WD®,  a Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) company, has redesigned its popular My Book® and My Book for Mac lines of external  desktop drives to provide as much as 4 TB storage capacity and enhanced data  protection for those who create and collect large volumes of data, video, music and photos. 

  With USB 3.0 for speed, the new My Book  lines are available in 2 TB, 3 TB and 4 TB capacities for the largest content  collections. At any point in time, anything can happen to one’s data. Whether  it’s a lost notebook or destructive virus, it’s critical to keep data safe and  maintain a backup of important documents and valued content. 

  The new drives’ data protection features  are perfect for backing up content collections. WD SmartWare™ Pro automatic  back-up software with Dropbox™ integration offers cloud backup capabilities, and  the WD Edition of Acronis® True Image™ enables users to execute a full system  backup and securely delete digital files and programs.           

“The new generation of My Book external  hard drives provides greater speed, flexibility, content safety, and system  security for our customers,” explains Scott Steffens, general manager of WD’s  consumer storage products group. “Consumers are creating, downloading, and  storing more digital content than ever before and our line of desktop drives  are equipped with capacities and security measures to keep it all backed-up and  protected against system disaster, damage or theft.”

Security measures against unauthorized  access to the drive are handled through WD SmartWare Pro automatic backup  software with hardware encryption and password protection. To protect files  against theft, fire, flood or other natural disaster, My Book integrates  Dropbox¹ to  store files in the cloud.  For full  system backup and secure deletion of files, My Book includes Acronis True Image  (ATI) WD Edition.  ATI WD Edition is an  integrated software suite that ensures security of all information on the PC  and can be used to securely delete any confidential data no longer needed. ATI  WD is also used for disaster recovery in case of a fatal system crash,  recovering the entire PC including files, software and preferences.

The My Book for Mac will also incorporate  SuperSpeed USB 3.0 and UAS connectivity for increased speed and  flexibility.  Available in 2TB / 3TB  capacities, My Book for Mac is compatible with Apple’s Time Machine™ for safe  and effective backup of files.  The drive  is equipped with WD Security software for password protection and hardware  encryption to protect files from unauthorized access, and comes with WD  Utilities, which allows users to register drives, run diagnostics, and
more.

Pricing and Availability

My Book and My Book for Mac hard drives  are protected by a 3-year limited warranty and is available from the WD store  at wdstore.com as well as select  retailers and distributors. Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) will  be $129.99 USD for the 2 TB, $149.99 for the 3 TB, and $179.99 for the 4 TB.