WD has introduced new storage solutions aimed at professionals, creators and power users who need to optimize their workflows and enjoy high levels of performance. Time is a very valuable resourceand a faster storage drive will allow us to do more things in less time with all the benefits that comes with it.

For example, consider that the latest generation microSD card can multiply the speed of file transfer by more than four times, which means that you will be able to complete your work cycles four times faster. This allows you to work on a different level and minimizes waiting and puts an end to those tedious stages where you had to be patient to finish copying the project.

New SanDisk SD and MicroSD Express cards from WD: the next generation is coming

The new WD cards are so fast that they reach speeds that were previously only possible with SSDs. This leads us to amazing levels of performance without giving up full compatibility with SD UHS-I and UHS-II devices.

SD Express models come with SanDisk ThermAdapt technology, which consists of a special housing and a specific controller that allows the level of heat generated to be intelligently controlled, thus maintaining the temperature at completely safe levels. This is important because heat can drastically reduce performance and in extreme cases can cause irreversible damage.

New SD and microSD cards

Series SanDisk SD Express is available in capacities 128 GB and 256 GBthey promise transfer speeds up to 4.4 times faster It is the fastest UHS-I SD card currently sold by WD and is the ideal solution for intensive and demanding tasks that require high transfer speeds.

Series SanDisk microSD Express It is also available in capacities 128 GB and 256 GB, achieve transfer speeds up to 4.4 times higher than WD’s fastest UHS-I microSD card and is backward compatible for greater versatility. Generally speaking, this and the previous ones are ideal for photography and other tasks where speed outweighs capacity.

WD has not forgotten the professionals who work with high definition video, and therefore it is necessary to combine capacity and speed on one memory card. For them, it introduced a total of three new memory cards with which the American giant can optimally cover the needs of even the most demanding professionals:

• SanDisk Extreme PRO 2TB SDXC UHS-I, the first card in its class (UHS-I SDXC) to offer a capacity of 2 TB. Ideal for working with 4K videos without space or performance issues.
• SanDisk Extreme PRO microSDXC UHS-I 2TB, WD’s first 2TB UHS-I microSD card that also excels at a high level of performance. Like the previous one, it is ideal for working with high definition videos.
• SanDisk Extreme PRO SDUC 4TB, This is the world’s first 4TB UHS-I SD card. It uses the SDUC standard and represents a very important advance in terms of storage capacity. It will be available in 2025.

Up to 368 TB of storage capacity on the go

WD has also renewed and expanded its well-known line enterprise external storage drives G-DRIVE and G-RAIDand the truth is that it has done it in style, as it has presented a total of seven solutions that are largely easy to transport and can achieve maximum storage capacity up to 368 TB. Let’s look at it:

• SanDisk Professional G-DRIVE up to 24TB, which allows you to enjoy secure storage and all the benefits of a 10 Gb/s USB Type-C connector. Ideal for backup.
• SanDisk Professional G-DRIVE Project up to 24 TB, a backup solution that is compatible with Thunderbolt 3 and USB Type-C (10 Gb/s). It has a Pro-Blade SSD Mag slot.
• SanDisk Professional G-RAID Mirror up to 48 TB, which is configured in RAID 1 and allows us to create backup copies of our data and files. It is compatible with Thunderbolt 3 and USB Type-C (10 Gbps). It has a Pro-Blade SSD Mag slot and we can configure it in RAID 0 or JBOD with the push of a button.
• SanDisk Professional G-RAID Shuttle 4 to 96 TB, a four-bay solution for storage units that is pre-configured in RAID 5 mode and that will allow us to use RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10 configurations.
• SanDisk Professional G-RAID Shuttle 8 to 192 TB, This is a version of the previous one that has 8 slots for storage units and is easy to carry. It can be configured in RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10, RAID 50 and RAID 60 and is capable of speeds of up to 1,690 MB/s and 1,490 MB/s sequential read and write under RAID 5.

If these storage capacities are not enough, do not worry, WD also has other storage solutions in its catalog that will allow you to have the capacity up to 2.65 PB.

• WD Ultrastar Transporter, high-capacity storage platform that can reach a maximum of 368 TB. It uses NVMe SSD disks, which means it can offer a high level of performance and is easy to carry thanks to its compact design and weight of less than 14 kilograms. Its chassis has a high degree of durability and is protected by advanced technologies, including TPM 2.
• WD Ultrastar Data102 JBOD, In this case, we are looking at a 4U chassis that uses 24GB of Ultrastar storage units and the 24Gb/s SAS standard. It can offer up to 2.65 PB (petabytes) of capacity and uses ArticFlow and elsoVibe technologies that reduce the possibility of heat and vibration damage to hard drives by 62%.

As we can see, WD has an ecosystem of external storage solutions First Classand not only for capacity, but also for performance, security, compatibility and mobility, both in terms of mechanical drives and alternatives based on NAND Flash memory.