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Speed is what you need for video editing, big design projects, or managing photo shoots and that's what this drive delivers with FireWire 800 and eSATA connectivity. With our automatic backup capability your creative masterpieces will be backed up the minute you save them.
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141 of 143 people found the following review helpful
I've done a lot of research in purchasing an external drive for my iMac and this drive came as my #1 choice.
First of all I would like to address all the other reviewers saying they have problems with this product - please note that YOU MUST UPGRADE product's firmware software before you can use it with Leopard (a small download from WD web site and software installation)! In my product packaging I've had a written notice on this from WD and this was the first thing I did! This is the only con I have for this product, however once your firmware is updated, the drive works like a charm!!!
WD made this model specifically for Macs, the drive is even HFS+ (Apple) formatted. I've also seen this drive being sold in Apple retail stores!
I've had this drive for the last couple of months and I've never had problems with it, I love it! The product is very much aesthetically pleasing, its operation is dead quiet and I love the automated power save feature (drive powers off automatically when not in use)!
The drive features quadruple interface (USB, ESATA, FW400, FW800) - I use firewire 800 and the data transfer is blazing fast!!
In my research the runner up was LaCie Big Disk Extreme 1 TB having similar features as this WD drive, however besides a small difference in price, the major difference was that WD extends 5 year warranty for its WD drive, whereas LaCie gives you only 3 years warranty!
I would highly recommend Western Digital My Book Studio 1TB hard drive, Mac (WDH1Q10000N) to all Mac users, you cannot go wrong with this one! :)
First of all I would like to address all the other reviewers saying they have problems with this product - please note that YOU MUST UPGRADE product's firmware software before you can use it with Leopard (a small download from WD web site and software installation)! In my product packaging I've had a written notice on this from WD and this was the first thing I did! This is the only con I have for this product, however once your firmware is updated, the drive works like a charm!!!
WD made this model specifically for Macs, the drive is even HFS+ (Apple) formatted. I've also seen this drive being sold in Apple retail stores!
I've had this drive for the last couple of months and I've never had problems with it, I love it! The product is very much aesthetically pleasing, its operation is dead quiet and I love the automated power save feature (drive powers off automatically when not in use)!
The drive features quadruple interface (USB, ESATA, FW400, FW800) - I use firewire 800 and the data transfer is blazing fast!!
In my research the runner up was LaCie Big Disk Extreme 1 TB having similar features as this WD drive, however besides a small difference in price, the major difference was that WD extends 5 year warranty for its WD drive, whereas LaCie gives you only 3 years warranty!
I would highly recommend Western Digital My Book Studio 1TB hard drive, Mac (WDH1Q10000N) to all Mac users, you cannot go wrong with this one! :)
96 of 111 people found the following review helpful
Like it says in the review title, I really WANT to like this drive. Unfortunately, I can't. I don't. And I probably won't. Ever. Why?
I bought a 1Tb drive for media storage, and the 500Gb model for Time Machine. The drives mounted fine on my 24" aluminum iMac, but then the problems started.
The drives would sometimes freeze when they went into suspend mode. Worse, OS X is too stupid to stop trying to access a "dead" drive, so the frozen drive would hang the system.
I figured it was a fluke, so I did a hard restart on all my hardware. Same problems, so I changed cables. No luck. I even tried the firewire 400 and USB interfaces. The drives would still freeze, and still hang the system.
I figured I just had a defective drive. No problem. I already had another 500Gb drive on order, so I sent the first back to the vendor and waited for the second to arrive. I had the same problems with the second drive, so it went back for a refund as well.
The 1Tb drive started giving me the same problems, so I took the mechanism out of the WD case and put it in an OWC enclosure. Not surprisingly, I haven't had a problem since.
So, why do I want to like this drive?
Pros:
- It's attractive
- It's quiet (because it's fanless)
- Quadruple interface (nice!)
Cons:
- It just doesn't work...
