Western Digital 4TB My Book Studio II Hard Drive
Multiple high-speed interfaces make this My Book Studio Edition II drive an ideal storage solution for creative professionals and video editors.
- Lightning-fast FireWire 800 with RAID 0
- Energy-saving fanless design
- Compatible with Time Machine
- Added choice of eSATA, FireWire 400, USB 2.0
Overview
The My Book Studio II drive delivers with four high-speed interfaces, including FireWire 800, eSATA, FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 connectivity. It’s ideal for smooth video editing, rendering complex 3D objects or special effects and saving huge blocks of data in record time.
Worry-free backups
Use Time Machine or Western Digital’s automatic backup capability to back up your creative masterpieces the minute you save them.
Features
- Lightning-fast FireWire 800 combined with RAID 0 (Striped) yields the speed you need
- GreenPower drives that use about 30% less energy than standard systems and don’t need a fan
- Compatible with Apple’s Time Machine; includes software and instructions for reformatting to Windows
- Quad interface, including ultra-fast eSATA and FireWire 800, as well as the convenience of FireWire 400 and USB 2.0
- User serviceable
- Automatic backup software
- Capacity gauge for an easy read of remaining available space on system
- Intelligent drive management functions, such as automatic power-up, Safe Shutdown, and LED status and activity lights (Works with USB and FireWire connections only)
Did you notice?
A choice of FireWire 800, eSATA, FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 connections for maximum speed and flexibility.
Apple Recommends for...
Creative professionals, such as video editors, who need to save large amounts of data as quickly as possible.
Technical specifications
- Serial bus transfer rate (max.): FireWire 800: 800 Mbps; eSATA: 3 Gbps; FireWire 400: 400 Mbps; USB 2.0: 480 Mbps
- AC input voltage: 100-240V
- AC input frequency: 47-63Hz
- Dimensions (HxLxW): 6.54 x 6.06 x 3.87 in./16.6 x 15.4 x 9.8 cm
- Weight: 5.2 lb./2.63 kg
What’s in the box?
- My Book Studio Edition II dual-drive storage system
- FireWire 800 cable
- FireWire 800 to 400 cable
- USB cable
- AC adapter
- Software CD
- Quick install guide
Warranty
- Five-year limited
Most Useful Reviews
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Western Digital 4TB My Book Studio II Hard Drive
Excellent
Written by DH from Gorleston
Nov 11, 2009
Can't really fault these units, I have two of them and am just about to buy a third.
Only (VERY) minor problem is that the supplied back-up software doesn't seem to work with Snow Leopard.
Very quiet, never gets too hot.
Basically it just works exactly how it is meant to. …More2 of 2 people found this useful
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Western Digital 4TB My Book Studio II Hard Drive
Great Large capacity and Quiet
Written by DP from St. Albans
Oct 16, 2009
Plus side, this is a lot of capacity, which works well for my main video server.
It runs quiet and compared to some of the other 1TB stuff we have not overly hot, so it cools itself quietly.
On the downside I was hoping to use the raid structure on the back of AEBS but couldn't get it to recognise the partition via the USB over the network so left it as 1 large volume at 4TB.
Overall impressed so far, had it 3 months. …More5 of 5 people found this useful
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