See your life safe in one place with WD?s My Book Studio LX external drive for Mac. Encased in cool-to-the-touch aluminum, it?s the high-performance answer to your storage needs with a FireWire 800 interface that lets you save and access data at top speeds. Personalize this sleek metal drive with the innovative e-label. Keep your data safe with Apple Time Machine or WD SmartWare automatic continuous backup software, 256-bit hardware-based encryption and password protection.

Product Features

Premium performance - Save and access data at top speeds with the high-performance FireWire 800 interface. Also includes USB 2.0 interface for maximum flexibility.

Designed for Mac - Formatted for Mac and compatible with Apple Time Machine, this drive is plug-and-play ready for Mac computer users.

Enclosed in sleek, cool-to-the touch aluminum - The premium aluminum enclosure perfectly complements your Mac computer and the sleek, book-like design allows two or more My Book drives to nestle neatly together like volumes on a shelf.

Smart display - Create your own personalized drive label to remind you what's stored on each drive. You can even view the label when the drive is unplugged. The display also includes available capacity and security status.

Pure performance - Save and access data at top speeds with the high-performance FireWire 800 interface. Also includes USB 2.0 interface for maximum flexibility.

Designed for Mac - Formatted for Mac and compatible with Apple® TimeMachine™, this drive is plug-and-play ready for Mac computer users.

WD SmartWare - See your life safe in one place.

See your backup as it happens – Seeing is believing. Visual backup displays your content in categories and shows the progress of your backup.

Protect your data automatically – Relax, your data is secure. Automatic, continuous backup will instantly make a second copy whenever you add or change a file.

Bring back lost files effortlessly – Retrieve your valuable data to its original location whether you've lost all your data or just overwritten an important file.

Take control – Customize your backup, set drive security, run diagnostics, manage the power settings, and more from the WD SmartWare control center.

Drive lock - Gain peace of mind knowing that your data is protected from unauthorized access or theft with password protection and 256-bit hardware-based encryption.

Smaller, sleeker, more streamlined design - We've made these award-winning drives even smaller, sleeker and more elegant. As always, this book-like shape takes up minimal space on your desk and allows two or more My Book drives to nestle neatly together like volumes on a shelf.

Power miser - My Book external drives are designed to save energy. WD GreenPower Technology™ lowers internal drive power consumption by up to 30%, a sleep mode reduces power during idle times, and a power-saving feature turns the drive on and off with your computer.

Planet friendly - We designed a small retail box from recycled materials to minimize waste. We encourage you to recycle it.

Compatibility

Mac OS® X, Tiger®, Leopard®, Snow Leopard™

Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 (requires reformatting)