WD’s My Book Desktop HDD delivers 18TB of Time Machine storage for $300 (Reg. up to $470)
Amazon is now offering the WD 18TB My Book Desktop Hard Drive for $299.99 shipped. Regularly $470 directly from Western Digital and more like $360 as of late on Amazon, this is the lowest price we can find. Today’s deal is within $10 of the holiday price we tracked last year as well as coming within $15 of the Amazon all-time low. While WD might have just issued a new 22TB model in the lineup, that one will cost you about double the price of today’s deal. While neither option boasts the kind of performance you get with a solid-state option, at just over $16.50 per TB this is a far more economical option for archival or backup purposes. The My Book provides 5Gb/s USB transfer rates, compatibility with older USB 2.0 gear, and features the usual 256-bit AES hardware encryption. Head below for more details.
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