In the short time I've spent with the My Book Mirror Edition, I've come to appreciate its good looks, ease of use and the extra protection offered by its RAID system. Configured out-of-the box in RAID 1 mode, this dual-drive system automatically mirrors your data. Even if one drive should fail, the system will continue to run and your data will remain safe. You can also choose to use the full capacity of the My Book Mirror Edition by reconfiguring it to use RAID 0. While you lose the system's mirroring capabilities, it doubles the amount of storage to a whopping 2TB.
The My Book Mirror Edition performed fairly well in our tests. While not as fast as Western Digital's FireWire and eSATA equipped storage systems, its reading and writing speeds were on par with other external USB hard drives. Noise and heat weren't an issue either thanks to its fan-less design and GreenPower hard drives. The My Book Mirror Edition also offers features like automatic powerup, Safe Shutdown and a set of status and activity LEDs that also function as a capacity gauge. Western Digital rounds all this out with a three year warranty and a software bundle containing WD Anywhere Backup for both Mac and Windows.
The My Book Mirror Edition should be hitting store shelves shortly after you read this. The storage system is available in 1TB and 2TB capacities and is priced at $289.99 and $549.99, respectively. As usual, you can probably pick it up for less through, by purchasing it from one of the vendors listed on Pricegrabber.
