Packed With Features, New Portable Storage Devices Cater to Discriminating
Consumers On-the-go
LAKE FOREST, Calif., March. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Expanding on
its popular portable storage offerings, WD(R) (NYSE: WDC) today introduced
its new My Passport(TM) Elite(TM) Portable USB Drives which are designed to
make it easy to securely carry thousands of songs, videos or photos in
style. Available now at select retailers and at WD's online store
(http://www.shopwd.com), the new fully-featured My Passport Elite Portable
USB Drives include a luxurious, soft-touch finish that makes these drives
easy to grip, comfortable to hold, and fashionable to carry.
Weighing in at less than 5 ounces and available in capacities of 320
and 250 GB, the new My Passport Elite drives are small enough to fit in a
pocket for consumers on-the-go. Adding to the small footprint, these drives
are USB-bus powered, which eliminates the need for an external power
adapter (1).
"Your digital content is as personal today as photos in shoeboxes and
racks of CDs were yesterday," said Jim Welsh, vice president and general
manager of WD's branded products and consumer electronics groups. "The
device that securely holds your content should be just as personal. Having
listened to our customers, we are expanding the options available on our WD
Passport family of personal storage devices with more features, content
management functions and fashionable design."
Unique features of the new My Passport Elite Portable USB Drives include:
-- Capacity gauge that enables users to know at-a-glance how much space
is available;
-- Powerful automatic backup software lets users designate files and
folders for automatic and continuous backup;
-- Synchronization software that lets users sync their changes and
protect their information with 128-bit encryption;
-- Retrieve forgotten files from any MioNet(R)-enabled PC (compatible
with Windows(R) only) and copy them to My Passport Elite with
MioNet installed allowing users to retrieve forgotten files from
the road using the unique MioNet Key(TM) software;
-- Available in four elegant, soft-touch colors: bronze, titanium,
westminster blue and cherry red;
-- Industry-leading 5-year limited warranty; and,
-- Plug-and-play capability with gaming consoles(2) to make it easy to
play music and view photos and video files on a TV.
WD's My Passport Elite USB Drives are available now at select retail
stores and from WD's online store (http://www.shopwd.com). MSRP for the My
Passport Elite USB Drive with 250 GB capacity is $169.99 USD and the My
Passport Elite 320 GB is $199.99 USD.
Product information and photos of My Passport Elite Portable Drives are
available on the company's Web site at
http://www.westerndigital.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=408.
About WD
WD, one of the storage industry's pioneers and long-time leaders,
provides products and services for people and organizations that collect,
manage and use digital information. The company produces reliable,
high-performance hard drives that keep users' data accessible and secure
from loss. WD applies its storage expertise to consumer products for
external, portable and shared storage applications.
WD was founded in 1970. The company's storage products are marketed to
leading systems manufacturers, selected resellers and retailers under the
Western Digital and WD brand names. Visit the Investor section of the
company's Web site (http://www.westerndigital.com) to access a variety of
financial and investor information.
Western Digital, WD, the WD logo and WD Passport are registered
trademarks in the U.S. and other countries; My Passport Elite, MioNet and
MioNet Key are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. All other
brand and product names that may be mentioned herein are the property of
their respective companies. One gigabyte (GB) = 1 billion bytes. One
terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies
depending on operating environment.
(1) An optional cable is available for the few computers that limit bus
power.
(2) Microsoft(R) Xbox 360 and Sony(R) PS3 gaming consoles
EDITOR'S NOTES:
Western Digital product photos:
http://www.westerndigital.com/en/company/branding/digitalphotos.asp#
Product Spec Sheets:
http://www.westerndigital.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=408 Editorial review samples of WD Passport may be requested via WD's Web
site: http://www.westerndigital.com/en/company/pr/eval_request.asp
Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080325/LATU504
Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000711/WDCLOGO
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Related links:
http://www.westerndigital.com
http://www.shopwd.com
Photo Notes:
NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080325/LATU504
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000711/WDCLOGO
AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org
PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com
CONTACT:
Constance A. Griffiths, WD Press Relations,
+1-949-672-7891, Constance.Griffiths@wdc.com, or Bob Blair, WD
Investor Relations, +1-949-672-7834, Robert.Blair@wdc.com, both
of Western Digital
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