SanDisk Mobile Storage Portfolio Expanded with Faster, Higher Capacity USB Type-C Flash Drive

SINGAPORE – August 25, 2016 – Western Digital® Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC), a global
storage technology and solutions leader, today expanded its line of
SanDisk-branded mobile storage solutions with the new SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive
USB Type-C flash drive. The newest generation drive features a new retractable
design, faster speeds and higher capacity, giving consumers the ability to
quickly and easily free up space and transfer content between their smartphones
and today’s USB-C devices1.

“With its reversible connector, impressive
speeds, and multi-purpose potential, USB Type-C is a game-changer,” said Mark
Eng, SanDisk Singapore and Brunei Country Manager, Western Digital. “More
Type-C devices are entering the market and through our Type-C mobile drives, we
can offer consumers a complete line of mobile storage solutions. The new
SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive USB Type-C flash drive now provides more than twice
the capacity and offers the flexibility to quickly and conveniently move
photos, videos and files between devices, as well as the freedom to expand
device capacity.”

Now available in up to 128GB*, the sleek, new
SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive USB Type-C includes one reversible USB Type-C
connector and one standard USB (Type-A) connector, enabling users to easily
free up space on a smartphone or tablet, or transfer files between smartphones,
tablets and computers and next-generation devices. The drive also now delivers
high-speed USB 3.1 performance of up to 150MB/s2 – offering
users phenomenal speeds when moving their photos, videos and files to a
computer.

“By 2020 we expect that 44 percent of all
mobile phones sold worldwide will include a USB-C connector, that’s about 800%
growth over the next four years,” said Ken Hyers, director, Wireless Device
Strategies, Strategy Analytics. “At this rate of anticipated growth, we expect
to see more and more solutions like the SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive USB Type-C
flash drive that offer consumers a way to move and access their content between
devices with varying connectors.”

The SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive USB Type-C
flash drive also works with the SanDisk® Memory Zone app
for Android™, giving users an easy way to manage and back up content on their
device. The app, which is available for free through the Google Play™
Store3, auto-launches upon insertion of the drive into a compatible
device, allowing immediate access to the user’s content.

The SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive USB Type-C flash
drive complements the company’s suite of SanDisk brand USB Type-C flash memory
solutions which range from USB drives to portable
SSDs.

The SanDisk Ultra Dual USB Type-C Flash Drive
features a five-year warranty4, and is now available in Singapore.
The new offering comes in capacities of 16GB, 32GB, 64GB and 128GB with MSRPs
of SGD15, SGD22, SGD39 and SGD69, respectively.