Award-Winning G-DRIVE®,
G-RAID® and G-SPEED® Families Optimize
Performance with Thunderbolt™ 3 Technology
2017 NAB SHOW – Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:
WDC), a global storage technology and solutions leader, today
announced upgrades to its award-winning G-Technology® product
lines, including the addition of Thunderbolt™ 3 and USB-C™
connectivity technologies. The upgrades optimize the speed and
performance of these drives, meeting the growing needs of creative
professionals who are capturing and transferring vast amounts of
high-resolution content.
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G-Technology's Award-Winning G-DRIVE®,
G-RAID® and G-SPEED® Families Optimize Performance with
Thunderbolt™ 3 Technology (Graphic: Business Wire)
“G-Technology recognizes the need for a complete workflow
solution that takes advantage of the power of Thunderbolt 3 and
USB-C,” said Sven Rathjen, vice president of marketing, Client
Solutions, Western Digital. “The result is a substantial upgrade
across several product lines that delivers reliable, fast, and
easy-to-use storage solutions to fit the current and future needs
of our customers.”
Built for creative professionals, including videographers and
digital photographers, who require storage solutions that keep up
with their intensive data needs and creative applications,
G-Technology’s upgraded devices offer complete, high-capacity
workflow solutions that seamlessly integrate into the larger
Thunderbolt 3 ecosystem.
“As a photographer and explorer who loves on-location shooting,
I only bring the gear I can rely on for storing the moments I work
so hard to capture, and that includes the G-Technology drives,”
said Lucas Gilman, award-winning professional photographer. “In the
field and in my studio, I also need lightning-fast transfer speeds,
and that’s what G-Technology delivers. These new G-Technology
drives are at the core of my workflow, allowing me to focus on
capturing and preserving my creativity.”
Features and Availability:
G-DRIVE® with Thunderbolt 3
G-DRIVE with Thunderbolt 3 (available now up to $699.95 MSRP for
10TB, with 12TB available next quarter for $799.95 MSRP) – Designed
for creative professionals in mind, the high performance storage
solution features dual Thunderbolt 3 ports and a USB-C port
(supports USB 3.1 Gen 1). Users can conveniently daisy chain up to
five additional devices, allowing them to keep connected to
multiple drives and quickly move HD videos and 4K footage through a
single connection. With capacities up to 12TB, heavy workloads and
mission-critical data users have peace of mind with the
long-lasting reliability of the HGST-brand Ultrastar® 7200RPM
Enterprise-class hard drive inside.
G-RAID® with Thunderbolt 3
G-RAID with Thunderbolt 3 (available June in up to 20TB and next
quarter with up to 24TB for $1999.95 MSRP) – This high-performance,
removable dual-hard drive RAID 0, 1 or JBOD storage system features
Thunderbolt 3, USB 3.1 Gen 2, HDMI® 2.0, along with the ability to
plug in 4K 60 HDR displays and editing tools, allowing creative
professionals to quickly access, browse, edit, and backup digital
libraries. Removeable Ultrastar 7200RPM Enterprise-class drives
allow flexibility and reliability that is suitable for the most
demanding creative projects, including multi-stream HD, 2K, 4K, and
HDR video workflows.
G-SPEED® Shuttle XL
G-SPEED Shuttle XL with Thunderbolt 3 (available June in up to
80TB and next quarter with up to 96TB for $10,199.95 MSRP) – Able
to handle demanding multi-stream workflows of 4K and beyond, both
on location and in the studio, the G-SPEED Shuttle XL with
Thunderbolt 3 offers hardware RAID 0, 1, 5, 6,10, and 50
configurations in an 8-bay transportable solution. Equipped with
Ultrastar Enterprise-class hard drives for enhanced reliability and
transfer rates up to 2000MB/s*, creative professionals have the
ultimate storage solution for demanding video workflows and
high-capacity storage.
G-SPEED Shuttle XL with ev Series bay adapters (available next
quarter with up to 72TB for $7,799.95 MSRP) – Similar to the
G-SPEED Shuttle XL with Thunderbolt 3, the integrated ev Series bay
adapters improve workflow options and productivity by enabling
cross-functionality with all ev Series drives. Designed with two ev
Series bay adapters for use with ev Series drive modules and ev
Series readers, users can experience enhanced reliability coupled
with fast transfer rates up to 1500MB/s*.
The above G-Technology storage solutions use Ultrastar
Enterprise-class drives and are backed by an industry-leading
5-year limited warranty. G-Technology’s 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.
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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.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release includes forward-looking statements, including
the expected availability, pricing and performance of the G-DRIVE
with Thunderbolt 3, G-RAID with Thunderbolt 3, G-SPEED Shuttle XL
with Thunderbolt 3 and G-SPEED Shuttle XL with ev Series bay
adapters and their 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 devices mentioned hereing 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 or interface, megabyte per second
(MB/s) = one million bytes per second.
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.
G-Technology, the G-Technology logo, G-DRIVE, G-RACK, G-SPEED
and Ultrastar are registered trademarks or trademarks of Western
Digital Corporation or its affiliates in the US and/or other
countries. Mac is a trademark of Apple, Inc. HDMI is a trademark or
registered trademark of HDMI Licensing LLC in the United States and
other countries. Windows is a trademark or registered trademark of
Microsoft Corporation in the US and/or other countries. Thunderbolt
is a trademark of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other
countries. USB-C is a trademark of USB Implementers Forum, Inc. 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
the world.
© 2017 Western Digital Corporation or its affiliates. All rights
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