I have owned several WD Mybooks over the years and I use them for video projects. They have been very useful and simple to move between machines for capturing and editing and have performed well. However, this new model comes with a "vitual CD". Basi...

As of 2010, this is the previous model of the Western Digital My Book Studio Edition drive. One key difference between this model and the latest one is that this one does not have a "virtual disk" that always pops up, which is good.

High Performance; Quiet; Stylish

Blinky

Its price may be daunting, but Western Digital's My Book Studio Edition II offers a massive 4TB of desktop storage, speedy transfers over eSATA and FireWire 800, and user-replaceable drives.

Massive storage space; User-replaceable drives; ESATA and FireWire 800 ports offer speedy transfers for Mac or PC

Pricey; but not unreasonable considering capacity; No eSATA cable included

Western Digital's latest My Book external hard disk consists of two 1TB disks. In RAID 0 mode, the two disks' capacities are combined to give a whopping 2TB of storage, but if one disk fails then you'll lose all your data.

Competitively priced and friendly to use with plenty of connection options

The Western Digital My Book Studio Edition allows you to easily stow away precious digital memories without breaking the bank.

The PC in the typical home is becoming the hub for all our media – music, photos and videos, so it pays to have as much backup storage has possible. The My Book range is about at attractive as current external hard drives get.

Huge capacity; plenty of options

Quite expensive

The My Book Studio Edition is a welcome addition to the My Book family, and should find a home on many Mac and PC users' desks.

Capacity indicator isn't accurate; Not the fastest eSATA drive

No fans; Little heat; Huge capacity; Attractive design; Five year warranty; Fully featured Mac software

The My Book Studio Edition is a welcome addition to the My Book family, and should find a home on many Mac and PC users' desks.

No fans; Little heat; Huge capacity; Attractive design; Five year warranty; Fully featured Mac software

Capacity indicator isn't accurate; Not the fastest eSATA drive