Following the debut of some products that in the fierce competition of the market manage to be positively recognized, some companies decide to release new editions, which a few years later are able to offer more updated details for users, such as for example new configurations , or perhaps only – or almost – with a lower price. As for the SSD field , since these are generally quite anonymous products in design, it is not a practice that happens often, but fortunately there are also some pleasant exceptions that color the available offer. This was the specific case of Western Digital , which has recently unveiled its new WD BLACK SN750 SE, which we have had the opportunity to try thoroughly, and which we want to tell you about in this review.

Return after 2 years in excellent shape

The company has had the opportunity to present the new models not long ago, which, as it is easy to imagine, join the offer of the original SN750s , still fully ready to offer performance in line with what is required by the market, but fortunately revised in some small details. The very first of these to consider is undoubtedly the price , given that considering the lack of availability of the previous model, the new one presents itself to users in a rather competitive way, as you can see from the official product page . Furthermore, just to allow users to fully try the devices in question, optimized to the best for gaming, the company has created bundles that also include the newBattlefield 2042 by DICE , which can be purchased in this way at a rather affordable price.

If there is a flaw that the new Special Edition brings with it, that is the lack of sufficient memory cuts, since those available may not satisfy all palates who have decided to put their trust in Western Digital and buy one of these devices. . The company has obviously considered the presence of other products that are competitive at the same time, which in fact can easily overcome this “lack”. Specifically, the new WD BLACK SN750 SE we are talking about in this review can be purchased in the 250 GB , 500 GB and 1 TB versions , values ​​that obviously decrease slightly when installing the devices in the PCIe Gen ports4 (even if they are compatible with Gen 3 , however not recommended for the best result).

Still with excellent performance

It should be specified that the different memory cuts available, for the moment 3, given that the 2 TB one of the original model has – at least currently – set aside by the giant, do not differ only in terms of capacity. Obviously, users have the opportunity to choose the most appropriate device based on their needs precisely for the memory cut, which varies the purchase price, but there are also differences in performance . Specifically, the 250GB WD BLACK SN750 SE offers up to 3,200MB / s read and 1,000MB / s write, 500GB up to 3,600MB / s read and 2,000MB / s write, and the latest 1 TB 3,600 MB / s read and 2,830 MB / s write.

Compared to the last series, in addition to the slightly improved values, we find a lower energy consumption up to 30% , a further detail that makes the devices still perfectly adequate to the market demand. During our tests we found values ​​that are almost identical to those declared by the manufacturer, which obviously may vary slightly during use. Furthermore, the devices in question have a really interesting exclusive feature, a real dashboard to better optimize the gaming experience . Western Digital, for its WD Black series has always winked at gaming, and the WD BLACK SN750 SEwe are talking about in this review are certainly no exception, making them perfect for games as well, apart from any other possible use.