“I need some space.” Often times we hear those dreaded words between couples after a disastrous affair. But sometimes, we computer-users can sigh and replicate the same sentiments. If you need the extra oomph, now is a good time to be alive. WD has again increased the already humongous capacity of their drives, releasing 8TB of goodness into the known world. The first of these products are slated to launch on the first half of 2016, most of which are external solutions such as NAS and portable drives.
Here’s the complete list of WD’s products that would support 8TB of disk capacity:
External Hard Drives
• My Book/My Book for Mac -– An external hard drive solution that provides complete backup and storage with USB connectivity.
• My Book Duo/My Book Pro – Dual-drive external hard drive solutions which provide ultra-fast storage in RAID-0 and complete backup and storage with USB and/or Thunderbolt connectivity and up to 16TB capacity.
• My Cloud/My Cloud Mirror – A personal storage device that plugs into your router at home to provide consumers with their very own private cloud.
• My Cloud EX2 Ultra – As part of the creative professional series of My Cloud products, the My Cloud EX2 Ultra provides high-performance two-bay network attached storage.
Internal Hard Drives
• WD Purple – Engineered for 24/7, always-on, high-definition surveillance security systems that use up to eight hard drives and up to 32 cameras
• WD Red – Optimized for personal, home and small business NAS (network attached storage) systems
• WD Red Pro – Optimized for small business and enterprise class NAS systems with high performance and reliability.
Availability and Pricing
As of now, only the My Book 8TB has a release schedule and a price. The MyBook 8TB will be available this March and will have an SRP of PhP 15,900.
The other WD products mentioned above are again expected to appear on the first half of 2016.
