One of the data storage industry’s pioneers and longtime leaders, Western Digital provides cost-effective products and services for people and organizations that collect, manage and use digital information. The Company’s customers use reliable Western Digital hard drives in desktop computers and home entertainment applications to keep their data close-at-hand and secure from loss.

Western Digital was founded in 1970 and began designing and manufacturing hard drives in 1988. Headquartered in Lake Forest, California, the Company employs approximately 10,000 people worldwide. Manufacturing facilities are located in Malaysia and Thailand, and sales offices are maintained around the world. The Company’s storage products are marketed to leading systems manufacturers, select resellers and retailers under the Western Digital brand name.

Western Digital offers a choice of external storage devices with USB 2.0 and FireWire® interfaces. Their family of FireWire external hard drives, available in capacities from 80 GB to 200 GB delivers high-performance storage to PC and Macintosh computers. The high performance characteristics of FireWire make these drives the ideal choice for video editing and capture and other demanding applications. PC storage buyers who need a simple, easy-to-install solution benefit from Western Digital’s line of USB external hard drives, which are available in capacities ranging from 40 GB to 120 GB. Western Digital also offers a FireWire/USB 2.0 Combo external hard drive for ultimate flexibility.