Western Digital WD Blue
WD Blue 2TB (WD20EZBX) is a 7200‑RPM SMR 3.5" SATA HDD from 2021, aimed at affordable desktop mass storage.
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Product overview
Western Digital’s WD Blue 2TB (WD20EZBX) debuted in April 2021 within the WD Blue 3.5-inch desktop HDD family. This 3.5-inch SATA 6 Gb/s model pairs 7200‑RPM mechanics with a 256 MB cache and uses shingled magnetic recording (SMR). ([akiba-pc.watch.impress.co.jp](https://akiba-pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/news/1316376.html))
Positioned in the budget tier, it exists to deliver low-cost bulk capacity for everyday desktops. It’s well-suited to mass storage and large game libraries, or as a budget upgrade in systems that still have spare 3.5-inch SATA bays. If you need SSD-like responsiveness for OS and apps, use this alongside a solid-state boot drive.
- mass storage
- game library
- budget upgrade
Product highlights
- Reliable everyday computing
- Western Digital quality and reliability
- Free Acronis True Image WD Edition cloning software
- Massive capacity up to 8TB
- 2-year limited warranty
Specifications
- Capacity
- 2 TB
- Type
- HDD
- Form factor
- 3.5
- Hardware Interface
- SATA
- Data Transfer Rate
- 600 MB
- Read speed
- 180 MB/s
- Tdp
- 4 W
