Western Digital expanded its WD, WD_BLACK and SanDisk Skilled product lineups with 2.5-inch transportable HHDs that, for the primary time, can maintain 6TB of information.
Regardless of what some may count on, pricing isn’t by way of the roof. The brand new high-capacity laborious drives (not SSDs) can be found for beneath $200,and all price lower than $230.
Broaden your MacBook with WD 6TB transportable HDD
Including exterior storage capability is a straightforward strategy to increase the capabilities of any pc. And, as a thumbrule, the extra the higher. That appears to be WD’s perspective, anyway.
“Providing as much as 6TB in such a small type issue and accessible value level offers everybody — from college students, players, skilled videographers, and extra — larger flexibility to create and maintain much more of their important content material in a single transportable drive,” mentioned Nitin Kachhwaha, Director of Product Administration at Western Digital, in a press release.
The 6TB model of the WD My Passport Extremely for Mac is available in a steel casing that’s 4.33 inches by 3.21 inches by 0.87 inches (110.0mm x 81.6mm x 22.2mm).
My Passport for Mac 6TB is 4.22 in. by 2.95 in. by 0.81in. So is the WD My Passport, Works with USB-C model.
There’s additionally the SanDisk G-DRIVE ArmorATD, which provides shock, IP54 rain and mud and crush resistance to the 6TG transportable HHD. It’s bulkier, in fact.
All variations of the drive use USB-C, and join through USB 3.2 Gen 1. Meaning they provide a most knowledge switch charge of 5Gbps.
Purchase them as we speak
The 6TB WD My Passport Extremely for Mac retails for $199.99. The 6TB WD My Passport for Mac retails for $179.99, whereas WD My Passport, Works with USB-C in that very same capability retails for $184.99.
The 6TB SanDisk Skilled G-DRIVE ArmorATD retails for $229.99. The drive will probably be out there by the tip of Might.
Word that Western Digital itself costs barely increased for these 6TB transportable HHDs than the recommended retail costs listed above.
For comparability. exterior SSDs are typically bodily smaller than these HHDs, and are sometimes quicker, however in addition they price extra for a similar storage capability.