Western Digital reveals its breakthrough consumer solution: the world’s smallest 1TB USB flash drive, along with other ultra-mobile, high-performance, wireless and high-capacity flash storage products during the CES 2018.

With the advent of drones, virtual reality (VR) goggles and innovations in multi-lens cameras, 8K video, 5G wireless and augmented reality (AR) technology, consumers are looking for easier ways to capture, preserve, access and share their personal content as it becomes more robust.

“Our lives are increasingly connected to and enriched by pictures, videos, music and ideas,” says Dinesh Bahal, Vice President of Product Management, Client Solutions, Western Digital. “From the parent filming a school recital on their smartphone to the drone enthusiast or pro photographer, our range of consumer solutions are designed to help everyone preserve, access and share their digital world.”

During the event, Western Digital showcases its latest solutions, which includes:

My Cloud Home

A voice-activated device with media streaming features via Smart Home Devices. It allows users to easily capture, preserve and organise all their content in one place. It even works with Amazon Alexa to access stored music via voice commands as well as with Google Chromecast technology so that users can stream home videos, TV shows and movies on a Chromecast-enabled Smart TV.

• Compatibility:
  My Cloud Home Desktop App:
  • Windows 10, Windows 8.1/8.0 or Windows 7 operating systems
  • macOS Sierra (10.12), El Capitan (10.11), Yosemite (10.10), or Mavericks (10.9) operating systems
  My Cloud Home Mobile App:
  • iOS 9 and 10 operating systems
  • Android KitKat (4.4), Lollipop (5.x), Marshmallow (6.0) or Nougat (7.x)
  operating systems
  • Router and Internet Service Provider for Internet connection
• Weight: 5.05 – 5.27 lbs
• Capacity/Price (My Cloud Home): 2TB/US$159.99 (approx. RM635.23), 3TB/US$179.99 (approx. RM714.64), 4TB/US$199.99 (approx. RM794.05), 6TB/US$259.99 (approx. RM1032.28, 8TB/US$319.99 (approx. RM1270.51)
• Capacity/Price (My Cloud Home Duo): 4TB/US$309.99 (approx. RM1230.80), 8TB/US$399.99 (approx. RM1588.14), 12TB/US$549.99 (approx. RM2183.71), 16TB/US$699.99(approx. RM2779.28)

SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.1 Flash Drive

Pioneering the future of flash storage, Western Digital presents its smallest 256GB USB flash device is a USB Type-C flash solution that is capable of preserving an enormous amount of data in one tiny body.

• High-speed USB 3.1 performance for 15x faster write speed compared to normal USB 2.0 drives
• Warranty: 5-year limited warranty (US only)
• Availability: Amazon, B&H, Best Buy
• Capacity/Pricing: 16GB/US$19.99 (approx. RM79.37), 32GB/US$29.99 (approx. RM119.07), 64GB/US$49.99 (approx. RM198.48), 128GB/US$79.99 (approx. RM317.60), 256GB/US$149.99 (approx. RM595.53)

My Passport Wireless SSD

Featuring one-touch card copy to enable editing and sharing of content out in the field. It also has a new capability to directly access the device within third-party mobile creative apps like FiLMiC Pro and LumaFusion. And didn’t we mention? It can also be used as a powerbank to charge smartphones and other devices via cable, making it handy to have a round in more ways than one

• Wirelessly stream 4K videos and view photos with the My Cloud mobile app
• Capacity/Price: 250GB/US$249 (approx. RM988.64), 500GB/US$299 (approx. RM1187.17), 1TB/US$449 (approx. RM1782.74), 2TB/US$799 (approx. RM3172.40)
• Interface: 1x USB 2.0 (Host port), 1x USB 3.0, 1 x SD card slot, Built-in 1×1 Wireless-AC & 1×1 Wireless-N
• Weight: 0.97 – 1.01 lbs

SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD

Thanks to its super fast transfer speed, this device is perfect for avid photographers and drone enthusiasts who require durable and high-performance media capture solutions. It allows users to save and edit hi-res photos and videos even while on the go.

• Shock-resistant solid state core
• Warranty: 3-year limited (US only)
• Availability: Amazon, B&H, Best Buy, Adorama
• Capacity/Pricing: 250GB/US$129.99 (approx. RM516.12), 500GB/US$199.99 (approx. RM794.05), 1TB/US$399.99 (approx. RM1588.14), 2TB (to be announced)
• Compatibility: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, macOS High Sierra, macOS Sierra, Mac OS X El Capitan
• Interface: USB 3.1 Gen 2

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