Western Digital announces 4TB capacity boost to its external SSDs

Today, storage solution titans Western Digital announced a 4TB capacity bump across its portfolio to give consumers and professionals more space to create in today’s content-rich world. 

Expected to arrive on the Western Digital Store later this calendar quarter, the four drives now offer gamers, content creators, enthusiasts, and creative professionals the performance, durability, and greater capacity they need to capture, move, and save their files.  

The products set to receive the capacity boost are: 

SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD-£857.99

Featuring up to 2000MB/s read and write speeds, this powerful NVMe™ delivers near-unrivalled performance and is encased in a forged aluminium chassis that acts as a heatsink to deliver higher sustained speeds in a compact form factor.

SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD-£745.99  

Boasting up to 1050MB/S read and up to 1000MB/s write speeds, this portable, high-capacity NVMe drive is an essential companion when creating amazing content or capturing incredible footage. 

Designed for the nomadic creative, the durable drive features up to two-meter drop protection and IP55 water and dust resistance, so you can attempt that risky waterfall photoshoot without worry of damaging your data.

My Passport SSD from WD-£745.99

Boasting a stylish and durable metal design, this drive is shock and vibration resistant, and drop resistant up to 6.5 feet.

Coming in a range of colours including grey, blue, red, gold and silver, this blazing fast NVMe supplies read speeds of up to 1050MB/s and write speeds of up to 1000MB/s, enabling everyday content creators, curators, and hobbyists to keep productivity flowing. 

WD_BLACK P50-£750.99  

Purpose-built for gamers, this drive is shaped by performance, with SSD read speeds of up to 2000MB/s to decrease load screen times so that you focus on what matters – gaming. 

This premium storage expansion lets you save new games and is compatible with PC, PlayStation™ 4 or Xbox One™.

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