Reviews and Problems with Western Digital My Book Studio II (WDH2Q20000/WDH2Q40000/WDH2Q60000)
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Western Digital My Book Studio Edition II
Macworld
8 June 2011
Excerpt: If you think bigger is better when it comes to storage space, you might be interested in Western Digital’s My Book Studio Edition II , which combines two 3TB drives in a
Pros: Sleek design, Lots of storage space, 5-year limited warranty
Western Digital My Book Studio Edition II (WDH2Q60000)
itreviews.com
19 May 2011
Conclusion: The latest addition to WD's My Book Studio Edition II range offers huge amounts of external storage, but the lack of forward thinking by not having at least a USB 3.0
Excerpt: Its price may be daunting, but Western Digital's My Book Studio Edition II offers a massive 4TB of desktop storage, speedy transfers over eSATA and FireWire 800, and
Pros: Massive storage space, User-replaceable drives, ESATA and FireWire 800 ports offer speedy transfers for Mac or PC
Cons: Pricey, but not unreasonable considering capacity, No eSATA cable included
Summary: That’s a bit much for a single drive, and makes us wonder why Western Digital just doesn’t consolidate the features of its programs into a single application.
Pros: Speedy, pretty, bundled software accomplishes much
Cons: Installation process could be better simplified, multiple programs should be combined into a single shell
Summary: The My Book Studio Edition II isn't a top-level performer across the board. We'd only look into it if you need high sequential reads and writes over FireWire, or like the...
Pros: User serviceable drives, Great sequential FireWire 800 performance, RAID 1 or 0 available
Cons: Not great on the random speeds, we've seen better eSATA performance, Lid is a pain to close
Excerpt: While for some of us, the ability for our hard drive to be able to resist sniper fire underwater is a going concern ( see iOSafe Rugged Portable ), most of us are really
Excerpt: Western Digital has never been slow in adding its largest capacity drives to its external drive family, and once it released the world's first internal 3TB drive, the
Pros: Stunningly huge capacity, Geared for Macs, Fast, Good value