy when they’re on sale like they are right now.A no brainer if your laptop has a user serviceable hard drive. It’s usually 4-8 screws and use a good strong suction cup to pull the back panel. Watch a YouTube for your specific model. 15 minute swap job in 90% of cases less the re-install of windows from the ... MoreI am a tech and enthusiast and i swapped this drive in and out of a Samsung Galaxy Book Flex Alpha and HP Sceptre 360.It adds significant snappiness compared to the stock drive in my opinion. I owned the previous gen 3 in a desktop I’ve since sold, and it was also rock solid there too. This Gen. 4 is faster and currently lower cost. I chose a 500gb due to quick local access.I’ve had other brands and I’m not into splitting hairs. These are certainly a solid buy when they’re on sale like they are right now.A no brainer if your laptop has a user serviceable hard drive. It’s usually 4-8 screws and use a good strong suction cup to pull the back panel. Watch a YouTube for your specific model. 15 minute swap job in 90% of cases less the re-install of windows from the Windows 11 bootable flash drive you’ve already created on a 8gb minimum flash drive that matches ports you obviously have on said laptop. Highest Regards! -Ben
The WD Black SN770 is an excellent choice to upgrade an older/smaller solid state drive or a hard drive. Write speeds are great for storing and accessing data like photos and videos. Performance wise, this drive is well suited for nearly all storage cases but seems to perform especially well for video editing and accessing applications from. I used this to upgrade my boot drive from a smaller 256 GB drive (gen 3) to this. Even if your motherboard only supports gen 3 this drive still is blazing fast and will still work with it and the write speeds are definitely improved over the last generation of drives.Upgrading yourself is not too difficult in most desktops and laptops. First check to see if your motherboard has an NVME slot and if it has a drive. If it does, ... MoreThe WD Black SN770 is an excellent choice to upgrade an older/smaller solid state drive or a hard drive. Write speeds are great for storing and accessing data like photos and videos. Performance wise, this drive is well suited for nearly all storage cases but seems to perform especially well for video editing and accessing applications from. I used this to upgrade my boot drive from a smaller 256 GB drive (gen 3) to this. Even if your motherboard only supports gen 3 this drive still is blazing fast and will still work with it and the write speeds are definitely improved over the last generation of drives.Upgrading yourself is not too difficult in most desktops and laptops. First check to see if your motherboard has an NVME slot and if it has a drive. If it does, and you only have one slot, there's an easy way to deal with that by either cloning the drive to a hard drive (which requires a lot more steps) or grab an NVME USB adapter. With the adapter simply boot in to windows and clone the existing NVME drive to the new on mounted with the USB adapter, then swap the drives once completed. There are plenty of guides on how to do it on YouTube and Best Buy's geek squad can also do this for you and probably not for much more than buying the adapter with a lot less effort!For me, once the upgrade was complete, loading programs like Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator seem to load slightly faster than they did before and skipping through videos in preview was noticeably faster on 4k videos recorded with my phone. I'd definitely recommend this upgrade, especially if you have a hard drive or a smaller boot drive and you do a lot of media editing or consumption.
The SN770 is my second m.2 SSD from the WD Black line, since I got the SN850 for my desktop PC last year. I use my laptop primarily for gaming and do a bit of video and image content creation on it as well, so I needed a storage upgrade with fast read and write speeds to handle these applications. The SN770 fit the bill in all respects while still remaining budget friendly. It's basically plug-and-play, after installing the drive in an open m.2 NVMe slot in my laptop, though you will have to initialize, partition, and format the drive in Windows before it can be used. I cloned my primary drive to the SN770 with Acronis True Image, which took only a few minutes, then replaced it with the newly bootable SN770.In a PCIe 4.0 slot, the SN770 was consistently able to ... MoreThe SN770 is my second m.2 SSD from the WD Black line, since I got the SN850 for my desktop PC last year. I use my laptop primarily for gaming and do a bit of video and image content creation on it as well, so I needed a storage upgrade with fast read and write speeds to handle these applications. The SN770 fit the bill in all respects while still remaining budget friendly. It's basically plug-and-play, after installing the drive in an open m.2 NVMe slot in my laptop, though you will have to initialize, partition, and format the drive in Windows before it can be used. I cloned my primary drive to the SN770 with Acronis True Image, which took only a few minutes, then replaced it with the newly bootable SN770.In a PCIe 4.0 slot, the SN770 was consistently able to achieve read and write speeds over 4500 MB/s. While the drive lacks DRAM and uses an SLC cache, it can sustain peak write speeds continuously up to around 400 GB of written data before dropping off to lower speeds of about 500 MB/s. Still, unless you're constantly writing large amounts of data, this drive should cover most typical consumer activities like gaming, streaming, and creative work without encountering any stuttering or throttling. I found I was able to render and save 4K video content to the drive in a very reasonable amount of time.This drive can be installed in older generation PCIe slots as well for example PCIe 3.0, however, its performance will be capped at that generation’s speed (around 3500 MB/s read and write). This drive does not have an onboard heatsink, though you can add an aftermarket one to lower the operating temps to extend the life of the drive. I found that typical temperatures with game mode turned off under usage was around 45 - 55 °C even without a heatsink. Under heavy load testing with game mode enabled, the temps can run into the mid to high 70s, but the drive continued to perform well in that range without noticeable speed throttling.Overall, I think this drive is a very good mid-tier, budget-friendly upgrade for gaming storage and enhancing everyday computing use, including content creation. It delivers fast read and write speeds from both PCIe gen 3 and 4 m.2 slots, and is easy to install and set up.
