My Book Pro Editions

Features: Hard drive manufacturer Western Digital

(WD) has launched My Book Pro Editions for the Indian market. WD said in a

statement that the move is a part of its continuing efforts to provide Indian

customers with high end, reliable and efficient storage as well as grow its

market share in the country.






Targeted at small office and home office (SOHO) power users, who require large
capacity and high-performance external storage, My Book Pro Edition is an

unique, book-shaped silver enclosure which stands vertically, leaving a tiny

footprint, and sits naturally on desktops and bookshelves.








My Book Pro Edition combines triple interfaces including FireWire 800, FireWire
400 and USB 2.0; features backup and system recovery software; and is available

in capacities of 250 and 500 GB.






The drive 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.






Additionally, My Book Pro Edition II has been introduced for small-office
environments where large amounts of content are managed, such as groups of

creative professionals, as well as consumers who have highly valuable libraries

of music, photos and video.







The drive provides the users, easy-to-use, automatic and highly reliable way to

securely store and back up important digital content. My Book Pro Edition II can

be set by users to reserve half of its capacity to mirror users' data in real

time using RAID technology - the RAID 1 setting. In addition to capacities as

large as 1 terabyte and two RAID options, the new system features advanced

backup software as well.






Commenting on the new drives Sharad Srivastava, sales director, South Asia and
India, Western Digital, said, “Western Digital constantly strives to bring new

and innovative products to the market based on sound technologies. These

additions to the My Book family of external drives are aimed at a unique

mid-market segment, thus completing WD's wide range of offerings for various

market segments.”






In India, My Book Pro Editions are available through Mediaman Infotech.

Price: The 500 GB capacity of My Book Pro

Edition is Rs 17,500/- and the 1TB capacity of My Book Pro Edition II is Rs

27,450/-.