Western Digital builds storage infrastructure centered on hard disk drives for hyperscalers, cloud service providers, enterprises, and other data-intensive customers. Company news commonly covers operating and financial results, demand tied to AI-driven data growth, balance-sheet actions, dividend updates, and customer engagement across end markets.
Updates also address WD's sustainability reporting, energy-efficient storage density, responsible business practices, and product portfolio changes. Recent company materials describe WD as a standalone HDD company after the completed separation of its Flash business into Sandisk, with branded HDD and external storage offerings including G-DRIVE, WD Gold, WD Purple, WD Red, WD Blue, and WD_BLACK.
Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC) has unveiled two new SanDisk portable SSDs, the SanDisk Extreme and SanDisk Extreme PRO, boasting nearly double the speed of previous models. These SSDs cater to professionals needing reliable, high-capacity storage for demanding tasks, supporting up to 2TB. Key features include read/write speeds of up to 2000MB/s for the Extreme PRO and 1050MB/s for the Extreme. The drives offer robust design with drop protection and IP55 rating, along with 256-bit AES hardware encryption. Available now, prices range from $119.99 to $499.99.