Tuesday, May 7th 2024
Western Digital Unveils New 8TB SanDisk Desk Drive
Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC) has expanded its SanDisk portfolio with the new 8 TB SanDisk Desk Drive, its highest capacity yet on an external desktop solid state drive (SSD). Featuring the speed and reliability of an SSD, this new class of drives gives content creators and business professionals an easy way to back up and access their high-resolution photos, videos and files quickly in a single, convenient location. From photo and video pros to tech enthusiasts, there are a growing number of digital creators generating massive amounts of content who need flexible high-capacity storage solutions to do more, faster.
"As digital content creation continues to soar, there is an increasing need for high-performing and high-capacity storage solutions to help manage and preserve it. Expanding our SSD portfolio is the first step in offering creators backup solutions that deliver the speed and flexibility they need to unlock their creativity," says Susan Park, Vice President, Consumer Solutions, Western Digital. "By next year, we expect to double the capacity of the SanDisk Desk Drive from 8 TB to 16 TB on a single desktop SSD."
The SanDisk Desk Drive key features include:
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Western Digital
"As digital content creation continues to soar, there is an increasing need for high-performing and high-capacity storage solutions to help manage and preserve it. Expanding our SSD portfolio is the first step in offering creators backup solutions that deliver the speed and flexibility they need to unlock their creativity," says Susan Park, Vice President, Consumer Solutions, Western Digital. "By next year, we expect to double the capacity of the SanDisk Desk Drive from 8 TB to 16 TB on a single desktop SSD."
- Capacity - 4 TB and 8 TB capacities for photo and video collections, CAD files or 3D renders, large AI-generated files, music libraries, important documents, and more.
- Performance - Faster content access, for even the heaviest files like 8K videos, with read speeds up to 1,000 MB/s - up to 4x faster than a desktop HDD.
- Backup - Quickly back up photos, videos, and files with SSD speeds using Apple Time Machine or make backups automatic with the included downloadable Acronis True Image for Western Digital backup software.
- Design - The compact, modern style, recognized as a 2024 Red Dot Design Award recipient, maximizes desk space and feels natural in any professional or home setting.
- Compatibility - Works with Windows or macOS out of the box with exFAT formatting, using the included USB Type-C cable.
11 Comments on Western Digital Unveils New 8TB SanDisk Desk Drive
shame on you WD..... come on, we know you can do better :D
I wonder how long it will take to push all the data into the 8TB. At 1000 MB/s claimed, that's 2hrs 13 mins but I think the sustained transfer is probably 1/10th so it will probably need the whole day and some more.
TechPowerUP reviewed that drive (in smaller capacity, but the sustained speed on that drive doesn't scale much with bigger drives), with title "Samsung 870 QVO 1 TB Review - Terrible, Do Not Buy" - little did they know that 4 years later that would still be the only mass produced SSD with capacity that goes up to 8 TB!
:p
I know people say with modern day streaming services for video, audio, cloud uploads of everything, even cloud gaming there's less and less need for large drives, but what about content creators? I'm an amateur photographer, and it's silly I can't buy an SSD that would fit my Photo folder - and with camers pushing 100 Mpixel that's only going to get worse. Videographers? People with larger libraries of content that don't want to stream everything (not all locations are covered with broadband internet)?