The Latest Western Digital My Book Takes The Mac Look To The Max

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Thursday, July 7th, 2011


Western Digital, like most storage companies, has long had a line of products designed for the Mac crowd. The latest incarnation of the My Book Studio takes up a notch with a brushed aluminum enclouser and perforated top grill — you know, just like the Mac Pro. Also like the Mac Pro, this Apple-ified Firewire/USB 2.0 drive carries a premium with the 1TB, 2TB and 3TB drives costing $150, $200 and $250, respectively. Got to pay to play, I guess. [WD]