Western Digital makes the Blue SSD in 2 form factors: You can simply connect it to your motherboard and have it kept on something level inside. To be honest, a desktop bracket for an SSD isn't really a necessity since there aren't any moving parts in it. The contents of WD Blue SSD box, however, did not come with any extras. The last SSD that I bought a few years ago came bundled with accessories like a metal bracket and screws so that it can be connected to a desktop without having to spend anything more. More on the performance later during the review. This is because the overall performance of this SSD would blow the initial impression it creates on someone's mind. The basic packaging of Western Digital products reminds me of the famous saying, 'Never judge a book by its cover'. This is how the packaging of the SSD looks like. However, appearance is not really the primary reason for us to buy SSDs, isn't it? Performance is! The branding decal pasted on it is also pretty simple. The 2.5' enclosure for this SSD is pretty basic and is made of out plastic. The Western Digital Blue SSD is extremely lightweight at just 40 grams. I was considering a few options for my SSD purchase when Western Digital contacted me and offered their new WD Blue 500GB SSD for testing and review purposes. I had a functional CPU, RAM, and Hard Disk drives, however, I really needed a fast SSD that'll be able to cope up with my ever-increasing hunger for power and speed. This time around, I decided to revive my old home PC with new components and utilize it for all the heavy work I need to do in addition to enjoying a few games every now and then. I had been using a budget level Transcend 128GB SSD on my old trustworthy i7 laptop until the laptop finally went bust. An SSD not only reduces the startup time of your PC/laptop to a few minuscule seconds but also gives you that performance boost for heavy jobs like editing, gaming, photoshop etc. I've been using a Solid State drive as my main storage and boot-up device for a long time now.

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