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There are hundreds, if not thousands, of portable hard drives on the market. Some are all about style, others extreme capacity but for most people it is how robust their mobile storage is that should matter. One company looking to provide reliable data tr...
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The Ministation Extreme is a very well-designed portable hard disk. The rubberised leather-effect finish on one side makes it easy to grip, and the integrated USB3 cable means you’ll never find yourself unable to access your data because you’ve forgotten...
A comprehensive software suite and good performance make this a great portable disk...
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It’s hard to find fault with Buffalo’s new MiniStation Extreme, as the drive provides good performance and features at a competitive price. Our 1TB drive came in black, but the drive is also available in 500GB capacity and in a variety of different col...
Bufallo gets all the basics right with the MiniStation Extreme. Its rugged design, good performance and attractive price make it an excellent choice for anyone who needs a reliable portable disk...
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techradar.com Updated:
2013-11-01 23:33:32
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Like its stable mate, the Buffalo MiniStation Plus, the MiniStation Extreme is a small, though not particularly light, USB 3.0 external hard drive. When we say small we're of course referring to the drive's physical dimensions, not its capacity. Within...
Very fast via USB 3.0, Strong wrap-around USB cable, Shock resistant casing...
Bulky, Included software not great...
It's not indestructible, but the Buffalo MiniStation Extreme makes a nice change from some of the dangerously flimsy external hard drives we've tested. It's fast, too, once you ignore the programs that come with the external hard drive.
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The market isn’t exactly short of external hard drives, but the latest product from Buffalo is a nice addition to its growing lineup of USB 3.0-packing storage solutions. The MiniStation Extreme (89x18x128mm) not only supports the latest USB 3.0 and Buff...
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It's not just the beautiful textured casing or the integrated USB 3.0 cable that make this drive Extreme: it's also the hardware encryption, extra speeds, the military-standard shock resistance and suite of included software tools. On the l...
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In the box are a Quick Setup Guide and something that could make the 14cm length of the hard wired lead less important a 40cm USB3 extension lead.The unit comes in both 1TB and 2TB sizes I was sent the former in a metallic red and black colouring with a b...
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When out and about I want to be able to carry my data with me. The cloud is great but it can be unreliable and for data I really need when I'm not sure about my internet connection it might not cut it. This information might be anything from my Open Unive...
If you are travelling or a mobile office worker the chances are that you will want to want to carry your data and backups with you. To be sensible you should be using encryption and you should have something that can take a few knocks. It's possible to ta...
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External storage solutions come in all shapes and sizes. In addition to this, as most of you know, these solutions are also purpose built to suit whether you want an extremely quick or highly durable solution.The solution we have in the lab today comes fr...
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Portable hard drives have become a commodity item such that most prospective buyers filter on price and capacity. A lack of real innovation in the field - almost all connect to your PC via a USB 3.0 connector - means that companies have to do something un...
Looks and feels great, Power and data via USB 3.0, Available in a choice of colours, Sensibly ruggerdised...
Two-year warranty...
Performance evalation, conclusionWe begin to gauge drive performance by measuring raw sequential throughput. This is typically a best-case scenario and we have three other portable storage devices in our line-up: a 256GB Patriot USB pen drive, a 512GB...
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You can never have enough storage, this much we know. For extra storage, you can turn to an external hard drive. We tested no less than 15 external hard drives for this article so that you can choose the best one for your needs. There's an external ha...
After having looked at a total of fifteen drives, we can conclude that the Seagate Backup Plus Fast 4 TB is the most interesting from a technical point of view. It also performs very well, thanks to its two disks in RAID 0. We awarded this drive the Har...
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It's not just the beautiful textured casing or the integrated USB 3.0 cable that make this drive Extreme: it's also the hardware encryption, extra speeds, the military-standard shock resistance and suite of included software tools. On the l...
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There will come a time when all of one's data will be stored safely in the cloud and that would include terabytes of their movies and music. However, till that day actually arrives, we will have to rely on portable drives and today we have a tough li...
The Buffalo MiniStation Extreme is priced well at Rs. 5,200 for the 500GB model and Rs. 7,500 for the 1TB version. This offers much better value, compared to the Iomega, as it’s more portable, thanks to the 2.5-inch drive inside, you don’t need an e...
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Last January, Buffalo released the MiniStation Stealth, an unassuming portable hard drive that featured the fastest file transfer speeds we'd yet seen. Now, having released the MiniStation Extreme, Buffalo hopes to create a drive that is not only faste...
Wrap-around USB cable, Shock-resistant up to 2 meters, Extremely fast file transfer speeds...
Mediocre preloaded utilities, Frequent restarts required during setup...
The Buffalo MiniStation Extreme offers the fastest USB 3.0 transfer speeds in a durable design.
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toptenreviews.com Updated:
2013-11-01 23:33:31
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The Buffalo Mac portable hard drive has an impressive memory and is USB 3.0-enabled, making data transfer lightning fast. The external hard drive for Mac is a terrific business or personal product, and it is a plug-and-play device. However, this Apple...
We recommend this portable hard drive if you already have a backup application you use...
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That has left hard drive makers, for the most part, competing on price while occasionally adding larger-capacity options, like Seagate did with its recently-unveiled 4TB Backup Plus Portable drive. (We have a review of that single-drive model in the works...
Shock, water, and dust-resistant shell, NFC functionality for encrypting/decrypting without passwords, Three-year warranty...
NFC works with few U.S. smartphones, Larger and pricier than competing drives, Plasticy shell, Much pricier than most portable drives that lack its security features...
Buffalo's ruggedized, NFC-equipped drive is enticing for those looking for secure, encrypted portable storage. Most U.S. smartphones aren't supported, though, meaning you'll have to lock it using an included, easy-to-lose smartcard. Read More…...
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Water and dustproof, with advanced encryption and NFC support, the Buffalo MiniStation Extreme is an intriguing proposition. Fast file transfers are a plus but, with no North American mobile device support, and a frustrating experience on OS X, it's a nic...
One one hand, the Buffalo MiniStation Extreme offers in intriguing proposition – a super-fast, portable hard drive that offers advanced physical and encrypted protection for your data. Stick to a reasonably narrow workflow – on Windows, using the included...
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