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WD My Passport August 20th, 2020 Western Digital’s new sleek WD brand My Passport SSD is built for speed to accelerate productivity London, UK - For consumers who need to accelerate their productivity and protect their valuable content without compromising style, Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC) today introduced the new WD® brand My PassportTM SSD in capacities up to 2TB*. With a sleek, compact metal design and blazing fast speeds powered by NVMe™ technology, the new palm-sized drive allows home and business users to save, access and protect the content that matters. “The new My Passport SSD delivers the speed, reliability and functionality consumers have come to expect from us,” said Susan Park, vice president, Consumer Solutions, Western Digital. “It is a powerful and sophisticated solution for the everyday content creators, curators and hobbyists who need to move files quickly. The rounded corners, waving ridges and soft edges enhance the My Passport SSD’s portability and make it easy to carry, yet also distinctly recognisable as a member within WD’s award-winning My Passport product line-up.” Built for Everyday Creators Now more than ever, consumers are looking to empower their productivity by keeping their files and increasingly large content libraries with them. Creators can move and edit high-quality content nearly twice as fast with the new My Passport SSD compared to the previous version of the drive, saving time to do more. Whether on a laptop or desktop while at home, in the office or on the go, professionals can reliably store their data on this drive. The New Look of SSD Performance WD’s My Passport SSD is designed from the ground up to provide reliable performance and a touch of luxury, inside and out. The bold metal design is both stylish and durable. It feels great in the hand and fits comfortably in a bag or pocket, enabling consumers to bring their content wherever life takes them and keep productivity flowing. Available in a range of modern colours, including Grey, Blue, Red and Gold, consumers can choose the drive that best fits their style. The new My Passport SSD offers the technical features users need and want, including: • Blazing fast NVMe technology with read speeds of up to 1050MB/s1 and write speeds of up to 1000MB/s1. • Password enabled 256-bit AES hardware encryption to help protect valuable content simply. • Featuring shock and vibration resistance and drop resistant up to 6.5 feet (1.98m). • Included software2 to make it easy to back up large files to your drive or a cloud service account3. • USB 3.2 Gen-2 technology with a USB-C™ cable and a USB-A adaptor. • Ready to use out of the box and compatible with Mac® and PC. Pricing and Availability The My Passport SSD is backed by a five-year limited warranty and is now available in the 500GB and 1TB capacities in Grey worldwide at select e- tailers and retailers, with additional colors and capacities available later this year. The new drive has a Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP in USD) in the U.S. of $119.99/500GB and $189.99/1TB, respectively. To keep up with the latest from WD, follow our social channels: • Facebook: WD • Instagram: @wdcreators • Twitter: @WDCreators * As used for storage capacity, 1GB = 1 billion bytes. Actual user capacity may be less, depending on operating environment. 1 As used for transfer rate, 1 MB/s = 1 million bytes per second. Based on internal testing; performance may vary depending upon host device, usage conditions, drive capacity, and other factors. 2 Internet activation required. 3 App or Cloud account registration may be required. Apps and Cloud services may be changed, terminated, or interrupted at any time and may vary by country. About Western Digital Western Digital creates environments for data to thrive. As a leader in data infrastructure, the company is driving the innovation needed to help customers capture, preserve, access, and transform an ever-increasing diversity of data. Everywhere data lives, from advanced data centres to mobile sensors to personal devices, our industry-leading solutions deliver the possibilities of data. Our data-centric solutions are comprised of the Western Digital®, G-Technology™, SanDisk®, and WD® brands. Western Digital, G-Technology, SanDisk, WD, the WD logo, and My Passport are registered trademarks or trademarks of Western Digital Corporation or its affiliates in the US and/or other countries. macOS is a trademark of Apple, Inc. The NVMe™ word mark is a trademark of NVM Express, Inc. USB-C is a registered trademark of USB Implementers Forum. Windows is a trademark or registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. Product specifications subject to change without notice. Pictures shown may vary from actual products. © 2020 Western Digital Corporation or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Forward-Looking Statements This news release contains certain forward-looking statements, including the expected availability, benefits, features, pricing, and performance of the new My Passport SSD. There are a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate including, among others: changes to specifications from standards organisations, future responses to and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, volatility in global economic conditions; business conditions and growth in the storage ecosystem; impact of competitive products and pricing; market acceptance and cost of commodity materials and specialised product components; actions by competitors; unexpected advances in competing technologies; our development and introduction of products based on new technologies and expansion into new data storage markets; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, mergers and joint ventures; difficulties or delays in manufacturing, and other risks and uncertainties listed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the company's most recently filed periodic report, to which your attention is directed. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof, and the company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances. Contacts: Please contact the WDC team at Little Red �"#$%& via: [email protected] .
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