Western Digital, SanDisk Join To Build Hybrid Storage Drives

TWICE Staff On May 7 2013 - 1:44pm

Irvine, Calif. — Western Digital and SanDisk reported they are collaborating on building a series of portable hybrid storage drives.

The two companies announced a plan that has SanDisk supplying solid-state disk (SSD) storage for the new hybrid drives.

The first product created by the collaboration is the Western Digital WD Black. The WD Black has 500GB of HDD capacity built into a 5mm-thick drive containing a 2.5-inch platter, almost half of the older versions that did not utilize an SSD.

The WD Black is now shipping to OEMs.

By Greg Tarr on Feb 12 2013 - 5:30pm

Western Digital Adds $70 Streaming TV Player

Irvine, Calif. — Western Digital introduced Tuesday a new addition to its line of WD TV set-top streaming devices, offering a more affordable price point, easier to navigate user interface, and built-in Wi-Fi connectivity.

The Western Digital WD TV Play ($70 suggested retail) is designed to bring smart-TV flexibility to the many consumers who have opted to buy lesser-featured TVs in recent years.

WD Ups My Book Capacity

By Doug Olenick On Dec 4 2012 - 4:23pm

The My Book Live Duo

New York — Western Digital has increased the capacity of its My Book Live Duo to 8TB.

The previous top capacity available was 6TB. The new version is available today with a $389 suggested retail.

The My Book Live Duo is a network-attached storage device capable of creating a “personal Cloud” storage system. The system backs up all the computers on a home network and allows the data to be accessed from anywhere via the web.