IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- 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 protection, including backup, and cloud
integration for anywhere access to personal content.
The My Passport Ultra – Metal Edition and Anniversary Edition
drives incorporate a unique and innovative radial-spin-design
aluminum enclosure, which provides attractive styling and extra
protection against the everyday knocks experienced in the hands of
today's mobile consumer. In addition, the drive offers users
hardware encryption and password protection to prevent unauthorized
use of the drive in the event of loss or theft. For additional
content protection and remote sharing, the My Passport Ultra -
Metal Edition drive includes WD SmartWare™ Pro software with
Dropbox integration, allowing users to back up content from their
computer to the drive and from the drive to the cloud, and retrieve
content from their Dropbox account to the My Passport drive. These
features make the My Passport drive an ideal choice for backing up,
protecting, storing and enjoying digital content on the go.
"Ten years is a milestone by any consumer technology standard,
and having the opportunity to consistently reinvent a product line
like My Passport to suit the changing needs of consumers and
creative professionals is something we are especially proud of,"
said Tony Tate, vice president and
general manager of WD's Content Solutions unit. "We thank all of
our customers for their ongoing feedback over the years, which has
helped make My Passport the most popular external hard drives
ever."
Pricing and Availability
My Passport Ultra - Metal
Edition drive is available from the WD store at wdstore.com and at
select retailers and distributors. My Passport Ultra - Anniversary
Edition drive is anticipated to be available in limited quantities
beginning early September 2014. My
Passport Ultra - Metal Edition 1 TB drive has a Manufacturer's
Suggest Retail Price (MSRP) of $89.00
and 2 TB has an MSRP of $139.00. Both drives will offer a regional
3-year limited warranty.
About WD
WD, a Western Digital company, is a long-time
innovator and storage industry leader. As a storage technology
pacesetter, the company produces reliable, high-performance hard
disk drives and solid state drives. These drives are deployed by
OEMs and integrators in desktop and mobile computers, enterprise
computing systems, embedded systems and consumer electronics
applications, as well as by the company in providing its own
storage products. WD's leading storage devices and systems,
networking products, media players and software solutions empower
people around the world to easily save, store, protect, share and
experience their content on multiple devices. WD was established in
1970 and is headquartered in Irvine,
California. For more information, please visit the company's
website at www.wd.com.
Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC), Irvine, Calif., is a global provider of
products and services that empower people to create, manage,
experience and preserve digital content. Its companies design and
manufacture storage devices, networking equipment and home
entertainment products under the WD, HGST and G-Technology brands.
Visit the Investor section of the company's website
(www.westerndigital.com) to access a variety of financial and
investor information.
Western Digital, WD, the WD logo and My Passport are
registered trademarks in the U.S. WD SmartWare and WD Security are
trademarks in the U.S. and other countries. Other marks may be
mentioned herein that belong to other companies. Pictures shown may
vary from actual products. Not all products may be available in all
regions of the world.
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