My Acer Nitro latpop was running out of memory, so I was on the hunt for more space. With so many different options, brands, etc. it was a bit difficult choosing the right one. I read through forums, reviews, and just about anything else that could lead me towards the right direction.The opportunity came up to get my hands on the new D_BLACK SN770 1TB Internal PCIe Gen 4 x4 Solid State Drive, and I jumped on it. With the great reputation that WD's Black series memory devices has, and the countless numbers of great reviews, this solid state drive does not disappoint.On my Acer Nitro 5 gaming laptop, things get a bit more complicated when wanting to do internal mods. This is the newer model that did not have the small popout compartments, so I had to take the ... MoreMy Acer Nitro latpop was running out of memory, so I was on the hunt for more space. With so many different options, brands, etc. it was a bit difficult choosing the right one. I read through forums, reviews, and just about anything else that could lead me towards the right direction.The opportunity came up to get my hands on the new D_BLACK SN770 1TB Internal PCIe Gen 4 x4 Solid State Drive, and I jumped on it. With the great reputation that WD's Black series memory devices has, and the countless numbers of great reviews, this solid state drive does not disappoint.On my Acer Nitro 5 gaming laptop, things get a bit more complicated when wanting to do internal mods. This is the newer model that did not have the small popout compartments, so I had to take the bottom half of the laptop off in order to get the D_BLACK SN770 1TB Internal PCIe Gen 4 x4 Solid State Drive in. On an actual desktop pc, it would have been SO MUCH easier. At least if would have had I installed it in my Aurora R7. Aside from that, installation is simple.Now for the good part... the D_BLACK SN770 1TB Internal PCIe Gen 4 x4 Solid State Drive is incredible! The writing speeds are super fast! You have to love solid state drives... no noise or any of the drawbacks of hard disk drives. The D_BLACK SN770 1TB Internal PCIe Gen 4 x4 Solid State Drive has been extremely reliable and stays pretty cool.For the money, you cannot beat the D_BLACK SN770 1TB Internal PCIe Gen 4 x4 Solid State Drive. I would highly recommend it to anyone in the market for more memory.
I wanted to put this in a brand new gaming laptop but it turns out that there is only one slot and that is taken up with the main SSD. I briefly thought about flashing that stuff over to this SSD but I'm not sure that it would be worth the effort. That being said, I did find a great use for this SSD and it is arguably a better use for it than the gaming PC.I do a lot of educational lessons that utilize a ton of multi-media. I create the lessons, materials, teacher instruction, and scan/digitize primary sources. I then take those lessons and give them to teachers at conferences all around the nation. For a lot of lesson materials, a regular USB 'thumb' drive might be OK, but I have had problems in the past with having to run these presentations off of the thumb ... MoreI wanted to put this in a brand new gaming laptop but it turns out that there is only one slot and that is taken up with the main SSD. I briefly thought about flashing that stuff over to this SSD but I'm not sure that it would be worth the effort. That being said, I did find a great use for this SSD and it is arguably a better use for it than the gaming PC.I do a lot of educational lessons that utilize a ton of multi-media. I create the lessons, materials, teacher instruction, and scan/digitize primary sources. I then take those lessons and give them to teachers at conferences all around the nation. For a lot of lesson materials, a regular USB 'thumb' drive might be OK, but I have had problems in the past with having to run these presentations off of the thumb drive.**Lesson to those who create pretty much anything and then present such items: Always run your material from your own computer or external drive. You would be surprised how many venues, schools, and businesses have a policy of claiming ownership or unlimited usage of anything that is loaded onto their computers or servers.**I found a brand new external enclosure for NVMe drives that is getting rave reviews and easily installed and initialized the drive. After loading up ALL of my materials that I am currently using, I was able to get almost 3x the speed of my USB 3.2 thumb drive! Now if I give presentations, I can use this drive and if there are any hangups, it will be on their side and not mine!When looking for a great PCIe drive that gives you awesome speed and value, you really can't beat the Western Digital SN770.
