WD My Book Studio 2 TB FireWire 800 External Hard Drive

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446Total Reviews

External Hard Drives

B

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Western Digital

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WD My Book Studio 2 TB FireWire 800 External Hard Drive

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B

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Pros & Cons

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Pros

Excellent backup device. Easy to use, easy to set up multiple partitions, tons of space. I have it connected to an imac and the backups are totally tranparent. I use this to hold photo archives which include bulky cr2 and dng files. Very pleased with ... Read More

This is the second wd my book studio that i have purchased over the years. Looking around for a replacement for another wd mybook and found this one at a great price. It's a great drive, and i would certainly recommend it, or buy another the next time... Read More

While not quite as speedy a thunderbolt peripheral would be, this firewire drive is fast enough for her to work directly from the drive. The firewire interface makes data transfers extremely fast. Using the firewire 800 frees up a usb 3. Port. It's re... Read More

Cons

They get you in with the cheap price but then it poops out. Total disappointment" "shame on you.

It's dead now but i have reason to believe that it is not the hard drive inside that went bad but rather the controller. Finally, it got knocked onto its side. It's a brand new external dive it arrive dead.

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Highlights

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Quality

The software provided works great with the computer.

Very pleased with the hdd, the fast shipping and the warehouse price.

With the success that i have with the original, i decided to stick with wd despite some reviews, and purchase this one.

The supplied firewire cable is actually of significant quality and the power adapter is well built too.

Price

Easy to set up & the price was right.

Works well, looks great, and the listed price was right.

Shipping

This firewire drive, while not quite as speedy a thunderbolt peripheral would be, is fast enough for her to work directly from the drive.

Packaging/appearance

It was perhaps a return, as it wasn't in factory packaging, but was in perfect physical condition with all the cords required a... Read More

Competitiveness

Works like a champ and love the design.

Looking around for a replacement for another wd mybook and found this one at a great price on the amazon warehouse site.

I have a 2tb 27 mountain lion 10.

The first one is a 1tb wd my book that i purchased 4 or 5 years ago from worst buy to backup my old windows laptop.

Overview

How are reviewers describing this item?
great, external, fast and still.

Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.

Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.

This product had a total of 446 reviews as of our last analysis date on Sep 17 2022.