WD Blue M.2 500GB Internal SSD Solid State Drive - SATA 6Gb/s 2.5 Inch - WDS500G1B0B

I have a Aspire XC-780 Model Name: AXC-780 Part Number: DT.B5AEK.016 fitted with a WD Green 3Tb drive which has no room or SATA connection for another drive. However, it does have a M2.2280 slot but virtually no information about it. It was listed in the BIOS as SATA 0 so I took the chance and yes it worked first time. Note: Make sure you have backed up all your data and made recovery media, I used the Windows 10 64bit USB drive using Microsoft's Media Creation Tool giving me a clean install of Windows with no unwanted junk. Some disassembly is required to gain access to the slot... 1. Power disconnected 2. Remove the two x screws on back to remove side cover. 3. Unplug cable from back of slot load DVD drive. 4. Remove the one screw holding in the DVD drive. 5. Pull out the DVD from the front. 6. Unclip the PC plastic front (3 x clips) which swivels round then unplug the cable feeding it. 7. You can now access and unscrew the two screws holding the hard drive tray in place, no need to unplug. Now you have access to the M2 slot, card goes in blue label side up and you will need a M2x3mm screw with a flat head. Holding only the sides of the M2, push it into the slot and use your screw (why they don't provide one, heaven only knows). Reassembly is the reverse steps making sure you have the cover. If you wish on power up you can check its present by pressing del after power up. Or, plug your recovery USB in, power up pressing fn + F12 to access the boot menu and pick media device. Usual install steps from that point, I deleted all the partitions of my old 3TB drive and of course installed Windows on the new 512GB which works so much faster. You can install the WD SSD Dashboard program to see how its performing but the auto trim (tidy up) housekeeping function does not seem to schedule (hopefully they will fix it or just do it once a week as recommended).

I placed the ssd in my laptop to move the operating system over to, and I saw great improvements to the loading times and speed when moving around windows. This ssd is best used with another hard drive or storage because of the size. this wont be enough for storing games and maybe will just too little for storing lots of work files. The item arrive on time and in enough packaging that I felt it was safe from damage. Conclusion: because of the size I wouldn't recommend the item on its own, use with another storage. I would only put my operating system on the ssd and very small amounts of data too. if you use the full 120GB you might start seing issues with windows as it needs to create temporary files to operate correctly.

very good drive and quick on boot times, bought because of WD build quality and reliabilty, but be warned!! this comes with no mounting screws or anything, make sure you have the screws on your mobo. For this reason alone i give it 4 stars.

The package arrived the next day not as well packed as I had hoped for something so fragile and costing £146.99. All interior packing was well presented, professional look but with almost no waste packaging. (Always a plus for the environment 👍🏼). The Weston Digital 500gb internal SSD itself was well presented, sleek, smart well built with all the necessary information provided. I have had the SSD running over clocked nonstop since I purchased it and it has never skipped a beat and has sup-past my expectations. Great item and happy with the price. Thanks Mark

Good size and price. Not as super fast as the NVME drives, but you get a lot more GB for your £.

Great product! Really boosted my computer boot time. I installed the OS and some essential programmes I use like Adobe Premiere Pro and Photoshop. You can start the programs in seconds! It usually takes me ages to start an adobe programme. Highly recommended, but only if you plan on using it for boot + essential apps, otherwise you'll need more than 120 GB.

Great product, arrived in good time and securly in packaging, performing as expected without issue or fault, a cost effective and reliable brand in my opinion.

Brilliant speed, no noise and safer than spinning hard drives. I've bought 2 external WD hard drives and they work perfectly, never failed. Windows 10 / UEFI boot is tricky though, it's hyper-sensitive to these changes and kicked up quite a fuss. The UEFI bios looks for a 'secure boot' file on the original hard drive to be sure it's not a hack. When it doesn't find that on this new hard drive, it takes time to get around it to use your own computer! This is an installation issue on modern computers not the fault of the product. The postage and package - as usual, a complete rip-off by Amazon. I hate paying for Amazon P&P, too pricey.

Ce disque SSD boost vraiment les performances de l'ordinateur ! C'est bluffant ! Très bonne performances sur le benchmark, et pas de problème avec pour l'instant. Juste, il n'est pas totalement silencieux mais fait un petit bruit aiguë à l'accès (quasiment inaudible sauf dans un silence complet). Je recommande vivement !

タイトルの通りです。 お買い得なお値段だし樹脂のケースで大丈夫なのかとちょっと心配したけど 特に問題もありません。とても助かりました。 いやぁ、SSD、快適です。もう二度とHDには戻れない。 SSDの寿命を考慮してデータの保存は外付けHDにしているので、 ソフトウェアを動かすだけなら240Gもあれば十二分なのでいい買い物でした。 起動の速さだけでなく全体の動作のもっさり感が無くなったのがとにかく気持ちいいです。

La compré para una Lenovo y700, y funciona muy bien, hice la clonación con EaseUs todo backup y fue rápida y sencilla y la verdad se nota bastante, pasé de esperar hasta 10 minutos mientras cargaba todo el sistema a máximo 1 minuto que tarda ahora. Yo tengo la unidad de 500 pero solo están disponibles 465, una pena por qué en estos discos hasta el último GB cuenta y más en el precio

Produto excelente com boas taxas de leitura e escrita por um preço muito bom! Vendedor perfeito em todos os aspectos!

Really good value at the discounted price I got it for. Fit into the slot without any difficulty. Transformed the boot up and read/write speed of the laptop. An SSD results in a dramatic shift in end user computer experience. And this WD SSD is an excellent, cost competitive and reliable way to experience that shift.