Western Digital extends My Book line of external desktop drives

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Published: Friday 11th September, 2009 | Author: Parm Mann
Products: My Book Essential, My Book for Mac
Companies: Western Digital (All Western Digital content)

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Western Digital has today introduced two new additions to its line of My Book external store solutions in the form of the My Book Essential (pictured right) and My Book for Mac.

The external desktop hard drives are available in capacities ranging from 500GB to 2TB, enclosed in a new smaller frame measuring 165mm x 135mm x 48mm. Both drives connect via a USB 2.0 interface, and there's both 256-bit hardware encryption and password protection for those with sensitive data.

As with existing drives, there's an illuminated capacity gauge to illustrate available space and Western Digital's GreenPower technology promises to consume up to 30 per cent less energy by entering a sleep mode when idle.

Automatic backups are made possible by Western Digital's SmartWare Software, and the HFS Plus-formatted MyBook for Mac is plug-and-play compatible with Apple TimeMachine. Prices start at £74.99 for the entry-level 500GB My Book Essential.

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Re: News - Western Digital extends My Book line of external desktop drives

Posted by Jay - Fri 11th Sep 2009, 12:14pm

For me these have ben the best external drives I have ever had.Quote

Re: News - Western Digital extends My Book line of external desktop drives

Posted by Biscuit - Sat 12th Sep 2009, 12:46am

i know many many people who have had them fail including myself. I would say avoid, it seems to me WD just chuck the worst of the bunch in their external lines. I hav had WD internal hard drives for 8 years and they are still going wheras my mybook lasted a year and a half.Quote

Re: News - Western Digital extends My Book line of external desktop drives

Posted by pop80_uk - Sun 13th Sep 2009, 1:42pm

I had two of the last generation and both failed, hopefully these new ones will be better.Quote

Re: News - Western Digital extends My Book line of external desktop drives

Posted by MorrisR - Mon 14th Sep 2009, 8:36am

Why no e-Sata connection? Surely they must be Sata drives internally, in which case its just a through connection?
I need an external drive, but I'm not going to invest without e-Sata.Quote