Western Digital announced the launch of new products from its SanDisk and SanDisk Professional brands at IBC 2023, expanding its ecosystem of professional digital content storage solutions for the broadcast, media and entertainment industries.

Innovations from the storage giant include two external solutions based on hard drives and a high-performance memory card, which offer the level of quality and security of professionals in the sector for production-level video workflows, while remaining on the side of performance and premium. design.

SanDisk Professional G-DRIVE PROJECT

This external disk Focused primarily on creators, it allows you to transfer, edit and archive large volumes of content quickly and easily. It mounts Ultrastar enterprise-class hard drives with 7200 rpm and 260 MB/s read/write speed.

Use the interface to connect Thunderbolt 3 high performance and scalability and support for chaining up to five devices to create different digital content creation workflows. It is also compatible with USB 3.2 Gen 2.

WD offers different versions depending on storage capacity, 6, 8, 12, 18 and 22 bytes. It is now available on the manufacturer’s website and in a specialized channel at a price starting at 421 euros.

SanDisk Professional G-RAID MIRROR

It’s another creation-focused external storage solution fast and reliable backups, as well as for project workflows. By default, it is set to operate in RAID 1 in so-called “mirroring”, where valuable content is automatically duplicated to a second drive for data redundancy and to prevent any data loss. Plus, it can be easily switched to JBOD or RAID 0 with the flip of a switch without having to download an app or install software.

Mounts Ultrastar 7200 RPM business-class hard drives with a maximum capacity of 44 Tbytes. Use Thunderbolt 3 (40 Gb/s) for faster transfers, image editing, workload management and chaining up to five other devices. WD will market this version capacities from 12 to 44 Tbytes. It can now be booked from 746 euros.

SanDisk PRO-CINEMA CFexpress type B

SanDisk Professional already has some of the best memory card and reader solutions for the professional market in its catalog, and now it announces another high-performance one designed especially for professional video creators thanks to its recording capability. video in 8K resolution and work without frame drops.

Their minimum sustained write speeds are very high and reach 1400 MB per second. It is compatible with PRO-READER and PRO-DOCK 4 readers for scalable and simultaneous downloads that help maximize productivity. The card will be available next fall in the WD online store or in the retail channel in storage capacities 320 or 640 Gbytes from 462 euros.