WD introduces MyBook Mirror dual-drive storage system

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Western Digital today expanded its MyBook line of external harddrives with its first redundant backup drive . Dubbed MyBook Mirror Edition, the new two-drive external storagesystem comes out of the box set up in a RAID 1 mirror thatautomatically backs up one drives information on the second.

For those interested in maximum capacity rather than maximumsecurity, the dual drives can be easily converted to a RAID 0configuration  allowing the full volume of storage space tofunction as a single drive or else use each drive separately. Thestorage device works without a fan, so it operates quietly, and itsaccessible casing lets users easily replace a faulty drive ifneeded.

The My Book Mirror Edition connects through USB and is availableimmediately from both Western Digitals online store and retailers. The 1TB version sells for $289.99, while the 2TBversion goes for $549.99.