According to an article on Macworld News, hard drive manufacturer Western Digital introduced its My Book Premium ES Edition external hard drive on Monday.
The drive will feature both USB 2.0 and external Serial ATA (eSATA) protocols and is available in 320 gigabyte and 500 gigabyte capacities. The 320 gigabyte model will retail for US$179 and the 500 gigabyte model will retail for US$229.
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According to an article on Macworld News, hard drive manufacturer Western Digital introduced its My Book Premium ES Edition external hard drive on Monday.
The drive will feature both USB 2.0 and external Serial ATA (eSATA) protocols and is available in 320 gigabyte and 500 gigabyte capacities. The 320 gigabyte model will retail for US$179 and the 500 gigabyte model will retail for US$229.
The My Book drive will ship with EMC Retrospect Express backup software and use its front-mounted blue LED to quickly alert the user as to how much hard drive space remains.
Although relatively new, the eSATA protocol allows transfer speeds of up to three gigabytes per second. Apple has yet to make this standard on any of their machines, but Power Mac and Mac Pro units can gain access to it via third-party expansion cards while firms manufacturing for the Express Card market could open up to allow it for the company’s laptops.
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