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Western Digital My Book Studio (WDBC3G0010HAL / WDBC3G0020HAL / WDBC3G0030HAL)
7.9 out of 10

Western Digital My Book Studio (WDBC3G0010HAL / WDBC3G0020HAL / WDBC3G0030HAL)

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Reviews and Problems with Western Digital My Book Studio (WDBC3G0010HAL / WDBC3G0020HAL / WDBC3G0030HAL)

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Overall 2
2.0

Defective Units

J. Dornfeld "Aloha Time", Amazon
29 March 2012
  • Summary: Bought one and it was DOA. The second one died after about 6 days of service running Time Machine. Easy to return to Amazon and now looking for an alternative.
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Overall 2
2.0

Western Digital My Book Studio 1 TB FireWire 800 External Hard Drive

xpx, Amazon
26 March 2012
  • Summary: a back-up maxtor turbo drive of 3+ years finally died on me a week ago (none of the 1TB firewire 800 drives that i've owned so far ever lasted longer than 2+ years).
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Overall 2
2.0

No FireWire 800 to 400 cable. Amazon Lies.

W. H. Clark, Amazon
23 March 2012
  • Summary: There is not a FireWire 800 to 400 cable, even though Amazon misleadingly promises: What's in the box External hard drive, WD SmartWare software, USB cable, FireWire 800
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Overall 2
2.0

I've had 2 and both crashed!

Gregory C. Wagner, Amazon
3 February 2012
  • Summary: I have had two of these so far and both of them have crashed. The first one was under warranty and the company replaced it but i lost everything because they won't pay...
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Overall 2
2.0

I will give it 0 stars if I would have the option

feramis19, Amazon
4 January 2012
  • Summary: Worse customer service ever! I bought the WD My Book Studio 3 TB to use with my 2011 MacBook Pro running Lion, after calling WD to make sure I make the right choice.
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Overall 2
2.0

dead after 30 days

Eve Sheridan, Amazon
10 November 2011
  • Summary: I set it up and it was great, never touched it, moved it, fiddled with it. Today it vanished from the Mac, the light is off, the power in it is dead.
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Overall 2
2.0
Value for money 2
2.0
Ease of use 6
6.0
Performance 6
6.0
Ease of setup 6
6.0

Not a dependable drive.

MediaFrenzie, Bestbuy
18 January 2011
  • Summary: Owned this drive for 4 months. It began to click and then became non-responsive. A replacement drive was sent via Western Digital. Within 2 months, same ordeal.
  • Pros: Design of unit.
  • Cons: Not dependable.
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Overall 2
2.0
Value for money 2
2.0
Ease of use 2
2.0
Performance 2
2.0
Ease of setup 8
8.0

This product is unusable!

jkscott, Bestbuy
18 January 2011
  • Summary: Do not buy this product! It is unusable, unreliable, and will cause you a headache. It is broken and Western Digital does not offer any assistance.
  • Cons: Broken!
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Overall 2
2.0

UNUSABLE

drumcrazy, Bestbuy
18 January 2011
  • Summary: Purchased this unit for use as a fourth external backup unit using the Firewire connector. The Best Buy techie said that it was pre-formatted as NTFS.
  • Pros: Good connection options.
  • Cons: Unusable when connected with a PC.
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Overall 2
2.0
Value for money 2
2.0
Ease of use 2
2.0
Performance 2
2.0
Ease of setup 2
2.0

Need to return it

jarqults, Bestbuy
11 December 2010
  • Summary: Obviously, this was a poor choice on our part! We have tried using this all over the house and it doesn't work! We need to figure out how we can return it.
  • Pros: doesn't work
  • Cons: really bad
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