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Wd my book studio edition ii dualdrive storage system with raid has 4 tb, quad interface. Im tossing up between doing just that or buying an esata to. The 4 tb capacity works with windows vista and windows 7 only. Western digital wd40000h2q00 studio edition ii manuals manuals and user guides for western digital wd40000h2q00 studio edition ii. Ablegrid 12v 2a ac dc adapter for wd my book av dvr. Wd my book duo 6tb 2bay external usb typec storage black. Western digital wd on tuesday announced the new my book studio edition ii external hard drive in a four terabyte tb capacity.
The my book studio edition ii drive comes equipped with two 2tb hard disk mechanisms inside. I mentioned it back in july in my popular whats on my desk post. Purchases from these sellers are generally covered under our newegg marketplace guarantee. For windows, go to the start menu and select windows update. I tried using disk utility and i could see the drive and the icon is dim. The new my book studio edition ii dualdrive storage systems are. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or.
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The bottom of the device is one side of the book and the top is the door for the two. Western digital my book studio ii 2 tb 2 x 1 tb usb 2. Wd intros 4tb my book studio edition ii external hard drive. Wd discovery software for wd backup, wd security and wd drive utilities for mac. It connects to a mac using external serial ata esata and firewire 400, firewire 800 or usb 2.
How to remove or replace the sata raid drives, inside a western digital mybook studio 2. I already own one of these drives that i use for storage of my wifes photography, but i only activate it when archiving. This 30 day period starts on the date of your first telephone contact with wd technical support. The drive offers up to 6tb of storage space in raid 0 and very good performance for an. Theres not much to say about the new western digital my book studio 3tb hard drive. My book studio edition ii dualdrive storage systems are available now at select retailers and wds online store. Its matte silver chassis matches the aluminum case of your new imac, mac mini. Right around 12 months after western digital outed its 2tb my book studio edition ii, the company has come forward with a new edition that. Western digital esata external hard disk drives for sale ebay. Western digital my book studio ii 4tb dualdrive external storage system with raid. Jun 10, 2009 wd, the worlds leader in external storage solutions, today introduced its new 4 terabyte capacity my book studio edition ii dualdrive storage systems, which are designed to seamlessly work with mac computers and provide an ideal blend of high performance and power conservation. Upbright 12v 2a ac adapter for wd my book live 1tb.
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