5 yr warranty or 3 yr warranty on WD Blue SSD? SOLVED

WD SSD Products WD SSD Drives & Software
1

The WD website says the warranty is 5 years on WDS500G2B0A and on the WDBNCE5000PNC-WRSN. But the WD Blue 500GB at Best Buy says 3 years, its the WDBNCE5000PNC-WRSN version. What gives? Are there two different warranties on the same drive depending on where it’s purchased?
Thanks.
Edit: P.S. I ask this because I am ready to buy and am wondering where to buy from to get a 5 yr warranty.

2

Usually the best is the warranty card in the packaging

USB hard disks often come with even lower warranty terms

3

I just received this answer from WD Support. (TLDR: warranties extended to 5 years)

How long is the warranty on WD Blue 3D NAND SSD?
Answer ID 19950

On March 18 2018, WD extended the warranty period for certain models of WD Blue SSD from 3 three years to 5 years.

Model Numbers:

WDS200T2B0A
WDS200T2B0B
WDS100T2B0A
WDS100T2B0B
WDS500G2B0A
WDS500G2B0B
WDS250G2B0A
WDS250G2B0B
WDBNCE5000PNC
WDBNCE0010PNC
WDBNCE2500PNC

If you purchased a model with a 3-year warranty imprinted on the packaging, your warranty duration in WD’s system has been changed to 5 years.

4

At least now your have more clarity on the answer to your question