June 18th, 2008 | by Josh Norem
Overall it's a great drive with superb software and features, and is easily one of the best backup drives we've ever evaluated.
Highs: Removable drives; great backup software; easy setup, works with Macs and PCs, can encrypt backups
Lows: Hidden software registration sticker; USB only
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What’s better than a My Book with a single drive inside of it? A My Book with two drives in a mirrored array so the same data is on both drives. Even better, if one drive fails you can easily pop the lid on the drive and remove it! These are both very welcome features to the world of backup drives, and when you combine them with easy-to-use software, optional encryption and a competitive price, you have a very solid backup solution.
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by Simon on July 11, 2008:
“You state that the alternative "Studio Edition II" model does not have RAID-1 capabilities, but that is incorrect: the Studio Edition II comes configured as RAID-0 (striped) but can be reconfigured to be RAID-1 through the software. So for Mac users, the Studio...” More...
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by Norman Sanders on September 5, 2008:
“If you like to control your environment and validate that you have backups, better to buy two separate drives and use a third party synch program. With this system, you have to just make a leap of faith that what you have on the second half of your system...” More...