We tested the external hard drive by transferring data between it and a GB Western Digital Velociraptor. It wrote 3GB of 1MB files at FireWire speeds were much the same, though the 3GB small file test was marginally faster. USB 2. In the small file test, the external hard drive had a write speed of 15MBps, a read speed of Both the USB 2.
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This smart laptop was enjoyable to use and great to work on — creating content was super simple. As the Maserati or BMW of laptops, it would fit perfectly in the hands of a professional needing firepower under the hood, sophistication and class on the surface, and gaming prowess sports mode if you will in between.
Atto is another synthetic benchmark we use to test the performance of a storage drive. Still, even with the slower USB 2. I still have three old external USB 2. One minor headache I experienced while testing the Studio Editon II was the fact that the power adapter kept coming unplugged whenever I moved the enclosure. In terms of noise, even when transferring files, the drives cannot be heard over the cooling fan in a notebook.
The Western Digital My Book Studio Edition II is a wonderful update to the My Book family and offers consumers and working professionals a variety of options to fit their storage needs. When you buy through our links, we may get a commission. It comes with multiple types of peripheral connections and allows users to replace its internal hard drives easily, as long as they use PowerGreen hard drives made by Western Digital.
Unfortunately, the drive doesn't support USB 3. If you're looking for a large and easy-to-use external hard drive for your desktop computer, especially a Mac, the My Book Studio Edition II is worth consideration.
The bottom of the device is one side of the "book" and the top is the door for the two drive bays. The door can be pressed to open and the hard drives can then be pulled out to be replaced easily, without any tools. On the front, the drive has a large vertical white light that shows the status of the drive.
On the back, the drive has an array of peripheral ports including USB 2. It comes with all cables for the above connection types, except for the eSATA. It's a little disappointing that it doesn't support USB 3. This is understandable, however, as the drive is made primarily for Macs, which don't currently support USB 3. Also on the back, you'll find a power button that turns the drive on or off.
We noticed that the drive seemed to go into sleep, or low-power, mode after being idle for about 10 minutes or so, and it would take about 2 minutes to wake up. There's no way to prevent it from doing this, unfortunately. While in sleep mode, the drive would sometimes unmount itself, and this proved to be problematic for those who sporadically need quick access to it.
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