Western Digital this week introduced a series of 6TB external hard drives based on 2.5-inch HDDs, which highlights the first new capacity point for this hard disk drive form factor in about seven years.

Western Digital's new 6TB 2.5-inch hard drive is being deployed across several of its product lines, spanning its own products and SanDisk drives, which it also owns. The new drive is now available in the company's MyPassport line,

Western Digital introduces a new series of 6TB external HDDs based on 2.5-inch HDDs, the first new capacity in this HDD form factor in many years.

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Western Digital announced new 6TB capacities for three of its existing portable HDD lines. This means that the company now offers the highest capacity in a 2.5-inch drive.

Several Western Digital hard drives, including the My Passport Ultra and WD_BLACK P10 Game Drive, are now available in 6TB flavors. These are the first 2.5-inch portable HDDs ever offered in a 6TB capacity,