Western Digital WD Blue SA510 SATA
WD Blue SA510 (2022) is a budget SATA TLC SSD; 1TB model rates 400 TBW, up to 560/520 MB/s, now discontinued (2026).
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Product overview
Western Digital’s WD Blue SA510 SATA arrived in 2022 as a refresh of the Blue SATA family, with WD documentation dated May 2022 and retail availability reported by late June in Japan. In early 2026, Western Digital/SanDisk retired the WD color-branded SSDs, so SA510 SKUs have since been discontinued.
Positioned in the budget tier, it exists as a low-cost, widely compatible SATA upgrade. The 1TB variant delivers SATA-class speeds (up to ~560/520 MB/s), uses 3D TLC NAND, and carries a 400 TBW rating—suitable for dependable everyday use. Offered in both 2.5-inch and M.2 2280 formats, it’s a straightforward pick for older desktops and laptops as a boot drive or secondary game library. Unique note: it includes an Acronis True Image license for easy cloning and migration.
- boot drive
- game library
- budget upgrade
Product highlights
- Upgrade your creativity with a performance boost that delivers read speeds up to 560MB/s(2) (500GB(1) and 1TB(1) models).
- Give your PC new life with capacities of up to 1TB(1) and high endurance, plus low power draw for more laptop life between charges and reduced vibrations compared to HDDs.
- Clone your computer’s entire hard drive to your WD Blue SA510 drive with the included Acronis True Image for Western Digital transfer and backup software(3) featuring cyber protection.
- The WD Blue SA510 SATA SSD comes in 2.5" and M.2 form factors for increased compatibility, fitting right into many current PC slots as well as those of many older machines.
Specifications
- Capacity
- 1 TB
- Type
- SSD
- Form factor
- M.2
- Hardware Interface
- SATA
- Data Transfer Rate
- 600 MB
- Read speed
- 520 MB/s
- Tdp
- 2 W
