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WD My Book Studio 2 TB FireWire 800 External Hard Drive

4.4 out of 5 stars 401 customer reviews
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  • Pure performance for Mac with FireWire 800
  • Compatible with Apple Time Machine
  • Password protection with hardware-based encryption
  • WD SmartWare automatic, continuous backup software
  • Cool-to-the-touch aluminum enclosure complements your Mac
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Capacity: 2 TB
  • Contains External Power Adapter

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File System HFS+ Unformatted HFS+ Ntfs
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Capacity:2 TB
Product Dimensions 5.3 x 1.9 x 6.5 inches
Item Weight 2.6 pounds
Shipping Weight 3.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
ASIN B004QGXOOI
Item model number WDBC3G0020HAL-NESN
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4.4 out of 5 stars 401 customer reviews

4.4 out of 5 stars
Best Sellers Rank #654 in Electronics > Computers & Accessories > Data Storage > External Hard Drives
Date first available at Amazon.com July 11, 2011

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5.0 out of 5 starsREVIEW UPDATE July/2013
By DineKur on January 2, 2012
Size: 1 TB Verified Purchase
This is an UPDATE from my initial review.
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After more than a year-and-a-half since my initial review (below), I can happily say that all is still quiet on the Western (Digital) front - which is great news - for me, at least.
The "My Book Studio 1TB" drive still earns 5-stars from me. The drive is still as dependable and quiet as when I first purchased it. In my experience, this external drive has lasted the longest, and I certainly put them (I bought a second about 9-months ago) through their paces, and have nearly maxed to capacity one of the drives and it still and has always worked like a charm.
That drive holds all of my video content, and copying to a from as well as playback has been without incident, as all drives SHOULD work. Ditto for the second drive: no incidents, no problems, no worries.
For the record, my two drives are of the Firewire variety, and each is connected separately to my desktop computer (Mac Pro/ c.2009) and not daisy-chained, as I have some concerns when it comes to daisy-chaining external hard drives - mostly with regards to upload/download speeds, and also the sensitive nature of the files that I store. My concern is likely a holdover from past bad experiences with previous drives that crashed on me, and perhaps not an issue with these drives.
And also for the record, I am going to add a third drive to my collection, that I will attach to the home network for the explicit purpose of playing media (movies, music) through my smart TV (either via Apple TV or Roku).
So from my perspective, coming up soon on two years of use, these drives are incomparable, especially as prices drop for 1TB (and higher) drives.Read more ›
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3.0 out of 5 starsWarning if you need a bootable backup...
By Dave K on May 8, 2012
Size: 2 TB Verified Purchase
I'll cut to the chase. This would have been a 5-star review, but as I learned, this drive might not be for you if you need a Firewire bootable backup. If this is a concern, read on...

I bought this drive intending to partition it into two 1TB partitions- one for a bootable backup and one for a Time Machine backup. I do my bootable backups with the application SuperDuper, which is outstanding for this purpose. I have used it to create bootable backups on 3 different Maxtor external Firewire drives, and they have all flawlessly booted all my Macs. I expected no different from this new Western Digital (WD) 2TB drive. Unfortunately, the WD would not boot 2 out of my 3 Macs when connected via Firewire. It would NOT boot an Intel MacBook (Late 2007 edition) or an Intel iMac (Mid 2007 edition). It does boot our Intel iMac (Mid-2010 edition). Strangely, the WD booted all 3 Macs when connected via USB, though needless to say very slowly in all cases. If you need additional technical information, read on.

Technical Info: The following tests were done with the WD connected via Firewire. The WD is correctly formatted for booting Intel Macs with GPT GUID formatting. Note that the WD appears as a bootable drive in System Preferences->Startup Disk on all 3 of my Macs. But when attempting to boot via Firewire, I get only a grey screen on the Intel MacBook (Late 2007 edition) and the Intel iMac (Mid 2007 edition). The Intel iMac (Mid-2010 edition) boots normally. When booting with the Option Key held down, Startup Manager does NOT see the WD as a bootable drive on the Intel MacBook (Late 2007 edition) and the Intel iMac (Mid 2007 edition). It does appear as a bootable drive on the Intel iMac (Mid-2010 edition).Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsGreat Mac external hard drive
By Chris McCreevey on July 22, 2012
Size: 2 TB Verified Purchase
Being in the market for an external hard drive for a Mac in my household, I naturally turned to customer reviews to read what others thought of the various drives on the market. What I found is that for every brand that I researched, including Western Digital, Seagate, LaCie, G-Technology and others, there are those that love the drives along with a few that reported multiple failures of the drives along with a promise to never buy that brand's hardware again. This made my decision process that much harder, especially since I am more familiar with the PC environment and wasn't sure about what might be best for a Mac. In the end, I went with what I knew from my prior experience.

I'm an IT guy and have a lot of hardware in my household, which has expanded from PCs to include Macs in recent years. My plan was to use a rarely used Mac Mini as a media server, to stream music, DVD movies, family photos and home movies to other devices, including Apple TV. I needed a large, fast drive that could support streaming to multiple devices simultaneously. Because it was difficult to fully trust any brand based on reviews, I also consulted the "experts" at a local Apple store, who recommended LaCie drives.

I had no familiarity with LaCie, but I did have extensive experience with Western Digital. I have two 500 GB Passport drives from early 2009 and a 1 TB My Book from late 2008 or early 2009. Although I have never had a problem with any of those drives, the reviews made me wonder if WD's quality or reliability had decreased over the years. We all know that companies tend to make things cheaper over time, and I was wondering if shrinking profit margins were resulting in poorer quality and more consumer problems.Read more ›
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars

Great drive so far, and nice to find one still supporting FireWire 800. Great for my iMac

Published 19 days ago by W. Nelson
5.0 out of 5 starsWarehouse pricing scores again!

Looking around for a replacement for another WD Mybook and found this one at a great price on the Amazon Warehouse site. Read more

Published 1 month ago by EZ writer
4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars

works like a charm with the imac, and the firewire is so much better than USB i think.

Published 3 months ago by Sameer K.
2.0 out of 5 starsDisappointed

This worked fine for three years, and now won't turn on at all. Not surprisingly, this happened just after the warranty expired.

Published 6 months ago by SRF
5.0 out of 5 starsA great external drive, very fast and reliable.

I've had this drive for three and a half years now, and it is still going strong. I've never had a problem with it, or lost any data. Read more

Published 8 months ago by pre_567
1.0 out of 5 starsCaveat Emptor -- Buyer Beware!

I'd give it 0 stars, if I could. This is my 4th My Book Studio to fail. I originally started with a 320GB version, followed by 500GB, 750GB and 1TB versions; each of them failed... Read more

Published 8 months ago by Eric Kestler
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Works great after 10 months.

Published 9 months ago by Tievoli
5.0 out of 5 starsSeems Like a Good Drive, but It's Old Technology Now

I've had mine for a year or two without problems, so there ya go. No complaints, but I would go for USB 3.0 or Thunderbolt now, so this review is pretty useless at this point. Read more

Published 9 months ago by Tanuki
4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars

Still working and fast

Published 10 months ago by Edwin
1.0 out of 5 starsHeads Up!

Heads Up! This is not a "New" product with a manufacturers warranty. It was last manufactured in 2010 and is a discontinued item. Read more

Published 11 months ago by Truxter Fordly

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