Store all your files on a portable hard drive! Features WD SmartWare™ software that backs up your data automatically and continuously, shows your backup as it happens.
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Officeworks selling it for $139 + $4.95 Handling charges
I bought the 1.5tb version from officeworks for $170 with free shipping (+$5 for handling).
the My Book series has always been about the good looking enclosure.
People are buying it for its good look, not because of good value for money
It's almost like they're buying a decorating item :)
I have seen stickers designed just to fit the My Book enclosure
It provide a way for those people to "personalise" their HDD. LOL…..
so even though there are heaps of other external HDD out there with much better Gig-per-dollar value, this modem still have its niche market.
This isn't a modem.
Don't some of the MyBook series have a better cache?
neglectable differences
yeah neglectable difference if it's just for storage
unless ur transfering 1-1.5tb of stuff at a time, but seriously who would do that….
if uve got that much stuff to constantly transfer to keep safe, then u should be running a raid1 setup
@bigheadache: the whole idea of raid1 is to keep two coppies of ur data at anyone time, just like servers mirroring over two different locations (but that's slightly different, due to the need for physical difference in locations), the point i was trying to make was that if u need lots of data that needs constant updating to be kept relatively safe then you sould be doing at least a raid1 setup, instead of using a slow external drive to keep your data. but if u have the need for periodical backups every few weeks or so (if u need the safety of different locations or fire safety) any old drive will do.
@Trance N Dance: Its getting OT, but seriously I think you misunderstand the concept of what a backup is actually for. RAID 1 is a mirror, it only protects you from physical failure of one hard disk. it doesn't protect you from a failure of all the hard disks (due to fire, lightning, power surge, theft, bad luck, etc), nor does it protect you from something as silly as accidentally overwriting or deleting a file. Businesses that have complex RAID 5 or 6 setups still do daily backups…. because RAID is not a backup.
I am waiting for all these 1TB external drive to go under $90.
I'll wait for it under $70, probably next 2 months??
Do not buy this drive if your machine uses a Mac or Windows OS.
This may be a good price for this product, however, this product is more expensive than, and inferior to, the $95 WD 1TB (which is without the liability of WD SmartWare.)
40 - 50% of the customer reviews on Amazon* and Newegg give it one-star.
*the aggregate from 128 customers is just over two stars.
Instructions for the faint of heart:
This method also means expansion + replacement costs are reduced since you can buy internal drives (cheaper, more choice.)
2+3 = $111 min, $137 max.
No thanks. I'm happy with my WD 1TB elements bought for $95.
Yes — I got one, too. The cartridge system of docks is more versatile, though, and reduces future expenditure.
Another option is $6 more for 1.5TB but basic elements version - http://www.orangeit.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?products…