Western Digital 1TB My Book Studio Edition Quad Interface External Hard Drive
The 1TB My Book Studio Edition Quad Interface External Hard Drive from Western Digital is a high-capacity external hard drive with an interface that allows it to be connected via FireWire-800, FireWire-400, USB 2.0, or eSATA.
The drive is housed in an elegant design that can at first glance be mistaken for that of a hardbound book. This makes the drive an excellent choice for anyone who would like to have a unique and classy drive to use for external data storage. The drive features built-in power-saving, has no environmental contaminants, and ships in recyclable packaging, making it as friendly to the environment as it is to your data.
The drive comes preformatted with the Mac OS X HFS+ Journaled file system, making it an excellent choice for creative professionals who work on the Mac platform. WD Anywhere Backup software for OS X is included. The drive can also be reformatted for use in Windows. This drive is an excellent choice for anyone who would like to add storage to their computer without sacrificing aesthetics.
- 1TB holds up to 75 hours of DV video, 212 DVD movies, or 250,000 MP3s
- Connects via eSATA, FireWire-800, FireWire-400, or USB 2.0
- Automatic backup function protects your data
- Capacity gauge gives you an at-a-glance indication of free space
- Designed for low power consumption and cool operation
- HFS+ formatted for Macintosh, can be reformatted for use in Windows
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 1TB |
| Interface |
1x USB 2.0 1x eSATA 1x 6-Pin FireWire-400 1x 9-Pin FireWire-800 |
| Drive Speed | 7200rpm |
| Buffer | Not Specified by Manufacturer |
| Average Seek Time | Not Specified by Manufacturer |
| Sustained Data Transfer Rate | Not Specified by Manufacturer |
| Drivers | |
|---|---|
| Supported | Not Required |
| Included | Not Required |
| System Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Mac | Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4, 10.5 |
| Windows |
Operating System: Windows XP, Vista
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Please Note:Drive must be reformatted for use in Windows close |
| Hardware | FireWire-400, FireWire-800, USB 2.0, or eSATA port |
| General | |
|---|---|
| Mounting | Desktop |
| Power Requirements | AC: 100-240VAC, 47-63Hz |
| Environmental Requirements |
Operating Temperature: 41-95°F (5-35°C) Storage Temperature: -4-149°F (-20-65°C) |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) | 2.1 x 6.5 x 5.4" (5.4 x 16.6 x 13.7cm) |
| Weight | 2.6 lb (1.2kg) |
REVIEW SNAPSHOT®
by PowerReviews(based on 62 reviews)
Ratings Distribution
95%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Pros
- Quiet (48)
- Easy to use (39)
- Easy to setup (38)
- Large capacity / good size (38)
- Attractive (25)
Cons
- Unreliable (5)
Best Uses
- Back-up (39)
- Additional storage (32)
- Photo storage (24)
- Video (20)
- File transfer (13)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Power user (36), Heavy duty user (8), Casual user (7), Frequent user (6), Tech savvy (4)
- Primary use:
- Business (34), Personal (28)
Most Liked Positive Review
Absolutely Perfect
I am currently using the WD 1tb drive for backup. I was running out of internal HD space and needed more, so after hours of research of various brands and sizes I decided to ...Read complete review
I am currently using the WD 1tb drive for backup. I was running out of internal HD space and needed more, so after hours of research of various brands and sizes I decided to choose the 1tb studio edition. The backup software that is included works great and I have not encountered any problems. Although, I have stopped using the it because I upgraded my Mac to the Leopard OS, now I am using Time Machine instead. This drive integrates seamlessly with T.M. and again I have had no issues with backing up or restoring.
This is a great product and is perfect for Mac users, but I am willing to bet that it also works well for the PC people.
One thing I do find a bit annoying is the light on the front of the unit. It is bright and continuously flashing, pulsing and going through wave cycles. All of which are part of its normal function, I just find it distracting.