WD is my first choice for internal drives, but they have some MAJOR problems with the My Book Studio line. Since other Mac users love them, I suspect that the drives simply don't like the new iMacs.
Check the Apple Discussion Forums and you'll find lots of problems with them.
I bought a 1Tb drive for media storage, and the 500Gb model for Time Machine. The drives mounted fine on my 24" aluminum iMac, but then the problems started.
The drives would sometimes freeze when they went into suspend mode. Worse, OS X is too stupid to stop trying to access a "dead" drive, so the frozen drive would hang the system.
I figured it was a fluke, so I did a hard restart on all my hardware. Same problems, so I changed cables. No luck. I even tried the firewire 400 and USB interfaces. The drives would still freeze, and still hang the system.
I figured I just had a defective drive. No problem. I already had another 500Gb drive on order, so I sent the first back to the vendor and waited for the second to arrive. I had the same problems with the second drive, so it went back for a refund as well.
The 1Tb drive started giving me the same problems, so I took the mechanism out of the WD case and put it in an OWC enclosure. Not surprisingly, I haven't had a problem since.
So, why do I want to like this drive?
Pros:
- It's attractive
- It's quiet (because it's fanless)
- Quadruple interface (nice!)
Cons:
- It just doesn't work...
WD is my first choice for internal drives, but they have some MAJOR problems with the My Book Studio line. Since other Mac users love them, I suspect that the drives simply don't like the new iMacs.
Check the Apple Discussion Forums and you'll find lots of problems with them.
35 of 38 people found the following review helpful
I had read reviews of previous versions of the WD MyBook series drives being excessively loud. This 1TB (931GB actually) drive is very quiet, just a slight hum to it. I have an iMac with a 1TB drive and I am using this WD external for Time Machine under Leopard with FireWire 800. I have had it about a month and am very pleased so far. The front has a light bar that strobes or flashes depending on what the drive is doing. Some may find that annoying (for example if used in a bedroom). I'm not sure if this can be turned off. I have not tried the backup software that came on the drive.
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Works Well
I partitioned this hard drive into 2 parts, one a secondary boot drive and the other my Music and video collection. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Wyvernspirit
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Long time problem with this device, needing to run Disk Warrior frequently. Finally died completely. Read more
Long time problem with this device, needing to run Disk Warrior frequently. Finally died completely. Read more
Published 9 months ago by William M. Dimbat
An external drive that doesn't stay mounted
Maybe it's my settings on my iMac, but I can't keep hard drive mounted. I use it for automatic back-up, but it wont stay mounted.
Published 10 months ago by Bill
Problems with Windows recognizing it
I've had problems with Windows (both Vista 64 and Win 7 64) recognizing the drive. Once installed, it may not be in your Computer list when you wake up in the morning, and you will... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Pablo Ambram
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sucks big time
crashed and took 6 years of photos and tons of other data with it.
get g-tech
crashed and took 6 years of photos and tons of other data with it.
get g-tech
Published 18 months ago by sworup
Excellent product
Excellent product, good price. I have 3 of them. Plus this hard drive has 5 years warranty.
Published on April 16, 2010 by S. Martynyuk
Western Digital My Book Studio 1 TB
My Book Studio Edition WDH1Q10000 - Hard drive - 1 TB - external - FireWire / FireWire 800 / Hi-Speed USB / eSATA-300 is a great product built particularly for the computer users... Read more
Published on February 1, 2010 by Shah Alam
When working, great drive.
This is the second of two drives. This drive failed but WD is replacing it under warranty. Love the multiple data options (Firewire, eSata and USB).
Published on December 8, 2009 by jmb
NOT FOR MAC!
If you're into video or audio editing then avoid this product. It's slow and does not have the speed or man power to done with Final Cut or Logic Studio. Read more
Published on November 24, 2009 by P. Chen
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I had a problem with the drive on my Mac dual g5. It would not stay mounted on the desk top. I called for help and was forwarded to level 2 support when the first level support... Read more
Published on November 8, 2009 by Harold Borkin
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