SanDisk Announces Big Capacity Boost For SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick and SanDisk Ultra Dual USB Drive 3.0: CES 2016 update

SanDisk Corporation, a world-leading producer of flash storage devices, is announcing a huge capacity boost for their SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick and SanDisk Ultra Dual USB Drive 3.0. The SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick is now available in a capacity of 200GB, and the SanDisk Ultra Dual USB Drive 3.0 is now offered in a 128GB capacity.  This gives consumers even more options for expanding the capabilities of their mobile devices.

SanDisk flash drive CES 2016At 200GB, the SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick is now SanDisk’s largest capacity USB drive.  The SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick is being recognized by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) at CES 2016 as an honoree in the wireless handset accessories category. Capable of storing thousands of photos and videos with fingertip access and sharing, SanDisk’s Connect Wireless Stick is a popular choice for users seeking a simple way to store, transfer and share content among their computers and devices.

According to Dinesh Bahal, Vice President of Product Marketing for SanDisk, “With the explosion of content, people need more advanced storage solutions to keep up with the volume and quality of the photos, videos and files they’re creating on their mobile devices.  Our goal is to deliver innovative, intuitive offerings that help them capture life’s great moments without worrying about storage limitations.”

SanDisk buildingSanDisk’s Connect Wireless Stick features the SanDisk Connect app, which allows for seamless movement of content between devices, including iPhones, iPads, iPods, Android devices, Fire tablets, PCs and Macs. The SanDisk Connect app features password-protected Wi-Fi connectivity, and is available for download from the App Store, Google Play Store, and the Amazon Appstore for Android.

SanDisk Dual USB DriveSanDisk’s Ultra Dual USB Drive 3.0 is an ideal solution for On-The-Go (OTG) enabled smartphone and tablet users seeking to free up space and readily transfer videos and photos to a PC.  Android device users now have double the capacity of storage for photos, videos, music and other content they would like to have available close at hand without using up their Android device’s internal storage. SanDisk has also optimized the performance of the drive’s USB 3.0 connection, which is now able to achieve sequential read speeds of (up to) 150MB/s.

Android device users can download the popular SanDisk Memory Zone app, which is available through the Google Play Store.  The app auto-launches upon insertion of the drive into a compatible device, which enables immediate access to the user’s content, as well as easy file management.

Sandisk-Logo1The 200GB SanDisk Connect Wireless Drive has an MSRP of $119.99, and the SanDisk Ultra Dual USB 3.0 drive has an MSRP of $59.99.  Both are available from Amazon.com, BestBuy.com, and SanDisk.com. You can view the SanDisk press release announcing these two new drives in its entirety here.

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