Other features
Track to track seek time (read/write) |
2 ms |
Read seek |
8.9 ms |
Average latency |
4.2 ms |
Internal |
N |
Mac compatibility |
Y |
Ports & interfaces
FireWire 400 |
Y |
FireWire 800 |
Y |
USB connectivity |
Y |
USB version |
2.0 |
Hard drive
Drive device, buffer size |
16 MB |
Hard drive capacity |
500 GB |
Hard drive speed |
7200 RPM |
Power
USB powered |
Y |
External power adapter |
Y |
My Book™ Pro Edition 500 GB, FireWire 800, FireWire 400, and USB 2.0
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.
Product Features
- Triple interface — FireWire 800, FireWire 400, and USB 2.0
- EMC Retrospect Express — Powerful backup software that includes full system backup and recovery, easy scheduling, and encryption.
- Capacity gauge — See at a glance how much space is available on your drive.
- Intelligent drive management features — Automatic power-up, Safe Shutdown™, and LED activity lights make this drive especially easy to use.
- Smart design — The compact elegant case, iconic of a book, takes up less space on your desk, stacks horizontally, and allows two or more drives to nestle neatly together like volumes on a shelf.
- High quality hard drive — Inside the case is an exceptionally fast (7200 RPM spin speed), ultra quiet, cool-running hard drive from WD...of course!
- One-year warranty in the U.S., two-year warranty in Europe
Ideal For
- High-speed backup of important documents and images
- Extra storage for your computer
- Automatic backups of your existing hard drive
- Archiving the music stored on your MP3 player
- Adding plenty of space for digital video capture and editing
- Saving and organizing your digital photo collection