Western Digital

Cameras, camcorders, MP3 players and other electronics will likely be on the wish list of many people this holiday season. But have you thought about how you're going to protect the digital assets created from these devices? Western Digital has a complete line of backup devices that protect all of your music and memories -- with many priced under $100.

For those on the go:

WD's My Passport line of portable drives are not much bigger than the size of a passport, and are available in a variety of colors and capacities ranging from 320 GB to 1 TB. The drives quickly connect to a laptop, desktop or any media player with a USB port for instant viewing of your favorite movies, photos, or playback of all your music. Read more

The new 1 TB and 750 GB capacity My Passport Essential SE drives are light and compact to carry and, because they are USB-powered, they do not need an external power adapter. Equipped with sync and encryption software (Windows-compatible only), this small drive, with mega-capacity, makes it easy to securely carry thousands of songs, videos or photos.

WD Sync software allows consumers to easily take desktop content with them by simplifying the synchronization of essential personal files and Microsoft Outlook data on a PC.

WD's My Passport Essential SE portable drives are available now in the U.S. at select retail stores and from WD's online store. MSRP for the My Passport Essential SE 1 TB portable drive is $299.99 and for the 750 GB model is $199.99.

WD announced today, two new mobile hard drives with extreme capacities. The highlight is a one terabyte model -- the industry's highest-capacity 2.5-inch drive. It features a 333 GB-per-platter technology that enables the new WD Scorpio Blue SATA 2.5-inch hard drives to offer mobile storage device and notebook users an enormous 1 TB capacity. A 750 GB WD Scorpio Blue model will also be available.

The WD Scorpio Blue 750 GB and 1 TB hard drives have a 12.5 mm form factor and are ideally suited for use in portable storage solutions, such as the newly released My Passport Essential SE Portable USB Drives. Both WD Scorpio Blue drives deliver high-performance with 3 gigabits per second transfer rate.

The WD Scorpio Blue 750 GB and 1 TB are available now for $189.99 and $249.99 respectively.

The newly redesigned My Book World Edition II dual-drive network storage system has a capacity of up to 4 TB. With the double protection of two Mirrored (RAID 1) drives and continuous backup software, the My Book World Edition II network storage system provides an extra-safe place for users to back up and store the data and digital media from all the computers on their network in one central location.

The new My Book World Edition II network drive features:

• Automatic, continuous backup for all the computers on your network
• Dual-drive system that mirrors valuable data for extra safe data protection
• Centralized storage and sharing for all of your family's digital content
• Streaming to any connected PC, Mac or DLNA certified game console or media player
• Easy remote access to all your data from anywhere, anytime
• Works seamlessly on networks with both Windows and Mac computers
• Ability to centralize and stream music collection to a Mac or Windows PC using iTunes software
• USB 2.0 port to turn any USB drive into an instant network drive or extra capacity for the My Book World Edition II
• Cooler, quieter, eco-friendly design with drives using WD GreenPower Technology which run cooler, quieter and consume up to 33 percent less power
• User serviceable
• Capacity gauge to see at a glance how much space is available on your drive
• High-speed data transfer with Gigabit Ethernet
• 3-year limited warranty

More and more HD programming is being offered on television. And what does HD programming do? Take up valuable space on your DVR's hard drive. If you are anything like me and (totally) rely on your TiVo to record your favorite television programming, WD has announced a solution to this problem. Their new My DVR Expander is now offered with 1 TB capacity. It is compatible with TiVo Series3 and TiVO HD DVRs and can add up to 140 hours of HD programming recordings by just attaching the device to your TiVo DVR.

The new TiVo My DVR Expander with 1 TB capacity is available now through WD's online store (and select retailers) for $199. A relatively small price to pay to not have to make a "date" with your TV.Read more

What one item would you grab from your house if it were on fire? My answer is my Western Digital My Book World Edition.

Have you ever lost any data that was on your computer? Do you remember to backup your files regularly? Western Digital knows that you have lost your data before, and that you do not regularly back up that data. WD also knows that you have more than one computer in your family. Their latest solution for the entire family is the My Book World Edition in 1 TB (MSRP $229) and 2 TB (MSRP $449) capacities. The best part is the plug-and-play installation to ensure ease of use. This solution is both MAC and PC compatible. The device also has an integrated media server and iTunes Music server software to easily stream music. You can also share photos and videos easily with this amazing home storage device for your home network.