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Western Digital releases My Passport Ultra 20th Anniversary Edition
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Celebrates 20 years of My Passport

Western Digital has announced a special version of its WD My Passport drive to celebrate the 20th anniversary, the WD My Passport Ultra 20th Emerald Anniversary Edition.

Western Digital announces highest capacity ePMR HDDs
Published in PC Hardware


Reaching up to 32TB

Western Digital has announced that it has started shipping the world's highest capacity UltraSMR HDDs, reaching 32TB, and coming with energy-assisted PMR (ePMR) recording technology for hyperscalers, CSPs, and enterprises. In addition, the company is also shipping the world's highest-capacity ePMR CMR HDD with up to 26 TB for enterprise and channel customers.

Western Digital ordered to pay $262 million for Dr Suess' patents
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Western Digital must pay a fine, for stealing patents, oh what a crime! They took what wasn't theirs, you see, now they owe a hefty fee!

Western Digital has been ordered to pay over $262 million in damages for infringing on patents held by Austrian physicist Dieter Suess.

Western Digital spins off flash memory business
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Japan's Kioxia talks stalled

Western Digital is to spin off its flash memory business after talks of merging the unit with Japan's Kioxia stalled. 

Western Digital unveils new WD_BLACK SN770M NVMe SSD
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One to have for those new gaming handhelds

Western Digital has unveiled its new WD_BLACK SN770M NVMe SSD, an M.2 2230 form-factor SSD aimed at new handheld consoles like the Valve Steam deck, ASUS ROG Ally, and others.

Western Digital sued over defective drives
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Didn’t live up to the marketing

Western Digital has been sued by a California resident who claims the solid state drive he bought from the manufacturer was defective and that the storage slinger shipped kit that didn't live up to its marketing promises.

Western Digital brings out dual actuator hard disk drives
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20TB HDDs using less power

Western Digital has released its first dual actuator hard disk drive (HDD).

Western Digital has SN750 and SN850 SSD deals on Amazon.com
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WD_Black 2TB SN850 PCIe 4.0 down by $190

Western Digital launched rather neat deals over at Amazon.com, giving its WD_Black SN750 and SN850 SSDs a decent price cut.

Western Digital unveils new SN750 series NVMe SSDs
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Coming with Gaming Mode

Western Digital has unveiled its latest addition to the SSD lineup, the WD Black SN750 series NVMe SSD which is based on WD's own controller and SanDisk's 64-layer 3D TLC NAND, as well as a unique Gaming Mode.

Western Digital unveils WD Black NVMe SSD
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Thursday, 05 April 2018 19:32

Western Digital unveils WD Black NVMe SSD


WD's own controller and Sandisk 3D TLC NAND

Western Digital has officially unveiled and launched its newest WD Black NVMe M.2 2280 PCIe SSDs which will be available in 250GB, 500GB, and 1TB capacities and use WD's in-house controller paired up with Sandisk 3D TLC NAND, offering sequential transfer speed of up to 3,400/2,800 MB/s.