SanDisk says goodbye to WD Blue and Black SSDs, hello to new “Optimus” drives

Today, SanDisk announced that mainstream WD Blue and WD Black SSDs would be discontinued and replaced by SanDisk ...

SSDs: WD Black and WD Blue are history

SSDs from the WD Black and WD Blue series are a thing of the past. Sandisk is instead digging up an old brand name.

Western Digital Corp. stock underperforms Friday when compared to competitors despite daily gains

Shares of Western Digital Corp. rallied 6.81% to $200.46 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session ...
ExtremeTech

Sandisk Gives Its Western Digital Blue and Black Lineups a Makeover

The highest-end of Sandisk's storage SSDs is now called Optimus GX Pro. Sandisk points to the WD_Black SN8100 NVMe SSD. It's ...

These Were the S&P 500's Top Performers in 2025. Are They Still Good Buys in 2026?

Its growth rate for its most recent period (which ended on Nov. 27, 2025) was 57%, and with some terrific profit margins of ...
TweakTown

Sandisk Optimus is the new SSD brand for PC gamers formerly known as WD_BLACK

Sandisk Optimus, Sandisk Optimus GX, and Sandisk Optimus GX PRO are the new names for the PC gaming-focused WD Blue and ...

WD-40 Company to Participate in the 2026 ICR Conference

WD‑40 Company (NASDAQ: WDFC) today announced that Steve Brass, president and chief executive officer and Sara Hyzer, vice ...