Western Digital Expands HDDs and External Storage Solutions to 8TB

Western Digital Corporation (WDC) announced the expansion of its portfolio of performance storage solutions with 8TB capacity drives for NAS, video surveillance and desktop external applications.

Increasingly centralized, rich-content, which continues to grow in popularity among enterprises, small business and consumers alike, is driving demand for greater storage capacities.

Launching throughout the first half of 2016, My Cloud personal storage devices (My Cloud, My Cloud Mirror, My Cloud EX2 Ultra), My Book external HDDs (My Book, My Book for Mac, My Book Duo and My Book Pro), WD Red, WD Red Pro and WD Purple HDDs will all be designed with the high-capacity configuration. Each storage solution offers purpose-driven engineering and HelioSeal helium-technology with the 8TB drives for maximum and efficient performance in the applications for which each model is designed.

“We are committed to integrating high-performance, high-capacity and high-quality drives into all of our solutions,” said Brendan Collins, VP, product marketing, Western Digital. “No matter what market or application, we have a solution – whether it’s for small businesses, channel partners, enterprises or end-users. Our goal is to deliver the best and most competitive solutions on the market.“

Increase to 8 or 16TB (with two 8TB drives in RAID-0) capacity
applies to following company’s products:

External HDDs:

My Book/My Book for Mac — An external HDD solution that provides backup and storage with USB connectivity.
My Book Duo/My Book Pro – Dual-drive external HDD solutions which provide fast storage in RAID-0 and backup and storage with USB and/or Thunderbolt connectivity and up to 16TB capacity.
My Cloud/My Cloud Mirror – A personal storage device that plugs into your router at home to provide consumers with their own private cloud.
My Cloud EX2 Ultra – As part of the creative professional series of My cloud products, it provides high-performance two-bay NAS.

Internal HDDs:

WD Purple – Engineered for 24/7, always-on, high-definition surveillance security systems that use up to eight HDDs and up to 32 cameras
WD Red – Optimized for personal, home and small business NAS systems
WD Red Pro – Optimized for small business and enterprise NAS systems with high performance and reliability.

Availability and pricing:

My Book and My Book for Mac 8TB is available at select U.S. retailers, distributors and through the firm’ webstore. Manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) for the My Book 8TB (model #: WDBFJK0080HBK) and the My Book for Mac (model #: WDBYCC0080HBK) is $299.99.
My Cloud, My Book Duo, My Book Pro, WD Red, WD Red Pro and WD Purple 8TB configurations will be available during the first half of 2016.