Pros
- Triple interface drive
- Triple interface drive
Cons
- Fair performance
At A Glance
This triple-interface drive looks pretty, but its peformance was lackluster.
Manufacturer’s Description
WD's My Book Pro Edition external hard drive with triple interface combines three leading external hard drive interfaces (FireWire 800, FireWire 400, and USB 2.0) on one drive for maximum performance and universal connectivity. Designed to work on both Macintosh computers and PCs, this drive includes powerful EMC Retrospect Express backup and recovery software, a unique Capacity Gauge LED, and capacities up to 500 GB.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | WDG1T5000N |
| Inventory Number | 25817 |
| Storage | |
| Drive size | 500.0 GB |
| Hard Drive Speed | 7200 RPM |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Available Interfaces |
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| Firewire | FireWire 800 |
| USB 2.0 | Yes |
| Included Software | |
| Included Software | EMC Retrospect Express |
| General | |
| Buffer Size | 16.0 MB |
| Hardware | |
| Installation Kit Hardware |
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Performance
| PC World Test Center | |
|---|---|
| Interface tested | FireWire 800 |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Primary Volume - Virus Scan | 126.43 |
| Primary Volume - Windows File Search | 96.96 |
| Test Version | 2 |
| External Write - Large File | 56.19 |
| External Read - Files and Folders | 77.37 |
| External Write - Files and Folders | 172.62 |
| External Read - Large File | 52.24 |
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