Testseek.com have collected 43 expert reviews of the Western Digital My Book Velociraptor Duo Thunderbolt WD-BUWZ and the average rating is 81%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Western Digital My Book Velociraptor Duo Thunderbolt WD-BUWZ.
April 2013
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The editors liked
It’s fast
Daisychaining with Thunderbolt
You can replace a faulty drive
Impressive RAID 0 performance
Solid single drive performance
Ease of use
Threeyear warranty
Comes with a Thunderbolt cable
Easy RAID configuration options
Great read and write performance
Speedy as a SSD on read operations. Larger capacity than a SSD. Can be configured for RAID 0 or RAID 1. Faster than SSD on write operations. User serviceable. Can be daisy chained using dual Thunderbolt ports. Comes with Thunderbolt cable.
The WD My Book VelociRaptor Duo offers stellar performance
Includes a Thunderbolt cable
And is easy to service
It’s super-fast! Includes Thunderbolt cable.
The editors didn't like
MSRP
$899
Noisier than a MacBook Pro 13″
No USB3
No RAID in Windows Yet
Pricey
Heat dissipation seems inadequate
High price-point
No USB compatibility interface
Only Thunderbolt interface. No visual capacity indicator
The My Book VelociRaptor Duo doesn't offer any other connection types and is relatively pricey
Abstract: When WD proposed sending us their new My Book VelociRaptor Duo...Well, I first asked how it differed from their Thunderbolt Duo. The answer was that it actually has a pair of 10,000 RPM Velociraptor drives which deliver 2TB of storage in a RAID 0 or 1 ...
Abstract: The Western Digital VelociRaptor Duo Thunderbolt drive is a power-user’s dream external drive kitted out with two 10,000RPM VelociRaptor drives. Inside the box, WD includes a Thunderbolt cable (a $50 accessory), which was missing from the original WD M...
The VelociRaptor Duo takes the some of the fright out of ultra-fast RAID storage. Video production folks will find the price worthwhile, but everybody else is better off looking at less-expensive USB alternatives. Product My Book VelociRaptor Duo C...
Comes with a Thunderbolt cable, Easy RAID configuration options, Great read and write performance
High price-point, No USB compatibility interface
The WD My Book Velociraptor Duo demonstrates that high performance hard drives combined with Thunderbolt means impressive performance. When in RAID0, we saw speeds of 373MB/s read and 364MB/s write. Even better then when you start connecting multiple ...
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Published: 2012-09-25, Author: Joel , review by: pcmag.com
Speedy as a SSD on read operations. Larger capacity than a SSD. Can be configured for RAID 0 or RAID 1. Faster than SSD on write operations. User serviceable. Can be daisy chained using dual Thunderbolt ports. Comes with Thunderbolt cable.
Only Thunderbolt interface. No visual capacity indicator
If you have the need for speed, the Western Digital My Book VelociRaptor Duo is the drive you want sitting next to your MacBook, PC, or iMac with Thunderbolt....
Impressive RAID 0 performance, Solid single drive performance, Ease of use, Threeyear warranty
No RAID in Windows Yet, Pricey, Heat dissipation seems inadequate
Running with a Mac, the unit delivered on the performance promise of a RAID 0 configuration. Does it match the performance of a high-end SSD? No, but it's not terribly far off either. You also get the notable benefit of spacious 2TB storage that can hit ...
The Thunderbolt interface can easily deal with a ton of bandwidth. Given the right storage configuration you can sustain close to 1GB/s of transfers, while driving your display, all over a single unassuming cable. The advantages of Thunderbolt over USB 3...
The WD My Book VelociRaptor Duo offers stellar performance, includes a Thunderbolt cable, and is easy to service
The My Book VelociRaptor Duo doesn't offer any other connection types and is relatively pricey
The My Book VelociRaptor Duo is one of the best storage devices thanks to its balanced combination of excellent performance, practical design, and relatively friendly pricing.
Abstract: We all know how important it is to back up our data, but which hard drive does the better job for your needs? We take a look at four current models on the market to help you decide. SeagatePROS: Social media backup; performance; capacityCONS: Not avail...
