Packaging

Well, one thing is for sure, when it comes to SSDs, especially M.2 drives there isn’t too much to going on for packaging. There just isn’t much need for full accessories or anything else. That said the box for the WD Black has a black and white theme on the front, fitting with the name of course. It lines up with the black and white split on the drive itself. Given the matching name from last years WD Black I was happy to see that they used different capacities but a year or gen 2 or similar would help keep them split up. They did also make sure to include NVMe right on the front of the box as well a mention of the 3D NAND down in the bottom that 3D NAND logo is the only other way to spot the difference. They also show off the potential read speeds along the bottom as well as list the capacity and warranty of the drive.

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Around back the same split black and white look is going on. This time we have a window into the inside of the box that lets you see the tag on the SSD. This lets companies scan the serial number and you can at least confirm that the drive has the correct sticker on the inside. WD also slipped in a note about how you should run a Western Digital SSD and Western Digital hard drive for the ideal PC.

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Inside the M.2 drive comes in a large plastic clamshell that keeps it protected and is most likely this size to give the packaging a little more frontage in the store. If the box was as small as the drive you wouldn’t see it. Included with the drive is a support and warranty guide paper as well. Like I said before, there isn’t a need for drive size adapters or anything else to go along with this one.

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