SanDisk® Launches its Fastest, High-Capacity USB Flash Drive Ever
January 04 2017 - 9:04PM
Business Wire
New SanDisk Extreme PRO® USB 3.1 Solid State
Flash Drive Now Features SSD Performance in a Portable, Aluminum
Metal Form Factor
Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC), a global storage
technology and solutions leader, today announced its fastest,
high-capacity USB flash drive to date with the launch of its
high-performance 256GB* SanDisk Extreme PRO USB 3.1 Solid State
Flash Drive. The new drive delivers the speed, capacity, and
reliability of an SSD in the convenient form factor of a small USB
flash drive, and is ideal for creative professionals, tech
enthusiasts, or anyone who creates and shares massive files.
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256GB SanDisk Extreme PRO USB 3.1 Solid
State Flash Drive (Photo: Business Wire)
A game-changer in the USB storage category, the drive is capable
of read speeds up to 420MB/s and write speeds up to 380MB/s1. With
its unprecedented speeds, you can transfer full-length 4K movie to
the drive in less than 15 seconds2. With its USB 3.1 interface,
people can rapidly access and move files on the go, without having
to worry about a cable. The new drive also features a sophisticated
design with a durable aluminum metal casing and a retractable
connector for ultimate style and reliability.
“The combination of SSD performance and a compact USB form
factor offers the ultimate performance and convenience for moving
files easily and quickly,” said Sven Rathjen, vice president of
marketing, Client Solutions Business Unit, Western Digital. “With
its increased capacity and blazing speeds, the SanDisk Extreme PRO
USB 3.1 Solid State Flash Drive is our sleekest, most powerful
SanDisk USB device yet.”
The SanDisk Extreme PRO Solid State Flash Drive is available up
to 256GB, giving consumers plenty of room to manage large files.
For added file protection, it includes the SanDisk SecureAccess®
software, which offers 128-bit file encryption and password
protection3. The drive also comes with a limited lifetime
warranty4.
Pricing and Availability
The new 256GB SanDisk Extreme PRO USB 3.1 Solid State Flash
Drive will be available in late January 2017 at Amazon.com and Best
Buy at an MSRP of $179.99.
SanDisk storage solutions can be purchased at more than 300,000
retailers worldwide.
About Western Digital
Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC) is an industry-leading
provider of storage technologies and solutions that enable people
to create, leverage, experience and preserve data. The company
addresses ever-changing market needs by providing a full portfolio
of compelling, high-quality storage solutions with customer-focused
innovation, high efficiency, flexibility and speed. Our products
are marketed under the HGST, SanDisk and WD brands to OEMs,
distributors, resellers, cloud infrastructure providers and
consumers. For more information, please visit www.hgst.com,
www.wd.com, and www.sandisk.com.
About SanDisk
SanDisk, a Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC) brand,
provides trusted and innovative flash storage products that have
transformed the electronics industry. SanDisk’s quality,
state-of-the-art solutions are at the heart of many of the world's
largest data centers, and embedded in advanced smartphones, tablets
and PCs. SanDisk’s consumer products are available at hundreds of
thousands of retail stores worldwide.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements,
including statements regarding the development, performance and
capacity, capabilities, applications, pricing and availability of
the SanDisk Extreme PRO USB 3.1 Solid State Flash Drive. There are
a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause these
forward-looking statements to be inaccurate including, among
others: volatility in global economic conditions; business
conditions and growth in the storage ecosystem; impact of
competitive products and pricing; market acceptance and cost of
commodity materials and specialized product components; actions by
competitors; unexpected advances in competing technologies; our
development and introduction of products based on new technologies
and expansion into new data storage markets; risks associated with
acquisitions, mergers and joint ventures; difficulties or delays in
manufacturing; and other risks and uncertainties listed in the
company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC"), including the company's Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on
Nov. 8, 2016, to which your attention is directed. The company
undertakes no obligation to update the information in this release
in the event facts or circumstances change after the date of this
release.
* 1GB=1,000,000,000 bytes. Actual user storage less.1 Read
speeds up to 420MB/s, write speeds up to 380MB/s. USB 3.1 Gen 1 or
USB 3.0 port required. Based on internal testing; performance may
be lower depending upon host device. 1MB=1,000,000 bytes.2 Based on
4K video transfer (4GB) with USB 3.1, Gen 1 or USB 3.0 host device.
Results may vary based on host device, file attributes and other
factors.3 Password protection uses 128-bit AES encryption and is
supported by Windows Vista®, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 and
Mac OS X v10.6+ (Software download required for Mac, see
www.sandisk.com/secureaccess).4 30 years in Germany, Canada and
regions not recognizing lifetime warranty, see
www.sandisk.com/wug.
©2017 Western Digital Corporation or its affiliates. All rights
reserved. SanDisk, SanDisk Extreme PRO, and SanDisk Secure Access
are registered trademarks or trademarks of Western Digital
Corporation or its affiliates in the US and/or other countries. All
other marks are the property of their respective owners.
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Western Digital CorporationJoanna Andrade,
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