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Speed is what you need for video editing, big design projects, or managing photo shoots, and that’s what the Western Digital WDH1Q5000N My Book Studio Edition 500 GB external hard drive delivers, with FireWire 800 and eSATA connectivity. With its automatic backup capability, My Book Studio Edition backs up your creative masterpieces the minute you save them. My Book Studio Edition is easy to set up and 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 first time you plug it in.
By using the automatic backup, you can back up important projects to multiple destinations including file servers, portable drives, and My Book. You can use it to synchronize project files to keep them current and secure. Set it and forget it; every time you save a change it’s automatically backed up.
The quad interface system provides flexibility and performance with connections for ultra-fast eSATA, FireWire 400 and 800, and USB 2.0. The eSATA interface gives you speed comparable to a state-of-the-art internal hard drive, while the FireWire connection delivers a high-performance interface that is perfect for Macintosh computers. USB 2.0 is also available for convenience and compatibility among multiple computers.
My Book Studio Edition takes no more space than a paperback book. Collect two or more and they nest neatly together like volumes on a shelf. This external hard drive also turns itself on and off with your computer, while Safe Shutdown prevents the drive from being powered down until all your data has been written. (Works with the USB and FireWire connection only.)
This drive is designed to save power by going into standby mode after 10 minutes of inactivity. When you’re ready to use it, it wakes up automatically. My Book enclosure’s heat-dissipating design with Morse Code also prevents heat buildup, a notorious data killer. How cool is that?
The My Book Studio Edition is backed by a 5-year limited warranty.
What’s in the Box
WDH1Q5000N My Book Studio Edition external hard drive, USB cable, FireWire 800 cable, FireWire 800 to 400 cable, AC adapter, and quick install guide.
Plug-and-play setup for easy installation
Automatically backs up important data, synchronizes files to keep them current
Compatible with USB 2.0, FireWire 400 and 800, and eSATA
Formatted for Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later, can be reformatted for Windows 2000, XP, and Vista
Turns itself on and off with your computer and Safe Shutdown prevents the drive from being powered down until all your data has been written