WD Passport Studio drives gets FireWire 800

500GB capacity plus ultra fast data transfers

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31 October 2008 12:28 GMT / By Katie Scott

Western Digital (WD) has added a FireWire 800 interface to its Passport Studio portable drive.

Thr drive is now claimed to be ideal for use with the new Apple MacBook Pros.

The Passport Studio portable drives offer up to 500 GB of storage capacity, are formatted for Mac computers and weigh less than 7 ounces.

They also have a built-in capacity gauge tells users how much space is available in the drive.

WD adds that they can be used to backup Mac laptops using Apple’s Time Machine application.

My Passport Studio with FireWire 800/400 interfaces and 500GB capacity is £141.99; while the 400GB capacity drive is £117.99.

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  • where do I buy the 500GB My Passport Studio with FireWire 800/400? I can´t find a store in Europe that ship the product for the price of £141.99? At WB´s online store the product is presented but not possible to buy....Is this the american price in calculated in to £, or the price in Europe after duty on commodity?

    bw

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