Testseek.co.uk has collected 19 expert reviews for Western Digital My Book Studio Edition eSATA/USB2/FireWire and the average expert rating is 82 of 100. The average score reflects the expert community’s view on this product. Click below and use Testseek.co.uk to see all ratings, product awards and conclusions.
Bottomline: 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...
Bottomline: 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...
Good: Quad interface. Speedy. Mac-formatted. Lots of storage space in a physically small package.
Bad: Windows compatibility requires reformat. No Windows utilities. No eSATA cable included.
Bottomline: 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....
Good: Multiple interfaces (USB 2.0, FireWire 400/800, eSATA), fast in FireWire and eSATA, nice design, Mac as well as Windows software
Bad: Slow in USB, expensive
Bottomline: The WD MyBook Studio 1 TB WDH1Q1000 is an average performer while connected to USB, but the speed increases when you shift gears to the FireWire, and then it becomes super-fast with the eSATA interface. The Studio moniker is indicative of the drive be...
Good: Triple ports; factory-formatted for Mac; backup software; includes security cable port.
Bad: Capacity gauge doesn’t work with eSATA.
Bottomline: 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.
Excerpt: It might have happened a number of times that you were in the middle of something extremely important, and up comes a balloon warning you about low-disk space. Well, this wont happen anymore if you have the Western Digital MyBook external hard drive ...
Excerpt: 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...
Good: Its a terabyte of storage in an external enclosure, designed and formatted for Mac OS X.
Bad: Its not redundant storage; FireWire 400 connection requires included FireWire 800-400 adapter cable.
Bottomline: 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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