WESTERN DIGITAL INTRODUCES WD BLUE AND WD GREEN SOLID STATE DRIVES

Singapore, November
1, 2016 ­­­­— Western Digital Corporation (“Western Digital”)
(NASDAQ: WDC) today announced WD Blue® and WD Green® solid state drives (SSDs),
the first WD-branded SATA client SSDs. The new SSDs complement the company’s
industry leading family of hard drives for PCs and workstations, providing a
full portfolio of WD storage devices for virtually any application.

The ultimate solution for building DIY PCs,
extending the life of current PCs or upgrading existing storage, the WD Blue
and WD Green SSDs boast near-maximum speed of SATA drives, best-in-class
endurance and MTTF and WD Functional Integrity Testing (F.I.T.) Lab
certification, resulting in quick boot times and increased program
responsiveness. Consumers benefit from the combination of reliable storage with
an industry-leading 1.75M hours MTTF, coupled with reduced power and less heat
when compared to HDDs. Both include free, downloadable, WD SSD Dashboard
software, which allows continuous performance and capacity monitoring. For
consumers who are looking for instant-on responsiveness, durability, low power
consumption, and ultra-thin, ultramobile form factors, the WD Blue and WD Green
SSDs are the perfect options.

“There is significant demand among our core WD resellers and
consumers for a broad set of flash-based storage options,” says Eyal Bek,
senior director, Devices Business Unit, Western Digital. “The expansive reach
of the WD channel enables availability of a Western Digital SSD solution. We
are very proud to have developed and launched WD Blue and WD Green SSDs, and
believe they’ll provide the instant-on, reliability and capacity benefits our
customers have been demanding.”

For customers looking for enhanced SATA performance, WD Blue SSDs
are optimized for multitasking and resource-heavy applications. Perfect in
either a notebook or desktop PC, WD Blue SSDs are available in 250GB, 500GB,
and 1TB capacities, and in both 2.5-inch/7mm case or M.2 2280 form factors. The
WD Blue SSD offers up to 545MB/s and 525MB/s sequential read and write speeds,
and endurance up to 400 TBW.

WD Green SSDs deliver essential-class
performance, and are a great option for everyday use. Available in 120GB and
240GB capacities, and in both 2.5-inch/7mm case or M.2 2280 form factors, WD
Green SSDs deliver an ultra-low power-draw, enabling PC users to work longer
between battery charges. WD Green features sequential read and write times of
up to 540MB/s and 405MB/s and endurance up to 80TBW.

Both WD Blue SSDs and WD Green SSDs will be available immediately
and are distributed by Eternal Asia Singapore in Singapore. Prices start from
SGD79.90 onwards.

Both WD Blue SSDs and WD Green SSDs are protected by a 3-year
limited warranty and come with one year complimentary data recovery service
from Kroll Ontrack*. For more details on this service, please visit http://www.ontrackdatarecovery.com.sg/support-pack-wd/.