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| Western Digital My Book Studio Edition External Hard Drive - 1TB - 7200rpm - Serial ATA/300, FireWire, USB 2.0, Mac (WDH1Q10000N) |
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List Price: $399.99
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Manufacturer: Western Digital
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Binding: Electronics
Brand: Western Digital
EAN: 0718037122762
Feature: Manufacturer Part Number: WDH1Q10000N
Hard Disk Size: 1000
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Western Digital
Manufacturer: Western Digital
Model: WDH1Q10000N
Publisher: Western Digital
Special Features: nv:Capacity (GB)^1000|Interface^USB 2.0/eSATA/FireWire|Spindle Speed (RPM)^7200|Buffer Memory^8MB|Data Transfer Rate on USB 2.0^Up to 480 Mb/sec|Data Transfer Rate on FireWire^Up to 800 Mb/sec|Data Transfer Rate on Serial ATA^Up to 3000 Mb/sec|Temperature, Operating (°C)^5 to 35|Temperature, Nonoperating (°C)^-20 to 65|Type^Retail
Studio: Western Digital
Warranty: 5 years warranty
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Manufacturer Part Number: WDH1Q10000N
1TB MyBook Studio Edition
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Editorial Reviews:
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E-SATA - USB 2.0 - Firewire 400 and 800 Interface / Mac Formatted Only
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Leopard Users HOLD OFF!!
Comment: Yes, I read the other reviews (and you should too) warning about the issues with leopard. I proceeded anyway since there were also claims that the firmware update fixed the issues. I've had other western digital drives in the past and they performed well and I had no complaints so I took the chance.
The day I got my drive, I opened the box and it had a notice about the issue ("Attention Leopard (10.5) users"). I then followed the instructions to find the support solution referenced on the notice but I could not find it. After getting a response from western digital support the indicated that the solution had been deleted and the firmware download removed from their website. So the short recommendation is:
LEOPARD USERS: DO NOT BUY THIS UNTIL THE YOU SEE THE FIRMWARE UPDATE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD.
Hopefully by then new drives will just have the right firmware at that point but at least you'd be able to update it in the event it's not.
And in case you were thinking of just using it anyway, take heed for the other reviews with warnings and finally WDC support did recommend backing up the data before doing the firmware upgrade (when it becomes available). Not a particularly useful solution if this was meant to be your backup drive.
How any company can deliver a product intended for use by Mac users that has significant problems with the current version (10.5, Leopard) is mind boggling.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Do NOT use on OS X
Comment: This was a great product until most of my applications started to hung.
I thought it was because of OSX , so I reinstalled everything.
Same crap. I just unplugged everything from my computer, and everything worked great. Little by little, I plugged back all external HD I had, until it was the MyBook turn. Application hunging came back ! From my researches (thanks to the guys at #macosx@undernet.org channels), it looks like it is the enclosure of the HD. If you are going to use an external hard drive, you want to be sure that the enclosure will use OXFORD chips. Not like this one. GREAT HD, but not for OS X !
Customer Rating:
Summary: It works if it's not defective
Comment: This is my third WD My Book Studio Edition. The first two were defective with the familiar freezing problem that WD's technical support pretended not to be familiar with (have they ever heard of Google?). After two bad drives I wanted to have my money back but WD talked me into getting a third one. So far the third works well. I gave the 5 stars to my third drive. My first two drives deserve 0 stars each.
THE GOOD. Beautiful, well made, quiet, not too hot, multiple interfaces, great warranty, excellent and smooth exchange policy.
THE BAD. Too many defective drives.
THE UGLY. Technical support pretends that problems don't exist and I was just unlucky. Yeah right.
NOTE. This is a 5200 RPM drive and not 7200 RPM (at least mine).
Customer Rating:
Summary: A class action suit waiting to happen!
Comment: The My Book series is a class action lawsuit waiting to happen and I would be happy to join it. The design is so inferior that the drives get too hot and burn up - on both Mac and Windows. If it's under warranty, they send you a used, beat up replacement that someone else returned ... and the warranty does NOT start all over again. It applies only to your original piece of junk.
Customer "service" is based in India and the techies can't speak English.
I bought 3 of these and am considering legal action after the replacement also went belly up - very hot to the touch. It was my backup drive and now the backup is gone.
I used to sing the praises of WD, but never again. They care nothing about the customer - only about how money they can screw you out of.
If you have a My Book that has NOT fried yet, remove it from that horrible case so ti can stay cool. The warranty for it is worthless anyway. YouTube has a decent video on how to open the case and remove it. Search "remove My Book".
Customer Rating:
Summary: The best external HDD that I've got!
Comment: I've tried several external HDD, beside my WD Passport which I like because it's portable, this is the fastest and best external HDD I've got.
I even tried buying the case and using any HDD but it's not as fast as this one is, nor efficient.
If you are not sure, just go for it!
Worth every penny!
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