The First 500GB HDD For Your Pocket February 17, 2008
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Buffalo shook things up a few months ago with its 320GB MiniStation TurboUSB and now it's hoping to do the dame again by cramming a whopping 500GB into its latest external hard disk drive (HDD).
The new Buffalo MiniStation TurboUSB is a 2.5-inch hard drive that manages to squeeze half a terabyte into a device measuring a 12.7 x 8.4 x 2cm [not 'mm' as previously stated - thanks Dave]. It also weighs less than 200g and, according to Buffalo, it means you can store up to 500 movies – in DivX or another compressed format, that is – but that's still a good thing. The key features are:
* Buffalo’s proprietary TurboUSB technology for super-speedy file transfer.
* Wrap-around cable for neat and easy storage.
* Tough armoured outer case and shock-absorbent internal design.
* Supports USB 2.0/1.1.
* Memeo AutoBackup Software for improved backup options, including regular system backup, scheduled backup and password protection.
* Buffalo’s exclusive Secure Lock Ware Encryption software for Windows.
* Support for backup program Time Machine.
It's due to ship next month and will cost ?207, while the recently launched 400GB version comes in at ?155. Western Digital was hot on Buffalo's heels with its own 320GB contender so expect to see something similar from it, and others, really soon.
[Buffalo]
Editor and Contributor | Martin Lynch
Contributor | Tamlin Magee
Comments
"into a device measuring a 12.7 x 8.4 x 2mm"
Whoops - how would you fit a 2.5 inch drive (63.5mm) into something 8.4mm across? And I doubt you could fit two thicknesses of a decent-quality case into 2mm, let alone the actual drive.
I'm guessing you got the size in cm but read it as mm, since Buffalo's site gives the size of the MiniStation range as 127 x 84 x 20mm - still very compact but a lot more practical.