Western Digital WD Blue

Brand: Western Digital
Model: WD Blue

$85–$94estimated range · from catalog price Sep 3, 2026

WD Blue 2TB (WD20EZBX) is a 7200‑RPM SMR 3.5" SATA HDD from 2021, aimed at affordable desktop mass storage.

Storage performance rankTop 63% of storage drives

TierBudget?

ReleasedApr 2021

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Capacity2 TB

TypeHDD

InterfaceSATA

Read speed180 MB/s

Form factor3.5

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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).Sourceakiba-pc.watch.impress.co.jp

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.

Best for

mass storage
game library
budget upgrade

Official product specifications

Specifications

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Capacity2 TB