With Massive File Sizes and Loads of Digital
Content, Consumers Continue to Trust WD Brand Products for Fast
Reliable Storage
For consumers who need to accelerate their productivity and
protect their valuable content without compromising style, Western
Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC) today introduced the new WD® brand My
Passport™ SSD in capacities up to 2TB*. With a sleek, compact metal
design and blazing fast speeds powered by NVMe™ technology, the new
palm-sized drive allows home and business users to save, access and
protect the content that matters.
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The new My Passport SSD from WD in Gray
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“The new My Passport SSD delivers the speed, reliability and
functionality consumers have come to expect from us,” said Susan
Park, vice president, Consumer Solutions, Western Digital. “It is a
powerful and sophisticated solution for the everyday content
creators, curators and hobbyists who need to move files quickly.
The rounded corners, waving ridges and soft edges enhance the My
Passport SSD’s portability and make it easy to carry, yet also
distinctly recognizable as a member within WD’s award-winning My
Passport product line-up.”
Built for Everyday Creators
Now more than ever, consumers are looking to empower their
productivity by keeping their files and increasingly large content
libraries with them. Creators can move and edit high-quality
content nearly twice as fast with the new My Passport SSD compared
to the previous version of the drive, saving time to do more.
Whether on a laptop or desktop while at home, in the office or on
the go, professionals can reliably store their data on this
drive.
The New Look of SSD Performance
WD’s My Passport SSD is designed from the ground up to provide
reliable performance and a touch of luxury, inside and out. The
bold metal design is both stylish and durable. It feels great in
the hand and fits comfortably in a bag or pocket, enabling
consumers to bring their content wherever life takes them and keep
productivity flowing. Available in a range of modern colors,
including Gray, Blue, Red and Gold, consumers can choose the drive
that best fits their style.
The new My Passport SSD offers the technical features users need
and want, including:
- Blazing fast NVMe technology with read speeds of up to
1050MB/s1 and write speeds of up to 1000MB/s1.
- Password enabled 256-bit AES hardware encryption to help
protect valuable content simply.
- Featuring shock and vibration resistance and drop resistant up
to 6.5 feet (1.98m).
- Included software2 to make it easy to back up large files to
your drive or a cloud service account3.
- USB 3.2 Gen-2 technology with a USB-C™ cable and a USB-A
adaptor.
- Ready to use out of the box and compatible with Mac® and
PC.
Pricing and Availability
The My Passport SSD is backed by a five-year limited warranty
and is now available in the 500GB and 1TB capacities in Gray
worldwide at select e-tailers and retailers, with additional colors
and capacities available later this year. The new drive has a
Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP in USD) in the U.S. of
$119.99/500GB and $189.99/1TB, respectively.
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*
As used for storage capacity, 1GB = 1
billion bytes. Actual user capacity may be less, depending on
operating environment.
1
As used for transfer rate, 1 MB/s = 1
million bytes per second. Based on internal testing; performance
may vary depending upon host device, usage conditions, drive
capacity, and other factors.
2
Internet activation required.
3
App or Cloud account registration may be
required. Apps and Cloud services may be changed, terminated or
interrupted at any time and may vary by country.
About Western Digital
Western Digital creates environments for data to thrive. As a
leader in data infrastructure, the company is driving the
innovation needed to help customers capture, preserve, access and
transform an ever-increasing diversity of data. Everywhere data
lives, from advanced data centers to mobile sensors to personal
devices, our industry-leading solutions deliver the possibilities
of data. Our data-centric solutions are comprised of the Western
Digital®, G-Technology™, SanDisk®, and WD® brands.
Western Digital, G-Technology, SanDisk, WD, the WD logo, and My
Passport are registered trademarks or trademarks of Western Digital
Corporation or its affiliates in the US and/or other countries.
macOS is a trademark of Apple, Inc. The NVMe™ word mark is a
trademark of NVM Express, Inc. USB-C is a registered trademark of
USB Implementers Forum. Windows is a trademark or registered
trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or
other countries. All other marks are the property of their
respective owners. Product specifications subject to change without
notice. Pictures shown may vary from actual products.
© 2020 Western Digital Corporation or its affiliates. All rights
reserved.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements,
including the expected availability, benefits, features, pricing
and performance of the new My Passport SSD. There are a number of
risks and uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking
statements to be inaccurate including, among others: changes to
specifications from standards organizations, future responses to
and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, 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, divestitures,
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,
including the company's most recently filed periodic report, to
which your attention is directed. You should not place undue
reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as
of the date hereof, and the company undertakes no obligation to
update these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent
events or circumstances.
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T. Peter Andrew Western Digital Investor Relations +1 (949)
672-9655 peter.andrew@wdc.com Carrie Fung Western Digital Public
Relations +1 (408) 801-7855 carrie.fung@wdc.com
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