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Western Digital Corporation: Interview with Khalid Wani, Director – Content Solutions Business, India, Middle East and Africa
Hard Drives are an integral part of almost everyone’s lives. The first hard drive was shipped in 1956 and was 5MB at $10, 000 a megabyte and was the size of two refrigerators. In 1970, when General Digital Corporation (later renamed as Western Digital Corporation) was founded – it revolutionised everything a data storage device could be. From announcing the first single chip hard drive controller card setting an industry standard to being on the brink of launching their 1TB SDXC Card, Western Digital has been synonymous among every tech savvy individual. Recently the GC Crew had the opportunity to have a tête-à-tête with Khalid Wani, Director – Content Solutions Business, India, Middle East and Africa, Western Digital. The American computer data storage is one of the larg...
WD Black 4TB Desktop HDD Review
We got our hands on Western Digital’s flagship High Performance/High Storage HDD, their Black 4TB WD4003FZEX. And boy is it impressive. First things first, let’s get the obvious stuff out of the way: You can buy two forms of storage these days: SSDs and HDDs. SSDs are blazing fast and leave HDDs in the dust performance wise but cost a lot more too, while HDDs are typically slower but come in massive capacities. So obviously the Black doesn’t compare to SSDs in terms of raw performance. It’s strength lies in the performance it shows seen alongside its four freaking terabyte capacity Now, with that out of the way, let’s dig in, shall we? Build Quality The Black is virtually indistinguishable from other WD consumer drives if you ignore the label. Absolutely nothi...