Western Digital, known for its revolutionary storage
products has announced new My Book Duo desktop storage system with 20TB
capacity making it the world’s highest capacity external desktop storage system
ever. Targeted at both home and office, it comes with RAID-optimized WD Red
hard drives that offer speeds of up to 360 MB/s sequential reads. It comes in
other storage options as well.
In addition to USB Type-C port (supports USB 3.1 Gen
1/3.0/2.0), it also has two USB 3.0 Type-A hub ports for additional accessories
including action cameras, card readers, keyboards, mice, USB drives, or phone
syncing and charging. It has 12V power port.
Highlights of Western Digital My Book Duo
- 20TB, 16TB, 12TB, 8TB, 6TB and 4TB capacities
- USB 3.1 Gen 1 (USB 3.0 compatible)
- Massive capacity storage with auto and system backup
- RAID-0 ready out of the box
- RAID optimized WD Red drives with up to 360MB/s speed
- 2x USB 3.0 Type-A hub ports
- 256-bit AES hardware encryption and password protection
The My Book Duo is listed at Suggested Retail Price
(MSRP) of US$ 799.99 (20TB), US$ 599.99 (16TB), US$ 419.99 (12TB), US$ 329.99 (8TB), US$ 289.99 (6TB) and US$ 259.99 (4TB), but it is already available for purchase in
the U.S from wd.com at US$ 849.99, US$ 629.99, US$ 439.99, US$ 349.99, US$ 299.99 and US$ 279.99 for 20TB, 16TB,
12TB, 8TB, 6TB and 4TB storage options,
respectively.
