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Samsung and Western Digital Team Up for ZNS SSDs

By Anton Shilov published 30 March 22

Samsung and Western Digital to standardize and develop crucial technologies for ZNS SSDs.

Western Digital Gets Into Industrial-Grade M.2 SSDs With the IX SN530

By Anton Shilov published 10 November 20

Western Digital's IX SN530 SSD is said to offer endurance, reliability and extended temperatures.

Western Digital's Ultrastar DC ZN540 Is the World's First ZNS SSD

By Anton Shilov published 10 November 20

Western Digital's Ultrastar DC ZN540 now sampling to select customers.

WD Announces SN850 PCIe 4 SSD, Dual-Drive Add-in Card, D50 Game Dock

By Matt Safford published 8 October 20

Western Digital today announced its first PCIe 4.0 M.2 drive, the SN850, alongside an AN1500 PCIe add-in card and a D50 Thunderbolt 3/4 gaming dock.

Western Digital's BiCS5 112-Layer Tech Comes to TLC, QLC SSDs

By Lucian Armasu published 31 January 20

Western Digital completed development of its BiCS5 112-layer flash memory technology. We should see both consumer and enterprise-level products launch in volume this year.

Today's Best PCIe SSD Deal: 1TB WD Black SN750 Is on Sale for Just £130 (45% Off)

By Jeremy Laird published 29 January 20

WD's seriously quick Black SN750 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD is on offer at near Black Friday pricing

WD Introduces Blue SN550 M.2 SSDs up to 1TB

By Sean Webster published 10 December 19

NVMe SSDs are out-shipping everything and WD aims to ride that wave.

Where's MAMR? WD Announces 18TB & 20TB HDDs

By Nathaniel Mott published 5 September 19

Western Digital announced two new high-capacity drives, the Ultrastar DC HC550 CMR HDD and the Ultrastar DC HC650 SMR HDD.

WD Blue SN500 M.2 NVMe SSD Review: Leaving SATA in the Dust (Updated)

By Sean Webster published 22 July 19

WD's Blue SN500 brings SATA-like pricing to a speedy NVMe SSD.

Western Digital Joins the Huawei Drop Party

By Nathaniel Mott published 11 June 19

Western Digital has at least temporarily halted shipments to Huawei following its blacklisting by the U.S.

Big External Storage: 8TB For $159

By Zhiye Liu published 19 May 19

Western Digital's My Passport and MyBook external hard drives are on sale at ridiculous prices.

Data Hoarder Alert: WD 10TB External Hard Drive Is $90 Off

By Zhiye Liu published 14 May 19

The Western Digital Easystore 10TB external hard drive's price just dropped from $249.99 to $159.99.

WD Blue 3D SSD Now Available In 4TB Capacity

By Zhiye Liu published 26 April 19

Western Digital has given the brand's Blue 3D 2TB SSD a very considerable upgrade up to 4TB of capacity.

Micron and Western Digital Reveal 1TB microSD Cards

By Nathaniel Mott published 25 February 19

Micron and Western Digital both announced 1TB microSDXC UHS-I cards at MWC Barcelona 2019.

WD Slashing Output Amid Looming SSD Price Bust

By Nathaniel Mott published 26 October 18

Western Digital announced that its revenues and operating income fell by $200 million year-over-year, and it's constricting supply to offset future losses.

Best PC Builds 2018 Competition

By Joshua Simenhoff published 26 October 18

For this edition of Best PC Builds were asking the Community for their optimal component choices in five different budget categories.

Western Digital Announces Embedded, 96-Layer 3D NAND Drive for Thin Devices

By Lucian Armasu published 12 October 18

Western Digital announced the iNAND MC EU321 embedded flash drive for smartphones and PCs, using 96-layer 3D NAND memory technology.

WD's My Cloud NAS Drives Have Been Vulnerable Since 2017

By Nathaniel Mott published 20 September 18

An authentication bypass vulnerability in several Western Digital My Cloud products was disclosed in April 2017, but the devices remain susceptible to attack.