External Hard Drives

HDDR250E03E - 2.5″ USB 2.0, 250GB Capacity Portable External Hard Drive from Toshiba

You can experience the ultimate convenience and freedom of having your data everywhere you go, whether it is your private photo gallery, personalised entertainment or backup files. The Toshiba Portable External Hard Drives have a unique combination of and uncompromising Toshiba HDD technology. Toshiba’s external storage devices have world renowned OEMs with state-of-the-art embedded hard disk drives and storage technology. The following review is on the 250GB 2.5-inch Portable USB 2.0 Hard Drive (product code: HDDR250E03E) of Toshiba.

This 250GB 2.5-inch hard drive is the new version has upgraded lots in terms of design, unfortunately, the performance of the device remains to be unchanged.

Attractive design:

The Toshiba 250GB 2.5-inch external hard drive has a glossy black finish with beautiful red stripes, graphical design running in the facia. It has a small, sleek lightweight design and is not much bigger than that of an iPod, having its dimensions as, 0.65″ x 3.2″ x 5″ (H x W x D) inches and weighs just under half a pound. Button-less, status light-less, the only break from the glossy design is the small USB slot on the back so you can connect it to your computer via a USB 2.0 cable. The Toshiba drive has anti-slip footpads on the bottom of the drive ensure it will not slip out of your desk. This portable hard drive has the style factor mixed in it without compromising on the reliability and the durability of the product. Toshiba has paid extra attention on the overall aesthetic and technology. This can be said as the only main reason why you can choose the Toshiba 250GB portable hard drive.

Other capacities:

Toshiba 2.5-inch Portable USB 2.0 Hard Drive is available in various capacities such as, 160GB, 250GB, 320GB and 500GB. These models are available in the Gecko green, Hot Rod Red, Carbon Grey and Frost White colours respectively.

Compatibility:

The Toshiba HDDR250E03E 250gb Portable Hard Drive is compatible with Windows 2000, XP, or, Vista and Macs with OS X 10.3.9 or later.

Equipped with USB2.0:

When an external hard drive is equipped with USB2.0, it is always a very safe bet as almost any modern computer will be able to use it. The Toshiba USB 2.0 200GB External Hard Drive can work with both USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 ports, but an additional cable is required to power the drive if used on a USB 1.1 port. The USB 1.1 power cable is included with the drive.

Bus powered:

Bus-powered USB 2.0 drives will not work with all computers. Older Mac laptop models have difficulty producing power sufficient to spin up the drive inside the Toshiba. Toshiba and others who manufacture bus-powered drives offer power booster cables or external power sources to compensate for this shortcoming. Unfortunately, the Toshiba drive’s booster cable uses a short Y-shaped design, meant to draw power from two USB ports on the same side of a laptop, which means it cannot be used to mount the Toshiba drive on the older PowerBook models that feature a USB port on each side.

Internal shock sensor:

The internal shock sensor that has become very common with the other external hard drive models, is available in this model too. This sensor helps to protect your data from low impact drops. Toshiba has not specified the height from which the drive could be dropped, which makes it hard to determine how good does this feature. However, when dropped from a hand level height of four feet on a hard surface, the drive works perfectly fine.

NTI shadow software:

The NTI shadow software comes preloaded on the drive. This software, once installed can schedule automatic backups that run in the background of the system. NTI shadow software is easy to use and set up and once configured you can have your data backed up daily, hourly or by the minute with the interval mode. You can also choose continuous backup, which gives you up-to-the-minute backups of your computer data. This drive does not offer any online backup storage as a bonus. This drive also does not include any encryption software for securing sensitive data.

Performance:

This Toshiba 250GB external hard disk rive has a cache memory of 8MB. We have nothing to complaint on the read speeds of the Toshiba hard drive, but the write speed is simply horrendous. When compared to the other portable external hard drives, they offer the same amount of storage for the same cost with a much better performance. The average read rate is 27.7MB/sec, the burst-read speed is 33.8MB/sec and the average access rate is 17.7 milliseconds. The amount of CPU cycles that the drive used is also all over the place. Its processor utilization rate starts at 22%, drops to 5% and seems to level off at 10%. The utilization levels is obviously quite high as anything over 20% will have an impact on other applications that you are running.

Package:

Everything that you would ever need to use along with the Toshiba 250GB external hard drive comes along with the package. The package includes the Toshiba 250GB 2.5-inch Portable USB 2.0 Hard Drive itself, a USB cable, backup software, warranty information, and a quick install guide. The FireWire port is missing, which is one of the major disadvantages of getting this hard drive.

Warranty and support:

Toshiba 250GB 2.5-inch portable hard drive comes with a limited three year warranty. Toshiba offers a technical support line for storage available weekdays from 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. You will also be able to find solutions for your questions of the FAQs part of Toshiba’s website.

