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Western Digital has taken two of its 3-terabyte (TB) hard disks to create a hugely capacious 6-terabyte desktop drive – if you don’t mind living dangerously. Or live safely with around 3TB of mirrored storage. The 6TB WD My Book Studio II has the same...
The WD My Book Studio II benefits from this upgrade to the largest commercially available hard disks, offering around 6TB when the internal drives are striped together. If you value data integrity over capacity and slightly faster write speeds, you’d b...
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Western Digital’s My Book Studio Edition II has a monumental six terabytes of storage space, which should be more than enough for backing up even the largest multimedia collection. The case is reasonably compact and looks stylish in metallic effect pla...
Useful RAID protection and a huge capacity, but the My Book Studio II is only quick if your computer has eSATA or FireWire 800...
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If you think bigger is better when it comes to storage space, you might be interested in Western Digital’s My Book Studio Edition II, which combines two 3TB drives in a RAID 0 setup for a whopping 6TB of data storage. Aside from the My Book’s abundant...
Sleek design; Lots of storage space; 5-year limited warranty...
Unimpressive write speeds...
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With so much streaming and downloadable media available these days it's easy to clog up drives in your system with stuff you're waiting to see or burn to optical media or both - and in the case of HD video, these can be huge files. What you need is a...
Huge capacity for backups and storing media files...
No USB 3.0 interface (or Thunderbolt for Mac users).
The latest addition to WD's My Book Studio Edition II range offers huge amounts of external storage, but the lack of forward thinking by not having at least a USB 3.0 interface for Windows users is disappointing...
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Western Digital has never been slow in adding its largest capacity drives to its external drive family, and once it released the world's first internal 3TB drive, the Caviar Green 3TB, it was only a matter of time before it stuck it in an external encl...
Stunningly huge capacity, Geared for Macs, Fast, Good value...
No USB 3.0 interface, Large and heavy...
Western Digital has never been slow in adding its largest capacity drives to its external drive family, and once it released the world's first internal 3TB drive, the Caviar Green 3TB, it was only a matter of time before it stuck it in an external encl...
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Western Digitals latest addition to the My Book Studio range is this weighty double-width 4TB tome. Partitioned and preformatted for your Mac, the Studio Edition II is a one-stop space solution that will appeal to anyone handling large amounts of data...
Great connection options, Fast performance, Great capacity...
Flimsy chassis...
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expertreviews.co.uk Updated:
2011-10-04 14:40:19
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Western Digital bills its My Book Studio II 4TB as the worlds first 4TB external hard drive, but you can bet other manufacturers wont be far behind. Being first isnt the only thing this storage drive has going for it, though...
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Western Digital pays a lot of attention to its Mac products, and the MyBook Studio Edition II is no exception. While companies such as LaCie and Iomega do provide drives that are preformatted in the Mac’s HFS+ format, as well as backup software for th...
Good performance, competitive price and good Mac software...
Can only use Western Digital replacement drives...
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Western Digitals latest My Book external hard disk consists of two 1TB disks. In RAID 0 mode, the two disks capacities are combined to give a whopping 2TB of storage, but if one disk fails then youll lose all your data. In RAID 1 mode, the conten...
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Western Digital My Book Studio II is a preformatted HFS+ (journaled) drive thats available in 1TB and 2TB sizes. It would suit a freelance photographer or music producer needing to access large files locally, or someone less productive who wants to fu...
Good value, Easy to set up, Huge capacity, Great desktop looks...
eSATA currently holds limited appeal, Clunky bundled data back-up software...
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Western Digitals My Book Studio Edition II is an external hard drive that uses two drives, pre-configured as a fast RAID 0 (striped) array. Our test unit came with two 500GB WD Green Power drives (which use up to 30 percent less power than standard...
The My Book Studio Edition II is both fast and roomy. With its attractive design and the ability to run in either zippy striped or data-protecting mirrored RAID configurations, this drive is worth considering either for those looking to perform backup...
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Western Digitals My Book Studio Edition II is an external hard drive that uses two drives, pre-configured as a fast RAID 0 (striped) array. Our test unit came with two 500GB WD Green Power drives (which use up to 30 percent less power than standard dr...
Fast performance; capacity meter; low power consumption.
No FireWire 400 port; Western Digital utility must be installed before RAID configuration can be changed.
The My Book Studio Edition II is both fast and roomy. With its attractive design and the ability to run in either zippy striped or data-protecting mirrored RAID configurations, this drive is worth considering either for those looking to perform Time M...
