{"id":54382,"date":"2014-04-01T17:43:24","date_gmt":"2014-04-01T09:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/?p=54382"},"modified":"2014-04-01T17:43:24","modified_gmt":"2014-04-01T09:43:24","slug":"wd-introduces-portable-thunderbolt-powered-my-passport-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/01\/wd-introduces-portable-thunderbolt-powered-my-passport-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"WD introduces Portable Thunderbolt Powered My Passport Pro"},"content":{"rendered":"

WD introduces the first portable, Thunderbolt-powered dual-drive. My Passport Pro is available immediately from select retailers as well as online at www.wdstore.com.sg<\/a>. Pricing for the 2 TB My Passport Pro is S$499 and the 4 TB model is S$699. More information in the Press Release.<\/p>\n

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Press Release<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

WD\u00ae INTRODUCES FIRST THUNDERBOLT\u2122-POWERED PORTABLE DUAL-DRIVE<\/h2>\n
\u00a0My Passport\u00ae Pro, Featuring Bus-Powered, User-Selectable RAID Storage in Capacities Up to 4 TB, Delivers High Speed and True Portability for Creative Pros on the Go<\/i><\/div>\n

SINGAPORE \u2013 Mar. 31, 2014<\/strong> \u2013 WD<\/a>\u00ae, a Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) company, and world leader in storage solutions for the connected life, today introduced My Passport\u00ae Pro, the first portable, Thunderbolt\u2122-powered dual-drive solution, providing creative professionals and enthusiasts high performance and capacity in a truly mobile solution. For Mac systems, My Passport Pro has user-selectable RAID functionality to deliver needed performance for the most demanding applications in the field, without the need for power adapters or extra cables. My Passport Pro is available in 2 TB and 4 TB capacities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only Thunderbolt dual-drive solution that\u2019s bus-powered, WD\u2019s My Passport Pro enhances the workflow of mobile creative professionals by providing fast transfers and data protection for the large amounts of digital content they generate outside the studio,\u201d said Jim Welsh, executive vice president of branded products and worldwide sales, WD. \u201cFrom photographers, videographers and musicians to graphic designers and architects, people who depend on portable storage for their livelihood will find My Passport Pro defines a new level of performance, reliability and especially portability.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThunderbolt\u2122 technology makes new approaches possible for high-performance workflows,\u201d said Jason Ziller, Intel\u2019s Director of Thunderbolt Marketing. \u201cBy combining dual storage drives on a portable, bus-powered device, the My Passport Pro from WD is a uniquely powerful storage solution with high capacity for today\u2019s demanding users.\u201d<\/p>\n

Directly powered via the integrated Thunderbolt cable \u2014 a design unique to WD \u2014 performance of My Passport Pro clocks in at speeds up to 233 MB\/s, providing super-fast transfer, edit and backup capabilities. Another key feature of the dual-drive My Passport Pro is its user-selectable RAID function, which lets users choose data striping (RAID 0) for high performance or mirroring (RAID 1) for data redundancy, depending on the user\u2019s needs. Superior to both FireWire 800 and USB 3.0, the integrated Thunderbolt technology of My Passport Pro makes video manipulation quick and easy\u2014with the ability to copy a 22 GB high-definition video file in half the time typically required by a USB 3.0 drive working in RAID 0 format.<\/p>\n

Consisting of two 2.5-inch hard drives housed in a sleek aluminum enclosure, My Passport Pro is thoroughly shock-tested for extra durability to perform reliably when working on the go.<\/p>\n

Pricing and Availability<\/b>
\nMy Passport Pro is available immediately from select retailers as well as online at www.wdstore.com.sg<\/a>, and is distributed by Eternal Asia (S) Pte Ltd in Singapore. Pricing for the 2 TB My Passport Pro is S$499 and the 4 TB model is S$699.<\/p>\n

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