External Storage Drive features 3 interfaces and software.
Press Release Summary:
Suited for small office and home office users, My Book(TM) Pro Edition(TM) comes in 250 and 500 GB capacities and combines FireWire® 800, FireWire 400, and USB 2.0 interfaces. It features EMC Retrospect® Express backup and system recovery software as well as intelligent drive management, SmartPower(TM) automatic power on/off, Safe Shutdown(TM), and LED activity lights. Requiring minimal space, book-shaped silver enclosure stands vertically and is well vented.
Original Press Release:
WD My Book(TM) External Storage 'Goes Pro' With Lightning-Fast Triple Interface and Backup and System Recovery Software
My Book Pro Edition Equipped With FireWire(R) 800, FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 to Deliver Maximum Performance and Speedy System Backup
LAKE FOREST, Calif., June 5 -- Targeting small office and home office (SOHO) power users who require large capacity and high-performance external storage, Western Digital Corp. (NYSE:WDC) today introduced My Book(TM) Pro Edition(TM), the newest member of WD's My Book product family. My Book Pro Edition combines three leading interfaces including FireWire(R) 800, FireWire 400 and USB 2.0; features backup and system recovery software; and is available in capacities of 250 and 500 GB. Intelligent drive management -- SmartPower(TM) automatic power on/off, Safe Shutdown(TM) and LED activity lights make this drive easy to use. My Book Pro Edition is available now at select retail stores, online retailers and in the United States directly from WD at www.westerndigital.com.
Complete Protection for Power Users
My Book Pro Edition includes EMC Retrospect(R) Express backup and system recovery software with a customized setup wizard to deliver easy-to-use, proven data protection capabilities. The powerful, feature-packed software provides professional users with the tools needed to back up and restore a single file or an entire system in a few simple steps. Especially compelling for Mac(R) users is the ability to use My Book Pro Edition's FireWire interface for bootable disaster recovery.
My Book Pro Edition's unique, book-shaped silver enclosure stands vertically, leaving a tiny footprint, and sits naturally on desktops and bookshelves. The My Book product family is designed for reliability with an enclosure that employs shock protection for the drive inside and is well-vented to ensure proper air circulation for cool drive operation and long-term reliability. Designed without a fan to be ultra quiet, My Book Pro Edition is ideal for noise-sensitive home and office environments.
"The My Book Pro Edition perfectly serves the needs of power users by delivering maximum performance and large capacity while maintaining the simplicity and style of the My Book family," said Jim Welsh, general manager of WD's branded products group. "Now with My Book Pro Edition, small office/home office users can benefit from a robust, full-featured external storage solution with the same WD quality and reliability that our customers worldwide have come to expect."
WD My Book Pro Edition offers a complete solution for small office/home office environments that require an easy-to-use, automatic and highly reliable way to securely store and back up important digital content.
Availability and Pricing
My Book Pro Edition external hard drives are compatible with Macs or PCs with FireWire 800, FireWire 400 or USB 2.0 and are equipped with a lighted on/off button; easy-to-use backup software; a capacity gauge LED that allows users to discern at a glance their remaining storage space; and a 3-year limited warranty. Suggested retail price is $349 USD for My Book Pro Edition 500 GB and $219 USD for My Book Pro Edition 250 GB.
My Book Pro Edition requires no additional software CDs to install. It simply self-installs when connected to a computer and automatically and safely powers on and off with the computer to which it is linked.
A 3-D view and more information on the My Book family of external storage products can be found at www.wdmybook.com.
About WD
WD, one of the storage industry's pioneers and long-time leaders, provides products and services for people and organizations that collect, manage and use digital information. The company produces reliable, high-performance hard drives that keep users' data close-at-hand and secure from loss.
WD was founded in 1970. The company's storage products are marketed to leading systems manufacturers and selected resellers under the Western Digital and WD brand names. Visit the Investor section of the company's Web site (www.westerndigital.com) to access a variety of financial and investor information.
Western Digital and WD are registered trademarks; the WD logo, My Book, Pro Edition, SmartPower and Safe Shutdown are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to other companies. All other brand and product names mentioned herein are the property of their respective companies. 1 gigabyte (GB) = 1 billion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment. Product specifications are subject to change without notice.
Product Spec Sheets:
http://www.westerndigital.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=242
CONTACT: Constance Griffiths, WD Press Relations, +1-949-672-7891, Constance.Griffiths@wdc.com, or Bob Blair, WD Investor Relations, +1-949-672-7834, Robert.Blair@wdc.com, both of Western Digital Corp.
