Product Overview
Model: WDS480G3G0A
Capacity: 480 GB
Form Factor: 2.5‑inch, 7 mm thick (100.5 mm × 69.85 mm)
Interface: SATA III 6 Gb/s (backward compatible with SATA I/II)
Performance & Endurance
Sequential Read Speed: Up to 545 MB/s
Sequential Write Speed: Up to ~465 MB/s
Random IOPS (approximate): ~37,000 read / ~68,000 write
Endurance (TBW): 80 TBW
Power Consumption & Reliability
Average Active Power: ~50–60 mW
Max Power (Read/Write): ~2 W / ~2.5 W (or ~1.7 W per some sources)
Device Sleep / DEVSLP Power:
Slumber (idle): ~26–30 mW
DevSleep: ~10 mW
MTTF (Mean Time To Failure): Up to ~1 million hours
Environmental & Physical Specifications
Operating Temperature: 0 °C to 70 °C
Non-Operating Temperature: –55 °C to 85 °C
Vibration & Shock Resistance:
Operating vibration: 5 g RMS (10–2000 Hz)
Non-operating vibration: 4.9 g RMS (7–800 Hz)
Shock: 1,500 g, 0.5 ms half‑sine
Weight: ~32.7 g to 36.2 g depending on source
Certifications & Additional Features
Certifications: Complies with FCC, UL, TUV, KC, BSMI, VCCI, CE, Morocco, RCM, UKCA
Software Support: Includes WD SSD Dashboard (for monitoring & firmware updates) and Acronis True Image WD Edition (for cloning)
Warranty Information
Warranty: 3‑Year Limited Warranty, typically with carry-in service terms.