| Western Digital My Book Mirror Editions are a great | | | | view the status, temperature, and capacity of the |
| new form of data storage and backup. Western | | | | unit. Users can also change the configuration through |
| Digital is known for high quality external storage | | | | Device Manager. You can change from RAID 1 to |
| drives, but they have now added an extra layer of | | | | RAID 0 and vice versa. (For consumers who do not |
| security with the ability to set RAID 1 or 0 on the | | | | understand what this will do, your data will be wiped |
| Mirror Editions. Whether you need external storage | | | | if you reconfigure your unit to a different RAID |
| for business or personal reasons, these drives are | | | | setting.) |
| worth looking into. | | | | Western Digital implemented an application called WD |
| The My Book Mirror Editions currently are available in | | | | MioNet, which allows users to access their drives via |
| two sizes - 1-terabyte and 2-terabyte. As with other | | | | the internet. You can now access your data |
| My Book drives, these do not come at a small MSRP. | | | | regardless of where you are at. Additional applications |
| MSRP on these units are $289 - $549 dependent on | | | | and software are available, some of which are WD |
| the size you get. Keep in mind, these are suggested | | | | Anywhere Backup, a 30-day trial of Memeo |
| retail prices; the units can be found for much less. | | | | Autosync, Google, Desktop Search, and Picasa. |
| The My Book Mirror Edition measures 6.54-inches x | | | | Installing additional software and transferring files is |
| 6.06-inches x 3.87-inches and weighs around 5 pounds. | | | | very user-friendly. The overall user-interface, and |
| This, in concatenation with its polished black exterior | | | | ease of navigation and use, enables users of any skill |
| and book shape, makes the unit presentable in any | | | | level to operate the My Book Mirror Edition nearly |
| atmosphere. Additionally, there is a blue LED light, on | | | | effortlessly. |
| the front face of the box, which lets users know the | | | | If one of the hard drives, in the unit, happens to fail, |
| status of the My Book, with a simple glance. | | | | users can easily replace. Each hard drive is simple to |
| Users have the choice between either RAID 1 or | | | | remove for this purpose. The unit only uses USB |
| RAID 0 on the My Book Mirror Edition. Using RAID 1 | | | | connectivity; no there is no way to connect via |
| reduces the overall storage size to half, but provides | | | | FireWire or eSATA. |
| you with a duplicate copy of your data on the | | | | If you are looking for an external drive for data |
| second drive. RAID 0 provides you with a bit less | | | | backups, and would like a little bit of security with it, |
| security - no replica of data - but gives you more | | | | the Western Digital My Book Mirror Edition is the right |
| overall storage space. The drives are somewhat | | | | move. With a little bit of bargain hunting you can add |
| customizable to your needs. | | | | this unit to any network with a small dent in your |
| The unit has a Drive Manager, which enables users to | | | | pocket book. |