19 November 2016Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

WD PiDrive Foundation Edition Device Introduced

Accelerates Project Creation with an Affordable System Solution for Raspberry Pi Users WDLabs, a business growth incubator and accelerator of storage solutions leader Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC), today announced availability of the WD PiDrive Foundation Edition products, which combine microSD™ card and USB drive functionality with operating system installation software to provide the Raspberry Pi® community an integrated and highly affordable storage system solution for fast project creation. “It is similar to about 30 years ago when hard disk drives went mainstream in PC’s – no more swapping floppy disks in and out to load the OS, applications and data”, said Dave Chew, chief engineer, WDLabs. “This third generation WD PiDrive solution uses a USB HDD or USB Flash drive […]

14 March 2016Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

WD PiDrive 314GB Storage Device Announced

Celebrating Pi Day, Company Offers New, Low-Power and Affordable WD PiDrive 314GB Storage Solution WDLabs™, a business growth incubator of storage solutions leader Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC), today announced availability of the WD PiDrive 314GB, a storage device engineered to serve the Raspberry Pi® community with low-power USB operation, affordability, reliability and ease of integration. “Adoption of Raspberry Pi computing devices is expanding at a tremendous rate, reaching eight million units in about four years1. However, the millions of Raspberry Pi users are finding limitations from data storage devices (SD card, USB hard drive or cloud storage) originally designed for other applications,” said Dave Chew, chief engineer, WDLabs. “The WD PiDrive 314 GB HDD is designed to support Raspberry Pi […]

2 September 2015Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

WD My Book Pro External Storage Device Announced

New Thunderbolt Drive Offers up to 12 TB of Storage for Professional Content Creators WD®, a Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) company, today introduced the My Book® Pro storage device, providing professionals and enthusiasts who must efficiently manage large amounts of digital content with up to 435 MB/s transfer rates on WD’s fastest external storage solution yet. With capacity options including 6 TB, 8 TB, 10 TB and 12 TB1, the power of two 7200 RPM WD drives with Intel’s Thunderbolt™ 2 technology and a hot-swappable hardware RAID controller, the My Book Pro device enables creative professionals and enthusiasts alike to focus on what they love doing by significantly cutting the time to transfer large videos, photos and audio files. “The […]

1 September 2015Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

WD My Cloud OS 3 Operating System Introduced

New My Cloud OS 3 Puts Control of Content into the Hands of Consumers with Greater Photo Sharing, Backup and Synchronization WD®, a Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) company, and a worldwide leader in storage solutions, today introduced significant enhancements to WD’s family of My Cloud® personal storage devices, including a new, redesigned My Cloud OS 3 operating system, Software Developer Kit (SDK) enabling enhanced app integration and a dual-drive My Cloud Mirror personal cloud storage offering increased memory and faster processing performance than previous generations. WD’s My Cloud OS 3 features an intuitive user interface delivering a rich content-sharing experience, and back-up and sync capabilities that elevate the personal cloud NAS offering while retaining the privacy and control unique to personal […]

18 August 2015Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

WD Red Pro 6TB Drives Debut

A Part of the Industry-leading Family of NAS Hard Drives, WD Red Pro Enables Higher Storage Density for Systems Up to 16 Bays WD®, a Western Digital® (NASDAQ:WDC) company, and world leader in storage solutions, today announced the expansion of its award-winning WD Red Pro hard drive line with the release of 5 TB and 6 TB capacities. The WD Red Pro family is ideal for NAS (network attached storage) systems having up to 16 drive bays and serving businesses with more expansive storage needs than the standard WD Red drives. Shipping now, WD Red Pro 5 and 6 TB drives leverage an enhanced design and 128 MB cache to deliver data transfer rates of 214 megabytes per second (MB/s). […]

5 August 2015Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

WD My Passport Cinema 4K Ultra HD Movie Storage Device Announced

WD and 20th Century Fox Partner to Offer 4K UHD Movies for Instant Purchase and Enjoyment WD®, a Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) company, and world leader in storage solutions, today announced the new My Passport® Cinema 4K Ultra HD (UHD) movie storage device, an easier and faster way to organize, store and enjoy high-definition digital movies and TV shows – including new releases in up to full 4K UHD resolution with high dynamic range (HDR) – on Samsung SUHD TVs and other VIDITY™-enabled devices. The new My Passport Cinema drive utilizes VIDITY technology to allow users to experience movies in crystal-clear, true 4K UHD picture and immersive audio. Users are able to enjoy 8.3 million pixels of stunning entertainment in minutes […]

