FireWire/i.LINK 800, FireWire/i.LINK 400, eSATA, USB 2.0 - MPN: WDH2Q20000N See Product Details
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Description
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.
Quick Glance
Internal/External: External
Interface: FireWire/i.LINK 800, FireWire/i.LINK 400, eSATA, USB 2.0
Drive Width: 3.5"
Drive Type: Hard Drive Array
Capacity: 2000000
Rotational Speed: 7200
Summary
Product Title: WD My Book Studio Edition II WDH2Q20000N Hard Drive Array - 2 x HDD Installed - 2 TB Installed HDD Capacity
Manufacturer: WD
Lowest Price: $177.54
Power Score: 4.2 | 5 Reviews
Storage
Capacity: 2 TB Installed/2 TB Maximum
Interface
Interface Type: FireWire/i.LINK 800, FireWire/i.LINK 400, eSATA, USB 2.0
Interface Connection: IEEE 1394 - 6 pin (Firewire), IEEE 1394b - 9 pin (Firewire), Serial ATA - 7 pin, USB
Performance
Drive Type: Hard Drive Array
Rotational Speed: 7200 RPM
General
Internal/External: External
Form Factor Width: 3.5"
Dimensions
Weight: 5.20 lbs
Dimensions: 6.54
Warranty
Warranty Information: 5 Year Limited
More Info
URL: Manufacturer Link
Additional Specifications
Total Hard Drive Capacity Support: 2 TB
Total Hard Drive Capacity Install: 2 TB
Number of Hard Drive Install: 2
Strengths: 2 TB storage. RAID 0 so reads and writes twice as fast as a single HDD. eSATA so very fast.
Weakness: No eSATA cable in box. Original setup is somewhat tricky as the installation manual is wrong.
I just bought this one for my Notebook PC, after being happy with the one I bought six months ago for my Desktop PC. If it goes into power saver, you lose the drive letter until you restart the PC. If you have a TV program set to record to it when you lose the drive letter, that program will not record. If you don't do the Quick Format for Windows, the Full Format will literally take about two...
Strengths: RAID 0 or RAID 1, decent power consumption savings over the current system, drive swappable
Weakness: None
I was looking to set-up a 2N RAID system and had a Buffalo Terastation with 4 drives and 2TB. This thing blew it away performance wise and data transfer rates have been fast. Moved 1.5TB of data in about 4 hours via FW800 and I am setting up eSATA for it this week-end. I use it on a MacPRO and it complimented it well.
The Western Digital My Book Studio 2nd-gen is a quad interface external hard drive that can connect to a Windows or Macintosh computer via one of four interface options: FireWire 400/800, eSATA, or USB 2.0. The hard-drive comes in a RAID 0 (striped disks) configuration, which means that the data is more efficiently distributed for improved data processing. Users have the option to pursue a RAID 1...
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Testseek.com has collected 46 expert reviews for Western Digital My Book Studio 2 eSATA/USB2/FireWire and the average expert rating is 78 of 100. The average score reflects the expert community’s view on this product. Click below and use Testseek.com to see all ratings, product awards and conclusions.
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wd studio ii 2tb
Strengths: ease of maintenance, quad interface
Weakness: none
i bought this after my 320g hd crashed. configured this as raid 1, connected to my mac first time, no issue so far. the firewire 800 is amazingly quick.