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SanDisk Extreme PRO USB 3.1 Solid State Flash Drive
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SanDisk Extreme PRO USB 3.1 Solid State Flash Drive
24 February 2017 – Western Digital Corporation, a global storage technology and solutions leader, today a ...
24 February 2017 – Western Digital Corporation, a global storage technology and solutions leader, today announced its fastest, high-capacity USB flash drive to date with the launch of its high-perform ...
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The 1TB WD Blue SSD (WDS100T1B0A) Review
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The 1TB WD Blue SSD (WDS100T1B0A) Review
The new WD Blue and WD Green solid state drives are the first product of Western Digital's acquisition of ...
The new WD Blue and WD Green solid state drives are the first product of Western Digital's acquisition of SanDisk in May 2016. However, it was not Western Digital's first acquisition of a solid state ...
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WD Unveils Redesigned My Passport & My Book Hard Drive
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WD Unveils Redesigned My Passport & My Book Hard Drive
11 November 2016 – Western Digital Corporation today introduced the modern redesigned My Passport, My Pas ...
11 November 2016 – Western Digital Corporation today introduced the modern redesigned My Passport, My Passport for Mac, and My Book hard drive lines, which have been highly recognized leading sellers ...
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WD Gold – The Gold Standard In HDD Technology
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WD Gold – The Gold Standard In HDD Technology
Hard disk drives have evolved into many distinct families to cater to different requirements - performanc ...
Hard disk drives have evolved into many distinct families to cater to different requirements - performance, low cost storage, NAS, surveillance, etc. They often emphasise one attribute over others, to ...
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More Than 10 Million WD Helium-Filled HDDs Shipped
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More Than 10 Million WD Helium-Filled HDDs Shipped
18 October 2016 – Helping the world harness the power of data, Western Digital Corporation today announce ...
18 October 2016 – Helping the world harness the power of data, Western Digital Corporation today announced that it has shipped more than 10 million WD helium-filled HDDs since the company first introd ...
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Mainstream Hard Disk Drives Keep Getting Better
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Mainstream Hard Disk Drives Keep Getting Better
Hard disk drives have become so commoditised that most users assume that one hard disk drive is no differ ...
Hard disk drives have become so commoditised that most users assume that one hard disk drive is no different from another. That's not true, of course, because there are performance-grade drives, NAS-o ...
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Is Your Hard Disk Drive Optimised For CCTV Recording?
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Is Your Hard Disk Drive Optimised For CCTV Recording?
Once the fearsome tool of a totalitarian state in George Orwell's iconic novel - 1984, CCTV surveillance ...
Once the fearsome tool of a totalitarian state in George Orwell's iconic novel - 1984, CCTV surveillance is not only ubiquitous, it is even considered essential. Forget Big Brother. Many modern homes ...
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Western Digital Introduces New WD Pro Series
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Western Digital Introduces New WD Pro Series
In an exclusive media event yesterday, Western Digital introduced the new WD Pro Series, spearheaded by t ...
In an exclusive media event yesterday, Western Digital introduced the new WD Pro Series, spearheaded by the My Passport Wireless Pro mobile WiFi storage, and the My Cloud Pro NAS series. In this video ...
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10TB WD Gold Increases Storage Capacity By 25%
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10TB WD Gold Increases Storage Capacity By 25%
15 August 2016 – Western Digital Corporation today announced a new, high-capacity configuration of up to ...
15 August 2016 – Western Digital Corporation today announced a new, high-capacity configuration of up to 10TB for its award-winning WD Gold datacenter hard drives. Designed for modern enterprise stora ...
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WD My Passport Ultra 4TB Portable Drive Launched
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WD My Passport Ultra 4TB Portable Drive Launched
01 August 2016 – Western Digital Corporation today announced the launch of its My Passport Ultra, and upc ...
01 August 2016 – Western Digital Corporation today announced the launch of its My Passport Ultra, and upcoming My Passport for Mac portable hard drives, with up to 4TB capacity, filling the need for p ...
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WD 64 Layers 3D NAND Technology Announced
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WD 64 Layers 3D NAND Technology Announced
27 July 2016 – Western Digital Corp. today announced that it has successfully developed its next generati ...
27 July 2016 – Western Digital Corp. today announced that it has successfully developed its next generation 3D NAND technology, BiCS3, with 64 layers of vertical storage capability. Pilot production o ...
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High Performance PCs Need High Performance Drives
Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong