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The Studio Edition II is the latest offshoot of the My Book range, different from its predecessors by virtue of having two disks in a Raid array. We tested the 2TB version, though a 1TB model is also available. Out of the box its configured as a Raid...
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Zdnet.com.au Updated:
2011-11-06 07:09:29
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Tweet Submit The My Book Studio is Western Digital's Mac-focused range. Unlike its single drive cousin, it's not encased in metal, but rather silver spray-painted plastic. The Studio Edition II is rather sensibly named, in that it contains two hard...
User serviceable drives, Great sequential FireWire 800 performance, RAID 1 or 0 available...
Not great on the random speeds, we've seen better eSATA performance, Lid is a pain to close...
The My Book Studio Edition II isn't a top-level performer across the board. We'd only look into it if you need high sequential reads and writes over FireWire, or like the idea of redundant directly attached storage.
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While for some of us, the ability for our hard drive to be able to resist sniper fire underwater is a going concern (), most of us are really just in the market for as much storage space as we can afford.You can’t shoot the Western Digital My Book Stud...
While write speeds might lag a little, the WD My Book Studio Edition II offers almost as much storage space as even the greediest user could want at a reasonable expense.Related Tags: design, durability, hard drive, rating guide, review, speed, tb, tes...
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Western Digital has increased the capacity of its My Book Studio Edition II external hard drive to 4TB. Designed to be used with both Macs and PCs, it lets you choose from plenty of different connections and it can be configured for speed or data redundancy. Coated in a silver finish, the My Book Studio Edition II (4TB) has the same sleek, book-like enclosure that will be familiar to users of any of Western Digitals My Book range of external hard drives. The rounded LED on the front of the enc...
4TB of storage, fast, cool and quiet operation...
Hard drives are difficult to extract, software can be cumbersome to use...
Western Digital’s latest external hard drive provides extensive storage capacity and delivered good results in our speed tests...
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Its quiet, its energy efficient and it’s 2TB of space in an easily connectible box. The Western Digital My Book Studio Edition II may not be the fastest kid on the block, but it isn’t a slow coach and it is customisable enough to suit most situations.
Energy efficient, simple and elegant design, runs quietly, good software...
Slower read/write speed than comparable devices The Final Word Its quiet, its energy efficient and it’s 2TB of space in an easily connectible box. The Western Digital My Book Studio Edition II may not be the fastest kid on the block, but it isn&rsqu...
Its quiet, its energy efficient and it’s 2TB of space in an easily connectible box. The Western Digital My Book Studio Edition II may not be the fastest kid on the block, but it isn’t a slow coach and it is customisable enough to suit most sit...
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Western Digital's My Book Studio is a 2TB external hard drive supporting FireWire 800 and USB 2.0. It is designed primarily for Mac users, although it can be used on Windows platforms after a reformat.The My Book Studio has a similar design to previou...
Attractive design, customisable e-label display, useful software...
USB 2.0 transfer speeds could be a bit faster...
The Western Digital My Book Studio (2TB) is an excellent external hard drive for people who need lots of storage. It features useful software, an attractive design and whisper-quiet operation...
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The My Book Studio Edition II combines two Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB drives to give a vast 6TB of storage. Its USB 2 and eSATA connections are joined by a Mac-friendly FireWire 800 port, and the drives are formatted with Apple HFS+ (PC users will...
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The WD logo has been synonymous with safe storage for quite some time, because they offer reliability and security showcased in a sleek design. Staying true to their formula, Western Digital's My Book Studio is possibly one of the best storage solutions f...
Sleek functional design, Fast transfers speeds, Multiple ports...
Requires reformat for Windows...
The Western Digital My Book Studio is fast, silent and has all the essential interfaces you'll need, packaged in a clean-cut modern design. If you've got an Apple computer, then this is the desktop drive to get...
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Once you've safely settled the My Book Studio down, we are greeted with a modern aluminum casing, with air vents immediately visible on the top and bottom. The texture is smooth and lives up to its “Studio” name, for it looks professional and would fit we...
Sleek functional design,Fast transfers speeds,Multiple ports...
Requires reformat for Windows...
The Western Digital My Book Studio is fast, silent and has all the essential interfaces you'll need, packaged in a clean-cut modern design. If you've got an Apple computer, then this is the desktop drive to get...