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Most Liked Negative Review
Bad Experience
This thing was a nightmare. I needed a large drive to use as a scratch disk with my mac and Final Cut. I bought this for the Firewire capability. I will admit, when ...Read complete review
This thing was a nightmare. I needed a large drive to use as a scratch disk with my mac and Final Cut. I bought this for the Firewire capability. I will admit, when I removed it from the box, it was gorgeous. It definitely wins in the looks department and was sleek enough to compliment my Mac. That's about all the good I can say. The quick setup guide instructed me to plug in the drive and turn it on. I plugged it in, but it was already powered on. I simply assumed it was shipped with the power button in the "on" position and pushed the power button to turn it off....nothing. I pushed again...nothing. So I figured I'd just connect it to my Mac and use the sleep feature to power it down when I was done. I connected via FW800, my Mac identified it quickly with no problems and I was up and running. I installed the pre-loaded disk management software and thought I was good to go. When I eventually powered down my Mac, I noticed the light was still blinking in the "active" pattern. I pushed the power button on the drive again. No response. I spent the next couple hours searching the web and WD knowledgebase for answers. After upgrading the drive firmware and disk management software, per Western Digital's instructions, my Mac no longer recognized the drive via Firewire, only USB. Well, that ruined my intended use on the Mac. Furious, I reformatted the drive for Windows and figured I'd just use it as a backup storage drive on my Win laptop. The power button was just as useless on PC; however, it did finally go into sleep mode when I shut down. I thought all was finally well, until I restarted Windows. The drive would not come out of sleep mode. That was the last straw for me. I replaced it. You could assume I just got a bad drive, however, I found numerous similar complaints on the web.
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Pros
- Attractive Design
- Compact
- Easy To Setup
- Quiet
Cons
- Difficult To Use
- Unreliable
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- File Transfer
- Photo Storage
Comments about Western Digital 1TB My Book Studio Edition Quad Interface External Hard Drive:
I use the product to back up photographs for my business. The set up went by like a breeze. I use it for an iMac. After that, it's a bit confusing to retrieve your storage. The WD customer support does not have long waits, but sometimes they are difficult to deal with - and I consider myself well versed in various accents. Overall I like the product and would recommend it.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- File Transfer
- Photo Storage
Comments about Western Digital 1TB My Book Studio Edition Quad Interface External Hard Drive:
Great Product, It is really fast, and is simple to set up. It also looks good on my Desk!!!
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Video
Comments about Western Digital 1TB My Book Studio Edition Quad Interface External Hard Drive:
Fire wire 800 and the eSATA connections are good and fast for professional video editing. The machine is quiet and uses a very little space.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Backup
- File Transfer
- Video
Comments about Western Digital 1TB My Book Studio Edition Quad Interface External Hard Drive:
I use this drive to store video files and work with Final Cut Pro. Never a failure. Great reliability!
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- Photo Storage
- Video
Comments about Western Digital 1TB My Book Studio Edition Quad Interface External Hard Drive:
I use this drive for archiving photo and video work. I has been flawless so far. Easy to setup, includes everything you need and works silently in the background. I don't even notice it chugging away quietly on the corner of my desk. Great buy for Mac users as it comes configured for Mac with no messy Windows software.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
Cons
Best Uses
- Backup
- Photo Storage
Comments about Western Digital 1TB My Book Studio Edition Quad Interface External Hard Drive:
I've only been using this drive for about a week, but so far it performs great just like my other WD 500 GB My Book that I also use. The studio edition is a great choice, and the Quad Interface really makes it worth it.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- File Transfer
- Photo Storage
- Video
Comments about Western Digital 1TB My Book Studio Edition Quad Interface External Hard Drive:
I'm making a movie on FCP and my old hard drive would get over worked and heated. This hard drive not only transfers information and data much faster with the firewire 800 cables but it doesn't get overheated at all. The only not so good thing is that is much be plugged into an electrical outlet.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
Cons
- Unreliable
Best Uses
- Send it BACK
Comments about Western Digital 1TB My Book Studio Edition Quad Interface External Hard Drive:
Sooner or later you'll have mounting problems with this drive. It worked for me the first few days and then it won't mount. I'm running a Macbook Pro. Run a google search and you'll see the problems people are having with this drive. My advice - stay away.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Compact
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- Photo Storage
- Video
Comments about Western Digital 1TB My Book Studio Edition Quad Interface External Hard Drive:
Using for backing up Mac and storage of pictures, video and audio files. Compact and user friendly.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- File Transfer
- Photo Storage
Comments about Western Digital 1TB My Book Studio Edition Quad Interface External Hard Drive:
My son's band ran out of room for their music and also did not have a backup for what they did have. Eeek!
This unit was more than sufficient room and is a good performer. I also worked well on the Mac where they had issues with other devices.
They record directly to the device over Firwire and it has done well.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- Good air ventilation
- Quiet
Cons
- No firewire 400 port
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- Photo Storage
Comments about Western Digital 1TB My Book Studio Edition Quad Interface External Hard Drive:
I went into buying this product with almost a toss of a coin.
