New SanDisk Ultra® Dual Drive USB Type-C™
offers hassle-free transfer between smartphones and next-generation
USB-C™ devices
COMPUTEX 2016 — Western Digital® Corporation (NASDAQ:
WDC), a global storage technology and solutions leader, today
expanded its line of SanDisk-branded mobile storage solutions with
the new SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive USB Type-C flash drive. The newest
generation drive features a new retractable design, faster speeds
and higher capacity, giving consumers the ability to quickly and
easily free up space and transfer content between their smartphones
and today’s USB-C devices1.
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SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive USB Type-C
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“With its reversible connector, impressive speeds, and
multi-purpose potential, USB Type-C is a game-changer,” said Dinesh
Bahal, vice president of SanDisk product marketing, Western
Digital. “More Type-C devices are entering the market and through
our Type-C mobile drives, we can offer consumers a complete line of
mobile storage solutions. The new SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive USB
Type-C flash drive now provides more than twice the capacity and
offers the flexibility to quickly and conveniently move photos,
videos and files between devices, as well as the freedom to expand
device capacity.”
Now available in up to 128GB*, the sleek, new SanDisk Ultra Dual
Drive USB Type-C includes one reversible USB Type-C connector and
one standard USB (Type-A) connector, enabling users to easily free
up space on a smartphone or tablet, or transfer files between
smartphones, tablets and computers and next-generation devices. The
drive also now delivers high-speed USB 3.1 performance of up to
150MB/s2 – offering users phenomenal speeds when moving their
photos, videos and files to a computer.
“By 2020 we expect that 44 percent of all mobile phones sold
worldwide will include a USB-C connector, that’s about 800% growth
over the next four years,” said Ken Hyers, director, Wireless
Device Strategies, Strategy Analytics. “At this rate of anticipated
growth, we expect to see more and more solutions like the SanDisk
Ultra Dual Drive USB Type-C flash drive that offer consumers a way
to move and access their content between devices with varying
connectors.”
The SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive USB Type-C flash drive also works
with the SanDisk® Memory Zone app for Android™, giving users an
easy way to manage and back up content on their device. The app,
which is available for free through the Google Play™ Store3,
auto-launches upon insertion of the drive into a compatible device,
allowing immediate access to the user’s content.
The SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive USB Type-C flash drive complements
the company’s suite of SanDisk brand USB Type-C flash memory
solutions which range from USB drives to portable SSDs.
Pricing and Availability
The SanDisk Ultra Dual USB Type-C Flash Drive features a
five-year warranty4, and is now available worldwide at Amazon and
other leading retailers. The new offering comes in capacities of
16GB, 32GB, 64GB and 128GB with U.S. MSRPs of $19.99, $29.99,
$39.99 and $69.99, 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, please visit www.hgst.com,
www.wd.com, and www.sandisk.com.
About SanDisk
SanDisk, a Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC) brand,
provides trusted and innovative flash storage products that have
transformed the electronics industry. SanDisk’s quality,
state-of-the-art solutions are at the heart of many of the world's
largest data centers, and embedded in advanced smartphones, tablets
and PCs. SanDisk’s consumer products are available at hundreds of
thousands of retail stores worldwide.
For the latest SanDisk news visit www.sandisk.com, or find us on
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©2016 Western Digital Corp. or affiliates. All rights reserved.
SanDisk and SanDisk Ultra are trademarks of Western Digital
Corporation or its affiliates in the U.S. and/or other countries.
USB-C™ and USB Type-C™ is a trademark of USB Implementers Forum.
Android and Google Play are trademarks of Google Inc. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
*1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Actual user storage less.1 Mobile
device requires USB Type-C port and On-The-Go (OTG) support. See
www.sandisk.com/dualdrive-c for list of compatible devices.2
32GB-128GB: Read speeds up to 150MB/s. 16GB: Read speeds up to
130MB/s. Write speeds lower and vary by capacity. USB 3.0 or USB
Type-C with USB 3.1, Gen. 1/USB 3.0 support required. Based on
internal testing; performance may be lower depending upon host
device. 1MB=1,000,000 bytes.3 Download and installation required4
See www.sandisk.com/wug
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release includes forward-looking statements, including
projections that mobile phones sold worldwide will increasingly
include USB-C connectors. Risks that may cause these
forward-looking statements to be inaccurate include among others:
slower than anticipated growth, lower than anticipated demand or
weakness in demand, industry and technology trends not occurring in
the timeline we anticipate or at all, or the other risks detailed
from time-to-time in SanDisk Corporation’s and Western Digital
Corporation’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings and
reports. This news release contains statements from third parties,
which reflect their projections as of the date of issuance. All
statements made in this news release are made only as of the date
of this release. Western Digital undertakes no obligations to
update the information in this release in the event facts or
circumstances change after the date of this release.
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SanDisk, a Western Digital brandJoanna Andrade,
408-801-1792joanna.andrade@sandisk.com
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