WD 12TB My Book Pro Dual Drive Thunderbolt2 RAID Storage

My Book Pro is WD's fastest desktop storage device with 12TB and up to 435 MB/s* data transfer rate. It brings the power of dual 20-Gb/s Thunderbolt 2 ports and USB 3.0 compatibility.

Ideal for:
• Demanding creative workflows
• Fast, high-capacity external storage and backup
• Creative professionals, experts, content creators and curators
• 4K video production environments
• Video editing | 3D rendering | graphics-intensive projects
• Daisy-chaining up to six Thunderbolt devices, such as 4K monitors, video/audio editors, media players and more
• Protecting your data with RAID 1 which auto-duplicates your data
• Enhancing system performance by setting to RAID 0 to boost speed
• Backing up files locally or to the cloud using your Dropbox account
• Protecting your data with RAID 1 to automatically duplicate your data
• System-level back up with Apple Time Machine
• Set to JBOD to use the system as two individual drives

Gain peace-of-mind from hardware RAID and the speed of dual 7200 RPM WD Black drives to accelerate your creative workflow. Use the convenient front-access USB ports to charge and sync smartphones, tablets or cameras and quickly transfer the most demanding digital content. With the Thunderbolt ports, you can seamlessly daisy chain up to six additional devices, such as 4K monitors, additional storage devices or video-editing peripherals. My Book Pro combines speed, capacity and performance in a compact design to easily handle your 4K video, high-definition images, 3-D renderings, interactive and data-intensive projects.
*Transfer speeds achieved on 12-TB My Book Pro in RAID 0 in system tests by WD.

Performance Driven
Realize extreme performance with the combination of Thunderbolt 2, WD Black drives and hardware RAID:
• Thunderbolt 2 - 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 or SATA drives with 7,200 RPM - The preferred drive of creative professionals, experts and users with high-performance requirements.
• Hardware RAID - My Book Pro handles RAID processing so there's no impact on your computer's CPU performance.

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 12TB 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 - Ready to use right out of the box with pre-formatted for Mac OS X. The drive can also be easily reformatted to NTFS for Windows users.

Hardware RAID - Because RAID processing is handled by My Book Pro data bottlenecks are reduced and throughput is improved.

Customizable configuration options:
• RAID 0 (Default) - Stripes your data across both drives for the fastest data transfers and maximum capacity.
• RAID 1 - Mirror 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
• Split RAID 0 and RAID 1 operations between the dual drives - set up one as a scratch disk for applications and the other for project storage

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
• Transfer your images to the My Book Pro by using the front-mounted USB ports - giving you the capacity you need for your RAW files and high resolution editing.

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 using the My Book Pro drive.

Desktop publishers
• Aggregate large catalogs of media files, always have them handy and use in your Adobe Indesign and Illustrator flows