Press release
Western Digital Redefines the Next-Gen Gaming Experience with Expanded WD_BLACK Portfolio
Three new, innovative, high-performance SSD storage solutions purpose-built to equip gamers with the tools they need to optimize their gaming setup Story
About this update from Western Digital Corporation
[{"type":"text","content":"\nThree new, innovative, high-performance SSD storage solutions purpose-built to equip gamers with the tools they need to optimize their gaming setup \n\nStory Highlights\n\n\nWestern Digital unveils upcoming NVMe™ SSD with next-gen PCIe® Gen4 technology touting up to 7000 MB/s1 sequential read speeds and up to 1M IOPs1 performance (1TB and 2TB models)\n\n\nNew additions to WD_BLACK™ portfolio include one of the fastest Gen3 x8 add-in-cards in the market with SSD performance and a sleek Thunderbolt™ 3-powered NVMe SSD gaming dock\n\n\nNew WD_BLACK lineup includes products with customizable RGB lighting controlled through the WD_BLACK dashboard (Windows® only)\n\n\n SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nWestern Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC) is helping gamers enhance their setups and adapt to the evolving gaming landscape heralded by the next generation of games with today’s introduction of three new and upcoming products for its WD_BLACK portfolio of storage solutions. These include its first NVMe solid-state drive (SSD) with next-gen PCIe® Gen4 technology, a fully bootable Gen3 x8 add-in-card and a Thunderbolt 3-powered NVMe SSD gaming dock, each offering eye-catching RGB lighting options.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201008005313/en/Western Digital’s latest additions to the WD_BLACK™ portfolio offer innovative gaming solutions to help consumers meet the demands of next-gen games. (Graphic: Business Wire)\n“As game developers move towards creating immersive titles that require higher performance, consumers need to equip themselves with the best tools to stay up-to-speed,” said Jim Welsh, senior vice president, Consumer Solutions, Western Digital. “Innovative, high-performance storage solutions are essential to keep up with this ever-changing landscape. Our latest WD_BLACK products have been purpose-built to allow gamers to meet the increasingly high standards of future games and gaming platforms. We’ve optimized these products to not only provide more storage for gamers but to elevate the gaming experience as a whole.”\n\nThe latest and upcoming WD_BLACK gaming portfolio includes:\n\nWD_BLACK SN850 NVMe SSD – Designed to feature the unprecedented performance of PCIe Gen4 technology, this future-ready product will deliver fast read/write speeds up to 70...