Western Digital

Western Digital My Book Studio Edition 1.5TB External Hard Drive Hi Speed USB & Firewire 400/800 - Retail

  • quickfind code: 190702
  • manufacturer #: WDBAAJ0015HSL-EESN

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  • £118.28inc. vat

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Tuesday, 14th September

Overview

Product Description

See your life safe in one place with WD’s My Book Studio external drive for Mac. It’s the high-performance answer to your storage needs with an innovative e-label to personalize your drive and easily archive media collections; visual, automatic, continuous backup software, and effortless file retrieval. The FireWire 800 interface lets you save and access data at top speed, and password protection and 256-bit hardware-based encryption helps keep your digital life safe. Compatible with Apple TimeMachine.   WD’s top-selling My Book Studio external drive is the high-performance answer to your storage needs.
  • Smart display - Create your own personalized drive label to remind you what is stored on each drive. You can even view the label when the drive is unplugged. The display also includes available capacity and security status.
  • Pure performance - Save and access data at top speeds with the high-performance FireWire 800 interface. Also includes USB 2.0 interface for maximum flexibility.
  • Designed for Mac – Formatted for Mac and compatible with Apple TimeMachine, this drive is plug-and-play ready for Mac computer users.
  • WD SmartWare - See your life safe in one place.
  • See your backup as it happens – Seeing is believing. Visual backup displays your content in categories and shows the progress of your backup.
  • Protect your data automatically - Relax, your data is secure. Automatic, continuous backup will instantly make a second copy whenever you add or change a file.
  • Bring back lost files effortlessly - Retrieve your valuable data to its original location whether you’ve lost all your data or just overwritten an important file.
  • Take control - Customize your backup, set drive security, run diagnostics, manage the power settings, and more from the WD SmartWare control center.
  • Drive lock - Gain peace of mind knowing that your data is protected from unauthorized access or theft with password protection and 256-bit hardware-based encryption.
  • Smaller, sleeker, more streamlined design - We made these award winning drives even smaller, sleeker, and more elegant. As always, this book-like shape takes up minimal space on your desk and allows two or more My Book drives to nestle neatly together like volumes on a shelf.
  • Power miser - My Book external drives are designed to save energy. WD GreenPower Technology lowers internal drive power consumption by up to 30%, a sleep mode reduces power during idle times, and a power-saving feature turns the drive on and off with your computer.
  • Planet friendly - We designed a small retail box from recycled materials to minimize waste.  We encourage you to recycle it.
Ideal for
  • Identifying what’s on your drive even when it’s unplugged. Perfect for archiving.
  • Protecting your data with automatic, continuous backup.
  • Retrieving lost data effortlessly.
  • Securing private or sensitive data.
  • Using with Mac and Apple TimeMachine
  • Storing and editing videos and photos
Kit Contents
  • External hard drive
  • WD SmartWare software
  • USB cable
  • FireWire 800 cable
  • FireWire 800 to 400 adapter
  • AC adapter
  • Quick Install Guide

Specification

Product Specifications

General

Device TypeHard drive - external
Width4.8 cm
Depth13.5 cm
Height16.5 cm
Weight1.18 kg
LocalisationMiddle East, Africa, Europe

Hard Drive

Capacity1.5 TB
Interface TypeIEEE 1394b (FireWire 800) / IEEE1394 (FireWire) / Hi-Speed USB
FeaturesPassword authentication, built-in status LCD

Performance

Interface Transfer Rate800Mbps(FireWire800)/400Mbps(FireWire)/480Mbps(Hi-Sp.USB)

Expansion / Connectivity

Interfaces2 x IEEE 1394b (FireWire 800) - 9 pin FireWire 800 ¦ 1 x Hi-Speed USB - mini-USB Type B

Miscellaneous

Cables Included1 x IEEE 1394b cable - FireWire 800 (9-to-9 pin) - external ¦ 1 x IEEE 1394 cable - FireWire 400 (9-to-6 pin) - external ¦ 1 x USB cable - external
Compatible with Windows 7Software and devices that carry the Compatible with Windows 7 logo have the Microsoft assurance these products have passed tests for compatibility and reliability with 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7.

Power

Power SourceIncluded AC adapter
Power DevicePower adapter
Voltage RequiredAC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )

Software / System Requirements

OS RequiredApple MacOS X 10.4, Apple MacOS X 10.6, Microsoft Windows Vista / XP / 7, Apple MacOS X 10.5

Manufacturer Warranty

Service & Support3 years warranty
Service & Support DetailsLimited warranty - 3 years

Environmental Parameters

Min Operating Temperature5 °C
Max Operating Temperature35 °C

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06/08/2010Review:
Works OK, needs a bit of fiddling at first.
review by:Duncan Craig rating:
customer rating
operating system:Mac OSX

OSX user here.

You'll want to install the included utility first to change the title of the disc on the LCD front display panel. You can then uninstall the apps using the supplied app.

You'll need to jump through hoops to get rid of the auto-mounting disc image with WDs data backup software installers.

After finding several other sites online suggesting fixes I got to this one: http://wdc.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/wdc.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=3835

Only four stars because it uses a slightly different 12v 1.5A PSU connector to the many other desktop HD's I have. They all share the same connector and voltage requirements, even though they are made by various different manufacturers.

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