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 ...
The Register on MSN

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 ...
How-To Geek on MSN

RIP WD_Black: SanDisk's best SSDs are getting new names

WD_Black solid state drives are some of the best SSDs for workstations, gaming PCs, PlayStation 5 consoles, and anything else ...

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 ...
TweakTown

Sandisk Optimus is the new SSD brand for PC gamers formerly known as WD_BLACK

Sandisk Optimus, Sandisk Optimus GX, and Sandisk Optimus GX PRO are the new names for the PC gaming-focused WD Blue and ...
Geeky Gadgets

Synology & Hard Drive Compatibility Change IS Coming

What if the hard drive you’ve been relying on for years suddenly became incompatible with your Synology system, or, conversely, what if a long-awaited update finally allowed you to use drives from ...

SanDisk Optimus is the new name for WD Black and Blue Drives

SanDisk is moving on from Western Digital's iconic color-coded branding. The storage giant announced at CES 2026 that its ...