WD My Book World Edition: Redesigned External Hard Drive and More Capacity
It seems that Western Digital has updated its line of external hard drive, its My Book World Edition, leaving one big 1TB of hard drive side by a thinner version, and now, with more capacity. This hard drive is a solution between the external hard disk and personal home server to your local network, it incorporates USB 2.0 and ethernet connections and DLNA to access from, say, video games as Xbox or PS3.
Comes with capacities of 1TB for $229.99 and 2TB for $450 will make its appearance.
The design is basically the My Book Studio, but it seems not the same as the Studio range has no Ethernet connection.
Here’s the detail Features of new My Book World Edition network hard drives:
- Automatic, continuous backup for all the computers on your network;
- Simple file recovery for lost or damaged files;
- Centralized storage and sharing for all your family’s digital content;
- Best-in-class performance;
- Easy access to all your data from anywhere, anytime;
- Works seamlessly on networks with both Windows and Mac computers;
- Media server capability with DLNA 1.5 and UPnP certification to stream content to XBOX 360, Playstation3, wireless digital picture frames and connected audio receivers;
- Centralize and stream music collection to a Mac® or Windows® PC using iTunes software;
- Remote sharing of personal content like photos or documents with family and friends;
- USB 2.0 Utility Port to turn any USB drive into an instant network drive or extra capacity for the My Book World Edition;
- Cooler, quieter, eco-friendly design with WD Green Power Drives which run cooler, quieter and consume up to 33 percent less power1;
- Capacity gauge to see at a glance how much space is available on your drive;
- High-speed data transfer with Gigabit Ethernet; and,
- 3-year limited warranty.
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Western Digital makes backing up easy with the My Book World Edition
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