Western Digital Delivers Unmatched Line Up of High-Capacity Portable SSDs Across Its Renowned Consumer Brand Portfolio
January 11 2021 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
The Company’s Trusted Brands Now Offer 4TB
Portable SSDs, Bringing Consumers and Professionals More Choice
When It Comes to Fast, Durable Digital Storage
Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC) today announced it's now
delivering 4TB* portable SSDs across its consumer brand portfolio.
Giving consumers and professionals more space to create, the new
drives are built to keep up with today’s high-quality content
demands. The four drives now offer gamers, content creators,
enthusiasts and creative professionals the performance, durability
and greater capacity they need to capture, move and save their
files.
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Western Digital's new 4TB portable SSD
portfolio includes the SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD, SanDisk
Extreme Portable SSD, WD's My Passport SSD and the WD_Black P50
Game Drive SSD. (Photo: Business Wire)
“This milestone allows us to deliver a new era of solutions with
the capacity and performance our customers have been asking for.
Our consumer brand products are used by millions of professionals
and consumers around the world, and we continue to drive technology
forward to deliver the performance, reliability and leading
products they demand,” said Jim Welsh, senior vice president and
general manager of Consumer Solutions Products, Western
Digital.
Western Digital is focused on delivering industry-leading
solutions that keep up with the rich content created by consumers
and pros alike. Whether using your smartphone to capture family
milestones, backing up or expanding your video game library, or in
the studio or out in the field creating a feature film, the
company’s range of offerings are built to reliably store today’s
massive files.
“As a Director of Photography in film and television production,
I rely on technology to achieve my creative vision and protect my
work. SanDisk® SSDs are a critical asset when I’m out in the field
or at the studio working with multiple 12K and 8K cameras,” said
Sam Nicholson, ASC, SanDisk Extreme Team member.+ “High-capacity,
high-performance SSDs make it easy to reliably manage these files,
and the SanDisk Extreme Pro® portable SSDs are my go-to drive when
I'm shooting on location. With added capacity, I have even more
freedom to continue creating amazing content.”
Powerful 4TB* Portable SSD Portfolio
Western Digital’s new 4TB* portable SSD portfolio offers an
unmatched combination of performance and capacity to help fuel
today’s content-rich world.
- SanDisk Extreme Pro® Portable
SSD
- Save time storing and transferring data with powerful NVMe™
solid state performance featuring up to 2000MB/s** read and up to
2000MB/s** write speeds. A forged aluminum chassis acts as a
heatsink to deliver higher sustained speeds in a portable form
factor.
- Pricing/Availability: The 4TB* SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD
is expected to be available later this calendar quarter at select
retailers and the Western Digital Store at an estimated U.S. MSRP
of $749.99.
- SanDisk Extreme® Portable
SSD
- Get NVMe solid state performance featuring up to 1050MB/s**
read and up to 1000MB/s** write speeds in a portable, high-capacity
drive that’s perfect for creating amazing content or capturing
incredible footage.
- For added durability, the drive features up to two-meter drop
protection and IP55 water and dust resistance1.
- Pricing/Availability: The 4TB* SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD is
expected to be available later this calendar quarter at select
retailers and the Western Digital Store at an estimated U.S. MSRP
of $699.99.
- WD_Black® P50 Game Drive
SSD
- Purpose-built for gamers, this drive is shaped by performance
with SSD read speeds up to 2000MB/s** to decrease load screen times
and get you into the game faster.
- Premium storage expansion lets you save new games and is
compatible with your PC, PlayStation™ 4 or Xbox One™ game
library.
- Pricing/availability: The WD_Black P50 Game Drive SSD is
expected to be available later this calendar quarter at select
retailers and the Western Digital Store at an estimated U.S. MSRP
of $749.99.
- My Passport® SSD from WD®
- Bold metal design that is both stylish and durable. The drive
is shock and vibration resistant and drop resistant up to 6.5 feet
(1.98m), and comes in a range of colors including Gray, Blue, Red,
Gold and Silver.
- Blazing fast NVMe technology with read speeds of up to
1050MB/s** and write speeds of up to 1000MB/s** enables everyday
content creators, curators and hobbyists to keep productivity
flowing.
- Pricing/Availability: The 4TB* My Passport SSD is expected to
be available later this calendar quarter at select retailers and
the Western Digital Store at an estimated U.S. MSRP of
$679.99.
Western Digital offers a broad range of external and internal
SSDs. For more details on our complete SSD portfolio, please visit
us at https://shop.westerndigital.com/.
To keep up with the latest from our consumer brands, follow us
on our social channels:
- SanDisk: Facebook, Instagram and Twitter
- WD: Facebook, Instagram and Twitter
- WD_Black: Facebook, Instagram and Twitter
About Western Digital
Western Digital creates environments for data to thrive. As a
leader in data infrastructure, the company is driving the
innovation needed to help customers capture, preserve, access and
transform an ever-increasing diversity of data. Everywhere data
lives, from advanced data centers to mobile sensors to personal
devices, our industry-leading solutions deliver the possibilities
of data. Our data-centric solutions are comprised of the Western
Digital®, G-Technology™, SanDisk®, and WD® brands.
*1GB=1,000,000,000 bytes and 1TB=1,000,000,000,000 bytes. Actual
user capacity may be less depending on operating environment.
**Based on internal testing; performance may be lower depending on
host device, drive capacity, interface, usage conditions and other
factors. 1MB=1,000,000 bytes. +SanDisk Extreme Team members are
among the leaders in their respective fields who use SanDisk
products in their day-to-day work lives and are compensated for
their participation. 1. Based on internal testing. IPEC 60529 IP
55: Tested to withstand water flow (30 kPa) at 3 min.; limited dust
contact does not interfere with operation. Must be clean and dry
before use.
Western Digital, the Western Digital logo, G-Technology,
SanDisk, the SanDisk logo, SanDisk Extreme, SanDisk Extreme PRO,
WD, the WD logo, My Passport, WD_BLACK, and the WD_BLACK logo are
registered trademarks or trademarks of Western Digital Corporation
or its affiliates in the U.S. and/or other countries. The NVMe mark
is a registered trademark of NVM Express, Inc. PlayStation is a
trademark or registered trademark of Sony Interactive Entertainment
Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Xbox One is a
trademark or registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the
United States and/or other countries. All other marks are the
property of their respective owners. Product specifications subject
to change without notice. Pictures shown may vary from actual
products.
© 2021 Western Digital Corporation or its affiliates. All rights
reserved.
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. is the seller of record and
licensee in the Americas of SanDisk® products.
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