SanDisk says goodbye to WD Blue and Black SSDs, hello to new “Optimus” drives

Today, SanDisk announced that mainstream WD Blue and WD Black SSDs would be discontinued and replaced by SanDisk ...
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SanDisk heals WD Black and Blues, rebrands beloved client SSDs

NVMe drives to live on under the Optimus banner WD Black and Blue SSDs are some of the most widely recognized client drives ...
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SanDisk’s new Optimus SSD line-up replaces retired WD color-based models — new Optimus, GX, and GX Pro tiers for 2026

Sandisk has reimagined its WD Black and WD Blue SSDs, unveiling the new Optimus series designed specifically for gamers, ...

WD Black and WD Blue gaming SSDs have transformed into the Sandisk Optimus Collection

As the overseer of all things SSDs and storage for the GamesRadar+ hardware team, I was excited to learn about any ...

SanDisk is replacing WD Blue and Black SSDs with new Optimus models

The transition marks the unspooling of the 2015 merger between the two firms, when Western Digital paid $19 billion for SanDisk to combine hard drive and ...

The names of some of the most popular SSDs are changing so their new owner Sandisk gets the glory

Essentially, SSDs under the WD branding are actually owned by Sandisk. The two companies used to be one and the same—with ...