27 May 2015Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

WD My Passport Portable Hard Drive Redesigned

New My Passport Drives Now Feature Up to 3 TB Capacity, Easier Backup Software and Personalization Options WD®, a Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) company, and world leader in storage solutions, today introduced the new, redesigned My Passport® Ultra portable hard drives and My Passport for Mac drives. With the My Passport line now in its 7th generation, the My Passport Ultra and My Passport for Mac portable hard drives are now available in capacities up to 3 TB1 and in four stylish colors2 – Classic Black, Brilliant White, Wild Berry and Noble Blue. WD is also introducing a new optional accessory – WD Grip Pack – a soft band, available in a variety of colors, which encircles the drive, offering consumers […]

14 April 2015Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

WD Purple NV Surveillance-Class Hard Drive Line Unveiled

New WD Purple NV 3.5-inch Drives Equipped for NVR Surveillance-system Environments ISC West (Booth #5109) — WD®, a Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) company and storage industry leader, today introduced WD Purple™ NV, a purpose-built line of 3.5-inch, high-capacity 4 TB and 6 TB hard drives for the greater demands of scalable network video recorder (NVR) surveillance systems. Compared with standard WD Purple drives, the new member of the WD’s surveillance video recording family of drives, WD Purple NV, is designed for larger-scale network surveillance systems utilizing higher hard drive bay counts and greater numbers of attached cameras, which demand increased storage capacity and durability. The new drives’ high capacities also enable long video retention periods for analysis and reference. WD […]

31 March 2015Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

WD My Passport X Portable Hard Drive Introduced

Delivers 2 TB Of Storage For Xbox One And PC Gamers, Sleek Design, Fast Performance, Easy Set-up and Portability Makes My Passport an Ideal Gaming Accessory WD®, a Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) company, and world leader in storage solutions, today introduced the My Passport®X portable hard drive for gamers. When connected to Xbox One™ or a PC, the sleek 2 TB My Passport X drive provides much-needed storage capacity for gamers to store up to 50 extra game titles[1], eliminating the need to delete previously purchased games from their Xbox One or PC hard drives and removing those “storage full” warning messages while allowing players to get back to their games. In addition to added storage, gamers can use My Passport […]

10 March 201510 March 2015Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

6TB WD Re+ Hard Drive Introduced

New WD Re+ Hard Drive Offers 6 TB While Consuming Only 6 Watts and Is Key Component of Company’s Expanding Capacity Storage Portfolio WD®, a Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) company and world leader in storage today introduced new datacenter hard drives that deliver to today’s modern datacenter architects the lowest power consumption of any high-capacity 3.5-inch hard drive available today. The WD Re+™ hard drive family is the newest component of WD’s full, tiered portfolio of high-capacity datacenter storage devices. Further expanding that portfolio will be 6 terabyte (TB) capacities for WD’s popular WD Re™ and WD Se™ datacenter product lines, providing customers a spectrum of capabilities, tiered to their varied demands of application intensity, power optimization and cost efficiency. […]

26 February 2015Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

WD My Cloud EX2100 and EX4100 Network Attached Storage Solutions Introduced

Designed for Creative Professionals, Prosumers and Small Businesses, the Four New My Cloud NAS Solutions Round Out a Full Portfolio of Powerful NAS Products Built With the My Cloud OS and WD Red Drives WD®, a Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) company and a world leader in connected storage solutions, today expanded its suite of network attached storage (NAS) solutions with four new products that address the increasing demands for content storage, management, protection and streaming among prosumers, creative professionals and small businesses. The My Cloud Expert Series includes My Cloud EX2100 (two-bay) and My Cloud EX4100 (four-bay) high-performance NAS systems designed from the ground up for creative professionals and prosumers that need to reliably save, share, back up, stream and […]

27 October 2014Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

WD Purple 6 TB Surveillance-Class Hard Drive Launched

WD Purple Now Shipping in 6 TB Capacities to Excel in IoT “fog” Surveillance Environments WD®, a Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) company and storage industry leader, today announced the expansion of its award-winning WD Purple™ line of 3.5-inch hard drives for video surveillance applications, with the release of the 6 TB capacity. Video surveillance is a highly data-rich application within the “Internet of Things (IoT)” ecosystem. WD Purple hard drives excel in new and existing home and small business security system environments with up to eight hard drives and up to 32 high-definition (HD) video cameras. Available today, WD Purple hard drives are being offered in capacities from 1 TB up to 6 TB. “Video surveillance has long been a […]

8 October 2014Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

WD Sentinel DX4200 Storage Server Announced

WD Sentinel DX4200 Deploys Fast Processor, Enterprise-class Hard Drives and Integrated Back-up Software WD®, a Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) company and world leader in storage solutions, is expanding its business-class NAS portfolio with the WD Sentinel™ DX4200 storage server. The WD Sentinel DX4200 is a complete solution using Windows Storage Server, designed to meet the demands of today’s small-to-medium sized businesses (SMBs) by combining Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 workgroup operating system and the Intel® Atom™ C2338 Dual Core CPU. With up to 16 TB of capacity, the WD Sentinel DX4200 enables small businesses to expand their office storage by upgrading the drives as the demands of their businesses grow. The WD Sentinel DX4200 is an ideal backup solution and […]

