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Partitioned and preformatted for your mac, the studio edition ii is a onestop space solution. Western digital my book studio edition ii specs cnet. The worlds first 4tb external hdd is being labeled the my book studio edition ii, which is now twice as roomy as the same drive a year ago. Western digital my book connection to windows 10 i was okay with windows 7. My book studio ii 4tb external drives for mac wd community.
Password protection the my book drives builtin 256bit aes hardware encryption with wd security tools helps keep your content private and safe. On other note, i did experienced some issue with my new hitachi xl2000 2tb hd. The worlds first 4tb external hdd is being labeled the my book studio edition ii, which is now twice as roomy as the same drive a. Western digital my book studio edition ii 4tb external. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Essential edition, home edition, office edition, mirror edition, studio edition, premium edition, elite edition, pro edition, av dvr live edition, and the world edition. Wd my book studio edition ii, 4tb dual hdd wdh2q40000n.
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The my book duo drive has massive capacity for storing photos, videos, documents and music. I applied for an advanced rma from western digital and received a complete replacement my book studio ii 4tb in about a week. My own studio ii 2tb came with wd drive manager but not wd smartware, so i will be just as curious as you are about this even though i dont share your particular problem. Its in the top 3 bestselling external hard drives and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as wd easystore 4tb or lacie porsche desktop.
May 05, 2011 paired up with a notebook or desktop this external enclosure can provide a wealth of backup space or serve as a repository for documents, images and the like. I also used razor blades, but they can be replaced or omitted if you would like to do it differently. Mar 03, 2010 just want to give yall a heads up on the western digital mybook studio 2 tb external hdd western digital my book studio 2 tb firewire 800400, usb 2. Wd my book studio edition ii, 4tb dual hdd wdh2q40000n adorama. Oct 15, 2015 hi all, i got 1tb my book studio ii wd0h2q, inside 2x 500gb wd hdds. It wont format with disk utility under mac os extended journal.
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A quick overview of the western digital studio edition ii 4tb external hard disk drive, including a demo on how to open the drive for hard disk. It looks quite nice and would go nicely with a mac pro or any aluminum mac. Dec 31, 2012 the western digital my book studio gives you a capacious 4tb drive to match your aluminum imac or mac mini. The my book studio edition ii treads lightly on the earth and.
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