Western Digital My Book Studio Edition 500 GB USB 2.0/FireWire 400/FireWire 800/eSATA External Hard Drive WDH1Q5000N

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(56 customer reviews)

Product Features

Formatted for Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later, can be reformatted for Windows 2000, XP, and Vista
Compatible with USB 2.0, FireWire 400 and 800, and eSATA
Plug-and-play setup for easy installation
Turns itself on and off with your computer and Safe Shutdown prevents the drive from being powered down until all your data has been written
Automatically backs up important data, synchronizes files to keep them current

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Customer Reviews

Awesome Drive
I use this drive with Time Machine on my 15" Macbook Pro, and so far have been tickled pink with its performance. It's fast, beautiful, and even quieter than I had anticipated. More >>
D. Troyer

so far, so good
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David Walker

Perfect iMac + Time Machine Solution
Installation and setup could not not have been simpler. Connected to my iMac via Firewire 800, turned on Time Machine...works great! More >>
Roy Hagerman

Perfect Backup Drive
I have 2 of these, and use both for backup of 1000's of photographs. I have had no problems using with my Mac G5 with Tiger. More >>
Wendell Thompson

Works, if you do this....
OK, despite negative reviews, I just bought a refurbed My Book Studio because it was REALLY cheap for a FireWire 800 drive. More >>
San Fran Man

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