WD’s Blue range sits below its Black performance drives, aiming at reliable everyday speed for mainstream PCs and PS5 style storage upgrades. This one is listed as opened, never used, pulled from a working device during an upgrade, so you are buying an item that has been unboxed and handled, but should have little to no real wear. In practice, that usually means it has been removed from a system, kept clean, and should still deliver full NVMe performance, but you should still check the SMART health report on arrival for peace of mind.

Who is this SSD best for?

If your current drive is a SATA SSD or hard drive, a Gen4 NVMe like the SN5000 can make Windows feel snappier, with faster game loads and quicker large file transfers. It is also a sensible capacity for a boot drive plus a few big games, without paying for 2TB.

  • 1TB capacity, a balanced size for OS, apps, and a modern game library
  • PCIe Gen4 NVMe, suited to current AMD and Intel platforms that can take advantage of higher bandwidth