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A solid, assured drive with plenty of interfaces and enough style to justify the price. The MyBook Studio Edition is designed principally with the Mac market in mind, as evidenced by its silver design and the Mac-focused instructions that accompany it...
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The Western Digital My Book Studio Edition allows you to easily stow away precious digital memories without breaking the bank. Whether you’re running out of room on your current hard drive or you’re finally making good on a new year’s r...
The delivers very good performance and is a good value compared with other drives with the same 1TB capacity. In addition to the 1TB version we looked at, the My Book Studio Edition is also offered in 320GB, 500GB, and 750GB capacities. Jeffy Milstead...
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techradar.com Updated:
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Western Digitals My Book range is dominating the external storage market and its easy to see why. Theyre good-looking drives with huge capacities, reliable hardware and come at a great price.Surprisingly, WDs latest addition to the range is somewha...
Fair price, Speedy, Looks good, Quiet...
Poor software...
Western Digitals My Book range is dominating the external storage market and its easy to see why. Theyre good-looking drives with huge capacities, reliable hardware and come at a great price.Surprisingly, WDs latest addition to the range is somewha...
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Western Digitals My Book Studio caters primarily to Mac users, but it can be used on PCs, too. Its a versatile drive, which can be plugged into any computer thanks to the inclusion of four different types of interface connections. Its fastest connect...
Has eSATA, USB 2.0, FireWire 400 and FireWire 800 interface connections; if using USB or FireWire, the drive switches off automatically when the computer is shut down...
An eSATA cable is not supplied, the backup software is only a trial version, the drives enclosure is made out of plastic The Final Word This drive is primarily aimed at Mac users, but it can be adapted to work on PCs. Its a capacious and fairly incon...
This drive is primarily aimed at Mac users, but it can be adapted to work on PCs. Its a capacious and fairly inconspicuous drive, but we do wish it was supplied with a full version of its backup software, instead of a trial, and that WD would include...
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We found Western Digital My Book Studio Edition a fast and effective device that connected easily and backed up files quickly. At £200 (inc. VAT), the Studio Edition represents a great investment for anyone who is serious about the long-term storage of...
Huge capacity, plenty of options...
Quite expensive...
It’s got plenty of storage and works with a host of platforms, making this a near-perfect peripheral...
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If you think bigger is better when it comes to storage space, you might be interested in Western Digital’s My Book Studio Edition II, which combines two 3TB drives in a RAID 0 setup for a whopping 6TB of data storage. Aside from the My Book’s abundant...
Sleek design, Lots of storage space, 5-year limited warranty...
Unimpressive write speeds...
Though its write performance is less than stellar, the My Book Studio Edition II provides copious amounts of storage space, a sleek look, and plenty of connection options. Western Digital also includes a limited 5-year warranty. If you need to store 7...
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In March Western Digital announced an extension to their My Book Studio Edition II dual-drive storage system; a 6TB version featuring two 3TB Caviar Green hard drives. Designed largely for creative types on Mac platforms, the My Book Studio Edition II...
The WD My Book Studio Edition II gives users plenty of connection options (Firewire 400/800, USB 2.0, eSATA) combined with gobs of storage space thanks to a pair of 3TB Caviar Greens stuffed inside. The Studio Edition II can be configured in both RAID...
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Accessories Western Digital’s My Book Studio Edition II; Backing Up Files Quickly And Easily By George Schaub • February, 2010 The latest manifestation of desktop back-up devices from Western Digital (WD), the My Book Studio Edition II (SEII), mak...
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My Book Studio Edition II comes populated with not one but two WD WD20EADS Caviar Green 2TB hard drives with 32MB cache running at 5,400RPM. It is configurable either as RAID 0, where data is striped across the two drives, or as RAID 1, which mirror...
4TB capacity, 2TB mirrored,RAID 0 or RAID 1,Several I/O ports for PC connectivityQuiet and low power usage.
Apple default settings,No Firewire 400 or Ethernet ports,WD RAID Manager software runs only under Microsoft Windows,No Linux support.
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An external hard drive has traditionally catered to home or office users; at least that was the case until now. But now, Western Digital has got a solution for studio professionals as well. The WD My Book Studio II 4TB WDH2Q40000 is what we have got fo...
Multiple interfaces: USB 2.0, FireWire 400/800, eSATA, Fast in eSATA and FireWire, RAID 0/1, design, Mac as well as Windows software...
Slow in USB, expensive, backup software is trialware...
