December 2011, Singapore – Backing up your hard drive frequently should be practised by everyone. Personally, I’ve experienced the lost of important photos, videos and emails when my laptop’s hard disk crashed previously. Trust me. It was very painful!!
Recently, I came across a couple of portable and desktop hard drive solutions from Western Digital. In October, Western Digital launched it’s latest generation of My Passport portable hard drives for Mac Computers and Apple Time Machine and My Passport Studio. It also launched a new personal cloud hard drive.
My Passport for Mac
This slim stylish portable hard drive is designed for Mac users who want high capacity storage in an ultra-compact and lightweight design.
Features:
- Sleek, compact design
- USB 2.0 interface – power adapters not necessary
- WD Security utility for password protection and hardware encryption
- Formatted for MAC – HFS+ journaled. Can also be reformatted for windows.
- Compatible with Apple Time Machine
My Passport for Mac is available at select retailers in Singapore at the following recommended retail prices:
500gb – S$119
750gb – S$129
1tb – S$159
My Passport Studio
Ideal for the on-the-go photographer, videographer, graphic artist or creative professional that produces, shares and consumes massive amounts of digital content daily.
Features:
- All metal scratch-resistance design
- Up to 1 TB capacity
- Multiple connectivity options with two FireWire 800 ports and a USB 2.0 interface
- Plug into your MacBook or Macbook Air while on the go without the need for additional cables or power source
- Fast upload and transfer speeds
- Daisy chain additional drives or other peripherals such as HD camcorders
- Encryption and password protection software
My Passport Studio is available at select retailers in Singapore at the following recommended retail prices:
500gb – S$169
750gb – S$189
1tb – S$219
Both portable hard drives come with 3 year limited warranty in Asia Pacific and Japan.
My Book Live
If you are currently using Drop Box, Evernote or some other cloud solutions, then you’ve been using a public cloud service. What about setting up a private one on your own with My Book Live. Check out the features:
- Back up your files wirelessly
- Stream media to your entertainment centre
- Stream to your HDTV to any DLNA certified multimedia device such as the WD TV Live network media player, Blu-ray Disc player, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and connected TV.
- iTunes server support so you can centralize your music and video collection
- Shared storage for all computers, PC or Mac by plugging your drive into your wireless router
- Automatic, wireless backup for all your computers
- Built with an 800 MHz CPU for maximum performance to power all your applications from streaming to remote access.
- Apps to access your stored photos and files for your iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch and Android smartphones and tablets – WD Photos app and WD2go ap
My Book Live is available at select retailers in Singapore at the following recommended retail prices:
1TB – S$209
2TB – S$239
3TB – S$299
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