Today, Western Digital unveiled their latest external hard drive, which boasts 3TB of massive storage capacity. This device is the newest version of the My Book Essential series, sporting USB 3.0 connectivity and a rounded black shell similar to that of the previous models. In addition to this, the My Passport Essential and My Passport Essential SE lines are also set to get updated to USB 3.0.

Furthermore, the My Passport Essential is packing 500GB while the My Passport Essential SE is available in 750GB and 1TB versions. Thus, you can expect to pay up to $249.99 for the Western Digital 3TB hard drive. According to Ubergizmo, that’s pretty affordable concerning the extra space space being offered. Of course, that’s only affordable if you really do have that much to spend a single hard drive.

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