WD Blue SN550 1TB
WD
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Buy on Amazon$168.78 tracked on 2026-10-05. The retailer listing is the price you pay.
Our take on the WD Blue SN550 1TB
The WD Blue SN550 1TB is an M.2 2280 NVMe SSD, a mid-range drive for a stream PC boot or game library. At a tracked $168.78 it sits at the low of its $168.78 to $269.39 range from Aug 9 to Oct 5, 2026, so it is at a good point. The retailer score is 4.8 across 40,086 ratings.
The listing says it is over 4 times faster than WD's best SATA SSDs and that WD designed the controller and firmware. The SSD Dashboard monitors drive health. It is NVMe only, so it will not work in a SATA slot. The listing gives no read and write speed figures. Capacity tops out at 1TB, so it is not for streamers who record a lot of video locally.
- Tracked at the low of its $168.78 to $269.39 range
- Rated 4.8 across 40,086 retailer ratings
- SSD Dashboard monitors drive health
- No read or write speeds in the listing
- Capacity tops out at 1TB, small for recordings
Streamers reported to use it
Specs
| Digital Storage Capacity | 1 TB |
| Hard Disk Interface | NVMe |
| Connectivity Technology | PCIe |
| Hard Disk Form Factor | 2280 inches |
| Compatible Devices | Desktop, Laptop |
| Cache Memory Installed Size | 1 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
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