Like its younger sibling, it features a Thunderbolt 3 connection (actually two of them) and can transfer data at up to 2800MB/s. The G-DRIVE Pro SSD, as the name suggests, is the Mobile Pro's big brother. Both 500GB and 1TB capacity drives will be available in the US starting this summer for $660 and $1,050, respectively. To learn more about the G-DRIVE Mobile Pro SSD, head over to the G-Technology website. It uses "specially engineered components" for its shock-resistant design, and the aluminum core is meant to prevent overheating.
The most portable of today's announcements, the drive has also been built to be rugged.
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Available in 500GB and 1TB configurations, this Thunderbolt 3 drive boasts read speeds up to 2800MB/s that should let you "edit multi-stream 8K footage at full frame rate, quickly render projects and experience them at full resolution, and transfer as much as a terabyte of media in seven minutes." The G-DRIVE Mobile Pro SSD aims to be one of the fastest mobile storage solutions you can bring with you in the field. There are three new drives in all: the G-DRIVE Mobile Pro SSD, the G-DRIVE Pro SSD, and the G-SPEED Shuttle SSD. In fact, WD claims these Thunderbolt 3 drives enable "real-time 4K and 8K workflows" for professionals who need serious speed, capacity, and reliability. Western Digital just revealed its new lineup of G-Technology G-DRIVE and G-SPEED external solid state drives at NAB 2018 and, as you might expect, they're built to handle ultra-high resolution video.