What is the difference

kombizz

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What is the difference of WD Book Essential , WD Book Element, and WD Book Studio?
Unfortunately all of salespeople who work in PC World, Curry, or Maplin do not know?
Do you the differences?
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My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
64bit
My Book Studio is a Mac designed drive which I have two and are easliy converted for PC use it has 4 input types.
Element is a more simple external PC drive features only USB 2.0 input.
Essential has 3.0 and 2.0 input connectivity.
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My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck.
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU
i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 miniITX
Motherboard
MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory
32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Z Series Card
Monitor(s) Displays
(2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution
1680 X 1050 p
Hard Drives
Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(1) 1 tb WD Black
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(2) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 3 tb Seagate Barracuda
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
(1) Drobo 5N w/5 Seagate 3tb
PSU
EVGA modular 1000G2 80% gold rating & APC 1200 RS
Case
CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling
7 case fans 140mm & 120mm, NZXT Kraken X60
Keyboard
(2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless
Mouse
Logitech G700 & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
Internet Speed
Basic 120mbps down
Antivirus
Trend Micro Titanium Max Security & Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Chrome and IE 10
Other Info
5 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on NZXT cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd/Blu Ray optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro 8630 all-n-one
Hot-swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Netgear Nighthawk router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
Lenovo L420 i5 lappy with m sata
Drobo 5N advanced NAS
WD Book Element (Basic for PC external HDD)-
Plastic case
USB2 only.
Formatted for PC Use.
No added software for backup, password protection/Encryption.

WD Book Essential (Standard for PC external HDD) -

Plastic case
USB2 & USB3.
Formatted for PC use.
Added software for backup, password protection/Encryption.

WD Book Studio (Basic for Mac external HDD) -
Metal case
USB2 & USB3.
Formatted for Mac use.
Added software for backup, password protection/Encryption.

WD Book Studio II (Standard for Mac external HDD) -
Plastic case (user servicable)
USB2 only, Firewire & eSata
RAID 0/1 config.
Formatted for Mac use.
Added software for backup, password protection/Encryption.
 
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My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Lenovo Y580
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit SP1 with Media Center
CPU
i7 3610QM 2.3MHz (Turbo 3.3MHZ)
Motherboard
HM76
Memory
8GB DDR3 PC3-12800
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX660M 2GB
Sound Card
RealteK/JBL branded speakers
Monitor(s) Displays
15.4in LCD Laptop & (2x 27in AOC LED Monitors)
Screen Resolution
1366x768 & (1920x1080)
Hard Drives
Internal:
120GB Samsung 850 Pro System SSD,
256GB Plaxtor M5M msata Internal SSD,
1TB Samsung swappable HDD,
External:
2x 8TB USB3 WD Drive,
1x 6TB USB3 WD Drive.
1x 4TB USB3 WD Drive.
Keyboard
Logitech K360 Wireless Keyboard
Mouse
Logitech M525 Wireless mouse
Internet Speed
Virgin media 220Mbps download, 12Mbps upload
Browser
Pale Moon x64 & Opera
Other Info
Swappable Blu-ray Burner, Bluetooth, WiFi bgn, Internal Digital TV Tuner.
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