Western Digital 2TB My Book Studio Edition II Quad Interface External Hard Drive

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Fast, Green and Mac Ready.

Quad interface, RAID-enabled, about 30% less power consumption, formatted for Mac. The My Book Studio Edition II treads lightly on the earth and carries big performance for creative professionals.

The speed you need - Lightning-fast FireWire? 800 combined with RAID 0 (Striped) yields the speed you need for smooth video editing, rendering complex 3D objects or special effects and saving huge blocks of data in record time.

Cooler, quieter, eco-friendlier - Designed to use only WD's GreenPower drives, this system uses about 30% less energy than standard systems and runs quietly because it doesn't need a fan.

(* Based on comparison between a 1 TB dual-drive system using 7200 RPM drives and a 1 TB dual-drive system using WD's GreenPower drives.)

Formatted for Mac - Works with Apple's Time Machine. Includes software and instructions for reformatting to Windows.

Quad interface - Power your creativity with connections for ultra-fast eSATA and FireWire 800. For flexibility and convenience, FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 are also included.

User serviceable - Want to upgrade a drive? Simply open the case and replace the existing drive - no screwdriver needed.

Automatic backup software - Back up important projects to multiple destinations including file servers, portable drives and My Book. Set it and forget it; every time you save a change it's automatically backed up.

Capacity gauge - See at a glance how much space is available on your storage system.

Intelligent drive management features - Automatic power-up, Safe Shutdown, and LED status and activity lights make this storage system especially easy to use. (Works with USB and FireWire connections only.)

5-year limited warranty.

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Smooth video editing, rendering complex 3D objects or special effects and saving huge blocks of data in record time.

Specification	Description
Model	WDH2Q20000N
UPC	718037728858
Computer Compatibility	PC and Macintosh
Connection	External
Drive Capacity	2000GB 2TB
Hard Drive Capacity	2 TB
Port Compatibility	USB / Firewire / SATA
Select	Desktop RAID
Select Interface	Firewire,Serial / eSATA,USB
Select Platform	Windows,Macintosh
Type of Drive	Hard Drive

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"This drive is very good looking next to my iMac and with Raid1 storage coupled with TimeMachine - I have THREE copies of everything. I feel very good about this machine as I had two WD 1TB MyBook Home ED die on me before I bought this 2TB model. The FireWire800 is really incredible and the lights on the front are pretty cool, if useless. (Lay it flat and it reminds me of KITT) I'll probably buy another of th..." Read Full Review »

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"i have 1 My Studio II 2 TB external HD, worked perfect from the moment i opened the box. i needed a second 1 so i ordered it direct from WesternDigital Corp Store. Once i plugged it in it would not initiallize, the software did not work. I called Customer Support and was told i was sent a Asia/Europe model ??? that really puzzled me. I sent it back to Western Digital for exchange of a new working version of what..." Read Full Review »

Sep 16, 2008 by typhoony

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"I had been struggling for weeks in my attempts to get a large networked hard drive to consistently back up from my Mac Pro. I would be led to believe the data was being backed up only to find that the network lost its connection and the data backups were not taking place. I desperately wanted to fin …" Read Full Review »

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"I bought this drive to use for photo file storage on my Dell Dimension 8400 which had run out of hard drive space. In order to use the eSATA connection I installed a PNY PCI express card in my computer. The ability to configure the drive RAID 1 was very attractive as it eliminated the necessity for …" Read Full Review »

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"Purchased at B&H.Price was better than all local retailers[...]I use the drive in RAID1 as a redundant solution to avoid losing valuable data <--- music, family photos and video!! I have had other drives fail, and have lost valuable data before. This drive setup offers 2 1TB drives to be used as R …" Read Full Review »

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one thing that you have to notice is that this drive can't be detected unless you install the drive manager first. which means it's not practical to be …" Read Full Review »

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