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| Brand: | Buffalo |
| Hard Drive | |
| Hard Drive Size: | 500 GB |
| Hard Drive Interface: | USB 2.0 |
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| Wattage: | 2.5 watts |
Technical Details
- PC and Mac compatible
- Plug-n-Play - ready for immediate use
- USB Powered - no power supply needed
- Sleek, compact and lightweight in a black slim line chassis
- Capacities - 320GB, 500GB and 1TB
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Product Description
Buffalo’s MiniStation Portable 500GB USB 2.0 Hard Drive offers a compact, sleek, lightweight and portable plug and play storage solution. Store, back up and transport digital images, music and other files without taking up space on your PC hard-drive. PC and Mac Compatible straight from the box and no further power supply needed as the drive is powered direct from the USB port of your Laptop. Measuring just 114mm * 77mm * 14mm and weighing just 165g, it’s sleek, compact and lightweight in a black slim line chassis makes this a stylish drive which is ideal for anyone who is looking for a truly portable storage system. Using a maximum power consumption of 2.5W and compatible with Windows 7 (32bit,64bit), Windows Vista (32bit,64bit), Windows XP, Mac OS10.4 or later operating systems the drive will transfer data at a speedy 480Mbps(max achievable transfer rate) ensuring that not only does it have a large capacity but data is quickly and easily stored or accessed. The 500GB capacity will hold up to 140,000 digital photos or 12,000 songs at CD quality or 200 films at DVD quality or 60 hours of High Definition Video. Access to your stored data is very easy due to the plug and play nature of the drive, just plug the drive into any PC or Mac using the stated operating systems via the included USB cable and your information will be seen automatically with no confusing or difficult drivers or firmware to download. To copy data to the drive it is just a case of dragging and dropping the required information from your PC/Mac to the drive. Buffalo Technology is a proven worldwide leader in storage technology with over 30 years development and manufacturing experience in the IT industry. The company prides itself on both the innovative, easy to use technology and the quality of their product which is backed up by its commitment to customer service and the 2 year warranty extended to all Buffalo Products.
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Buffalo MiniStation 500GB BLK Ext USB HDD HDPC500U2BKEU Storage External Hard Drives
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480 of 487 people found the following review helpful
Great drive at a fantastic price with 2 Year warranty from Buffalo. PS3 & X-Box 360 compatible.
28 Feb 2011
The first thing you will notice about this drive is its size and colour. The drive itself is tiny at 14mm high x 114mm deep x 77mm wide and comes in a high gloss piano black finish. As shown in the image there is a blue light that glows when the light is on and this is a nice touch. My father has the Buffalo Juststore 500GB USB 2.0 Slimline Portable External Hard Drive - Black and I was going to order the same until I found this updated model was being released.
The drive transfers at 27MBps (which is quick) on my machine. The noise level is non-existent and I've not had any issues with the drive getting excessively warm/hot either. As is normal with portable hard drives the USB lead is tiny so I ordered a longer lead from the Amazon basics range AmazonBasics USB 2.0 A-Male to Mini-B Cable (1.8 Metres) [Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging] and it works just as good.
The drive comes pre-formatted with the FAT32 filing system (what you will need should you wish to use it with a PS3 or a X-Box 360) but software is included to change this to NTFS if you so wish. The drive will obviously come with the standard 1 year warranty but Buffalo have extended for another year to make it up to 2 years :-)
Fantastic buy and well worth the money
One final note. If you do need a case to keep it protected I personally can recommend the LUPO Protective EVA Universal 2.5 Inch External Hard Drive Case - BLACK and it fits just nicely inside and it'll also house the 1.8M USB cable too
The drive transfers at 27MBps (which is quick) on my machine. The noise level is non-existent and I've not had any issues with the drive getting excessively warm/hot either. As is normal with portable hard drives the USB lead is tiny so I ordered a longer lead from the Amazon basics range AmazonBasics USB 2.0 A-Male to Mini-B Cable (1.8 Metres) [Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging] and it works just as good.
The drive comes pre-formatted with the FAT32 filing system (what you will need should you wish to use it with a PS3 or a X-Box 360) but software is included to change this to NTFS if you so wish. The drive will obviously come with the standard 1 year warranty but Buffalo have extended for another year to make it up to 2 years :-)
Fantastic buy and well worth the money
One final note. If you do need a case to keep it protected I personally can recommend the LUPO Protective EVA Universal 2.5 Inch External Hard Drive Case - BLACK and it fits just nicely inside and it'll also house the 1.8M USB cable too
42 of 42 people found the following review helpful
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I had been looking around for a small external drive to replace an old Seagate one to work in conjunction with my Memeo AutoBackup software package and came across this one as I was browsing through different models on the Amazon Site. All the reviews seemed positive and the price was in the area I was looking to pay, so I bit the bullet and ordered one, which arrived safely a couple of days later. I must say that, whilst I knew it was going to be a bit smaller than my Seagate drive, I was amazed to see just how small and tidy a unit it was/is. I connected it to my PC via the supplied (very small) USB cable, reformatted it from FAT32 to NTFS which took only seconds to carry out, set up a new backup plan on Memeo and left it to get on with the job. I came back about ten minutes later to find that the job was finished - much quicker than I had expected. All in all then, I must say I am happy to endorse this drive, especially to people who need something which is very small and tidy. I have given it a 4* rating rather than five, purely because of the tiny USB cable supplied with it, as most people will probably need to use a longer one, which could add to their costs.
127 of 131 people found the following review helpful
I've been looking for a decent external hard drive for quite some time, one which wasn't plagued by dodgy software which tried to make you use it in a certain way, unlike that you just plug it in (format it to NTFS if necessary) and then simply drag and drop the required files. Aesthetically it looks fantastic, by far the best looking, sleekest external HDD on the market, and due to its size I leave it plugged in on my desk, and it takes up virtually no room at all. It has a quick transfer rate, makes minimal noise and doesn't seem to overheat as do some other external hard drives, and I leave it plugged in all the time.
My PC is only a 40GB Dell from 2004, so I needed a lot of extra space and this did the trick, I have a entire backup of my system files and documents, as well as storing about 200GB of films etc. with a large 300GB left over for further expansion.
Perhaps the only minor inconvenience is the fact that the drive is pre-formatted to FAT32 (meaning you can't store individual files of over 4GB on the disk, such as films)however there is a very simple step by step guide in the form of a PDF document on the hard drive which you can follow. After formatting to NTFS I had 465GB of space left, so it's about 35GB under the stated amount even when completely clear with no partition but its no major problem.
Overall a great hard drive, which lets you use it how you like, perfect for back-up and storing the large media files which we all have today.
My PC is only a 40GB Dell from 2004, so I needed a lot of extra space and this did the trick, I have a entire backup of my system files and documents, as well as storing about 200GB of films etc. with a large 300GB left over for further expansion.
Perhaps the only minor inconvenience is the fact that the drive is pre-formatted to FAT32 (meaning you can't store individual files of over 4GB on the disk, such as films)however there is a very simple step by step guide in the form of a PDF document on the hard drive which you can follow. After formatting to NTFS I had 465GB of space left, so it's about 35GB under the stated amount even when completely clear with no partition but its no major problem.
Overall a great hard drive, which lets you use it how you like, perfect for back-up and storing the large media files which we all have today.
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