9 September 2014Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

WD Ae Cold-Data-Storage HDD Introduced

Progressive-Capacity, Energy-Efficient WD Ae Drives Enable Archive Tier of Storage Optimized for Web-scale, Cold-data Infrastructures Moscone Center (IDF Booth #363), WD®, a Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) company and world leader in storage deployed for modern datacenters, today announced its innovative WD Ae™ line of hard drives designed for the unique operating characteristics of the emerging archive tier within web-scale datacenters. Built on a platform to achieve optimal total cost of ownership (TCO), WD Ae hard drives utilize the lowest possible power consumption and a Progressive Capacity™ model to enable a new tier of storage for large-scale cloud infrastructures. “Modern datacenter customers came to us with a need for an HDD solution designed specifically for ever-expanding cold-data repositories,” said Matt Rutledge, […]

4 September 2014Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

WD My Passport Wireless Mobile Device External Hard Drive Introduced

My Passport Wireless External Hard Drive Expands Storage for all Devices With No Need for Wires or Internet WD®, a Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) company and a world leader in connected storage solutions, today unveiled My Passport® Wireless, an easy to use Wi-Fi™ enabled storage drive that allows consumers to save, access and share stored content wirelessly with any smartphone, tablet, computer or other device. For the frequent business traveler to the family on a road trip or creative professional working in the field, the My Passport Wireless drive is a simple way to connect all computing and mobile devices to content without any wires or Internet connection. Additionally, when users need to transfer large amounts of data, the My […]

25 August 2014Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

WD My Passport Ultra Metal Edition and Anniversary Edition Drives Announced

After 60 Million Units Sold, New Generation Features Elegant Design, Large Capacities, Content Protection and Cloud Integration To commemorate the 10th anniversary of its My Passport line of portable external hard drives, WD®, a Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) company, is introducing a sleek new design for the world’s most popular external hard drive lines. More than 60 million My Passport drives have been sold in the past 10 years, providing approximately 42,000 petabytes of content protection for consumers worldwide. The My Passport Ultra™ – Metal Edition™ drive and My Passport Ultra – Anniversary Edition drive represent a decade of refinement for WD’s enduring portable drive line. They feature elegant metal exteriors, up to 2 TB capacities in smaller enclosures, content […]

24 June 2014Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

WD My Book Duo External Storage Solution Launched

Two Drive, USB 3.0 Desktop Storage Provides High-Speed File Transfers, Hardware-Level Mirroring and Encryption, and Secure Backup Solution in Capacities up to 8 TB WD®, a Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) company, and world leader in storage solutions for the connected life, today introduced My Book® Duo ™, the newest member of its award-winning line of desktop storage solutions for home and office. Utilizing two drives, hardware-level RAID and USB 3.0, My Book Duo delivers massive capacity and file transfer speeds not available on single-drive solutions. Available in 4 TB[1], 6 TB and 8 TB capacities, My Book Duo also comes with software that creates secure local, cloud and system-level backups for complete data protection. “From creative pros and expert consumers to […]

5 March 2014Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

WD My Cloud EX2 2-Bay Prosumer Personal Cloud Storage NAS Revealed

New My Cloud® EX2 Delivers Advanced NAS Features with Up to 8 TB[1] of Capacity for Creative Professionals, Prosumers and Workgroups WD®, a Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) company and a world leader in connected storage solutions, today expanded its prosumer personal cloud solutions with My Cloud EX2, a high-performance two-bay network attached storage (NAS) system. The My Cloud EX2 and My Cloud EX4 products are designed from the ground up for creative professionals and prosumers that need to reliably save, share, back up, stream and manage large amounts of digital data. WD Introduces 2-Bay Prosumer Personal Cloud Storage “WD is committed to providing a comprehensive portfolio of personal cloud solutions as the need for digital data storage continues to dramatically […]

27 February 2014Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

WD Purple 3.5-inch Surveillance-Class Hard Drive Line Debuts

New WD Purple™ 3.5-inch Drives Equipped for Home/Small Business Security-system Environments WD®, a Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) company and storage industry leader, today announced the availability of WD Purple™, a purpose-built line of 3.5-inch, high-capacity hard drives for surveillance applications. Designed specifically for video surveillance units, WD Purple hard drives excel in new and existing home and small business security environments with up to eight hard drives and up to 32 high-definition (HD) video cameras. Shipping today, WD Purple hard drives are available in capacities from 1 TB up to 4 TB. “By expanding our ‘Power of Choice’ product portfolio with WD Purple, we make it simple for our VARs, integrators and consumers to select the right drive engineered for […]

