[CARI Info Kioks]WDR and San Disk-Create Innovative Solid Hybrid Drives

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WD®AND SANDISK TEAM UP

TOCREATE INNOVATIVE SOLID STATE HYBRID DRIVES

SanDiskBrings Fast Flash Memory Technology

tothe World’s Thinnest 2.5-inch Solid State Hybrid Drives from WD

Kuala Lumpur - 28 May2013 –WD®,a Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) company, and SanDiskCorporation (NASDAQ: SNDK),a global leader in flash memory storage solutions, today announcedthat the two companies are collaborating to introduce hybrid storagedevices that feature best-in-class flash memory technology fromSanDisk and best-in-class hard drive technology from WD.

     SanDisk is supplyinga SanDisk iSSD™ storage device for the WD Black™ solid statehybrid drive (SSHD), the world’s thinnest 2.5-inch SSHD solution,which utilizes both WD proprietary hybrid technology and industrystandard SATA IO technology. The SanDisk iSSD brings an elegantbalance of performance, low power consumption, cost, reliability, anda compact form factor to this SSHD, which will offer ample storage tomeet consumers’ growing appetite for digital content as well asflash-enabled speed, data throughput and responsiveness – allwithin ultra-slim form factors.

     “I am delightedfor SanDisk to team up with WD on these exciting new hybridproducts,” said KevinConley,seniorvice president and general manager of client storage solutions atSanDisk. “Bycombining SanDisk’s unparalleled flash memory expertise andtechnology with the hard drive know-how of WD, WD Black SSHDs offeroutstanding hard drive-like capacity, and the slim form factor andthe level of performance that you will only get with flash memorysolutions.”

     “Working withSanDisk, WD realized our vision for products that combine the best ofboth technologies,” said MattRutledge,vicepresident of client computing at WD.“WD’s SSHDs are a significant achievement in the continuingSSHD/flash storage revolution.”

About WD Black SolidState Hybrid Drives

     WD Black SSHDs useWD hybrid technology that blends responsive, intelligent flash memorytechnology from SanDisk with high capacity hard drives from WD. Thispowerful combination greatly improves the PC user experience,enabling both high capacity and a higher level of performance thantraditional hard disk drives, including increased speed, instant-onand faster application launching.

     With device volumebeing a key concern for PC manufacturers who want to design slimmerdevices, the WD Black SSHDs are designed to accommodate integrationinto the market’s thinnest notebooks. The WD Black 5mm SSHD offers500GB of capacity, while utilizing almost 50 percent less volume thancurrent standard notebook hard drives (which are approximately9.5mm). The low-profile of the solid state hybrid drive iscomplemented by the extremely small form factor of the SanDisk iSSD,which is built on 19 nanometer (nm) process technology, the world'ssmallest and most advanced semiconductor manufacturing process. TheWD Black 5mm SSHDs are shipping to OEMs. WD is also currentlyshipping to OEMs ultra-slim, 7mm and 9.5mm SSHDs for portabledevices.