Western Digital's 8TB Desktop SSD Makes Debut In India
Western digital expands SanDisk range, introduces SanDisk Desk Drive, an external desktop solid-state drive (SSD)
Western Digital has expanded its SanDisk range by introducing the SanDisk Desk Drive, an external desktop solid-state drive (SSD) that is now available in India. This new drive is designed at content producers and business workers who need high-capacity, dependable storage for their high-resolution images, videos and other materials. The SanDisk Desk Drive combines an SSD's speed and dependability with significant storage capacity, making it an effective alternative for individuals who manage big volumes of data.
Khalid Wani, Western Digital's Senior Director of Sales in India, highlighted the drive's characteristics, including its 8TB capacity and read rates of up to 1,000 MB per second. He underlined that the SanDisk Desk Drive is great for desktop backup, allowing customers to rapidly save their data and resume work. Wani also stated that Western Digital wants to raise the drive's capacity to 16TB by next year, answering users' expanding storage demands.
The SanDisk Desk Drive comes in 4TB and 8TB sizes, making it ideal for storing huge picture and video collections, CAD files, 3D renderings, AI-generated files, music libraries and crucial documents. Its read capabilities of up to 1,000 MB per second allow for speedier access to even the largest data, such as 8K films, outperforming typical desktop HDDs. The drive also supports rapid backups with Apple Time Machine and automatic backups with the supplied downloaded Acronis True Image for Western Digital backup software.
The SanDisk Desk Drive, a recipient of the 2024 Red Dot Design Award, has a small and sleek design that maximises desk space and fits easily into any business or residential situation. It is pre-formatted with exFAT, making it compatible with both Windows and macOS and comes with a USB Type-C connector for convenient connecting.
The SanDisk Desk Drive carries a three-year limited warranty. It costs Rs 39,999 for the 4TB model and Rs 72,999 for the 8TB device. These drives may be purchased from the Western Digital Store and from approved SanDisk retailers, e-tailers and distributors in India.
