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Western Digital My Passport Studio New Edition USB2/FireWire

Based on 11 reviews

Excellent:

3
Good:

3
Average:

5
Bad:

0

Pros

FireWire 800 provides fast transfer speeds, Backup and encryption, eInk label
The Western Digital My Passport Studio supports FireWire 800, FireWire 400, and USB 2.0 connections. It has a sleek compact and portable design with a customizable electronic label.

Cons

Backup software is too limited, Premium pricing
The My Passport Studio doesn't support USB 3.0 and its FireWire performance could be faster. Its backup software doesn't allow for much customization, and its cost per gigabyte is relatively high.

By GadgetMac on July 10, 2011

There are many choices you can make in choosing portable back up that is right for you. Companies have been adding more bells and whistles to their basic drives to entice buyers into sticking to their product. The big names such as Seagate and Western...

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By Tbreak.com on June 21, 2010

A sleek and speedy external hard drive for your Mac that's a bit pricey Although your Mac is capable of utilizing almost all the external hard drives available today, its always good to find one designed specially for the Mac. Western...

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By Digital Arts Online on June 10, 2010

Passport is the rather apt name chosen by Western Digital for its range of portable hard drives. Not much bigger than the 2.5in notebook drives they contain, these pocket-sized storage devices are now more pocketable than ever, thanks to their...

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By G4tv.com on May 24, 2010

Kevin Pereira and Alison Haislip bring you a rapidfire Gadget Pr0n where they cram as many portable hard drive reviews in as possible, from the Western Digital My Passport Studio, the Verbatim Insight, the Toshiba Portable hard drive and 250 gig Seagate...

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By TechRadar on April 19, 2010

With so many portable hard drives to choose from it's not easy for a new release to stand out from the crowd, but Western Digital's My Passport Studio 640GB succeeds admirably with an interesting feature that's more than just a gimmick. The...

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By PC Advisor on April 16, 2010

Increased capacity is expected with storage updates, but Western Digital has added some useful features for its lastest My Passport Studio. We miss the second FireWire port, but were impressed by the labelling system of the Western Digital My...

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By PCWorld India on April 13, 2010

This is Western Digital’s premium external hard drive, and is priced accordingly. The addition of an eInk label is great for those who need multiple drives and a quick way to differentiate between them and find out how much space is available. The...

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By cnet on March 31, 2010

The My Passport Studio is designed and preformatted for Macs, but it works well as a portable external storage solution for both Windows and OS X, as long as USB 2.0 is the connection of...

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By Geek.com on March 24, 2010

There has generally been little difference from one external hard drive to the next (especially in the highly portable 2.5-inch models). Maybe one was a bit smaller than another, or it had Firewire in addition to USB 2.0, but there has often been...

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By PC Advisor on March 19, 2010

The Western Digital My Passport Studio 500GB is an average performer when using the USB 2.0 connection, and you can expect similar results when using the FireWire 400 adapter. However, the FireWire 800 interface means you’ll be able to transfer...

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