WD My Book Pro 8TB RAID Storage USB 3.0 Desktop External Hard Drive

Product Description

WD My Book Pro 8TB RAID Storage USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 Desktop External Hard Drive Accelerate your creativity Designed specifically for the creative professional & data intensive user, My Book Pro is WD’s fastest external storage solution yet. With up to 12 TB of storage & up to 435 MB/s transfer rates, large files can be backed up, transferred & edited faster than ever. My Book Pro storage brings performance, reliability & the easiest set up possible all in one device. Performance driven. Proven reliability. My Book Pro storage combines the power of dual 20 Gb/s Thunderbolt 2 ports, USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 compatibility, the peace-of-mind of hardware RAID & the speed of two 7200 RPM WD Black drives all to accelerate your workflow. Plus, it has convenient front-access USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports to charge & sync smartphones, tablets or cameras on the fly. Performance & capacity My Book Pro storage is equipped with 7200 RPM WD Black SATA drives, the preferred drive of creative professionals, experts & users with high-performance requirements. With up to 12 TB of capacity & enhanced features that maximize system performance, these drives allow you to spend more time doing what you love most & less time waiting. Advanced connectivity Get up to 20 Gb/s data-transfer rate with Thunderbolt 2 technology & daisy chain up to six additional Thunderbolt devices with no impact on throughput speed. Whether you have two 4K monitors on your workstation, additional storage devices, tablets & cameras they all can be connected at the same time. Hardware RAID Because RAID processing is handled by the My Book Pro device, data bottlenecks are reduced & throughput is enhanced with no impact to your computer’s CPU performance. Customizable configuration options: RAID 0 (Default) – Stripes your data across both drives. This provides the very best performance with increased throughput & standard security. RAID 1 – Saves half the capacity to write a duplicate copy of your files on the second drive for increased protection of your data. JBOD – Allows your computer to view & use the two drives as separate volumes. The professional choice The My Book Pro was designed for the creative community like photographers, photo curators, architects, engineers, desktop publishers, videographers, audio editors & anyone who works with data-intensive digital files. Consolidate your important files & digital content. Fast transfer with Thunderbolt 2 or USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0. Back up with Apple Time Machine™ or compatible software. Easy setup right out of the box, pre-formatted for Mac OS X. Formatted for Mac, can be reformatted for Windows. Complete control with WD Drive Utilities, to manage RAID configurations, run drive diagnostics & format your drive. No tools required when upgrading or hot swapping drives. Multiple 4K screens can be connected at the same time. Front-mounted USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports to connect & transfer your files on the fly. Store, protect & navigate your extensive photo & video library. Edit directly off the My Book Pro when computer storage is limited. Specifications: Interface USB 3.0, Thunderbolt 2 x 2 capacity 8 TB Maximum Transfer Rate Up to 350 MB/s Operating System Mac/ Windows Transfer speeds achieved in system tests on Thunderbolt interface by WD. Performance may vary based on operating system & hardware configuration. Compatibility Thunderbolt 2: Mac OS X 10.8.5 or later, Windows 8.1 64-bit or later USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0: Mac OS X 10.7 or newer, Windows 7 or later Formatted HFS+ journaled for Mac OS X Requires reformatting for Windows operating systems Backward compatible with first-generation Thunderbolt systems