WD SiliconEdge Blue 256GB SSD

To see how the SiliconEdge performs, we installed it into an easily upgradeable, late 2008 Unibody MacBook with a 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo processor and 2GB of RAM. We ran a series of tests on the MacBook’s internal 5400-rpm, 2.5-inch Toshiba hard drive to...

Sturdy Casing ; Decent Performance ; Backed by WD ; High Capacity

MSRP Way Out Of Line ; High Cost Per GB ; Outperformed By Older Gen Drives

The Western Digital SiliconEdge Blue SSD performed relatively well throughout our testing, but after evaluating its performance, it's easy to see why WD chose to position the drive in the "Blue" product category, rather than the company's flagship...