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WD’s USB 3.0 and 3TB hard drive

Distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC), recently announced the availability of Western Digital’s recently upgraded My Passport Essential portable hard drive, My Passport Essential SE portable hard drive, and My Book Essential external hard drive. All three drive families come in a variety of capacities and now offer USB 3.0 connectivity.

Highest industry capacity is another key feature for the My Book Essential drive, which is now available in 3 TB capacity, in addition to 1 TB and 2 TB capacities. Equipped with WD SmartWare visual backup software for automatic, continuous backup, these drives provide users the extra space they need to store or back up all their data.

The drives not only take advantage of the latest USB 3.0 technology, but are also fully compatible with USB 2.0 connections for those who have yet to upgrade their computers to USB 3.0. When connected to a SuperSpeed USB 3.0 port, consumers can transfer data at speeds up to 5 Gb/s.

At that rate, a two-hour HD video will transfer in as little as three minutes. The same two-hour video would take approximately 13 minutes to transfer on a USB 2.0 port.

My Passport Essential

Features

My Book Essential external hard drives, My Passport Essential and My Passport Essential SE portable hard drives feature:

* Dual USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 interfaces.

* Up to 3x faster transfer rates when compared to USB 2.0.

* WD SmartWare software for automatic, continuous backup.

* Password protection for privacy.

* Planet-friendly packaging from recycled materials which can, in turn, also be recycled.

Capacity and Compatibility

The My Passport Essential portable hard drive is available in 500 GB capacity. The My Passport Essential SE portable hard drive is available in 1 TB capacity. The My Book Essential external hard drive is available in 1 TB, 1,5 TB, 2 TB and 3 TB capacities. The drives are formatted NTFS for Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7. These drives require reformatting for Mac OS X Leopard or Snow Leopard.

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