Anyone using 2Tb WD My Book Studio Editon II for editing?

It has eSata as an option. Speed seems good -
Just curious to see if anyone has any luck?
I had posted earlier about being sick of 3 daisy chained Lacie drives.
I need one big solution that i can back everything to and use as my capture scratch folder.
any insight appreciated
KB

It is a perfectly workable drive, but it was not built for the kind of repeated and sustained access that editing requires. I use them mainly for back up, and rarely editing. They have not been around long enough for me to say how long mine will last, but count on the fact that they are not enterprise drives.
They should be fine for one or two projects and then act as media storage for the project once completed; make sure you back up every day during the edit sessions, if not more often.
Lydia

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