Western Digital announced its new 4TB SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD, SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD, WD_Black P50 Game Drive SSD and My Passport SSD from WD.
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Western Digital Delivers Unmatched Line Up of High-Capacity Portable SSDs Across Its Renowned Consumer Brand Portfolio
The Company’s Trusted Brands Now Offer 4TB Portable SSDs, Bringing Consumers and Professionals More Choice When It Comes to Fast, Durable Digital Storage
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC) today announced 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.
“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/.
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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.