Western Digital Unveils New Personal Storage Solutions At CES 2019
At the Consumer Electronics Show 2019 (CES 2019), Western Digital Corporation today unveiled several innovative solutions, allowing consumers to capture, organize and share their personal content with extreme speed and simplicity. In addition to new and upcoming portable SSDs and a USB drive cloud backup service, the company is demonstrating an ultra-high capacity flash drive prototype – all of which put consumers in charge of their photos, videos and files, enabling them to store more content and access it on the go any time inspiration strikes.
We continue to evolve our products to help consumers find new ways of enjoying the content that matters the most,” said David Ellis, vice president of product marketing, Western Digital. “Our latest offerings reinforce Western Digital’s commitment to delivering a wide range of personal storage solutions that offer ruggedness, speed, reliability and ease of use.”
Western Digital is showcasing its latest and upcoming SanDisk and WD brand offerings at CES 2019 which include:
- SanDisk Extreme PRO Portable SSD: SanDisk brand’s high-performing portable SSD, with estimated availability in Spring 2019, will deliver blazing-fast sustained performance at up to 1GB/s transfer speeds* and will seek to deliver IP55-rated durability; ideal for creative professionals who want to move massive files quickly and do real-time editing directly from the drive.
- My Passport Go: The latest addition to WD’s award-winning My Passport family, the My Passport Go SSD features up to 1TB of portable SSD storage in a durable, convenient form factor that includes an integrated cable and rubber bumper. Built to travel, the My Passport Go is great for anyone looking for SSD performance on the go.
- SanDisk Flashback: Available for two of SanDisk’s popular USB drives, Flashback is a new cloud back up service that creates an online copy of USB drive content, so consumers can easily view, search and share their files even if their drive is lost or left at home.
- SanDisk 4TB USB-C Prototype: Continuing its legacy of technology milestones, the company will demonstrate the world’s highest-capacity portable flash drive. It’s a whopping 4TB of flash memory in an impressively compact form factor, currently in prototype form.