Dr Gadget - Gadget Shop - Western Digital My Book Studio Edition 500GB Firewire 400 / 800 & eSata External Hard Drive

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Batteries Included: 0 Binding: Electronics Brand: Western Digital EAN: 0718037121406 Feature: Hard drive - external Is Fragile: 0 Label: Western Digital Manufacturer: Western Digital Model: WDH1Q5000E Publisher: Western Digital Release Date: 2007-10-07 Studio: Western Digital
Features Hard drive - external 5.4 cm x 13.7 cm x 16.6 cm 1.17 kg Middle East, Africa, Europe 500 GB
Accessories Hama Universal Case for External Hard Drives, size L, Black Hama Universal Case for External Hard Drives, size M, Black Hama Universal Case for External Hard Drives, size S, Black
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Superb product Comment: My Studio Edition arrived in the post yesterday and within a couple of hours everything was backed up. The software virtually installed itself. I was initially impressed with the build quality; this is a very well-engineered product and a fitting accessory for my beautiful iMac. When I switched it on I couldn't believe the machine was actually working because it was so silent, but the blinking light showed it was obviously busy. All-in-all, I'm very pleased with it. Customer Rating: Summary: It does exactly what it says on the box!! Comment: Having recently upgraded my Mac to Leopard I realised that to use Time Machine at all you need an external drive. A little surprised at this I went and bought this drive having been recommended by the Apple store of it's quality and reliability. Installation was an absolute "doddle"! Just plug in and forget. Other reports suggest it is noisy. Well I have no criticism's with that in that I find it very quiet. I often don't know it's there except for the operation light appearing now and then. I can control my backup schedule in the Prefs/Time Machine window so I have total control. I agree with a previous post that it is in fact not a 500GB hard drive, its 465.64 GB, which is a little irritating, nevertheless a good buy if you want QUALITY! The only reason I only gave it 4 stars was that unfortunately it cannot act as a start up disc. Customer Rating: Summary: Loud! Comment: Just bought this as a backup drive for my Mac (to work with TimeMachine). 2 problems: 1. Very noisy. 2. Challenging to reformat as HFS (necessary for Timemachine) - you need to use disk utility to create 2 GUI partions and then back to one. It will then be HFS (you can reformat as HFS (journal) to check. Will then work with Time Machine. Suitable as a cheap backup but prepared for a lot of noise. Customer Rating: Summary: A happy customer so far Comment: I have been using this drive as my Time Machine back up device for a month now. It worked straight out of the box with no problems whatsoever (most unusual for devices linked to Apple computers - everything is usually set to work with Windows). I have had trouble with WD built-in drives in the past so am keeping my fingers crossed regarding long term reliability. If you want to run Time Machine without hassle this is the one to go for. Customer Rating: Summary: Seems to work OK but very noisy Comment: Bought this My Book 2 Studio Edition 500GB a few days ago to use with my MacBook but seriously considering returning it under the 7 day return policy. It works fine connected to a MacBook via Firewire 400 but it's terribly noisy. I suppose that it's OK when used alongside a Mac Pro or some noisy PC but with the pretty much completely silent MacBook, it's very annoying. It makes virtually no noise when seeking but there is a constant and loud rotation noise. There has to be more silent drives out there. There is one nice feature which is the Power button. It automatically unmounts the drive and and switches it off, providing a much needed relief for the ears. Unfortunately, whoever designed this drive had the really silly idea of placing this button at the back of the unit making it awkward to reach. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: Speed is what you need when for video editing, big design projects, or managing photo shoots and thats what this drive delivers with FireWire 800 and eSATA connectivity. With our automatic backup capability your creative masterpieces will be backed up the minute you save them.Main Features:Easy to set up, easy to use - Installation is a snap because you don't really install this drive, you just plug it in and it's ready to use. There is no CD to install; the included software loads from the drive the firs...