{"id":4661,"date":"2010-01-27T17:38:48","date_gmt":"2010-01-27T07:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=4661"},"modified":"2010-01-27T17:38:48","modified_gmt":"2010-01-27T07:38:48","slug":"wd%c2%ae-introduces-its-fastest-ever-my-book%c2%ae-external-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=4661","title":{"rendered":"WD\u00ae Introduces It’s Fastest Ever My Book\u00ae External Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"

My Book\u00ae 3.0 External Hard Drives are the First Certified SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Storage Devices Available on the Market<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Sydney, Australia.<\/strong> \u2013 Jan.\u00a027 2010 \u2013 WD\u00ae, the world\u2019s leader in external storage solutions, today introduced its fastest My Book\u00ae external hard drive ever — the new My Book 3.0 desktop external drives are among the first devices certified with the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface. With an interface that\u2019s up to 10 times faster than the previous-generation USB 2.0 interface, the high-performance My Book 3.0 drive significantly reduces the time it takes to open and save large files.
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\nOffered standalone, or in a kit that includes a USB 3.0 PCIe (gen2) adapter card, the 1 TB My Book 3.0 drive is available now at select retailers and shopwd.com. The 2 TB model is expected later this month.\u00a0
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\nThe SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface on My Book 3.0 drives provides transfer rates1<\/span><\/sup><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span> of up to 5 gigabits-per-second, allowing users to open and save files up to 4.7 times faster than USB 2.0.\u00a0 The new My Book 3.0 drive is compliant with the USB-IF SuperSpeed USB 3.0 standard to provide compatibility with other USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 products. SuperSpeed USB 3.0 is backwards compatible with USB 2.0 and USB 1.1.
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\nMarket research firm In-Stat expects the worldwide market for SuperSpeed USB 3.0 to reach over 1 billion units in 2013, representing over 25 percent of the market by 2013 (Sept. 2009).
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\n\u201cConsumers no longer have to wait for technology to keep up with their ideas. With the new super speed My Book 3.0 drives, consumers have the speed they need for resource-intensive video editing, animation, and graphic design applications,\u201d said Dale Pistilli, vice president of marketing for WD\u2019s branded products group.
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<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The new My Book 3.0 drives feature:<\/span><\/p>\n