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The editors liked
Beats FireWire 800 speeds
Can daisychain other devices
Improved access to replace a disk
Thunderbolt
RAID
Fast file reading
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 editors didn't like
Variable write speeds
No USB
Firewire
Slow file writing
4TB ($699.99)
6TB ($849.99)
The WD My Book Thunderbolt Duo's performance is comparatively slow. The drive doesn't offer any other connection types
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.
Wide capacity and cost options, Not thunderbolt like the competition, Excellent price points, USB hub
Not USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10Gbps)
Western Digital released a well balanced product with the My Book Duo. The series is more consumer than prosumer, but that's reflected in the pricing. WD gives you an excellent software package that is well beyond what any other company has even attempted...
Abstract: Mmmm...MacBook Pro with Retina Display. It's a keeper, that's for sure. Apple pulled out all the stops when putting together their latest, greatest notebook, with an unbelievably sharp display, super-slim design and top-notch hardware updates that incl...
Abstract: We compare nine different Thunderbolt-based storage solutions, delivering scorching sequential throughput. Of the nine, three submissions rise to the top. Although it remains pricey, in the applications where it makes sense, Thunderbolt cannot be beat....
It's very fast, and if you edit large media files then Thunderbolt storage must be on your shopping list, given that it leaves the CPU unflustered. Yet in more typical real-world scenarios – with smaller individual files sizes – it's fair to say that ...
Published: 2012-05-21, Author: Frank , review by: uk.hardware.info
The WD My Book Thunderbolt Duo 4TB has an average price of £393, the 6TB version costs around £472 and you have to add the £44 for the Thunderbolt cable . It's not cheap, no matter how you look at it. If you also consider that the two 2TB drives that WD...
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Published: 2012-05-21, Author: Alan , review by: techradar.com
Beats FireWire 800 speeds, Can daisy, chain other devices, Improved access to replace a disk
