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No USB, Firewire; slow file writing, 4TB ($699.99); 6TB ($849.99)
The My Book Thunderbolt Duo isn’t the most consistent performer, but its flexibility (two Thunderbolt ports; RAID 0, 1 and JBOD support; user-replaceable drive mechanisms) make it an attractive option for users with Thunderbolt-enabled Macs. Related Ta...
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Published: 2012-04-26, Author: Mike , review by: itpro.co.uk
Thunderbolt devices promise much with theoretical bandwidth on offer. Western Digital's MyBook Thunderbolt Duo offers a pair of these ports alongside 4TB of space. However, the use of Caviar Green hard disks, the restriction to selected Apple machine...
Abstract: Western Digital’s My Book Thunderbolt Duo is about as big as WD’s My Book Studio II, and the two drives have similar cases, The obvious difference are the different activity indicator lights on the front of each drive. The other major difference is tha...
Great configuration options, Solution benefits from Thunderbolt throughput, Over 250MB/s write from a single Duo
Thunderbolt solutions carry a price premium, No USB 2.0 compatibility interface (only interfaces through Thunderbolt)
The Western Digital My Book Thunderbolt Duo brings surprisingly quick speeds to Thunderbolt-capable systems and those who need a combination of big capacity and fast throughput in a local external hard drive solution. Supporting speeds upwards of 250 MB/s...
The WD My Book Thunderbolt Duo makes a great alternative to USB- or FireWire-based external drives. The drive is relatively affordable, supports RAID configurations, and is easy to service
The WD My Book Thunderbolt Duo's performance is comparatively slow. The drive doesn't offer any other connection types, nor does it include a Thunderbolt cable
The WD My Book Thunderbolt Duo makes a very good external storage device for Thunderbolt-enabled Macs thanks to its comparative affordability, ease of use, and decent performance....
The WD My Book Thunderbolt Duo makes a great alternative to USB- or FireWire-based external drives. The drive is relatively affordable, supports RAID configurations, and is easy to service
The WD My Book Thunderbolt Duo's performance is comparatively slow. The drive doesn't offer any other connection types, nor does it include a Thunderbolt cable
The WD My Book Thunderbolt Duo makes a very good external storage device for Thunderbolt-enabled Macs thanks to its comparative affordability, ease of use, and decent performance.
