05-10-2010, 10:39 PM
New 3TB Western digital "passport drive" [USB 3.0]
Western Digital, (WD), have just announced a new single 3TB drive.
The newest addition, the My Book Essential not only houses a single 3TB drive, but also has a USB 3.0 port on the rear. The design is standard rounded black shell that you've come to know and love / hate. It's also been known that the previous My Passport Essential and My Passport Essential SE lines are being upgraded to USB 3.0 - both of the models being powered entirely over USB.
Pricing for the upgraded models is ranging from $99 for a 500GB drive and then anything up to $250.
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