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Western Digital 4 and 8 TB My Book Duo
Posted by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 10/10/2012 05:34 AM | 3 comment(s) ]
Western Digital (WD) has released two new models of their My Book and My Book Duo external hard drives. The Thunderbolt devices are now available in an 8 TB model which uses a pair of 4 TB drives in an internal RAID 0 configuration. The device has two Thunderbolt I/O connectors that allow you to daisy-chains with other My Book Duo units, or other devices. Now the scary part, the 8 TB variant is priced at $849.99. WD also introduced a 4 TB variant of its My Book USB 3.0 hard drive. The My Book encloses a single 4 TB hard drive priced at US $250.
The My Book models also have an USB 3.0 connection, allowing for speeds up to three times faster than what is possible on USB 2.0. The 4 TB will be out-of-the-box compatible with Microsoft's forthcoming Windows 8 operating system, as well.
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#4428118 Posted on: 10/10/2012 02:34 PM
The 8TB sounds tempting but the price tag, oh lordd.
The 8TB sounds tempting but the price tag, oh lordd.
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#4428128 Posted on: 10/10/2012 02:43 PM
You could get 8TB internal HDD for half that 2TBx4 and RAID 0 them up.
You could get 8TB internal HDD for half that 2TBx4 and RAID 0 them up.
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I believe the 8TB version is using Western Digital Reds. Hence the hefty price tag. Not sure what the other is using.