My Book Studio 2TB (FW 800/USB2)

Designed for Mac (but works on Windows too!), My Book Studio external drives feature a customizable e-label, automatic, visual backup, and password protection. The high-performance FireWire 800 interface gives you the speed you need for creative endeavors like photo and video editing and graphic design. Our popular My Book Studio external drive is the high-performance answer to your storage needs. Formatted for Mac, it features an innovative e-label system to personalize your drive and easily archive media collections; WD SmartWare and a fast FireWire 800 interface. Smart display
Create your own personalized drive label to remind you what's stored on each drive. You can even view the label when the drive is unplugged. The display also includes available capacity and security status.

Designed for Mac
Formatted for Mac and compatible with Apple® TimeMachine, this drive is plug-and-play ready for Mac computer users.

Pure performance
Save and access data at top speeds with the high-performance FireWire 800 interface. Also includes USB 2.0 interface for maximum flexibility.

WD SmartWare - See your life safe in one place.
See your backup as it happens - Seeing is believing. Visual backup displays your content categories and shows the progress of your backup.
Protect your data automatically - Relax. Your data is secure. Automatic, continuous backup will instantly make a second copy whenever you add or change a file.
Bring back lost files effortlessly - Retrieve your valuable data to its original location whether you've lost all your data or just overwritten an important file.
Take control - Customize your backup, set drive security, run diagnostics, manage the power settings, and more from the WD SmartWare control center.

Drive lock
Gain peace of mind knowing that your data is protected from unauthorized access or theft with password protection and military-grade 256-bit hardware-based encryption.

Smaller, sleeker, more streamlined design
We've made these award-winning drives even smaller, sleeker and more elegant. As always, this book-like shape takes up minimal space on your desk and allows two or more My Book drives to nestle neatly together like volumes on a shelf.

Power miser
My Book external drives are designed to save energy. WD GreenPower Technology lowers internal drive power consumption by up to 30%, a sleep mode reduces power during idle times, and a power-saving feature turns the drive on and off with your computer.
Planet friendly
We designed a small box from recycled materials to minimize waste. We encourage you to recycle it. OS Requirements:

 Compatibility: Mac® OS X 10.4.8 or later

 Compatibility: Windows® 2000/XP/Vista


Hardware Requirements:

Available USB, FireWire, or eSATA port External hard drive
WD SmartWare software (pre-loaded)
FireWire 800 cable
FireWire 800 to 400 cable
USB cable
AC adapter
Quick Install Guide