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We haven't tested the USB 2.0 speed of the WD My Book Studio 3TB yet, but we expect figures of around 40MB/sec for both read and write.

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These transfer times translate into raw speeds of 69.3MB/sec for write and 63.7MB/sec for reading files - more than fast enough for any average user's needs, and fast enough to deal with the demands of video or photo editing software suites. Both tests were averaged over three successive runs. Reading 13GB of files from the My Book Studio to the Mac took 3min 29.3sec.

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We were able to transfer 13GB of files from the MacBook Pro to the My Book Studio in 3min 12.3sec. We tested the WD My Book Studio by half-filling it with data and then transferring 13GB of files back and forth from a mid-2010 MacBook Pro (with a third-party 120GB SSD installed) over FireWire 800. You can easily re-format the drive to NTFS for Windows use, but this is another step for new and possibly amateur users to undertake.

Wd my book 3tb hard drive speed mac os#

The drive is HFS+ formatted and so will only read and write on Mac OS X. We think the 3TB is actually the best deal: the amount of storage space is immense for a single drive, and the price really isn't too far off buying a Western Digital 3TB internal drive and cheap FireWire 800 enclosure. The WD My Book Studio is available in 1TB, 2TB and 3TB flavours, with corresponding prices of $179.99, $229.99 and $299.99. Of course, Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 would be preferable, but we expect a bit more of a wait until these connectors are common. Any Mac up to the end of 2010 or thereabouts will be spoilt with the high speeds from FireWire 800, and every other Mac or PC can use the USB 2.0 connection instead. The enclosure's rear has two FireWire 800 ports - one direct connection and one to daisy-chain another device - and a USB 2.0 port using a mini-USB connector. In this mode, the hard drive spins down, saving power and silencing the device - the only downside is a wait time of around 8.5 seconds when you start accessing the My Book Studio again. It flickers brightly when the drive is in use, and turns off when the My Book Studio enters its low-power standby mode. There are no fancy screens on the My Book Studio, with only a single white LED on the enclosure's front.

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We're a big fan of this look - it's understated and quietly stylish and extremely scratch resistant. The WD My Book Studio matches the latest crop of Mac desktops and notebooks - the iMac, the unibody MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, and Mac Mini - with its brushed-aluminium finish.