Portrait of a Leader

Western Digital was founded in 1970 and has grown into a global leader in the development and manufacturing of hard drives and solid state drives for internal, external, portable and shared storage applications. WD hard drives are used in desktop and notebook computers, mobile and handheld devices, corporate networks and home entertainment equipment. The company’s solid-state storage is used in netcom, industrial, embedded computing, medical, military and aerospace markets.


Clean Room Lab
   
WD GreenPower Technology

Technology Leadership
In recent years, we led the market in many key areas of digital storage technology. We were the first to go green with our innovative WD GreenPower Technology. We’re a leader in introducing drives that feature Advanced Format Technology (AFT) which is paving the way to even higher capacity drives. And our popular 2.5-inch, 10,000 RPM WD VelociRaptor drive is the fastest SATA drive in the world.

Growing Green
In support of environmental sustainability, in 2007 Western Digital launched a series of hard disk drives employing WD GreenPower Technology, which uses sophisticated engineering techniques to conserve electric power and dissipate heat. This new platform makes it possible for energy-conscious WD customers to build systems with higher capacities and the right balance of system performance, reliability and energy conservation.

Drives with WD GreenPower Technology save large organizations such as financial institutions and search engine services up to $10 per drive per year in electricity costs. Thus, a large data center with 10,000 drives can realize annual savings of as much as $100,000.

   
Consumer Products
WD has grown into a world leader for external storage and home entertainment products that are produced with the same level of technological excellence and quality as our internal storage products, but are uncomplicated and easy to use. Currently, WD is the world leader for both desktop and portable external storage shipments, and our WD TV line of media players is quickly gaining popularity.
External Hard Drives
   
Internal Hard Drive

WD: A Name You Can Trust
As digital storage expands beyond traditional computer and server environments and into almost every aspect of your life, you need a company you can trust. We are committed to providing our customers with reliable, high-performance storage products and superior customer support and services.

Experience
WD is one of the data storage industry’s pioneers and longtime leaders.

Performance
WD is consistently a leader in technology and product innovation and is one of the best performing companies worldwide.

Quality
WD performs rigorous in-house testing to assure quality and reliability.

Data Integrity
All WD drives feature Data Lifeguard™ embedded error detection and repair features that automatically detect, isolate, and repair problem areas that may develop over extended use of the hard drive.

Customer Support
WD stands behind our products with telephone support and state-of-the-art online services that include a comprehensive knowledge base and express RMA service.

WD understands the importance of the data trusted to our drives. We focus our passion, knowledge and innovation on products that reliably keep your information and content safe and secure from loss.