Western Digital has announced the next release of several new consumer-oriented portable SSDs with 4 TB capacity, with new offerings from the SanDisk, WD and WD_Black brands. The new 4 TB SSDs are designed for gamers, content creators and creative professionals who need additional storage space to work.
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The SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable NVMe SSD offers read and write speeds of up to 2,000 MB / s, and its aluminum chassis acts as a heatsink to provide higher sustained speeds. The SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD will be available later this quarter for $ 750.
Also under the SanDisk brand, Western Digital is offering the SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD with read speeds of up to 1050 MB / s and write speeds of up to 1000 MB / s. The Extreme Portable SSD has two meter drop protection and IP55 resistance to water and dust. The new SSD will be available later this quarter for $ 700.
For gamers, WD_Black offers read speeds of up to 2000 MB / s and is compatible with PCs, PlayStations and Xbox One game libraries. It will be available later this quarter for $ 750.
Under the WD brand, Western Digital debuted the latest SSD MyPassport, which offers read speeds of up to 1050 MB / s and write speeds of up to 1000 MB / s. It features a shock and vibration resistant metal design that is resistant to drops of up to 2 meters and comes in colors that include blue, gray, red, gold and silver. It will be available at the end of this quarter for $ 680.
All new SSDs will be available at the Western Digital Store and other major retailers when they launch.