Western Digital has released the SanDisk Desk Drive, an external solid state drive (SSD) for desktop use. The selling prices on the company’s official online store are as follows.
- 4TB model : $385
- 8TB model : $760
With the speed and reliability of an SSD, content creators and industry professionals can easily back up and quickly access high-resolution photos, videos, and files in one convenient location. The possibilities of use are endless.
In recent years, an increasing number of professional photographers and videographers, are creating vast amounts of content. As a result, flexible, high-capacity storage solutions are needed to handle more data.
As the amount of digital content being created increases rapidly, there is a growing need for high-performance, high-capacity storage solutions to help manage and store data, says Susan Park from Western Digital. Expanding our SSD portfolio is a step toward providing creators with backup solutions with the speed and flexibility they need to unleash their creativity.
SanDisk plans to double the maximum product capacity of SanDisk Desk Drive from 8TB to 16TB by 2025.
Main features of SanDisk Desk Drive
- Capacities of 4TB and 8TB.
- Users can store photo and video collections, CAD files and 3D renderings, large AI-generated files, music libraries, important documents, and more.
- Performance up to 1,000MB/s
- Read speeds allows 8K video management much easier.
- Up to 4 times faster than desktop HDD
- Data Backup Operations
- Use Apple Time Machine to quickly back up photos, videos, and files at SSD speeds
- Automate backups by downloading and using the included Acronis True Image for Western Digital backup software
- The compact and modern style, which won the 2024 Red Dot Design Award
- Maximizes desk space with smaller form factor
- Setup in any location, office or home.
- Compatibility
- Formatted to exFAT, and works out of the box with Windows or macOS using the included USB Type-C cable
- Backed by a 3-year limited warranty, 4TB and 8TB are available now.
