{"id":83619,"date":"2017-07-04T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-04T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smartoffice.com.au\/western-digital-throws-the-book-at-storage\/"},"modified":"2017-07-04T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-07-04T07:00:00","slug":"western-digital-throws-the-book-at-storage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.strixdevelopment.net\/smartoffice\/2017\/07\/04\/western-digital-throws-the-book-at-storage\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Digital Throws The Book At Storage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Western Digital has launched a new line of external hard drive storage systems called My Book. Designed to be as easy to use as common household appliances, the My Book Essential Edition is available in capacities from 250 GB ($299) to 500 GB ($559).<P>My Book&#8217;s book-shaped enclosure stands vertically, leaving a small footprint and sits naturally in a living room, study or on a book shelve. It features vents around the book&#8217;s &#8216;page ends&#8217;, keeping the hard drive inside cool for long-term reliability. Western Digital says the My Book experience begins when owners plug it into their computer (via USB 2.0). It self-starts, requiring no CDs to insert or separate software to install. 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