press release
As we enter the summer season, people are looking for ways to enjoy their hard-earned time off. Whether it is a staycation or a road trip around South Africa, there’s no doubt that we all want to escape our busy lives, relax and create memories with our loved ones. Make sure each photo, video and social post is saved and backed up with the latest storage solution devices from Western Digital.
Every journey needs a passport
Keep every vacation memory stored safely with My Passport HDD. The drive is a trusted, portable storage device that gives travellers the confidence and freedom to drive forward in life. The new My Passport has been redesigned to feature a convenient, slim form factor and is available in a range of vibrant colours with space to store, organize, and share photos, videos, music, and documents. The My Passport drive comes equipped with WD Backup™ software that can be set to run automatically to your schedule. Just pick the time and frequency to back up important files from your system onto your My Passport drive (Windows® only). So, you can spend more time enjoying the holiday and less worry about backing up files. For the adventurous traveler trust, the My Passport is built for demanding requirements for durability and long-term reliability with capacities ranging from 1 TB, 2 TB, 4 TB and 5TB. On top of that, it comes with a 3-year limited warranty.
Accelerated performance for productivity with style
If your travel crew is into curating quality content, then you’ll need an upgraded device to handle the larger files. For performance that takes productivity further trust the My Passport External SSD. Save, access and protect the content that matters, giving you read speeds of up to 1050MB/s2 and write speeds of up to 1000MB/s2 with NVMe™ technology. Users can access their digital world, anytime, anywhere. With no set-up required, it is ready to use right out of the box and compatible with PC and Mac. Equipped with USB 3.2 Gen-2 technology, the My Passport™ SSD comes with a USB-C™ cable and USB-A adaptor to work with legacy systems.
Free Up Space on Apple devices
Avoid the dreaded out of storage alert on your iPhone with the iXpand Flash Drive Go. The perfect companion for any trip, the iXpand Drive is the easy way to free up memory. All you need to do is plug in the iXpand™ Flash Drive Go and it automatically backs up your latest photos, videos and contacts for you. So you can rest assured that even if you lose your phone, you’ve got the memories that matter most. If your travel videos are taking up too much space you can use the iXpand™ Flash Drive Go to record right onto the drive, keeping those memory-heavy files from taking up valuable space on your iPhone. You can also password-protect your files, across multiple devices, to keep them private. And the dual-purpose swivel protects connectors and features a keyring hole to take your drive on the go. With a range of capacities from 64 GB, 128 GB and 256 GB you can find the right size for your storage needs.
Store the perfect shot from your smartphone
Shooting an iconic landmark on your USB type-C smartphone and need those photos on your PC? No problem. The top-end SanDisk Ultra® Dual Drive Luxe USB Type-C™ Flash Drive lets you seamlessly move files between your USB Type-C smartphone, tablets and Macs and USB Type-A computers. Offering capacities up to 1 TB, you can enjoy all that extra space for more travel photos, movies, music, games and whatever else you want. The all-metal, 2-in-1 flash drive is the perfect companion for your USB Type-C™ and Type-A devices.