If your pc or laptop has an extra port and you game, you need to buy this! If you are building a new computer, you need to add this to your cart! If you are looking to upgrade your existing PCIe internal hard drive, you need to run to the store now!Technology has surely come around with hard drives. This bad boy ties right into your PCs mother board allowing for higher speeds and a direct connection to not only you're gaming but anything you want with the advantage of speed. Depending on your pc's port if it is gen 3 or gen 4 will factor in this devices speed. To get up to the high speeds of 5150mb/sec read and 4900mb/sec read speeds you will need to have a motherboard capable of gen 4. I did confirm that the SN770 is backwards compatible to gen 3 although it is a ... MoreIf your pc or laptop has an extra port and you game, you need to buy this! If you are building a new computer, you need to add this to your cart! If you are looking to upgrade your existing PCIe internal hard drive, you need to run to the store now!Technology has surely come around with hard drives. This bad boy ties right into your PCs mother board allowing for higher speeds and a direct connection to not only you're gaming but anything you want with the advantage of speed. Depending on your pc's port if it is gen 3 or gen 4 will factor in this devices speed. To get up to the high speeds of 5150mb/sec read and 4900mb/sec read speeds you will need to have a motherboard capable of gen 4. I did confirm that the SN770 is backwards compatible to gen 3 although it is a gen 4. This was stated on the box. This SSD is catered to gaming however is great for other applications like graphic design and photography. I have adobe photoshop which I typically edit tons of photos. Using it along with this SSD was great as there was minimum loading times. Photos usually take forever to download and transfer on any computer but having my laptop equipped with this device makes it a little bit more bearable as my download speeds increased and the time, I wait decreases!Installation took me about 15 minutes on my laptop. I verified first that my laptop was equipped with a PCIe gen 4 x4 slot and to my surprise on my research I found that my laptop is equipped with two! One slot was already equipped (OEM) so I added this little guy in my 2nd PCIe slot. Most laptops/desktops only have one PCIe slot for a SSD so i recommend checking what you have and what you need to do prior to purchasing. If you are swapping out your exiting PCIe SSD you might be taking your OS with you when taking it out and might need to make some transfers. I recommend googling if you need to learn more about swapping your primary hard drive.For the value you get speed and a sizable amount of space (1TB but there are other higher options).
Purchased for a Lenovo Yoga 930 2-in1, with 4K display I can’t seem to let go of due to the laptop’s pristine condition.Runs as expected with a laptop bios update. Took a while to get a backup and restore accomplished but the machine is running and seems smoother. Also took the OS upgrade- Windows 10 was freshly installed and it found the digital license on the machine.If you have a computer with an Intel 8th gen processor or newer, you should consider upgrading your drive and then take advantage of Microsoft’s generous Windows 11 upgrade.This new 2TB drive runs faster than the OEM drive it’s replacing and 2TB of space is plenty of room for any PC, Mac or game console. Glad to have bought it.Microcenter also matched the online pricing from WesternDigital’s ... MorePurchased for a Lenovo Yoga 930 2-in1, with 4K display I can’t seem to let go of due to the laptop’s pristine condition.Runs as expected with a laptop bios update. Took a while to get a backup and restore accomplished but the machine is running and seems smoother. Also took the OS upgrade- Windows 10 was freshly installed and it found the digital license on the machine.If you have a computer with an Intel 8th gen processor or newer, you should consider upgrading your drive and then take advantage of Microsoft’s generous Windows 11 upgrade.This new 2TB drive runs faster than the OEM drive it’s replacing and 2TB of space is plenty of room for any PC, Mac or game console. Glad to have bought it.Microcenter also matched the online pricing from WesternDigital’s OEM website (when it was in stock). It’s worth making your purchase at Microcenter!
I upgraded to Windows 95 from Windows 11. Before in Windows 11 I had to go to the ginormous start screen to launch a program on the desktop, but now in Windows 95, there is a start menu that makes launching programs much easier. Alot of the default programs that came with Windows 11 are in Windows 95 like calculator, paint, notepad etc. Minesweeper is a great game in Windows 95 to try. Unlike Windows 11, MS-DOS games are fully compatible, so no need for DOS Box. Additionally, Windows 95 uses significantly less resources like hard disk space, so my hard drive went from 475gb out of 500gb with Win11, to 499gb out of 500gb with Win95. Some other useful features in Windows 95 are disk defrag for defragging your drive, and Scan Disk for checking for disk errors. The ... MoreI upgraded to Windows 95 from Windows 11. Before in Windows 11 I had to go to the ginormous start screen to launch a program on the desktop, but now in Windows 95, there is a start menu that makes launching programs much easier. Alot of the default programs that came with Windows 11 are in Windows 95 like calculator, paint, notepad etc. Minesweeper is a great game in Windows 95 to try. Unlike Windows 11, MS-DOS games are fully compatible, so no need for DOS Box. Additionally, Windows 95 uses significantly less resources like hard disk space, so my hard drive went from 475gb out of 500gb with Win11, to 499gb out of 500gb with Win95. Some other useful features in Windows 95 are disk defrag for defragging your drive, and Scan Disk for checking for disk errors. The thing I love most with Windows 95 is the simplicity, there is no other interface, and not a bucket load of apps preinstalled. Windows 95 is overall a great OS and I highly recommend it.”
