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Sandisk has introduced the SANDISK Optimus SSD brand at CES 2026, consolidating its WD_BLACK and WD Blue NVMe SSDs under a unified identity aimed at gamers, creators, and professionals.

Have you ever open a file, click something, and then just sit there staring while your computer wheezes through it like it’s doing you a favor? Yeah, that’s a sign. The WD Blue SA510 SSD is the kind ...

If you’ve got a computer that’s rapidly filling up with files, don’t add to your desktop clutter with a portable SSD – pop open that side panel and slot home a WD Blue SN5100 instead. It’s one of the ...

Okay, maybe SanDisk was tired of getting beat up over its Black and Blue SSD naming convention (see what I did there!), or maybe someone in the company is simply a fan of the Transformers franchise.

At CES 2026, Sandisk announced Sandisk Optimus as the new name for its internal SSD lineup for gamers, creators and professionals. Featuring new packaging and product design is inspired by the company ...

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 ...