By Western Digital, 4TB Portable USB 3.2 SSDs For Consumers

Western Digital Corp. is delivering 4TB ^(*) portable SSDs across its consumer brand portfolio.

Giving consumers and professionals more space to create, the 4 drives 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, SVP and GM, consumer solutions products.

The company is focused on delivering solutions that keep up with the rich content created by consumers and pros alike. Whether using a smartphone to capture family milestones, backing up or expanding video game library, or in the studio or out in the field creating a feature film, the firm‘s range of offerings are built to reliably store 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.“

4TB ^(*) portable SSD portfolio
The company’s 4TB ^(*) portable SSD portfolio offers a combination of performance and capacity.

SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD

• Save time storing and transferring data with NVMe solid state performance featuring up to 2,000MB/s ^(**) read and up to 2,000MB/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 company’s webstore at an estimated MSRP of $749.99.

SanDisk Extreme portable SSD

• Get NVMe solid state performance featuring up to 1,050MB/s ^(**) read and up to 1,000MB/s ^(**) write speeds in a portable, high-capacity drive that’s for creating amazing content or capturing footage.

• For added durability, the drive features up to 2-meter drop protection and IP55 water and dust resistance ⁽¹⁾.

• Pricing/vailability: The 4TB ^(*) SanDisk Extreme portable SSD is expected to be available later this calendar quarter at select retailers and the company’s webstore at an estimated 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 2,000MB/s ^(**) to decrease load screen times and get into the game faster.

•  Storage expansion lets 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 company’s webstore at an estimated 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.

• Fast NVMe technology with read speeds of up to 1,050MB/s ^(**) and write speeds of up to 1,000MB/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 company’s webstore at an estimated MSRP of $679.99.

^(*) 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 esting. IPEC 60529 IP 55: Tested to withstand water flow (30 kPa) at 3mn; limited dust contact does not interfere with operation. Must be clean and dry before use.

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WDC SSD portfolio