, Download New Movie Almost exactly a year ago, we got our hands on some of WD's first SSDs, the mid-range SATA Blue and high-end NVMe Black models. We've been fairly impressed with how the company has embraced the future, adding solid-state storage to its portfolio of traditional hard drives. The market is clearly shifting, and we are strong proponents of SSDs for PC users no matter their budgets. Now, with a bit of experience under its belt, WD has released the next generation of its Black SSD and we're going to see whether the company is keeping up with the rest of the market. It would be very easy to confuse the new 2018 version of the WD Black NVMe SSD with its predecessor as the company's retail boxes don't include the revision year and both look very similar. We'd advise potential buyers to look very closely — the highlights of the new model are its use of 3D NAND flash and the rated read speed of 3400MBps, both noted prominently at the bottom of the ne