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"A reasonably priced, large capacity external drive. May freeze up from time to time."
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Summary: alaTest collected and analyzed 14 reviews of Western Digital My Book Studio Edition from international magazines and websites and compared these to 85389 reviews for other Hard Drives. Experts rate this product 80/100. The amount of rated reviews for this product is too low to calculate a reliable alaScore™.
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maclife.com
Editors' rating: 80
Summary: . Whether it's for storing files or for use with Leopard's Time Machine, the My Book Studio is a good choice.
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pocket-lint.com
Editors' rating: 80
Summary: It's got plenty of storage and works with a host of platforms, making this a near-perfect peripheral
CNET product brief
Description: This Western Digital My Book Studio Edition is a 1TB, external hard disk drive.Compared to other external hard drives on the market, it is midpriced at around $155.Connects via either FireWire or USB 2.0 for increased flexibility.
Pros: Has a 1TB capacity, which is considerably larger than some similarly priced hard drives.In fact, the average cost of a product with this large a capacity is $260.Also, this hard drive has a 5 year warranty, which is considerably more favorable than some similarly priced hard drives.Connects to your PC via high speed USB 2.0 or FireWire cables.This product can also connect to older USB ports, but the transfer rates will be fairly slow.
Cons: None noted, given available product data.
Suitability: An external hard drive, suited for convenient plug-and-play with most desktop or notebook computers.
Value: Overall, this hard drive has good features for the money.
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