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

#7

★★★★☆
4.5

based on 66 reviews  

 

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★★★★☆
4.1

$249.00 - $299.99

from 16 stores

Pros

  • Large capacity (56)
  • Easy to use (51)
  • Easy setup (50)
  • Quiet (29)
  • Fast (25)
  • Attractive design (24)
  • Reliable (20)
  • Portable (12)
  • Compact (9)
  • Durable (2)
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Cons

  • Button manager (1)
  • Can overheat (1)
  • Complicated setup (1)
  • Difficult to setup for pc (1)
  • Goes to sleep too quickly (1)
  • Hard to setup autobackup (1)
  • Included cables are short (1)
  • No esata cable provided (1)
  • No on/off switch (1)
  • No sata cable included (1)

Best Uses

  • Back-up (53)
  • Additional storage (41)
  • Video (25)
  • Photo storage (23)
  • Music (9)
  • File transfer (7)
  • Pc & mac (4)
  • Large projects (2)
  • Multimedia (2)
  • Time machine mac (2)
 
 
 

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Last update: Nov 2, 2009

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

 
 
 

Most helpful positive review

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

Most helpful negative review

[0 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
★★★★★
5.0
Blistering Speed!

"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 »

Jun 11, 2008 by b612markt

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★☆☆☆☆
1.0
purchased from WesternDigital Store

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

Blistering Speed!

★★★★★
5.0

    Pros

  • Durable
  • Fast Connectivity
  • Quiet
  • Reliable
  • Versatile

    Cons

  • None

    Best Uses

  • Backup
  • Laptops
  • Large Projects
  • Multimedia
 

"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 …"  Read Full Review »

Great next to iMac

Great next to  iMac
  • Picture of Product
  • Using Product

Great next to iMac

Great next to iMac
  • Picture of Product
  • Using Product
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Jun 11 2008
b612markt
Chicago, IL
I am:
  • Multimedia Professional
  • Tech Savvy
Reviewed at:
Price: $249.99
 
 

[5 of 5 customers found this review helpful]

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

Solved all my problems

★★★★★
5.0

    Pros

  • Easy To Setup
  • Easy to use
  • Fast
  • High Capacity
  • Portable
  • More »

    Cons

  • None

    Best Uses

  • Backup
 

"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 »

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Jul 7 2008
Dave in Beaverton
Beaverton, OR
I am:
  • Power user
Reviewed at:
Price: $249.99
 

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

Excellent product at the right price!

★★★★★
5.0

    Pros

  • Attractive Design
  • Easy To Setup
  • Easy to use
  • High Capacity

    Cons

  • Spins down too often

    Best Uses

  • Backup
  • Photo Storage
 

"I have used Western Digital products from quite some time, and they have all been very reliable. I have a first generation MyBook 320GB external that I used for manual backup, which has worked brilliantly. Now that I have a DSLR, I wanted to upgrade my storage capacity for the future. I set up RA …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Oct 23 2009
Matt
NJ
I am:
  • Casual user
Reviewed at:
Price: $249.99
 

[3 of 3 customers found this review helpful]

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

Great Drive Bad Tech Support

★★★★☆
4.0

    Pros

  • High Capacity
  • Quiet

    Cons

  • None

    Best Uses

  • Additional Storage
  • Backup
  • Photo Storage
 

"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 »

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Feb 10 2009
Robert
Brandon, MS
I am:
  • Power user
Reviewed at:
Price: $249.99
 

[4 of 4 customers found this review helpful]

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

Great drive(s) either RAID0 or RAID1

★★★★★
5.0

    Pros

  • Easy To Setup
  • Fast
  • High Capacity

    Cons

  • Included cables are short
  • No eSATA cable provided

    Best Uses

  • Additional Storage
  • Backup
  • Laptop
  • Music
  • PC & Mac
  • More »
 

"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 »

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Jan 27 2009
Rob from NYC
New York, NY
I am:
  • Power user
Reviewed at:
Price: $249.99
 
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