Popular, Easy-to-use Storage Solutions Now Smaller, Sleeker and Tailored
For Home and Office Needs
LAKE FOREST, Calif., Sept. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WD(R) (NYSE:
WDC) today introduced its smaller, sleeker My Book(TM) external storage
solutions: My Book Home Edition(TM), My Book Office Edition(TM) and My Book
Essential Edition(TM). Ranging from 320 GB to 1 TB (terabyte), the new My
Book models were designed with specific users in mind. Home users will
appreciate the automatic and continuous backup of their precious memories
on the My Book Home Edition. Office users will rely on the remote access
and sharing capabilities of the My Book Office Edition. My Book Essential
Edition meets the needs of users who seek simple, instant storage.
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Demonstrations of the newly redesigned My Book family of external hard
drives may be viewed at WD's booth (No. 864) at the DigitalLife(TM)
(http://www.digitallife.com) event being held at Javits Center in New York
from Sept. 27-30, 2007.
"Just in time for the holidays, we have taken the world's number one
selling external hard drive family and redesigned it to solve the
particular needs of a diverse customer set," said Jim Welsh, vice president
and general manager of WD's branded products and consumer electronics
groups. "With the new My Book family, WD delivers meaningful new features
such as continuous backup and remote access while enhancing the qualities
of elegance and simplicity that made this family of products so popular."
My Book Home Edition for Preserving Precious Memories
My Book Home Edition offers an effortless way to preserve all of life's
important milestones -- from baby's first steps to family holiday
celebrations -- all captured in digital photos and videos. The elegant,
collectable My Book Home Edition takes up no more space than a paperback
book and with automatic, continuous backup users can set up the drive to
automatically store and backup all of their precious memories.
My Book Home Edition combines:
-- automatic, continuous backup that works in the background and gives
peace of mind when it comes to keeping precious memories preserved;
-- synchronization and encryption of data;
-- capacity gauge that shows how much space is available on the drive;
-- drive activity light;
-- environmentally-friendly power-saving design that goes into standby
mode after 10 minutes of inactivity and wakes up automatically when
you're ready to use the drive;
-- SmartPower(TM) feature that powers the drive on and off with the
computer;
-- high-performance triple interfaces (USB 2.0, FireWire 400(R), eSATA)
for convenience and compatibility among multiple computers, including
both Mac(R) and PC;
-- protected by a 3-year limited warranty;
-- Kensington(R) security slot that works with a Kensington lock kit to
secure the drive to your desk; and,
-- Google(TM) Toolbar, Google Desktop, and Picasa software.
My Book Office Edition for Protecting Business Assets
My Book Office Edition is the perfect solution for protecting business
assets with the ability to back up important data to multiple destinations
and synchronize working files to keep them current and secure. Users can
set it and forget it; every time a file is changed on the My Book Office
Edition, it is automatically backed up. Road warriors will benefit from the
ability to access the files on the My Book Office Edition from anywhere
with the included MioNet(R) services.
My Book Office Edition is equipped with:
-- automatic, continuous backup that works in the background and gives
peace of mind when it comes to preserving critical information;
-- USB 2.0 interface;
-- MioNet(R) DriveAccess(TM) that allows users to access (1) this drive
from anywhere and securely share the files on it free for the lifetime
of the drive;
-- Small Business Tools (1) to take control of a desktop remotely, share
a computer screen for online meetings, and gain access to files on any
of your computers;
-- synchronization and encryption of data;
-- 3-year limited warranty;
-- capacity gauge;
-- Kensington security slot;
-- SmartPower features; and,
-- Google Toolbar, Google Desktop, and Picasa software.
My Book Office Edition is compatible with both PC and Mac (Windows(R)
2000/XP/Vista and Mac OS X 11.4.8 or later) computers.
My Book Essential Edition for Simple, Instant Storage
My Book Essential Edition offers an effortless way to add more storage
capacity to home or office computers. The drives are equipped with a USB
2.0 interface that offers convenience and compatibility among multiple
computers; SmartPower features that power the drive on and off with the
computer; and a 1-year limited warranty.
Availability and Pricing
My Book Home Edition, My Book Office Edition and My Book Essential
Edition storage appliances with capacities ranging from 320 GB to 1 TB are
available now at select retail stores, online retailers and in the United
States directly from WD at http://www.shopwd.com. Estimated pricing for the
My Book product family ranges from $129.99 USD to $379.99 USD depending on
model and capacity.
A 3-D view and more information on the My Book family of external
storage products can be found at http://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 accessible and secure
from loss. WD applies its storage expertise to consumer products for
external, portable and shared storage products.
WD was founded in 1970. The company's storage products are marketed to
leading systems manufacturers, selected resellers and retailers under the
Western Digital and WD brand names. Visit the Investor section of the
company's Web site (http://www.westerndigital.com) to access a variety of
financial and investor information.
Western Digital, WD, WD logo and MioNet are registered trademarks; My
Book, My Book Home Edition, My Book Office Edition, My Book Essential,
SmartPower and DriveAccess 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. One gigabyte (GB) = 1 billion bytes. One
terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies
depending on operating environment. Product specifications are subject to
change without notice.
(1) Computer must be turned on in order to use remote access feature.
(2) MioNet premium services are free for one year.
Company contacts:
Constance A. Griffiths
WD Press Relations
949.672.7891
Constance.Griffiths@wdc.com
Bob Blair
WD Investor Relations
949.672.7834
Robert.Blair@wdc.com
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