An external hard drive has traditionally catered to home or office users; at least that was the case until now. But now, Western Digital has got a solution for studio professionals as well. The WD My Book Studio II 4TB WDH2Q40000 is what we have got fo...
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My Book World Edition II, a 4TB NAS in RAID configuration—in other words, a small networked hard drive with a ton of secure storage. The Price: $700 (4TB), $400 (2TB) The Verdict: It's a NAS for normal people. With a simple curved white design h...
It's a NAS for normal people. With a simple curved white design highlighted by a single hypnotic bar of white LED, the diminutive My Book plugs in to your router via ethernet to give you up to 4TB of networked storage. You plug it in, it shows up on y...
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John Virata External hard disk drives have the advantage of storing large capacities of data in form factors small enough that you can carry them with you. With devices that capture large amounts of data, such as HD video cameras and high megapixel dig...
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The price of flash-memory-based solid-state drives (SSDs) keeps falling, making them increasingly appealing for laptops. But hard drive makers continue to release ever-more-spacious conventional drives, ensuring that the spinning platter driv...
Massive storage space; user-replaceable drives; eSATA and FireWire 800 ports offer speedy transfers for Mac or PC...
Pricey, but not unreasonable considering capacity; no eSATA cable included...
Its price may be daunting, but Western Digitals My Book Studio Edition II offers a massive 4TB of desktop storage, speedy transfers over eSATA and FireWire 800, and user-replaceable drives...
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The MyBook Studio Edition II from Western Digital is their brand new 2 terabyte portable hard drive that can be used to transport files, backup files, and share files among various computers, both PC and Mac. This device is specifically geared tow...
Large 2TB of storage, "Green" drives use less electricity, User replaceable hard drives...
eSATA cable is not included, Front LED capacity indicator requires installation of a utility...
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I really liked the Western Digital My Book Mirror Edition, which yokes two 1TB hard drives together to provide a terabyte of mirrored (RAID 1) storage. Think of the Western Digital My Book Studio Edition II ($429.99 list) as the Mirror Editions fra...
Capacious storage. Speedy. Low power consumption. Quiet. Easy to replace internal hard drives. Capacity indicator.
A little pricey on a dollar-per-GB basis. Install disc contains crapware. Capacity indicator requires software installation. Backup is data oriented, not disaster-recovery oriented. eSATA cable not included.
The Western Digital My Book Studio Edition II is the My Book Mirror Editions big brother. Its the speedy one that hangs out with the creative types, especially those who use Macs...
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Western Digital makes some excellent products and relatively recently, it pushed very hard into the external storage market. When I asked about if they are worried about the impending SSD emerging market, there was really no big worry, yet. Even so, h...
The unit »retails for a scant $350. At that price, it is a pretty good deal. The »drives cost about $150 a piece and the enclosure is well worth $50. The Studio 2 performs extremely well in testing. I have my reservations in that the unit doesnt reall...
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Western Digital's My Book Studio Edition II is an external hard drive that uses two drives, pre-configured as a fast RAID 0 (striped) array. Our test unit came with two 500GB WD Green Power drives (which use up to 30 percent less power than standard d...
The My Book Studio Edition II is both fast and roomy. With its attractive design and the ability to run in either zippy striped or data-protecting mirrored RAID configurations, this drive is worth considering either for those looking to perform backup...
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Macworld Storage Review: Western Digital My Book Studio Edition II External hard drive comes formatted for Macs. by James Galbraith, Macworld.com 0 Comments 0 Western Digitals My Book Studio Edition II is an external hard drive that uses two drives, p...
get SSD upgrade from ExperCom Seagate plans SSD, 2TB hard drive for next year The unit boasts a quad interface, but in reality it only has three types of onboard connectors-two FireWire 800 ports, one mini USB 2.0 port, and one eSATA port, which youll...
No FireWire 400 port; Western Digital utility must be installed before RAID configuration can be changed.
Macworld Storage Review: Western Digital My Book Studio Edition II External hard drive comes formatted for Macs. by James Galbraith, Macworld.com 0 Comments 0 Western Digitals My Book Studio Edition II is an external hard drive that uses two drives, p...
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David Basulto It s funny how things work themselves out. As I have been shooting more and more in high definition I kept finding myself running out of storage space. I filled the MacPro with as much hard drive space as it would hold but that still woul...
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Every photographer knows that backing up your data is critical. And, every photographer knows that its easy to say “Ill do it tomorrow”. Heck, Ive made tomorrow last for months at a time! This is really stupid on my part because I make a livin...