Verdict:

Toshiba 250GB 2.5-inch external hard drive is an attractive and portable hard drive wit a very decent price tag. But the write speed is not up to that of the other external hard drives of the same capacity and the absence of firewire is also disappointing. The lack of performance of this drive, makes us hesitant to fully recommend this external hard drive. Rather, you can opt for the SimpleTech Signature Mini or the Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus.

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Toshiba 250GB External Hard Disk Drive HDDR250E03E - Technical Specification table

Manufacturer	Toshiba
Model Name	Toshiba 250GB 2.5-inch external hard drive
Model number	HDDR250E03E
Dimensions ( H x W x D)	0.65″ x 3.2″ x 5″
Form factor	2.5″
Capacity	250GB
Available Colours	Hot Rod Red
Spindle speed	5,400 RPM
Compatibility	Mac and PC
Interface	USB 2.0
Bus transfer rate	480 MB/sec
Power source	USB bus
Warranty	Three years

WDE1U10000 - 1TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive from Western Digital

Western digital was founded in the year 1970, and since then, it has a long history when it comes to manufacturing the computer hard disK drives. Western digital is currently the second largest hard drive company next to that of the Seagate technology.

Here, we review the WD Elements desktop 1TB external hard drive. If you are having all your data scattered and unorganised here comes a solution. All your precious photos, videos and secret data now will get into a permanent house.

Sturdy design:

The Western Digital Elements WDE1U10000 Desktop External hard drive has a very boxy look and totally lacks the style factor. It is quite bulky having its dimensions as 8.02″ X 1.42″ X 4.90″ (H X D X W) and weighs 1.02kg. It has a very simple plain design with just the WD logo on top of it. It comes in two colours namely black and silver. It is built with a rugged metal case. It only has a port for USB and a power connector and nothing else. But the durability of the drive is a contrary to the ugly betty looks of the drive. The rugged metal case ensures durability. Some air holes in front of the metal work appear to be the only design aesthetic, and the whole thing is only a fraction bigger than the 3.5″ disk mechanism enclosed within.

Ease of use:

Since the hard drive is preformatted, it is ready to use once you open the pack and hence you do not have any tedious jobs of formatting the disc. The set up is extremely easy as all that you need to do is, just plug it in to your PC with the provided USB ports and that is it. You are ready to use the drive. Though the hard drive uses high speed USB 2.0, it is still backward compatible with USB 1.1 ports.

Capacities available:

The Western Digital Elements Desktop has a massive capacity of 1TB. This hard drive is also available in 500GB, 640GB and 750GB capacities.

Features:

The serial bus transfer rate of 480 Mb/s and the hard disk has a spindle speed of 7200rpm. WD elements USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive has an excellent buffer size of 8MB.

Compatibility:

Western Digital Elements 1TB USB 2.0 external hard drive is devised to be operated on both desktop and notebook computers. This 1TB external hard drive is compatible with both Windows and Mac Operating systems.

Quiet operation:

Unfortunately there is no physical power switch but this is countered somewhat by the fact that the drive spins down to save power when not in use and will automatically spin up when needed. Even better, when actually running it is also remarkably quiet. The Elements drive has a tiny little almost inaudible hum and only makes light noises when in use and being accessed.

Package:

The package of the WD Elements desktop has the External USB 2.0 hard drive, USB 2.0 certified cable, AC adapter and a Quick Install Guide.

Warranty:

Western Digital Elements 1TB comes with one year warranty which is quite less when compared to that of the other external hard drives of 1TB capacity.

Conclusion:

Western Digital Elements 3.5″ 1TB external hard drive is a simple, reliable, durable and cheap 1TB external hard drive. Looking for massive storage for a cheap cost, WD is the perfect solution. After all the price tag on the WD elements is going to be the seller point of the device.

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Western Digital Elements 1TB Portable Hard Drive - Technical Specifications, Features

Manufacturer	Western Digital
Model Name	Western Digital Desktop Elements 1TB
Model number	WDE1U10000
Dimensions (H X D X W)	8.02″ X 1.42″ X 4.90″
Form factor	3.5 inch
Capacity	1TB
Enclosure colour	Black, Silver
Weight	1.02kg
Spindle speed	7200 Rotations Per Minute
Cache memory	8MB
Compatibility	Mac and PC
Interface	USB 2.0
Bus transfer rate	480 MB/sec
Power source	USB bus
Warranty	1 year

WDME2500 - 250GB USB 2.o Portable External Hard Drive from Western Digital

Western Digital My Passport Essential is a part of the Western Digital’s My Passport family which also includes the My Passport Elite series. The Elite series has external hard drives that had more of protective security features like encryption which is a must for those who are maintaining secretive official data. The My Passport Essential series is basically for home and consumer usage whose major goal is to just have a backup of their large amount of data safe.

