Western Digital Delivers Fast, Reliable Solutions to Capture & Transfer Creative Content in the Most Demanding Production Env...
January 16 2018 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Ultra-Transportable 4-Bay G-Technology®
G-SPEED® Shuttle with Thunderbolt™ 3 and ev Series Bay Adapters
Provide the Speed and Capacity Content Creators Need On-Location
and In-Studio
Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC) today introduced two
new ultra-transportable solutions in its high-powered G-Technology®
G-SPEED® Shuttle product family. The new solutions are
designed to meet the demands of professional content creators who
need lightning-fast transfer speed and a high-capacity storage
solution that can easily be moved from the studio to wherever your
project takes you, and back.
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The rise of streaming video on demand (SVoD) services is
providing many new opportunities for studios, production houses and
independent filmmakers. To capitalize on these opportunities, the
right tools are crucial. When working in-the-field, production
teams need a fast solution that can handle demanding workflows of
4K and 8K content with the ability to collect that precious footage
and quickly move the content from location to location.
The new 4-bay G-SPEED Shuttle solution seamlessly integrates
into the Thunderbolt™ 3 ecosystem* and delivers the capacity and
performance needed for professionals to thrive in creative media
and entertainment workflow environments, yet is designed with
transportability in mind to quickly and safely get the data in the
hands of the post-production teams. For example, with the G-SPEED
Shuttle, a professional can transfer one hour of 4K footage at 30
frames per second (fps) in just minutes at up to 1,000 MB/s.
“The value of captured video content is immeasurable as it can’t
be easily reshot or recovered if lost. One of the biggest pain
points facing filmmakers is not having the ability to move the
massive amounts of footage quickly and reliably to the next stage
of the workflow – both physically and virtually. If you’re looking
for a fast, high-capacity solution that’s also easily
transportable, your options are limited. With the power of
Thunderbolt 3, the flexibility to integrate with our ev Series, and
a design optimized for mobility, the G-SPEED Shuttle is the perfect
solution for any on-the-go project team,” said Scott Vouri, vice
president strategy and business development, G-Technology, Western
Digital.
G-SPEED Shuttle Features and Availability
- G-SPEED Shuttle with Thunderbolt
3: Able to handle demanding multi-stream workflows of 4K and
beyond, both on location and in the studio, the G-SPEED Shuttle
solution with dual Thunderbolt 3 ports offers content creators up
to 48TB and hardware RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 in a 4-bay transportable
design. Equipped with transfer rates up to 1000MB/s** and removable
7200RPM enterprise class drives, creative professionals have the
ultimate storage solution for demanding video and photography
workflows and high-capacity storage. The G-SPEED Shuttle with
Thunderbolt 3 is available in the U.S. now in 16TB ($1,799.95),
24TB ($2,299.95), 32TB ($2,799.95) and 48TB ($3,799.95).
- G-SPEED Shuttle with ev Series Bay
Adapters: While similar in features with the G-SPEED Shuttle
with Thunderbolt 3, this model’s integrated ev Series bay adapters
improve workflow options and productivity by enabling
cross-functionality with all ev Series drives and readers. Users
can experience enhanced reliability coupled with fast transfer
rates up to 500MB/s and up to 24TB. The G-SPEED Shuttle solution
with ev Series bay adapters is available in the U.S. now in 20TB
($1,999.95) and 24TB ($2,299.95).
The above G-Technology solutions use the HGST-branded Ultrastar®
enterprise-class drives and are backed by an industry-leading
5-year limited warranty. G-Technology brand storage solutions come
pre-formatted for Mac® computers and can be easily reformatted for
Windows® computers with the G-Technology Windows Format
Wizard. For more information on the full product portfolio
from G-Technology, please visit www.g-technology.com.
Visit the G-Technology blog for additional insight and
perspective from Matthew Bennion, senior manager of product
marketing, G-Technology, Western Digital: New Transportable
Capture and Transfer Solutions for the Most Demanding On-Location
Film and Video Production Workflows.
*Backward compatible with Thunderbolt 2 using Thunderbolt
3 to Thunderbolt 2 adapter**Based on read speed. As used for
transfer rate, megabyte per second (MB/s) = one million bytes per
second. Performance will vary depending on your hardware and
software components and configurations.
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About Western Digital
Western Digital creates environments for data to thrive. 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. Western Digital® data-centric solutions
are marketed under the G-Technology™, HGST, SanDisk®, Tegile™,
Upthere™, and WD® brands.
G‐Technology external hard drives serve as an element of an
overall backup strategy. It is recommended that users keep two or
more copies of their most important files backed up or stored on
separate devices or online services.
Western Digital, G-Technology, the G-Technology logo and G-SPEED
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. 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. Product specifications
subject to change without notice. Pictures shown may vary from
actual products. Not all products are available in all regions of
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