Ratings (out of 5)Design4.5Features4.5Ease-of-Use5Value for Money4.5Storage doesnt get any easier than this. With the ability to add larger drives in the future, along with the whisper quiet volume, Western Digital has a great product in the My Book...
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Although casual users and data-hungry prosumers alike will agree that anything beyond two or three terabytes is unnecessary, such large capacities are practically indispensible for businesses whose very existence is staked on data-intensive applications...
Enormous capacity. FireWire 800 and eSATA connectivity. Compatible with Mac and Windows. Affordably priced. Can be configured for RAID 0/1.
Bottom Line, If size is your main consideration, then you do well to check out the Western Digital My Book Studio Edition II (6TB). Not only does it epitomize capaciousness, it's a nimble performer with enough versatility to last until you fill it up, whi...
If size is your main consideration, then you do well to check out the Western Digital My Book Studio Edition II (6TB). Not only does it epitomize capaciousness, it's a nimble performer with enough versatility to last until you fill it up, which may take...
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Many moons ago, the idea of filling a drive with a terabyte of data would have gotten you laughed at and possibly sent to a special hospital where all the walls were white and padded. But these days, we’re constantly checking our externals for room wit...
Security and storage-display features work seamlessly.
Power button only works if you install the software.
The backup software won't wow you, but the security and display features might have you wondering how you ever got along without this drive.MyBook Studio...
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It's a great time to be in the market for mass storage for your Mac. Hardware manufacturers keep coming out with new solutions that either provide more speed (like SSDs) or greater capacity, and the prices keep coming down.Western Digital is now shipping...
Probably the most amazing feature of the Western Digital My Book Studio Edition II 6 TB array is the price. Even if it's being used as a RAID 0 mirrored array with 3 TB of capacity, the $550 price point is incredible for what it delivers. While those...
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I remember spec'ing out an Apple XRAID a few years ago which I filled with 14 400GB hard drives. At the time, it was the biggest and fastest volume I'd ever built. After putting those drives in RAID 5, I had around 2.4TBs per side. If memory serves me cor...
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The Western Digital My Book Studio (2TB) ($380 list) is an extremely high-capacity drive in a smallish enclosure. Using Western Digitals first 2TB single-mechanism drive (as opposed to other 2TB hard drives that consist of two 1TB drives), the Stud...
Quad interface. Speedy. Mac-formatted. Lots of storage space in a physically small package.
Windows compatibility requires reformat. No Windows utilities. No eSATA cable included.
For the Mac user who requires copious storage but not the mirroring capability of the Studio II, the Western Digital My Book Studio (2TB) makes a good Time Machine or working storage drive...
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The combination of features, compact design, good performance, and price make My Book Studio Edition (1TB) worth a look if you’re thinking of adding more external storage to your Mac.
Triple ports; factory-formatted for Mac; backup software; includes security cable port.
Capacity gauge doesn’t work with eSATA.
The combination of features, compact design, good performance, and price make My Book Studio Edition (1TB) worth a look if you’re thinking of adding more external storage to your Mac.
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maclife.com Updated:
2016-12-30 01:22:51
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We’ve looked at Western Digital My Book hard drives before, and we like them. Our only major beef with the older My Book drives is that they’re pretty big—about the size of a dictionary. Western Digital has redesigned the My Book so that...
Smaller than previous My Book models. Connectivity choices. Decent speed.
eSATA card not included.
Whether it’s for storing files or for use with Leopard’s Time Machine, the My Book Studio is a good choice...
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v3.co.uk Updated:
2016-12-30 01:22:51
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The Mybook Studio Edition hard drive is smaller than previous models in the range, yet it has a larger capacity and the bonus of four interfaces. Weighing just 1.17kg, it’s also easier to carry around. It also comes with a power button something...
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Its a terabyte of storage in an external enclosure, designed and formatted for Mac OS X. Whats Naughty: Its not redundant storage; FireWire 400 connection requires included FireWire 800-400 adapter cable. Whats the Deal: The popularity of Apples...
Its a terabyte of storage in an external enclosure, designed and formatted for Mac OS X.
Its not redundant storage; FireWire 400 connection requires included FireWire 800-400 adapter cable.
The popularity of Apples Macintosh line of computers has been on the rise, particularly when it comes to laptops. Its difficult to turn around in an airport or coffee shop without noticing an ubiquitous Macbook or Macbook Pro. The problem, of course...
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