26 November 2013Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

WD Black2 SSD+HDD Dual Drive Unveiled

Innovative 2.5-inch Drive Pairs 120 GB SSD with 1 TB Hard Drive to Deliver Maximum Performance, Data Control in Ultimate Upgrade for Notebook, AIO, Single-Drive Bay Systems WD®, a Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) company and storage industry leader, today announced the release of the WD Black2™ dual drive, a unique storage innovation that fuses a 2.5-inch 120 GB solid state drive (SSD) with a 1 TB hard disk drive (HDD) to offer a powerful dual drive solution. Perfect for consumers and service providers looking to upgrade notebooks, small form factor desktops, and single-slot and all-in-one (AIO) systems with both SSD level performance and HDD capacity, the WD Black2 dual drive connects through a single cable and fits into a conventional […]

12 November 2013Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

WD My Cloud EX4 Four-Bay NAS Unveiled

Delivers Ultimate Reliability and Advanced NAS Features with Up to 16 TB[1] of Capacity WD®, a Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) company and a world leader in storage solutions for the connected life, today expanded its recently introduced My Cloud™ family of personal cloud solutions with My Cloud™ EX4, a high-performance four-bay network attached storage (NAS) solution for creative professionals, prosumers, workgroups and anyone looking for a reliable way to save, share, back up, stream and manage massive amounts of digital data. “The reception for our recently introduced My Cloud personal cloud platform was extremely positive,” said Jim Welsh, executive vice president and general manager of WD’s branded products and consumer electronics groups. “Our single drive My Cloud system is the […]

10 October 201316 April 2018Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

WD Sentinel DS5100 and DS6100 Ultra-compact Network Storage Plus Servers Introduced

WD Sentinel™ DS5100 and DS6100 Provide Small Businesses with an Intel-based Windows Server, Pre-populated with WD Enterprise-Class Hard Drives at an Affordable Price WD®, a Western Digital company (NASDAQ: WDC) and world leader in digital storage solutions, today expanded its small- and medium-sized (SMB) storage solution portfolio with the introduction of the new WD Sentinel™ DS5100 and WD Sentinel DS6100 (S-series) ultra-compact network storage plus servers. The WD Sentinel S-series features high-performance Intel® Xeon® processors and are pre-installed with Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials. All WD Sentinel network storage products feature WD enterprise-class hard drives and these 4-bay WD Sentinel S-series desktop appliances offer up to 16 TB of raw storage. Additionally, unlike traditional NAS systems, the WD Sentinel S-series […]

25 September 201316 April 2018Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

WD My Book Family of External Drives Updated

New My Book® Family of Drives offers up to 4 TB for Rich Content Collectors and Protects that Data with Automatic, Cloud and Complete System Backup WD®, a Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) company, has redesigned its popular My Book® and My Book for Mac lines of external desktop drives to provide as much as 4 TB storage capacity and enhanced data protection for those who create and collect large volumes of data, video, music and photos. With USB 3.0 for speed, the new My Book lines are available in 2 TB, 3 TB and 4 TB capacities for the largest content collections. At any point in time, anything can happen to one’s data. Whether it’s a lost notebook or destructive […]

6 September 201316 April 2018Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

WD My Passport Slim 2TB Thin Drive With Metal Case And Hardware Encryption Debuts

Exclusive WD SmartWare ™ Pro Data Protection with Local and Cloud Storage Backup via Dropbox Provides ‘Ultimate Mobile Storage Solution’ WD®, a Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) company, today announced the availability of its My Passport® Slim™ line of portable hard drives, the first thin drives to offer up to 2 TB capacity, a metal enclosure, and 256-bit hardware-based encryption. The included WD SmartWare Pro data protection software allows users to back up their data to their My Passport Slim and keep an extra copy in their Dropbox account for peace-of-mind. The software also lets users back up their Dropbox1 account to the My Passport Slim. These features make the My Passport Slim an ideal choice for protecting, storing, and enjoying […]

28 June 201316 April 2018Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

WD Arkeia Fourth Generation Network Backup Appliances Launched

New Generation Delivers Higher Performance, Doubled Disk Capacity, and Improved Ease-of-Use By Western Digital WD®, a Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) company and world leader in digital storage solutions, today unveiled the fourth generation of WD Arkeia™ network backup appliances, delivering an all-in-one backup and disaster recovery solution for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The new line up consists of four rack-mount appliance models with larger internal disk capacities, faster processors, increased memory, and integrated solid state drives (SSDs) to shorten backup time and accelerate data recovery. The bundled WD Arkeia v10.1 software delivers new support for “seed and feed” technology to support hybrid cloud backups. This allows companies to move backups offsite via network replication rather than shipment of tapes. […]