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To commemorate the 10th anniversary of its  My Passport line of portable external hard drives, WD®, a Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC)  company, is introducing a sleek new design for the world’s most popular  external hard drive lines. More than 60 million My Passport drives have been  sold in the past 10 years, providing approximately 42,000 petabytes of content  protection for consumers worldwide. The My Passport Ultra™ - Metal Edition™ drive and My Passport Ultra - Anniversary Edition drive represent a decade of refinement for WD’s enduring portable drive line.  They feature elegant metal exteriors, up to 2 TB capacities in smaller  enclosures, content protection, including backup, and cloud integration for  anywhere access to personal content. 

  The My Passport Ultra – Metal Edition and Anniversary Edition drives incorporate a unique and innovative radial-spin-design aluminum enclosure,  which provides attractive styling and extra protection against the everyday  knocks experienced in the hands of today’s mobile
consumer. In addition, the  drive offers users hardware encryption and password protection to prevent  unauthorized use of the drive in the event of loss or theft. For additional content  protection and remote sharing, the My Passport Ultra - Metal Edition drive  includes WD
SmartWare™ Pro software with Dropbox integration, allowing users to  back up content from their computer to the drive and from the drive to the  cloud, and retrieve content from their Dropbox account to the My Passport  drive. These features make the My Passport drive an ideal choice for backing  up, protecting, storing and enjoying digital content on the go. 

  “Ten years is a milestone by any consumer technology standard, and having the  opportunity to consistently reinvent a product line like My Passport to suit  the changing needs of consumers and creative professionals is something we are  especially proud of,” said Tony Tate,
vice president and general manager of  WD’s Content Solutions unit. “We thank all of our customers for their ongoing  feedback over the years, which has helped make My Passport the most popular  external hard drives ever.”

 

Pricing and Availability

The Passport Ultra - Metal Edition drive is available from the WD store at wdstore.com and at select retailers and  distributors. My Passport Ultra - Anniversary Edition drive is anticipated to  be available in limited quantities beginning early September 2014. My Passport  Ultra - Metal Edition 1 TB drive has a Manufacturer’s Suggest Retail Price  (MSRP) of $89.00 and 2 TB has an MSRP of $139.00.  Both drives will offer  a regional 3-year limited warranty.