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WD My Book Thunderbolt Duo drive revealed, Mac compatible

Chris Burns, Jan 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

This week we may well be paying more attention to hard drives more than any other sort of Apple-related product announced during MacWorld, and Western Digital is never one to disappoint. The WD My Book Thunderbolt Duo is first up, it working with the Thunderbolt port on your newest MacBook devices. This external harddrive utilizes your 10 Gbps Thunderbolt to access two 3.5-inch hard drives in a RAID O striped array - and wouldn't you know it, it's fast! Read The Full Story

WD TV Live and TV Live Hub get VUDU and iPhone remote

Shane McGlaun, Dec 21st 2011 Discuss [5]

Western Digital has been offering its streaming media players the WD TV Live and The WD TV Live Hub for a while now. The last time the company issued an update was when Spotify came to the devices in October. WD has now announced that it has added a new service to both devices and has a cool new remote app that owners of the TV Live devices will appreciate. Read The Full Story

PC prices set to climb as Seagate joins HDD affected

Shane McGlaun, Oct 13th 2011 Discuss [0]

Western Digital announced yesterday that the severe flooding in Thailand has left the company unable to produce HDDs in its plants. WD was clear that the facilities it has in the country are functional, but are on hold to prevent water from getting inside. A number of WD workers are unable to get to the factory as well due to flooding. Seagate is also reporting the same issue with slowdowns at its Thailand plant. Read The Full Story

WD Nomad case keeps your My Passport external drive safe on the road

Shane McGlaun, Jun 15th 2011 Discuss [0]

Western Digital has announced a new case that turns your WD My Passport external HDD into a rugged device that can survive a rough life of bumps, spills, and drops on the road. If you take your external storage device with you to archive your data on the road or to store photos you take keeping the drive safe is a big deal. One spill on an unprotected drive and you might lose all of your data, which could mean lost memories and lost business. Read The Full Story

500GB External HD for $50 via WD on Amazon

Chris Burns, Dec 3rd 2010 Discuss [4]

Don't mind a cute little robot sitting on your harddrive? Good. Because right this moment Amazon.com has a Western Digital My Passport Essential 500GB Portable USB 2.0 External Hard Drive for sale for $49.99 with free shipping. Heck with Black Friday, this is a great freaking deal! In fact, it's $10 under what WD had for similar products, and incase you're one of those folks who enjoy by-the-bit reductions, that's 10 cents per gigabyte. Imagine that sort of price 10 years ago. Impossible! Read The Full Story

WD TV Live and Live Plus Media Streaming Boxes Get Facebook Support, Plus More

Evan Selleck, Nov 23rd 2010 Discuss [0]

While they didn't feel like it was necessary to have a mid-morning press event, Western Digital officially announced on Tuesday that their media streaming boxes, the WD TV Live lineup, would be getting updated to support Facebook, Blockbuster On-Demand, and even more goodies for WD TV Live and Live Plus owners to enjoy. Read The Full Story

The Daily Slash: November 2 2010

Chris Burns, Nov 2nd 2010 Discuss [1]

The 4G speed explosion is apparently in full effect. Yesterday was the Sprintsplosion and today it's the T-Mobilsplosion. It's a complete explosion of speed, and there's some lovely devices to come with. A gigantic review of the European based HTC Desire Z, an On Time Analysis of the U.S. Cellphone Market, and a robotic snowman who's got not only a Droid 2, but a Droid X for Verizon that he wants to show you. You'd better let him! Read The Full Story

Western Digital’s Caviar Green 3TB Hard Drive is World’s Largest Capacity SATA Drive

Evan Selleck, Oct 19th 2010 Discuss [2]

Western Digital announced today that the company is beginning shipments of a brand new SATA hard drive. The new drive is already labeled as the world's biggest SATA hard drive, capacity wise. To add to the bullet points, though, WD decided to make the new hard drive part of their Caviar Green line-up of drives, making it an eco-friendly option for all those out there who think about that kind of stuff. Read The Full Story

Western Digital My Passport Essential External 500GB Hard Drives Getting Limited Edition Designs

Evan Selleck, Jul 22nd 2010 Discuss [0]

Were you waiting to get your new WD My Passport Essential external hard drive? Did you think that the standard black, silver, and white models were just way too boring to put on your desk? If that sounds about right, then you're in luck, because Western Digital is getting ready to launch a brand new series of the devices, with that coveted "limited edition" title tacked on for good measure. Read The Full Story

WD TV Live Plus HD Media Player Brings Netflix to Yet Another Box

Evan Selleck, Jun 9th 2010 Discuss [0]

Netflix is just about everywhere you'd want it to be at this point. Even the mobile scene. So don't consider us all that surprised that it's just shown up on yet another box, with access to your full Netflix library. Western Digital has officially announced the availability of their TV Live Plus HD Media Player (which is much like their previous TV Live HD, but with a plus sign), and if you're interested in all sorts of cool features, then take a look after the break for what it's bringing to the table, plus that release date and pricing we know you care so much about. Read The Full Story

WD TV Live HD Media Player is the First Network Media Player Compatible with Windows 7

Evan Selleck, May 6th 2010 Discuss [0]

Western Digital managed to wrangle up an update that they could release, officially, today, and it's designed for their WD TV Live HD. Is there anything all that great about this update? There sure is. In fact, this update should make Western Digital pretty happy, considering they can place themselves in the "one and only" category for the time being. Read The Full Story

Reviews

WD VelociRaptor [WD6000HLHX] Review

Vincent Nguyen, May 3rd 2010 Discuss [0]

When it comes to fast storage, Western Digital aren’t willing to accept that the only way forward is a solid state drive. Instead, they’re pushing forward with the VelociRaptor series, a range of traditional platter-based hard-drives spinning at high speed and promising SSD-style transfer rates but HDD-style prices per gigabyte. Is the latest Western Digital VelociRaptor WD6000HLHX top of the food chain or overdue for extinction? Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.