Company Continues to Demonstrate Advancement
of Flash Memory with Introduction of New 3D NAND SSDs
(COMPUTEX) — Western Digital Corporation (“Western Digital”)
(NASDAQ: WDC), a global data storage technology and solutions
leader, today announced the world’s first client solid state drives
built with its 64-layer 3D NAND technology. This technology
milestone enables the company to deliver new, innovative SSDs with
lower power consumption and higher performance, endurance and
capacities. This is the latest achievement in a nearly
three-decades-long legacy of flash memory industry firsts from the
company.
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“Delivering 64-layer 3D NAND-based SSDs into the PC segment
marks a critical step in our ongoing conversion to this new
technology, as well as offers long-term benefits for our
customers,” said Mike Cordano, president and chief operating
officer, Western Digital. “Between our two, strong brands in
SanDisk and WD, and their respective loyal customer bases and
distribution channels, these advanced SSDs will appeal to a very
broad footprint of the computing population that are seeking the
benefits of today’s newest technologies.”
WD Blue® 3D NAND SATA SSD—Powered by Western Digital® 3D
NAND
Targeting DIY enthusiasts, resellers and system builders, WD
Blue 3D NAND SATA SSDs boast an industry-leading 1.75M hours MTTF,
as well as the quality backing of WD Functional Integrity Testing
Lab (F.I.T. Lab™) certification. In addition, consumers can
download free tools: Acronis® True Image™ WD Edition cloning
software, and WD® SSD Dashboard software, which enables continuous
performance and capacity monitoring, and firmware updates.
SanDisk® Ultra 3D SSD—Accelerated performance for gaming and
graphics
Intended for gaming and creative enthusiasts who want to improve
their PCs, the SanDisk Ultra® 3D SSDs are ideal as a drop-in
upgrade for existing systems. For consumers looking for a simple
path to upgrade their PCs, a SanDisk Ultra 3D SSD delivers enhanced
endurance and reliability, no-wait boot-up, shorter application
load times, and quicker data transfer. In addition to cooler,
quieter computing, the SanDisk Ultra 3D SSD includes proven shock-
and vibration-resistance to protect your drive.
Availability and Pricing:
WD Blue 3D NAND SATA SSDs will be available in 250GB, 500GB, 1TB
and 2TB capacities in both a traditional 2.5-inch/7mm cased drive
as well as a single-sided M.2 2280 form factor. Like all WD SSDs,
the WD Blue 3D NAND SATA SSD includes WD F.I.T. Lab certification
for compatibility with many leading platforms.
SanDisk Ultra 3D SSDs will be available in 250GB, 500GB, 1TB,
and 2TB capacities in a traditional 2.5-inch/7mm cased drive form
factor.
Both products boast up to 560MB/s and 530MB/s sequential read
and write speeds respectively, a 3-year limited warranty, and will
be available worldwide in the third quarter of 2017. Manufacturer’s
Suggested Retail Price will start at $99.99 USD for the WD Blue 3D
NAND SATA SSD and SanDisk Ultra 3D SSD 2.5-inch/7mm version and
will start at $99.99 USD for the WD Blue M.2 2280 version.
Further information about the WD Blue 3D NAND SATA SSD can be
found on the WD web site at https://www.wdc.com/wd-blue-3d.html and
information about the SanDisk Ultra 3D SSD can be found at
https://ww.sandisk.com/home/ssd/ultra-3d-ssd.
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 contains certain forward-looking statements,
including the development, performance, capacity, capabilities,
applications, approximate price and estimated product availability
of the WD Blue 3D NAND SATA SSDs and SanDisk Ultra 3D SSD and
expectations for the acceleration of the transition to 64-layer 3D
NAND, that are based on current expectations and involve numerous
risks and uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking
statements to be inaccurate. Risks that may cause these
forward-looking statements to be inaccurate include among others:
our product offerings may not be available at the price and time we
expect, the transition to 64-layer 3D NAND may not accelerate as
expected and other risks detailed from time-to-time in Western
Digital’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports,
including, but not limited to, our most recent quarterly report
filed on May 8, 2017 on Form 10-Q to which your attention is
directed. This news release contains information 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.
Apps, services, and other features are subject to change based
on your location, software version, device model, and third party
service providers.
Western Digital, SanDisk, the SanDisk logo, WD, the WD logo,
F.I.T. Lab, SanDisk Ultra and WD Blue are registered trademarks or
trademarks of Western Digital Corporation or its affiliates in the
U.S. and/or other countries. Acronis and True Image are registered
trademarks or trademarks of Acronis International GmbH and or its
affiliates in the United States and other countries. All other
marks are the property of their respective owners. Pictures shown
may vary from actual products. Product specifications subject to
change without notice. Not all products may be available in all
regions of the world. As used for storage capacity, one gigabyte =
one billion bytes and one terabyte = one trillion bytes. Total
accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment.
© 2017 Western Digital Corporation or its affiliates. All rights
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