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You can never have too many backups and you can never have enough storage – these are two major principles in computing, especially if you’re in video production. Well, it looks like Western Digital just made a lot of people’s lives easier with their new My Book Thunderbolt Duo. While “Thunderbolt” isn’t a widely sourced standard, it will be soon (especially with data transfer rates up to 10Gp/s) as more OEMs are joining the thunderbolt party. WDC has released the My Book Duo in two flavors: A 4TB version, which will run you $599 and a 6TB version, which will cost $699. New tech is never cheap but for video professionals, this is a sacrifice that’s worth it. Get more info at WDC.

Source: WDC

And then there were two! WD has forked over some serious cash and stock, in a deal that hands them control of Hitachi GST – axing yet another competitor off the list. The $4.3 Billion deal, essentially combines the two companies, with WD holding on to branding and HQ, while personel from Hitachi GST head on over for a never ending sleep over. No idea how long Hitachi’s Deskstar, XL and desktop line of HD’s will stay on the market but you can bet serious cash, Seagate isn’t too happy. Want all the press release goodness – click here.

Source: Engadget.com