Buffalo Technology DriveStation 2.0 TB SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive with TurboUSB HD-HX2.0TU3
Buffalo Technology DriveStation 2.0 TB SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive with TurboUSB HD-HX2.0TU3
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List Price: $ 189.99
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- SuperSpeed USB 3.0: Provides accelerated file access and transfer speeds, up to 5 Gbps
- Compatible with USB 2.0 and 3.0: Support for legacy USB 2.0 and SuperSpeed 3.0
- Cross-Platform Support: Connects to USB on any PC or Mac for a seamless integration
- TurboUSB Performance: Copy files faster and increase productivity with Buffalo?s TurboUSB technology
- Connect and Go: Ready to use out of the box – no drivers to install! OS Capatability
DriveStation USB 3.0 HD-HXU3 is the next generation of Buffalo’s high speed external storage. SuperSpeed USB offers maximum transfer speeds of up to 4.8 Gbps, an amazing 10 times faster than USB 2.0. Ideal for editing and management of bandwidth intensive programs such as CAD or video editing software, the new DriveStation USB 3.0 can store thousands of music, video, photo and data files at lightning fast speed. The DriveStation USB 3.0 storage solution is backward-compatible with all USB 2.0 enabled computers and notebooks, and will work with all future USB 3.0 models. Included with each DriveStation USB 3.0 HD-HXU3 storage solution is Memeo’s award-winning backup package. Memeo AutoBackup software gives you the power to securely and automatically manage and backup your files in real-time. The DriveStation HD-HXU3 with SuperSpeed USB has the speed and power to back up important data and store office work, digital photos, music and movies in the blink of an eye. *For USB 3.0 transfer speeds, a USB 3.0 interface card (IFC-PCIE2U3) or USB 3.0 port is required. IFC-PCIE2U3 is sold separately.
List Price:$ 189.99
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about 10 months ago
Great Hard Drive!,
Ok first thing I want to start off by saying is that this is the External Desk Drive, meaning that it must use a power adapter to work and not just from USB. It’s kinda my fault for not doing the proper research but just to let you all know. If you’re looking for a USB powered 3.0 one, try the Buffalo Cobalt Ministation.
Ok so now on to the review. My first impression of this drive is that it is very glossy. I knew it would be glossy, but not that much. As such, it is a HUGE fingerprint magnet. This may not be a problem for those that will keep it on the desk, but I’m making this function as my portable hard drive until I get the other one.
I’m not going to bore you with statistics on the write/read speeds compared to usb 2.0 etc.(there are lots of sites that has this information, google it)but I will say that thing is miles faster than usb 2.0. When I first used this I almost thought it wasn’t working because nothing popped up that said the file was transferring, but that was just how fast it was.
There is software that comes with it. The software is a basic back-up utility that can autmatically sync and back up your files. This software is mehhh. It does its job, but i’ve seen better. It’s up to you if you want to use it. There also is something called turbo usb or something that when activated makes it supposedly read/write even faster but honestly I haven’t seen a difference and I think its just a gimmick.
Overall, I would definitely reccomend this if you have a usb 3.0 port handy (my notebook came with one) ,planning to install one or just wanting to be future proof. Its backwards compatible with usb 2.0 so no loss there. One thing I don’t like with this product (although all companies do this now) is that it advertises 1.5 TB but not all of that is usable. I can’t exactly remember how much was usable out the box, but it was a substantial amount and for who knows what. That being sad, SPACE IS NOT A PROBLEM. I have two full PC backups, LOTS of photos, music and video. LOTS of games and applications and many other files etc. and i still have close to a terabyte left! I’m trying to find things now to fill that up.
CLOSING
This is definitely a good buy, and I highly reccommend this to anyone in the market for one. Its quiet, small, pretty lightweight for the memory on this as I am still able to use this a portable drive with my big 16 inch notebook.
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|about 10 months ago
One of the best USB 3.0 drives yet!,
For the new kids on the block who have got USB 3.0 ports, like myself, go no further. This is the external Hard Drive your looking for. When I received the Hard Drive I immediately did a read/write speed test on it using HD Tune. I was shocked by the results. This external Hard Drive had out preformed my internal hard drive, which isn’t a shabby hard drive (a SATA 7,200rpm 320gb Seagate Barracuda). I was getting speeds of about 90MBps on the internal drive. Here’s the real shocker on the 1.5TB model I got (and I don’t expect it to be different on the other models as well) I was getting speeds of 120MBps. So in laymen’s terms this Hard drive is 25% faster then the internal drive. By the way these hard drives are 7,200rpm and not 5,400rpm (wasn’t mentioned in the product description)so you really get the most out of the drive. The software this hard drive comes with is very useful, when you initiate the setup for the drive using the wizard you’ll have to format the drive, but you can download the software from the buffalo website again so its no problem as well as the firmware updates which you should download anyway. On the other hand that might have just been a problem I had, I may have botched the installer by wanting to fly through the setup to test it out. Either way it’s not a problem. I particularly liked the RAMdisk software that come with it, which allows you to transform a portion of your RAM space into a super high speed hard drive, for insanely fast speeds. The drive also includes 2 backup software you can use Memeo backup and the Buffalo Backup Utility. TurboCopy also speeds up file transfers when moving files around. To further improve things the drive comes with optional encryption software that you can use to totally encrypt your hard drive to prevent your data falling into the wrong hands. Can’t comment on the TurboPC utility yet because I haven’t played with it yet, but if its anything like the other software I am sure it’s wonderful. My only regret is that I didn’t get the 2TB model instead. Its not often that find a item that actually exceeds my expectations like this and can only be given a beaming review. I will update this review to post the speeds I get for the virtual RAMdisk (if HD tune will let me clock it) and to review the software TurboPC.
All-in-all Best bang for your buck!
UPDATE: Okay back with more great news. I turned on RAMdisk and was able to test looking at it through CrystalDiskMark. Believe it or not I got speeds for the virtual Ramdisk of ~600MBps!! To but that in perspective I also did a few quick tests transfered a 80.3MB MP3 album so fast the progress bar just flashed and was gone. TurboPC is another RAM converting program from what I make of it, but instead of making a virtual hard drive it makes a virtual buffer area, like the buffer on a hard drive to move files quickly, etc. You can change the size of the RAM the both RAMdisk and TurboPC use. Its a perfect way to utilize that RAM that your computer never seems to fully utilize. since RAM is volatile memory(gets erased when your computer is turned off) RAMdisk gets around this by when you shutdown the computer it can backup whatever is in your RAMdisk onto your hard drive, and when you start your computer again move it back. The software included is reason enough to buy this product, and the hard drive alone is well worth the price by itself. Get this one, you will not be disappointed!
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