Western Digital My Book Studio Edition II review
External hard drivesUseful RAID protection and a huge capacity, but the My Book Studio II is only quick if your computer has eSATA or FireWire 800
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Useful RAID protection and a huge capacity, but the My Book Studio II is only quick if your computer has eSATA or FireWire 800
With great performance, styling and software, all at a very reasonable price, the My Book Essential is a fantastic external hard disk.
Massive capacity for a laptop hard disk, but it isn’t particularly quick and compatibility is limited.
An excellent combination of speed and capacity, the Scorpio Black 750GB is a fantastic all-rounder.
Basic but well thought-out and with plenty of storage, the MyBook Live is an ideal NAS for first-time users.
The built-in hard disk might not be ideal for everyone, but either way it’s still an incredible media player
If you have lots of devices to connect via HomePlug, Livewire is a simple and cost-effective option.
We're not convinced the inconsistent speed improvements of this SATA III hard disk are worth its high price, even if you have a SATA III capable motherboard.
It might save you a bit of power, but its inconsistent performance makes it a hard disk that's worth avoiding.
Relatively slow small files performance counts against the Caviar Blue 1TB, leaving little reason to buy it unless you don't care about this or can find it cheaper.