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Our latest edition formatted for mac wd my book 2tb mac now features visual. Western digital s my book studio is a 2tb external hard drive supporting firewire 800 and usb 2. Its formatted for mac and compatible with apple time machine making backups quick and easy. I am thinking of either wd my passport 2tb or wd my book 4tb as the price for the my book is slightly more expensive than the my passport.
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Western digital my book studio ii 2 tb 2 x 1 tb usb 2. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. My book studio desktop hard drive features blazingfast superspeed usb 3. If you would configure it to raid 1, the total capacity would be 1tb. For mac, go to the apple menu and select software update if your device is currently running firmware version 02.
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