WD Blue SN570 M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe Up to 1TB SSD For Creators PC

According to a recent report ^(*), it is estimated that more than 50 million people across the globe self-identified as having a career in the cultural and creative industries.

With the ever changing definition of ‘creator’ in a technology-driven world, this title now reaches beyond graphic designers and videographers to include content creators, UI/UX designers, artists and illustrators, entrepreneurs and freelancers, engineers, architects, grad students.

When crunching large amounts of data on their next passion project, access to fast and reliable storage solutions can improve a creator’s workflow, giving them peace of mind and allowing them to stay in the creative moment. With intense workload demands, today’s creative professionals need technology that empowers their creativity without stress over losing their work, project bottlenecks or slow storage speeds.

Western Digital Corp. has launched a solution for the growing community of creators: the WD Blue SN570 NVMe SSD. This internal flash drive is a solution for upgrading current PCs or optimizing a custom build.

“Complex workloads require high performance and reliability, and t,right type of storage can help streamline workflows and increase productivity,” said Eric Spanneut, VP, client and enterprise SSDs, flash business unit. “Our new WD Blue SN570 NVMe SSD is built with creators in mind, providing fast speeds, data protection and endurance to support their creative vision.“

To keep creators inspired, each new purchase of this SSD comes with a 1-month membership to Adobe Creative Cloud, ^(**) offering access to some of creative apps and services such as Adobe Photoshop, Illutrator, Lightroom, Premiere Pro and InDesign.

“Whether at home or on the go, people are creating in ways that demand more and more from their devices,” said Marc Leibowitz, VP, global strategic partnerships, Adobe. “By teaming up with Western Digital, we are able to equip creatives with the tools they need to do their best work, wherever and whenever inspiration strikes.“

Spark imagination with purpose-built NVMe SSD drive
The Blue SN570 NVMe SSD is designed for endurance, packing high performance into a small-form factor to keep imaginations flowing – all while maintaining low power consumption.

Key features of Blue SN570 NVMe SSD include:

• NVMe technology: Create faster while consuming low amounts of power. With read speeds up to 3,500MB/s ^(†) (500GB ^(‡‡) – 1TB ^(‡‡) models), systems can run up to 5x faster than the firm’s best SATA SSDs.

• Built-in support: Work with confidence and peace of mind as the downloadable SSD Dashboard helps monitor the drive’s health, available space, temperature and more.

• Slim design: Save on space with a single-sided M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe SSD — for building the creation engine, whether it’s a desktop or laptop PC.

• Reliability: Help protect content with features like end to end data path protection.

Pricing and availability:
The Blue SN570 NVMe SSD is available for purchase from the company Webstore and select retailers, e-tailers, resellers and system integrators, and comes with a 5-year limited warranty. ^(***) Capacities range from 250GB ^(‡‡) up to 1TB ^(‡‡) and start at $49.99 MSRP.

 Blue SN570 1TB model specifications

^(*) Cultural and creative industries in the face of Covid-19: an economic impact outlook published by UNESCO is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
^(**) Individual subscription. Internet connection and Adobe ID required. Available in countries where Adobe Creative Cloud Individual Subscription is available. Offer limited to one per WD Blue SN570 NVMe SSD purchase; up to 5 per Adobe user account, subject to acceptance of applicable Terms of Use. Offer must be redeemed by October 31, 2023, while activation code supplies last. The manufaturer reserves the right to change or discontinue this offer at any time without notice. See for applicable terms and Privacy Policy.
^(***) 5 years or Max Endurance (TBW) limit, whichever occurs first.
^(†)1MB/s=one million bytes per second. Based on internal testing; performance may vary depending upon host device, usage conditions, drive capacity, and other factors.
^(‡‡) 1GB-one billion bytes and 1TB=one trillion bytes. Actual user capacity may be less depending on operating environment.