If you spend any time researching, you'll see that the more recent batch of M2 drives can be a little hit or miss - especially from some of the less-know brands. I'm happy to say that the SN770 hits that perfect sweet spot between awesome performance, and affordable price.Note that this drive does NOT include a heatsink, so whatever environment you're planning to use it in make sure you have suitable protection (ventilation, heatsink , thermal pad etc). In my scenario this is the perfect portable extension for my M1 MacBook Air for either a quick transfer or large audio files, and alternatively as a backup before I head out on the road.The spec of the drive states that it can read at a whopping 5150MB/s and read a 4900MB/s , but as always there is a caveat here. ... MoreIf you spend any time researching, you'll see that the more recent batch of M2 drives can be a little hit or miss - especially from some of the less-know brands. I'm happy to say that the SN770 hits that perfect sweet spot between awesome performance, and affordable price.Note that this drive does NOT include a heatsink, so whatever environment you're planning to use it in make sure you have suitable protection (ventilation, heatsink , thermal pad etc). In my scenario this is the perfect portable extension for my M1 MacBook Air for either a quick transfer or large audio files, and alternatively as a backup before I head out on the road.The spec of the drive states that it can read at a whopping 5150MB/s and read a 4900MB/s , but as always there is a caveat here. That is the theoretical maximum for the drive itself, and its highly likely your method of connection will be the bottleneck.If you're connecting this directly to an M2 slot on the motherboard, then assuming the controller is spec'd for M.2 2280, you should be getting full-speed-ahead. However if you're like me and you're connecting it as an external drive (via ThunderBolt3) you mileage will vary greatly based on the enclosure / connection.For example I tried this in an OWC Envoy express, and that maxed out at around 1500MB/s which is ok , but not great. I picked up an Orico M2 TB3 enclosure for about $5 more than the Envoy and it reads/writes at almost double the speed.So if you're looking for a cost effective storage expansion, look no further than the SN770 - your only question should be what size.I received this item at no charge as part of a technical evaluator program, but all the opinions/test/conclusions in this review are all mine.
I installed Western Digital's WD-Black SN770 SSD 2TB on a new windows gaming PC I bought recently. This drive offers a lot of speed, storage and performance. The speed is incredibly fast and impressive. Most games load instantaneously and a few larger games take at most 1-5 seconds, so patience and waiting are not required! I also installed the PC OS on this drive and it boots really fast as well, likewise there is no waiting to get to the desktop. At 2 TB it offers a ton of storage space. I transferred a huge library of games to this drive and still have plenty of space to add a lot more. When playing games, the games play better and game pausing/lagging is completely eliminated it’s just not a factor. This is my third Western Digital drive and this is the newest ... MoreI installed Western Digital's WD-Black SN770 SSD 2TB on a new windows gaming PC I bought recently. This drive offers a lot of speed, storage and performance. The speed is incredibly fast and impressive. Most games load instantaneously and a few larger games take at most 1-5 seconds, so patience and waiting are not required! I also installed the PC OS on this drive and it boots really fast as well, likewise there is no waiting to get to the desktop. At 2 TB it offers a ton of storage space. I transferred a huge library of games to this drive and still have plenty of space to add a lot more. When playing games, the games play better and game pausing/lagging is completely eliminated it’s just not a factor. This is my third Western Digital drive and this is the newest and largest one I have. With each new Western Digital drive, the performance just keeps getting better and more affordable. This new drive took a giant leap and is just noticeably faster. As always Western Digital is a leading brand and from my experience their drives are well-made, durable and reliable. I don’t think I will need it but I like that Western Digital put a 5-year warranty on this drive. This is a real luxury and a great product.
| SSD capacity | 1000 GB |
| Sequential read speed (AS SSD) | 5150 MB/s |
| SSD form factor | M.2 |
| Sequential write speed (AS SSD) | 4900 MB/s |
| Windows operating systems supported | Windows 10,Windows 11,Windows 8.1 |
