Western Digital expands the SanDisk portfolio with the 8TB SanDisk Desk Drive. With the speed and reliability of an SSD, you can easily back up and quickly access high-resolution photos, videos, and other files in one convenient location.
Now that we receive and store more and more digital content, you can choose different storage methods. For example, you can opt for storage in the cloud, on a NAS or on an internal or external hard drive or SSD. Western Digital is well known and strong in the latter area and they are now announcing a new SSD under the name of their ‘daughter’ SanDisk. This 8TB SanDisk Desk Drive is the highest capacity external desktop solid state drive (SSD) to date.
SanDisk Desk Drive key features:
• Available with 4TB and 8TB capacity to store photo and video collections, CAD or 3D files, large AI-generated files, music libraries and more.
• Faster access to contenteven for the heaviest files such as 8K videos, with read speeds of up to 1000 MB/s – up to 4x faster than a desktop HDD.
• Back up at SSD speeds using Apple Time Machine or automatically with the included downloadable Acronis True Image for Western Digital backup software.
• It compact design was awarded a Red Dot Design Award 2024.
• Works natively with Windows or macOS with exFAT formatting, using the included USB Type-C cable.
Price and availability
The 4TB SanDisk Desk Drive (target price $423.99) and 8TB SanDisk Desk Drive (target price $779.99) are available now from the Western Digital Store and from authorized SanDisk retailers, e-tailers and distributors.
