Today Western Digital Introduced the My Book Studio Edition II for Macs. The My Book is an external hard drive with up to 2 TB of storage space.
The new Studio Edition II which are formated specifically for Mac computers and designed in a way that is eco-friendly is currently available at the online Western Digital store (ShopWD.com).
“WD developed the My Book Studio Edition II external drives to satisfy the needs of Mac enthusiasts and creative professionals who require extra-fast performance, but also want it to be as environmentally friendly as possible,” said Jim Welsh, vice president and general manager of WD’s branded products and consumer electronics groups. “Configured with RAID 0 out of the box, photographers, graphic artists, videographers, and others who require large amounts of storage will experience high performance combined with power savings and quiet operation when they use the new My Book Studio Edition II storage system.”
Some of the primary features of the My Book Studio Edition II external hard drive include:
• High-end quadruple interface RAID system (FireWire 400/800, eSATA, USB 2.0) with 5-year limited warranty
• Hard drive is set to RAID 0 (striping) out of the box and combined with eSATA or FireWire 800 interfaces offers the speed creative pros need for fast, smooth video editing
• Can be configured to RAID 1 (mirroring) for extra data protection
• Includes visible “Capacity LED” so you always know storage capacity levels with a single glance
• Compatible with Mac® OS x 10.4.10+ (Tiger), 10.5.2+(Leopard) out of the box
• Combination of WD’s efficient GreenPower drive, along with a “fan-less” design and power saving mode, the new drive consumes 34% less power making it reliably cool and remarkably quiet
• New, sleeker industrial design features a silver enclosure to match Mac computers
• WD Anywhere Backup; Software CD included
The new My Books available in 1TB and 2TB capacities and has a list price of $399.00 and $599.00, respectively.
Comments: (8)
buyer_beware on Wed, Apr 02nd, 2008 at 11:29 PM
Do not buy this, I had the studio and it was nothing but problematic for me and WD offered no support.
Michael on Thu, Apr 03rd, 2008 at 12:20 AM
what problems have you had with it
MacGuy on Thu, Apr 03rd, 2008 at 04:33 PM
I always find it amusing when HD manufacturers release products for “Mac” . . . all the do is pre format it with Mac OS Extended.
dogerfan93 on Sun, Apr 06th, 2008 at 07:51 PM
the wonders of marketing lol
green thinking on Thu, Jun 05th, 2008 at 08:30 PM
I hope this is an eco-friendly electronic product :D
toronto on Fri, Jun 06th, 2008 at 10:31 AM
i was thinking to buy this too…
best on Thu, Jun 12th, 2008 at 02:23 AM
ofcourse its environment and eco friendly product. It does not emit bad things. Right?
flash on Thu, Sep 25th, 2008 at 05:06 AM
I always find it amusing when HD manufacturers release products for “Mac” . . . all the do is pre format it with Mac OS Extended.
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