The DriveStation USB 3.0 HD-HXU3 is backward compatible with USB 2.0 enabled desktop computers and notebooks and requires no additional hardware for such connection. It offers Buffalo Tools which is a feature-rich suite of optional software included on many Buffalo DriveStation and MiniStation storage products. Buffalo Tools is composed of several components that may be installed on Windows® PCs like TurboPC that increases file transfer rates by up to 50% over competing USB 3.0 hard drives. It also includes Buffalo's Backup Utility to back up one or multiple computers with a single Buffalo external hard drive. Buffalo Tools also features Ramdisk - a simple utility that enables you to create a RAM disk on your Windows PC that creates a small yet exceedingly fast environment to work on files in. Likewise, it offers a Windows software called SecureLock that provides complete control of the data encryption on your Buffalo external hard drive providing password protection and software data encryption. Buffalo DriveStation USB 3.0 works perfectly with Time Machine to back up your Mac computer. It measures 1.8 x 6.8 x 6.1 inches and weighs merely 2.4 lbs.

Posted 2010-12-27 and updated on Dec 27, 2010 4:42am by richard