The My Book World Edition from Western Digital is just another hard drive, but it’s getting a mention for a few reasons. First, it’s huge, coming in both 1TB and 2TB flavors. Two, it has gigabit Ethernet so you can just hook it up to your router and access it wirelessly on the network for use as a music server or backup drive.
Third, you can stream media to your Xbox 360 or PS3. Fourth, it comes with a USB port so you can add even more storage. And finally, it’s cute looking. I’m a sucker for these WD drives — I have a little white Passport version which I take everywhere. WD also make some Mac-friendly drives, with FireWire ports (if your Mac still has one) and pre-formatted for Mac file systems, and we like companies that play nice with both sides of the divide.
The 1TB is available now with the 2TB due soon. They’ll cost $230 and $450.
Press release [Western Digital via New Launches]
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