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My Book Pro Professional RAID Storage Product Features Performance driven Realize extreme performance with the combination of Thunderbolt 2, WD Black drives and hardware RAID: • Thunderbolt™ 2 - Supports up to 20 Gb/s data-transfer rate; daisy chain up to six additional Thunderbolt devices with no impact on throughput speed. • WD Black™ internal with 7200 RPM - A preferred drive of creative professionals, experts and users with high-performance requirements. • Hardware RAID - Because RAID processing is handled within the drive, data bottlenecks are reduced and throughput is improved. Advanced connectivity • Connect up to six devices in a Thunderbolt daisy chain for optimized single-cable workflow with 4K monitors, additional storage devices and peripherals. • USB 3.0 compatibility for use with non-Thunderbolt systems. Centralize your important files Aggregate all your digital content to open up storage space on your computer. Perfect for backup System-level protection for your files with Apple Time Machine.™ Massive capacity With up to 12 TB of capacity, you can save and protect all your photos, videos, music and important documents in one safe place. Easy to set up, easy to use My Book Pro is pre-formatted for Mac® OS X, so it's ready to use right out of the box. The drive can also be easily reformatted to NTFS for Windows users. Customizable configuration options: • RAID 0 (Default) - Stripes your data across both drives for the fastest data transfers and maximum capacity. • RAID 1 - Mirrors your files. Automatically saves a copy on each of the drives in the unlikely event of drive failure. • JBOD - Allows your computer to view and use the two drives as separate volumes. You're in complete control With WD Drive Utilities™, you can manage RAID configurations, run drive diagnostics and format your drive. User serviceable system No tools required to replace or upgrade drives. What can you do with the My Book Pro? Creative professionals • Easily save your studio workflow. • Use as your primary storage for projects. 4K video producers • Connect and edit via multiple 4K screens. • Quickly scan 4K content to quickly find resources and project-edit points. Studio photographers and photography enthusiasts Connect your camera to the front mounted USB ports to quickly transfer images onto the My Book Pro storage for fast editing of RAW files. Photo curators • Store and protect your extensive iPhoto library. • Quickly and easily navigate through your library. Architects/engineers Create, manipulate and store CAD files and renderings. Desktop publishers Aggregate large catalogs of media files, always have them handy to use in your Adobe® Indesign® and Illustrator® work flows. Product Specifications KIT CONTENTS Dual drive RAID storage system Thunderbolt cable (1 m) USB 3.0 cable Power supply Quick install guide DIMENSIONS Length: 8.51 in (216.10 mm) Width: 4.28 in (108.60 mm) Height: 5.82 in (147.80 mm) Weight: .55 lb (0.25 kg) CONFIGURATION Customizable disk management: RAID 0, 1; JBOD SYSTEM COMPATIBILITY T hunderbolt 2: Mac OS X 10.8.5 or later, Windows 8.1 64-bit or later U SB 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 Compatibility may vary depending on user's hardware configuration and operating systems. CAPACITIES AND MODELS 6 TB 8 TB 10 TB 12 TB WDBDTB0060JSL WDBDTB0080JSL WDBDTB0100JSL WDBDTB0120JSL LIMITED WARRANTY 3 years Worldwide USB 3.0 WD, the WD logo My Book and WD Black are registered trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries; WD Drive Utilities are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to other companies. Pictures shown may vary from actual products. Not all products may be available in all regions of the world. All product and packaging specifications subject to change without notice. ©2015 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. As used for storage capacity, one gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes, and one terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Streams up to 4 HD videos at once with 8 Mbps stream rate. Total accessible capacity and stream rate vary depending on operating environment. 4178-706941-A00 June 2015