Product Description
My Passport Studio comes standard with two super-fast FireWire 800 ports, massive capacity, password protection, and a MacBook-inspired, metal enclosure that make this drive the ideal companion for Mac professionals.
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Product Details
- Size: 1 TB
- Brand: Western Digital
- Model: WDBK8A0010BBK-NESN
- Format: CD-ROM
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: .90" h x 3.30" w x 5.00" l, .68 pounds
- Hard Disk: 1TB
Features
- Massive capacity. All metal design.
- Dual FireWire 800 interfaces
- Password protection and hardware encryption
- Interface Speed: 800 Mbps (FireWire 800) / 480 Mbps (USB 2.0)
From the Manufacturer
My Passport Studio – Portable high speed storage for Mac.
My Passport® Studio™ comes standard with two super-fast FireWire® 800 ports and a MacBook®-inspired, metal enclosure make this drive the ideal companion for Mac professionals.
Offering high capacity in a small metal enclosure, My Passport Studio is the ideal companion for the photographer, videographer, graphic artist, or creative professional on the go.
Save and access data in blazing-fast speed of the two super-fast FireWire® 800 ports. Use the second FireWire port to daisy chain an additional external drive or other peripheral to your iMac®.
Use the WD Security utility to set password protection and hardware encryption and protect your files from unauthorized use or access.
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Two FireWire 800 ports - With two super-fast FireWire® 800 ports, you can save and access data at up to 800 Mb/s. Use the second FireWire port to daisy chain an additional external drive or other peripheral to your Mac®. This drive also offers a USB 2.0 interface for added connectivity.
Premium aluminum enclosure - The durable, anodized aluminum enclosure is the perfect complement for your Mac computer and resists scratching and fingerprints.
WD Security™ - WD Security utility allows you to set password protection and hardware encryption for your drive to protect your files from unauthorized use or access.
WD Drive Utilities™ - Register your drive, set drive timer, run diagnostics and more using WD Drive Utilities.
High capacity, small enclosure - Offering high capacity in a small metal enclosure, My Passport Studio is the ideal companion for the photographer, videographer, graphic artist, or creative professional on the go.
Formatted for Mac - HFS+ Journaled so it works right out of the box with your Mac computer. Can be reformatted for Windows.
Compatible with Apple® Time Machine® - Back up your files with Apple Time Machine.
No power adapter required - The drive is powered through the FireWire or USB port, so there’s no need to lug around a bulky power adapter.
WD quality inside and out - We know your data is important to you. So we build the drive inside to our demanding requirements for durability, shock tolerance, and long-term reliability. Then we protect the drive with a robust enclosure designed for beauty and protection.
Ideal for
- Transferring files with the blazing-fast FireWire® 800 interface
- Adding extra storage for your videos, music, photos, and files
- Using with your Mac® computer right out of the box
- Backing up your files with Apple® Time Machine®
- Securing your files from unauthorized access with password protection and hardware encryption
What's in the box
Portable hard drive, FireWire 800 cable, USB 2.0 cable, Quick Install Guide.
Compatibility
Formatted HFS+ Journaled for Mac OS® X Leopard®, Snow Leopard™ , or Lion™
Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows 7 (requires reformatting)
Note: Compatibility may vary depending on user's hardware configuration and operating system.
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Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
128 of 138 people found the following review helpful.
By D. Low
It does not matter that the internal HDD is a 5400rpm WD Scorpio Blue. (There is no such thing as a 5600rpm WD Scorpio Blue.)
The Firewire 800 interface can only handle an absolute maximum throughput of 98 MB/s (786 Mbit/s). USB 2.0 can only do 60 MB/s (480 Mbit/s).
The h2benchw 3.12 Max Read Throughput for the Western Digital WD Scorpio Blue WD10JPVT 1TB 5400rpm is 114.4 MB/s (915.2 Mbits/s).
Hence, the internal HDD is faster than the interfaces. If you need/want external storage with higher throughput you will have to go to USB 3.0, eSATA, or Thunderbolt; with SSD and/or RAID disks.
45 of 48 people found the following review helpful.
By Christopher Mayo
The Western Digital My Passport Studio 1 TB FireWire 800 External Hard Drive WDBK8A0010BBK-NESN is a beautiful piece of solidly built hardware that asks you to trade a little bit of bulk (metal enclosure) for peace of mind.
SPACE AVAILABLE
You begin with 999.73 GB available, and 302.6 MB of something already on the disk, which means you have almost the entire disk at your disposal. I'd say that is pretty good.
SOFTWARE
The disk comes with some security and utility software you can install on your Mac (presumably, Windows users could reformat the drive and use it as well, but not the software). It enables you to do things like password protect your hard disk, wipe your data, and so forth. It claims on the website that it will encrypt your drive, but I don't see a setting for that anywhere. Perhaps it is encrypted and I just don't know it?
CONSTRUCTION
The disk is considerably heavier and larger than my sleek WD "Essential" drive, but the construction is much more rugged, with a thick metal casing. Compared to protected hard drives by other manufacturers, it is still relatively compact and lightweight. It is a difficult balance to strike, but WD has done a good job here.
SPEED
It seems pretty fast with Firewire, but to be honest, I don't see a huge difference. Whatever the actual speed is, I suppose I feel better using Firewire instead of USB! Of course, it also comes with a USB connection if you want to go that route.
SUMMARY
If you are looking for a rugged, high-quality drive, with security features, and Firewire, then this is it. However, if you are more interested in a lightweight, inexpensive 1TB drive, then you may want to consider the WD "Essential."
28 of 29 people found the following review helpful.
By Virginia Ann Boone
I bought the W.D. My Passport 1T, specifically for use with my Mac Time machine. I received it within a week of purchase. It comes with USB and FireWire cables. There is no set up, it is ready to plug in out of the box and in no time the time machine was doing its backup. I have had this for 3 months now and have been very pleased with it. Mac suggests to dedicate a primary portable/external hard drive for backup, which I concur, it just makes sense to have a different portable for your other stuff you don't want cluttering up your pc or backup. I use the FireWire cable between the passport and Mac. It transfers data 2x faster than USB, my first back up of over 300 gig took approx 3 hours to do.
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