The Western Digital My Book 3.0 external hard drive is WD's fastest external drive ever thanks to its USB 3.0 interface. The SuperSpeed USB 3.0 transfers data at 5Gbps which is 10 times faster than USB 2.0. As a result, My Book 3.0 is able to transfer 2000 Songs (about 10GB) in one minute and 2-hour HD movies (about 24GB) in 3 minutes! This model doesn’t include the PCI-E USB 3.0 HBA adapter.
SuperSpeed USB 3.0 TechnologyThe Western Digital My Book 3.0 equips the revolutionary SuperSpeed USB 3.0 technology to deliver up to 5Gbps bandwidth which is 10x faster than USB 2.0 between a PC and USB device.
Compact, Book-like DesignThe Western Digital My Book 3.0's sleek, book-like shape takes up minimal space on your desk and allows two or more My Book drives to nestle neatly together like volumes on a shelf.