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Western Digital My Book Mirror Edition 1TB USB 2.0 (WDH2U10000N)
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| List Price: | $236.99 |
| Price: | $199.99 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details |
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Product Description
WD's My Book Mirror Edition dual-drive storage system automatically mirrors your valuable data for extra protection. The USB 2.0 interface and a powerful combination of features make this system the storage solution of choice for photographers, home users, small offices, and anyone looking for extra assurance that their data is safe.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #20968 in Consumer Electronics
- Brand: Western Digital
- Model: WDH2U10000N
- Platform: Windows
- Format: CD
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: 7.70" h x 8.60" w x 8.70" l, 6.05 pounds
- Hard Disk: 1024GB
Features
- The safest place for your data
- Automatic backup software
- Automatic backup software
- Automatic backup software
- Capacity Gauge
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com Product Description
The safest place for your data.
WDs My Book Mirror Edition dual-drive storage system automatically mirrors your valuable data for extra protection. USB 2.0 interface and a powerful combination of features make this system the storage solution of choice for photographers, home users, small offices, and anyone looking for extra assurance that their data is safe.
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 My Book® Mirror Edition™ 360° view |
Secure your vital data with WDs My Book® Mirror Edition™ dual-drive storage system with RAID Mirroring. With RAID-based continuous data protection, automatic data backup software, and user-serviceability, this is the perfect backup system for your irreplaceable data.
The safest place for your data
Using RAID mirroring technology, this system automatically and continuously duplicates your data. If one drive in this two-drive system ever fails, the system continues to run and your data is safe. Hows that for peace of mind? Learn more about RAID
Automatic and continuous backup software
Back up your computer - just set it and forget it. Every time you save a change it's backed up and then mirrored on the second drive for the ultimate in data protection.
Cooler, quieter, eco-friendlier
Designed to use only WD drives with GreenPower™ technology, this system, with its efficient convection cooling architecture, fan-less design, and power saving mode, is reliably cool, remarkably quiet and consumes up to 33% less power* than standard systems.
* Tests based on comparison between a 1 TB dual-drive system using 7200 RPM drives and a 1 TB dual-drive system using WD's GreenPower drives.
Easy to set up, easy to use
You’re up and running in a few simple steps. WD’s intuitive RAID wizard software lets you easily modify your RAID settings.
Capacity Gauge
See at a glance how much space is available on your drive.
User serviceable
Want to upgrade a drive? Simply open the case and replace the existing drive – no screwdriver needed.
System Requirements
Available USB port
Mac® OS X 10.4.11+, 10.5.2+
Windows® 2000/XP/Vista
What's in the Box
Dual-drive storage system, USB cable, AC adapter, Software CD, Quick Install Guide.
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RAID is a high-tech acronym for Redundant Array of Independent Disks. The acronym is not important. What is important is that the inclusion of RAID technology in WD's dual-drive external storage systems make them very powerful storage products.
With RAID enabled on a storage system you can connect two or more drives in the system so that they act like one big fast drive or set them up so that one drive in the system is used to automatically and instantaneously duplicate (or mirror) your data for real-time backup.
There are two reasons you might want a RAID system of drives.
1. You need tons of storage space and you need it to be fast. (RAID 0)
2. You want to instantaneously and automatically backup your data. (RAID 1)
Which RAID mode should I use?
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1. Speed (RAID 0)
Set in high-performance mode (also called striped mode or RAID 0) the storage system gives you the power you need when you're:
- Designing huge graphics and you need a lightning-fast Photoshop scratch space.
- Recording large DV files while maintaining clean audio performance.
- Editing DV or HD video and you want a smooth work flow with no dropped frames.
- Rendering complex 3D objects or special effects.
- Performing disk-intensive database operations.
- Driven to be the first geek on your block with a computer so fast it blows your socks off.
Why is RAID 0 so fast?
It's a bit complicated, but suffice it to say that two heads, or in this case, drives, are better than one. Picture two hoses filling a bucket at the same time or two men bailing a boat and you can understand why two drives striped are faster than one. Data is saved (striped) across both drives and accessed in parallel by both drives so you get higher data transfer rates on large data accesses and higher input/output rates on small data accesses.
2. Data protection (RAID 1)
Set the system to data protection mode (also know as mirrored mode or RAID 1) and the data is duplicated onto one of the drives providing two copies of all the data. This reduces your capacity to the size of a single disk.
So why do I want that kind of redundancy?
It's your data, your family pictures, your movie of baby's first steps, your first novel. Is it important? You decide. If it is, then RAID mirroring if for you.
Customer Reviews
External RAID 1 (Mirror) to backup pictures
Bought this external drive to backup pictures and videos from my current laptop. Order arrived quickly.
Pros:
*Raid 1 (Mirror)--feel secure since data is stored on two identical drives, if one crashes, data is still available on second drive.
*Quiet
*Easy to use
*Reasonably priced
*USB 2.0
Cons:
*No Firewire or ethernet support (not important to me, but some might care)
Overall, after much research, I decided to buy this drive because I could care less about firewire or ethernet support and the price was right.
Works great!
It works as I had hoped it would. It was easy to set up. I love the fact that when I save to it, I'm saving to 2 drives - which gives me great backup. Thus, all I have to do to save a document and back it up at the same time, is click "Control" and "S." I like that it has its own power supply and thus doesn't drain my laptop.
Not bad, suits my needs
I'm using a laptop without eSata, so I guess this one fulfills my requirements. I have time to wait data transfer (doesn't matter if it's a few hours) so it's fine for me. Pretty quiet, quieter than my laptop fans blowing. However, it does make clacking sounds. I assembled my own external hard drive last year using Antec MX 1 and a WD5000AAKS, and the hard disk ran very queitly. The casing is plastic, looks good, if you press the top plastic grill it makes squeaking sounds. If you set it up with Raid 1, starts with 465.76 GB, migrating it to Raid 0 is just a few clicks away using the provided software on the CD, giving you 931.52 GB of writable space.
