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Two
Drive, USB 3.0 Desktop Storage Provides High-Speed File Transfers,
Hardware-Level Mirroringand Encryption, and Secure Backup Solution in
Capacities up to 8 TB
Dubai,
UAE – June 29, 2014 – WD®,
a Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) company, and world leader in storage
solutions for the connected life, today introduced My Book Duo®
in the Middle East, the newest member of its award-winning line of
desktop storage solutions for home and office. Utilizing two drives,
hardware-level RAID and USB 3.0, My Book Duo delivers massive
capacity and file transfer speeds not available on single-drive
solutions. Available in 4 TB1,
6 TB and 8 TB capacities, My Book Duo also comes with free software
that creates secure local, cloud and system-level backups for
complete data protection.
“From
creative pros and expert consumers to everyday content creators –
people with large amounts of data will find My Book Duo thefastand
reliable way to offload content from their computers, organize it in
a single location and protect it with backups, passwords and
encryption,” said Jim Welsh, executive vice president of content
solutions and worldwide sales at WD. “My Book Duo offers super-fast
transfer speeds, massive capacity and integrated WD Red drives to
provide the ultimate desktop storage solution for all your digital
libraries.”
Performance
My Book Duo’s
dual-drive design offers superior performance with USB 3.0 connection
to enable transfer speeds up to 290 MB/s. Optimized for small RAID
environments, the integrated WD Red hard drives with true hardware
RAID increase performance and reduce data bottlenecks.Preconfigured
in RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) 0 for maximum
performance and capacity, My Book Duo offers users the flexibility to
take advantage of mirror mode (RAID 1) for ultimate data protection
or use JBOD configuration to use the drives individually. In mirror
mode (RAID 1) the drives continuously maintains a second copy of all
digital files for real-time data backup2.
One drive is used to store the user’s data while the second drive
is used for a duplicate copy. In the unlikely event that one drive
fails, all of the user’s data is still available from the other
drive.
Complete
Backup Protection
My Book Duo offers total
data protection with local, cloud and system-level backup available
through WD Smartware Pro backup software and Acronis true Image
software. The automatic and continuous settings within WD Smartware
Pro make file and folder backups quick and easy. My Book Duo offers
multiple data protection and access benefits to Dropbox account
users. Dropbox data can be securely backed up to the local hard drive
and integrated cloud backup to Dropbox accounts with WD Smartware Pro
provides safe, offsite storage of critical files – creating an
extra layer of protection. Additionally, with My Book Duo, users can
then access information saved in the cloud with Dropbox Web access.
Hardware
& Software Security
In addition to the
performance benefits of hardware RAID, My Book Duo is engineered with
optimum security in mind. My Book Duo has 256-bit AES hardware
encryption and password protection to provide ultimate hardware and
software security.
My
Book Duo Features
My Book Duo is designed
with a convenient user-serviceable enclosure and a handy USB hub on
the back of the device which allows for connection of mobile phones,
tablets and more for charging or data transfer, or to help de-clutter
the workstation area. Additional features include:
- Interface: USB 3.0 (x2)
- Drives on board: WD Red NAS hard drives
- Available capacities: 4 TB, 6 TB and 8 TB
- Data management: RAID 0, RAID 1, JBOD; independent CPU for RAID volume management
- Security: Hardware RAID, Hardware Encryption, Password Protection
- Compatibility: NTFS (default) + Reformat to HFS + J for Mac
- Software: WD SmartWare Pro, Dropbox™ Cloud integration, Acronis True Image Software, WD Security, WD Drive Utilities
- Warranty: 2-Year worldwide
Price
and Availability
Available
at select U.S. retailers and online at www.wdstore.com,
My Book Duo comes with a two-year limited worldwide warranty. Pricing
for My Book Duo is $279.99 USD for 4 TB, $349.99 USD for 6 TB, and
$449.99 USD for 8 TB.
About
WD
WD,
a Western Digital company, is a long-time innovator and storage
industry leader. As a storage technology pacesetter, the company
produces reliable, high-performance hard disk drives and solid state
drives. These drives are deployed by OEMs and integrators in desktop
and mobile computers, enterprise computing systems, embedded systems
and consumer electronics applications, as well as by the company in
providing its own storage products. WD’s leading storage devices
and systems, networking products, media players and software
solutions empower people around the world to easily save, store,
protect, share and experience their content on multiple devices. WD
was established in 1970 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.
For more information, please visit the company’s website at
www.wd.com.
Western
Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC), Irvine, Calif., is a global provider of
products and services that empower people to create, manage,
experience and preserve digital content. Its companies design and
manufacture storage devices, networking equipment and home
entertainment products under the WD, HGST and G-Technology brands.
Visit the Investor section of the company's website
(www.westerndigital.com) to access a variety of financial and
investor information.
1
As
used for storage capacity, one megabyte (MB) = one million bytes,
one gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes, and one terabyte (TB) = one
trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on
operating environment.
2
1
System is shipped in RAID 1 configuration, which leaves half of the
system capacity available for data storage. System is configurable
to RAID 0; JBOD or spanned, which leaves all system capacity
available for data storage. Up to 0.1TB may be reserved for non-user
accessible storage.
