The My Book Mac Edition produced a new top score for a drive using a USB connection in our low-memory Photoshop test, taking only 1 minute, 31 seconds to complete the test. In our duplication test, the My Book Mac Edition finished in 1 minute, 14 seconds, the exact same time as Seagate’s FreeAgent Desk ( ) using USB. The drive finished our 1GB copy test in 49 seconds, marginally faster than competing USB-only desktop drives. In our performance tests, the My Book Mac Edition had strong times for an USB-only drive. Western Digital says that GreenPower helps save power by optimizing the drive’s spin speed, transfer rates, and caching. The hard drive mechanism inside the My Book Mac Edition uses Western Digital’s GreenPower technology. Yet, USB is the most universal connection on the market currently and is compatible with everything from old MacBook G4s to new MacBook Airs.
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The 1TB capacity in the unit I tested ensures that everyone, save professional video and audio editors, will have plenty of storage space for documents, files, and folders.Įven at its fastest, USB connections are still much slower than FireWire 800, 400, or eSATA. Western Digital My Book Mac EditionĪs the name implies, the My Book Mac Edition is designed for the Mac and is Time Machine-ready. Should it fall, I wouldn’t trust it to survive a drop of more than a few feet the exterior seems poorly equipped to cushion the mechanism inside. It’s a heavy desktop drive and will likely spend its life perched on your desk. The My Book Mac Edition is thick, about as wide and tall as a hardcover book. The My Book Mac Edition is bulky but offers faster-than-expected USB connectivity.
If this is the case, Western Digital’s My Book Mac Edition fits the bill.
For some, a roomy amount of storage space at an affordable price is top priority in a hard drive-you don’t care if a hard drive looks functional but not stylish.
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