Western Digital Unveils Its First WD® Portable SSD
April 06 2017 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
My Passport® SSD, the Fastest
WD Portable Drive, Ever, Offers Consumers Powerful Performance in a
Sleek, Compact Design
Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC), a global storage
technology and solutions leader, today introduced its fastest WD®
brand portable drive yet, the My Passport™ SSD. Featuring
blazing-fast speeds and award-winning design, the new My Passport
SSD compliments the company’s leading portfolio of My Passport
palm-sized storage devices. Designed for content creators and tech
enthusiasts, the new My Passport SSD combines exceptional speed and
portability to manage massive files on the go.
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“The WD brand is focused on delivering fresh, new personal
storage devices that offer amazing performance in a beautiful, yet
durable design,” said Sven Rathjen, vice president of marketing,
Client Solutions, Western Digital. “Our fastest portable drive yet,
the My Passport SSD is a powerful solution for people who need to
move content quickly and easily wherever life takes them.”
A New State of Storage
Featuring speeds of up to 515 MB/s*, the My Passport SSD is the
fastest My Passport drive offered by the WD brand. The new, super
fast drive is designed for the latest generation of computers with
a USB Type-C™ port and is USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10Gb/s) ready with a USB
Type-C to Type-C cable and an adapter to use with the more
traditional USB Type-A ports found on many computers. Built for PC
and compatible with Mac, My Passport SSD offers peace-of-mind with
256-bit AES hardware encryption and password protection, and is
also 6.5-foot drop tested for shock-resistance to withstand 1500G
of force, to help keep precious data safe.
My Passport SSD is the perfect storage solution to rapidly
manage large photo and video libraries, quickly back up files and
important documents, run virtual machines from, or expand your
SSD-laptop storage anywhere you take your computer. The new drive
is available in 1TB, 512GB and 256GB capacities**, and comes with
WD Backup™ software that enables users to automatically back up
their stuff.
Pricing and Availability
The My Passport SSD is backed by a three-year limited warranty,
and is available in the U.S. from BestBuy.com, and available
worldwide at select e-tailers and retailers this quarter. The My
Passport SSD has a Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) in
the U.S. of $399.99/1TB, $199.99/512GB and $99.99/256GB USD,
respectively.
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 about the WD brand, please visit
www.wd.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release includes forward-looking statements, including
the expected availability, pricing and performance of the My
Passport SSD and its features and benefits to customers. There are
a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause these
forward-looking statements to be inaccurate including, among
others: the My Passport SSD may not be available when we expect;
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 our most recently filed periodic report to which
your attention is directed. We do not intend to update the
information contained in this release.
* As used for transfer rate, megabyte per second (MB/s) = one
million bytes per second.** As used for storage capacity, one
gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes and one terabyte (TB) = one
trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on
operating environment.
Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, My Passport, and WD Backup are
registered trademarks or trademarks of Western Digital Corporation
or its affiliates in the U.S. and/or other countries. BestBuy.com
is a trademark of Best Buy and its affiliated companies. Mac is a
trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other
countries. USB Type-C™ is a trademark of USB Implementers Forum.
All other marks are the property of their respective owners.
Pictures shown may vary from actual products. Product
specifications subject to change without notice. Not all products
may be available in all regions of the world.
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