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10-11-2016, 08:26 AM
http://www.pcper.com/news/Storage/Western-Digital-Gets-Back-SSD-Game-Blue-and-Green-SSDs
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Pricing (for the WD Blue SSD):
250 GB $79.99
500 GB $139.99
1TB $299.99
IRVINE, Calif., October 11, 2016 -- Western Digital Corporation (?Western Digital?) (NASDAQ: WDC) today announced WD Blue? and WD Green? solid state drives (SSDs), the first WD-branded SATA client SSDs. The new SSDs complement the company?s industry leading family of hard drives for PCs and workstations, providing a full portfolio of WD storage devices for virtually any application.
The ultimate solution for building DIY PCs, extending the life of current PCs or upgrading existing storage, the WD Blue and WD Green SSDs boast near-maximum speed of SATA drives, best-in-class endurance and MTTF and WD Functional Integrity Testing (F.I.T.) Lab certification, resulting in quick boot times and increased program responsiveness. Consumers benefit from the combination of reliable storage with an industry-leading 1.75M hours MTTF, coupled with reduced power and less heat when compared to HDDs. Both include free, downloadable, WD SSD Dashboard software, which allows continuous performance and capacity monitoring. For consumers who are looking for instant-on responsiveness, durability, low power consumption, and ultra-thin, ultramobile form factors, the WD Blue and WD Green SSDs are the perfect options.
?There is significant demand among our core WD resellers and consumers for a broad set of flash-based storage options,? says Eyal Bek, senior director, Devices Bsiness Unit, Western Digital. ?The expansive reach of the WD channel enables availability of a Western Digital SSD solution. We are very proud to have developed and launched WD Blue and WD Green SSDs, and believe they?ll provide the instant-on, reliability and capacity benefits our customers have been demanding.?
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Pricing (for the WD Blue SSD):
250 GB $79.99
500 GB $139.99
1TB $299.99
IRVINE, Calif., October 11, 2016 -- Western Digital Corporation (?Western Digital?) (NASDAQ: WDC) today announced WD Blue? and WD Green? solid state drives (SSDs), the first WD-branded SATA client SSDs. The new SSDs complement the company?s industry leading family of hard drives for PCs and workstations, providing a full portfolio of WD storage devices for virtually any application.
The ultimate solution for building DIY PCs, extending the life of current PCs or upgrading existing storage, the WD Blue and WD Green SSDs boast near-maximum speed of SATA drives, best-in-class endurance and MTTF and WD Functional Integrity Testing (F.I.T.) Lab certification, resulting in quick boot times and increased program responsiveness. Consumers benefit from the combination of reliable storage with an industry-leading 1.75M hours MTTF, coupled with reduced power and less heat when compared to HDDs. Both include free, downloadable, WD SSD Dashboard software, which allows continuous performance and capacity monitoring. For consumers who are looking for instant-on responsiveness, durability, low power consumption, and ultra-thin, ultramobile form factors, the WD Blue and WD Green SSDs are the perfect options.
?There is significant demand among our core WD resellers and consumers for a broad set of flash-based storage options,? says Eyal Bek, senior director, Devices Bsiness Unit, Western Digital. ?The expansive reach of the WD channel enables availability of a Western Digital SSD solution. We are very proud to have developed and launched WD Blue and WD Green SSDs, and believe they?ll provide the instant-on, reliability and capacity benefits our customers have been demanding.?