Hard to claim how long WD’s going to maintain its My Book line a-churnin’, but if you might have a very good thing going…. The outfit has just announced a delicately refreshed version of its My Book Studio, now available in capacities reaching 3TB and sporting a flashy new exterior that are supposed to blend right into your Mac Pro + Cinema Display setup. Just like the G-Force drives of yesteryear, these new models are equipped with a brushed aluminum casing and depend on Western Digital’s Caviar Green HDDs to deal with the ints and outs. You’ll also find FireWire 800, FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 interfaces, meaning that Thunderbolt aficionados should probably be turning their nose up right about now. The hot guys are available in at “select retailers and distributors” immediately, with pricing set at $149.99 (1TB), $199.99 (2TB) and $249.99 (3TB).
3 TB Capacity, FireWire™ Speed, Brushed Aluminum Casing, and automatic Backup Features Make Storage as Easy as Plug-and-Save
IRVINE, Calif., July 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Western Digital® (NYSE: WDC) today announced that its newest generation of the preferred My Book® Studio™ external hard drives are designed to be used with Mac® computers and Apple Time Machine. Now available with a three TB storage capacity, the brand new design includes a brushed aluminum casing to check the illusion of a Mac computer, and in addition serves to maintain the drive cool while in use. The aluminum exterior, combined with its WD® Caviar® Green™ drives, eliminates the desire for an internal fan to minimize drive noise and extend the lifetime of the drive. Although formatted for Mac computers, the My Book Studio external hard drives can be reformatted for PCs.
The My Book Studio external hard disk drive includes your entire features and benefits which have made it one of the most favorites among creative professionals and Mac computer enthusiasts, including its fast and versatile FireWire™ 800/400 and USB 2.0 interfaces, user-controlled automatic backup software and drive management, password protection and hardware encryption. Shipping in capacities of one TB, 2 TB and three TB, the My Book Studio drive includes the WD Caviar Green series of internal hard drives with WD GreenPower Technology™.
“WD has updated the design of its My Book Studio drive while providing natural cooling features delivered by the hot aluminum enclosure,” said Jim Welsh, executive vp and general manager of WD’s branded products and consumer electronics groups. “The drive will maintain the complete features which are important to the creative community, including high speed FireWire 800 and adding large capacities as much as 3 TB.”
Pricing and Availability
WD’s My Book Studio is accessible at the WD store at www.wdstore.com and at select retailers and distributors. MSRP for My Book Studio with 1 TB is $149.99 USD; MSRP for My Book Studio with 2 TB is $199.99 USD; MSRP for My Book Studio with 3 TB is $249.99 USD.
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