WD My Book Duo RAID With Two HDDs for Home and Office

WD, a Western Digital LLC company, introduced My Book Duo to its line of desktop storage solutions for home and office.

Utilizing two drives, hardware-level RAID and USB 3.0, it delivers capacity and file transfer speeds not available on single-drive solutions. Available in 4TB, 6TB and 8TB capacities, it also comes with software that creates local, cloud and system-level backups for data protection.

“From creative pros and expert consumers to everyday content creators – people with large amounts of data will find My Book Duo the fast and reliable way to offload content from their computers, organize it in a single location and protect it with backups, passwords and encryption,” said Jim Welsh, EVP of content solutions and WW sales, WD. “My Book Duo offers super-fast transfer speeds, massive capacity and integrated WD Red drives to provide the ultimate desktop storage solution for all your digital libraries.“

Performance
The dual-drive design offers performance with USB 3.0 connection to enable transfer speeds up to 290MB/s. Optimized for small RAID environments, the integrated WD Red HDDs with true hardware RAID increase performance and reduce data bottlenecks. Preconfigured in RAID-0 for maximum performance and capacity, it offers users the flexibility to take advantage of mirror mode (RAID-1) for data protection or use JBOD configuration to use the drives individually. In mirror mode (RAID-1) the drives continuously maintains a second copy of all digital files for real-time backup. One drive is used to store the user’s data while the second drive is used for a duplicate copy. In the event that one drive fails, the user’s data is available from the other drive.

Backup Protection
Software available offers various forms of data protection with local, cloud and system-level backup through WD SmartWare Pro backup software and Acronis True Image software WD edition. The automatic and continuous settings within SmartWare Pro make file and folder backups quick. It offers multiple data protection and access benefits to Dropbox account users. Dropbox data can be backed up to the local HDD and integrated cloud backup to Dropbox accounts with Smartware Pro to provide offsite storage of critical files – creating an extra layer of protection. Additionally users can then access information saved in the cloud with Dropbox web access.

Hardware and Software Security
In addition to the performance benefits of hardware RAID, it is engineered with security in mind with 256-bit AES hardware encryption and password protection to provide hardware and software security.

Features
The solution is designed with a user-serviceable enclosure and a USB hub on the back of the device which allows for connection of mobile phones, tablets and more for charging or data transfer, or to help de-clutter the workstation area.

Additional features include:

• Interface: USB 3.0 (x3)

• Drives on board: WD Red HDDs

• Available capacities: 4TB, 6TB and 8TB

• Data management: RAID-0, RAID-1, JBOD; independent CPU for RAID volume management

• Security: Hardware RAID, hardware encryption, password protection

• Compatibility: NTFS (default) + reformat to HFS + J for Mac

• Software: WD SmartWare Pro, Dropbox cloud integration, Acronis True Image Software WD Edition, WD Security, WD Drive Utilities

• Limited Warranty: 2-Year regional warranty

Available at select U.S. retailers and online, the product comes with a two-year limited regional warranty. Recommended pricing is $279.99 (€349,90) for 4TB, $349.99 (€669,90) for 6TB, and $449.99 (€869,90) for 8TB.