High Performance PCs Need High Performance Drives
In the early days of personal computing, hard disk drives were just a place to store our applications and ...
In the early days of personal computing, hard disk drives were just a place to store our applications and files. Our requirements were simpler back then, and so were the hard disk drives. Over time, o ...
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5 Reasons To Only Use NAS-Optimised Drives In Your NAS
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5 Reasons To Only Use NAS-Optimised Drives In Your NAS
Network-attached storage (NAS) drives provide fast and secure storage for backup files, or a central repo ...
Network-attached storage (NAS) drives provide fast and secure storage for backup files, or a central repository of shared files that everyone can access. As NAS drives are available 24/7, they offer t ...
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WD Completes Acquisition Of SanDisk
Posted by Carolyn Ng

WD Completes Acquisition Of SanDisk
Kuala Lumpur, 13 May, 2016 — Western Digital Corporation today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary ...
Kuala Lumpur, 13 May, 2016 — Western Digital Corporation today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Western Digital Technologies, Inc. has completed the acquisition of SanDisk Corporation. The a ...
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WD Q3 2016 Financial Results Announced
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WD Q3 2016 Financial Results Announced
2 May 2016 — Western Digital Corp. today reported revenue of US$2.8 billion and net income of US$74 milli ...
2 May 2016 — Western Digital Corp. today reported revenue of US$2.8 billion and net income of US$74 million, or US$0.32 per share, for its third fiscal quarter ended Apr. 1, 2016. On a non-GAAP basis, ...
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2TB WD Black HDD Giveaway Contest Results
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2TB WD Black HDD Giveaway Contest Results
In our review of the 2TB WD Black hard disk drive, we noted that it is an insanely fast drive. In fact, i ...
In our review of the 2TB WD Black hard disk drive, we noted that it is an insanely fast drive. In fact, it came in second only to the WD VelociRaptor in our tests! Needless to say, it was one of the f ...
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WD Gold Datacenter Hard Drives Launched
Posted by Carolyn Ng

WD Gold Datacenter Hard Drives Launched
20 April 2016 — Western Digital Corporation today announced the expansion of its award-winning color port ...
20 April 2016 — Western Digital Corporation today announced the expansion of its award-winning color portfolio with a new line; WD Gold datacenter hard drives. WD Gold datacenter hard drives are desig ...
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How The Right Surveillance Storage Improves The System
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How The Right Surveillance Storage Improves The System
When the first event music, “Video Killed the Radio Star” premiered on MTV in 1981, it started a video re ...
When the first event music, “Video Killed the Radio Star” premiered on MTV in 1981, it started a video revolution. A lot has changed since then, but video’s relevance in our culture, has increased, an ...
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WD HelioSeal Technology Expands Storage Capacity to 8TB
Posted by Carolyn Ng

WD HelioSeal Technology Expands Storage Capacity to 8TB
2 March 2016 – Western Digital Corporation today announced the expansion of its award-winning portfolio o ...
2 March 2016 – Western Digital Corporation today announced the expansion of its award-winning portfolio of performance storage solutions with 8TB capacity drives for NAS, video surveillance and deskto ...
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WD My Cloud EX2 Ultra Prosumer NAS Launched
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WD My Cloud EX2 Ultra Prosumer NAS Launched
18 February 2016 – Western Digital Corporation today updated its prosumer solutions with My Cloud EX2 Ult ...
18 February 2016 – Western Digital Corporation today updated its prosumer solutions with My Cloud EX2 Ultra, a high-performance, two-bay network attached storage (NAS) system. The My Cloud EX2 Ultra N ...
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Setting Up A Secure Storage System For Team Collaboration
Posted by Carolyn Ng

Setting Up A Secure Storage System For Team Collaboration
Small businesses often operate in lean teams, with each staff member behaving as a “jack of all trades.” ...
Small businesses often operate in lean teams, with each staff member behaving as a “jack of all trades.” This attitude can be useful for acquiring customers and putting in the extra effort SMBs someti ...
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WD Blue SSHD (WD10J31X) 1TB Review Rev. 2.0
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WD Blue SSHD (WD10J31X) 1TB Review Rev. 2.0
WD Blue SSHD Western Digital has finally moved into the Solid State Hybrid Drive (SSHD) market with their ...
WD Blue SSHD Western Digital has finally moved into the Solid State Hybrid Drive (SSHD) market with their new WD Blue SSHD drives. The WD Blue family of mainstream 5400 RPM drives is designed for less ...
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