Last week, WD introduced My Book Live Duo for the Indian market. Coming in capacities of 4TB and 6TB in dual-drive configuration, the My Book Live Duo can be used for its huge storage or use the second drive to mirror the original data, thanks to the RAID technology, which can be setup to […]
WD 2TB My Passport Portable HDD launched in India
Western Digital has announced that their first ever 2TB portable hard drive is now available in India. The 2TB hard drive is part of the new My Passport range that boasts a new premium finish and scratch resistant exterior and supports both USB 3.0 and 2.0 interfaces. Additionally, the drive comes with an automatic […]
1TB Western Digital HDD for laptops now available in India
Western Digital has started shipping its high-capacity 2.5-inch HDD line for notebooks in India. The 9.5mm WD Scorpio Blue HDD boasts a storage capacity of 1TB that utilizes two 500GB-platter form factor. WD says that its Scorpio Blue line of HDDs are designed to consume very less power and is coupled with WD’s WhisperDrive […]
WD expands My Book Studio II line with 6TB model
WD has added a higher capacity model to its My Book Studio II range. Targeted at creative professionals and Mac enthusiasts, the new model now allows users to store up to 6TB of data, 33 percent more than the previous high-capacity My Book Studio II model. The My Book Studio II comes in dual-drive […]
WD launches 750GB Scorpio Black Notebook HDD in India
Western Digital is now selling its fast 750GB 2.5-inch Scorpio Black HDD in the Indian market. The hard drive meant for notebooks and other portable storage devices supports SATA interface and promises desktop-like performance with spin speed of 7200RPM. Apart from giving additional capacity and speed, the Scorpio Black drive has a 16MB cache, […]
WD to buy Hitachi GST
Western Digital has announced to takeover Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) for about $4.3 billion. The complete transaction will be split in cash and stock with cash taking $3.5 billion and $750 million by way of shares. The acquisition has been approved by board of directors of each company and is expected to […]
WD’s USB 3.0 external HDD line now available in India
WD has brought its updated external HDD line to the Indian market. They’ve introduced the My Passport Essential, My Passport Essential SE portable hard drive and My Book Essential HDD, all equipped with the latest SuperSpeed USB 3.0. Users will be able to transfer data to USB 3.0-compatible PCs at speeds to up to […]
Western Digital TV Live Hub Review
From DVD players, Home Theatres to Blu-ray players, entertainment has taken a leap from one form to another. In fact, people even watch movies on their PCs. We don’t mind to sacrifice the sheer pleasure of watching our favourites on our Full HD LCD TVs probably for the reason that we don’t want to […]
Seagate reportedly turns down Western Digital’s takeover bid
Seagate who were apparently on sale have turned down the takeover deal from its competitor, Western Digital. Sources have told Bloomberg that both companies were in talks after the discussion ended with TPG Capital. Western Digital reportedly was willing to offer 10 to 50 percent more than TPG, which is said to be over […]
WD brings WD TV Live Hub to India
Western Digital has expanded its WD TV lineup for the Indian market with the introduction of WD TV Live Hub. Unlike all the previous offerings, the new WD TV Live Hub comes with an integrated storage, eliminating the need for the users to hook up an additional USB drive to enjoy multimedia content. The […]