Western Digital Brings First 8TB SuperSpeed USB 20Gbps Portable SSD Prototype at CES

At the Consumer Electronics Show 2020, Western Digital showcases the world’s highest capacity, pocket-sized, portable SSD prototype featuring a SuperSpeed USB 20Gbps interface.

WD presented details of 128L BiCS 5 production wafers at ISSC 2019, though it is not clear if the 8TB prototype being demonstrated at CES 2020 utilizes BiCS 5 flash. In any case, given the size of the prototype, even BiCS 4 TLC (96L 3D NAND) flash is enough. The portable SSD is a prototype so there is no pricing aspect to consider.

The company is also releasing the 1TB SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive Luxe USB Type-C drive for smartphones and laptops.

The all-metal, high-capacity drive allows users to transfer content between USB Type-C smartphones, tablets and laptops and USB Type-A computers.

Designed to fit on a keychain, the drive offers massive space in a tiny form.

The 1TB SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive Luxe USB Type-C is expected to be available later this calendar quarter.

The WD_Black portfolio provides the performance, capacity and reliability to PC and console gamers. Five gaming solutions from the WD_Black lineup are on display:

WD_Black P50 Game Drive SSD, the first game drive to feature a SuperSpeed USB 20Gbps interface. The WD_Black P50 Game Drive SSD is available now.
Two Xbox-licensed drives, the WD_Black P10 Game Drive for Xbox One (available now) and WD_Black D10 Game Drive for Xbox One (available now). These two drives come with an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate trial membership.
ibi is a smart photo management device from SanDisk that offers consumers local storage that works like a personal cloud for photos and videos. Features include:

Companion app allows consumers to wirelessly connect their phone for automatic back up with an intuitive interface to help people collect, organize and privately share their photos and videos.
Ability to aggregate content from various locations including laptops, USB drives, social media and cloud accounts – all stored on ibi and viewable in the app
1TB of storage that can store up to 250,000 photos3 or 100 hours of video

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