Western Digital's new SSDs offer faster speeds and higher capacities

Hard disk manufacturer Western Digital acquired SSD specialist SanDisk last year. Now we are seeing the first fruits of the new relationship in the shape of two new SSD lineups - one under each company's brand name - that are the first to deploy SanDisk's new 64-layer 3D NAND chips. According to Western Digital the new chips offer 'lower power consumption and higher performance, endurance and capacities.' The new Western Digital Blue and SanDisk Ultra 3D lines are identical in terms of capacity,...