I was really shopping around and found WD 1TB and another competitor.
Both had very close interfaces, but what got me was the 5yr.warranty.
I just backed up a majority of my data (from a dying 6 yr.old hard drive) onto this 1TB drive and it is working fine. I've heard people having various issues with this drive, but don't know what the particular circumstances were.
I'm using this mainly to back-up media files (images, small movies, music, etc.) I'm not gluttonous when it comes to my files so this serves my needs just fine.
Also there's back up software you can set to back up your files and set when to do so. So overall it's a pretty consumer based hard drive.
If your a "professional" that will be using this for constant back up, probably aim for a heavier duty drive that is used to more data transferring, etc.. or to keep as a extra drive for those bigger files for extra backup.
No firewire 400 port, but comes with a 400-800 firewire cable.
Might as well use the 800 cable for transferring.
not easy to daisy chain USB, if needed
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Quiet
- Very compatible with mac
Cons
- None
Best Uses
- Backup
- Time Machine
Comments about Western Digital 1TB My Book Studio Edition Quad Interface External Hard Drive:
Same Drive I have on other computers running Time Machine and at a savings of almost [$]. Firewire 800 version.Thanks again [...]
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Quiet
Cons
- Cheap firewire connection
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- Photo Storage
Comments about Western Digital 1TB My Book Studio Edition Quad Interface External Hard Drive:
I bought this to back up the three Macs we have in the house. A MacBook Pro, a MacBook, and an old G4. The Firewire 800 to 400 connection was invaluable for backing up the G4 quickly and easily. I partitioned the drive to have an equal size partition for each hard drive on the machines and still have 500GB left! The drive is *really* quiet and looks great next to my MacBook Pro. The lighting scheme on the drive also looks great no matter if its sitting idle or actively transfering/accessing.
My only complaint is that the Firewire connection feels really flimsy on the back of the drive. It still works fine, but it doesn't have the same solid feel when it's in that the laptops and G4 have. That's the only thing keeping me from rating this as 5 stars. I'd rate it 4.5 if I could.
Overall really great value for the price!
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- File Transfer
- Photo Storage
- Video
Comments about Western Digital 1TB My Book Studio Edition Quad Interface External Hard Drive:
As a video producer, I need reliable external hard drives and have always been happy with the Western Digital Products. With each one I've purchased, I've seen a slight improvement, including this one which has a smaller wall plug, as well as new metal components on the 800 firewire connectors. So far I haven't had any problems with it.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Compact
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Western Digital 1TB My Book Studio Edition Quad Interface External Hard Drive:
This is a fast HD with firewire. Can access info quickly, but it seems to lose my other external hd when I plugged it in, weird. Also smaller than my 500gb hd. overall would reccommend it.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Compact
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- Photo Storage
- Video
Comments about Western Digital 1TB My Book Studio Edition Quad Interface External Hard Drive:
You can't find a better product for the same price. Works great, looks great.
Absolutely NO CONS.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Compact
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- Photo Storage
- Video
Comments about Western Digital 1TB My Book Studio Edition Quad Interface External Hard Drive:
I use this drive to store video projects as well as back up files from my laptop. The firewire 800 is a big bonus for me. I wish the cable was a longer, but nothing that can't be solved.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Quiet
Cons
- Wimpy Power cord
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- Photo Storage
Comments about Western Digital 1TB My Book Studio Edition Quad Interface External Hard Drive:
I'm happy so far. First time ever using WD. Was hardcore Lacie user. Just wanted to try something new.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Easy To Setup
- Quiet
Cons
- Unreliable
Best Uses
Comments about Western Digital 1TB My Book Studio Edition Quad Interface External Hard Drive:
I bought this hard drive to use with my Mac to down load my videos and after a couple of days, It will not show up and I can't use it.
Right now it works in my son's mac on & off, but I am realy scared to loose hours of editing.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Compact
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
Comments about Western Digital 1TB My Book Studio Edition Quad Interface External Hard Drive:
This external hard drive is very hard to beat for the price. It's extremely fast, quiet and the four interface types means that you can use it in any computer system. It's just perfect if you need a huge store media, in my case I use as a backup storage for my photos.
- Primary use:
- Personal
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What's in the Box
- USB Cable
- FireWire-800 Cable
- FireWire-800 to 400 Cable
- AC Adapter
- Quick Install Guide
- 5-Year Limited Warranty
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