Notebook sized:

Having the size of only a notebook, the My Passport Essential 250GB (WDME2500) Portable Hard drive itself depicts its portability. They fit very conveniently in to your pockets and hand bags. The design of the Essential is almost same as that of the Elite. It has the same kind of drive inside and almost the same basic shape, the only major difference that we could actually find is that, its finishing is a glossy plastic one along with some hi-end device like touches. This portable unit is having its dimensions as, 0.59” x 3.1” x 4.967” (H X W X D) inches and weighs just 0.18kgs. The light weighed slim profile of the drive gives it an incredible title of ultra portability. Though the Essential’s cover is made out of plastic, it is having a sturdy built without any flexes and there are four small rubber fleets provided to make sure that the drive does not slips away from the angled desktops.

Architecture:

Western Digital has offered an irresistible selection of about eleven colours ranging from black to yellow to turquoise, which is made possible because of the plastic kind of a finish given to the model. But one thing that is a greatest disadvantage of having a glossy plastic finishing is that, the drive will be prone to fingerprints, smudges and scratches. However, we do not think that this will be of much concern to the buyers. And another thing that Essential has not adopted from Elite is the sliding port cover and also is not having the rubber cover that was available in the previous versions of the passport, rather here, the mini USB port is left simply exposed. The capacity gauge and the status lighting that can be seen in Elite have also been left out in the My Passport Essential 250GB USB 2.0 external hard drive. Instead of the array of status lighting, here, they have a single illuminated USB LED that burns blue when the device is connected and is communicating with the PC. We would have loved to see the capacity gauge in Essential also as it was one of the nice features that lets you know in just a glance that how much of free space is available in the external hard drive.

Finally, when not in use, the entire Essential package is easily tucked away into a convenient neoprene zippered case, complete with a spot for the USB cable.

Applications and capacities available:

The My Passport Essential 250GB portable hard drive’s applications include storing or backing up digital videos, music and photos, carrying important files and mailing between work place and home or on a drive while keeping them in a sync and sharing large files between home and office between the PC and Mac systems.

Western Digital My Passport Essential is available in five capacities which includes 160, 250, 320, 400 and 500GB.

Set-up:

When you connect the device for the first time into your PC, the My Passport Essential 250GB’s software installation page appears. The installations can be done very easily as the interface is very attractive, simple and is just an easy to navigate auto run screen.

Software bundle included:

Western Digital My Passport Essential 250GB is compatible with both Windows and Mac OS. In case you are using a Mac exclusive environment, an appropriate version is available for you, known as Passport studio. The Essential external hard drive comes with software bundle that includes WD Sync, Copy Application Software and Google Software. The WD Sync is a synchronization and encryption software that enables the synchronization of your data between different computers using the Passport Essential. It also protects your data on the Essential with 128-bit encryption. The WD Sync interface is very user-friendly in terms of layout and content, it quickly creates a profile and password. This application allows you to include a section to fill in your personal information which is viewable without the use of a password. The options section allows you to select what you can select to sync between your PC and the external hard drive. You can even synchronise your desktop’s wall paper, so that it is visible while using WD sync on any other PC. With the help of advanced settings, you will be able to sync even the directories, sub-directories and even file extensions.

Copy Application Software allows you back up the software included in the Passport Essential. Google Software includes the entire suite of web browser tools and other utilities provided by Google. This allows you to install a host of Google Software applications directly from the device itself. Some of the consumers might consider this as crapware, but we appreciate the instant and swift access to Google Toolbar, Picasa, and Google Desktop on a fresh hard drive. Elite’s Anywhere backup application is not provided with Essential. Though it is a good feature, the absence of this feature is certainly not going to stop the potential buyers.

Features and performance:

My Passport Essential 250GB Compact Hard Drive has a spindle speed of 5400 Rotations Per Minute. The connectivity is done through the mini USB2.0 port. The data transfer rate of this external hard drive is 480Mbps. The speed of the drive is a little slower than that of the Buffalo Ministation , Maxtor One Touch and LaCie Little Disk. Since the difference is very little, it is acceptable. The overall performance of Passport Essential is very impressive and is also having a very good internal unit transfer rate. There is no lag in the portable drive compared to the internal drive even while handling graphics and video files. It had an average read/write speed performing in par with Toshiba portable hard drives. The unit is powered entirely by the USB connection. This single cable is very easy to tote around.

Control of heat dissipation and noise:

Passport Essential manages to control heat dissipation in an efficient manner and working for around one hour, was only warm at the most. Hence, proving that it is no less in this feature when compared to its Elite counterpart. The plastic case proves to be an excellent noise insulator and hence no noise. Hereby, Passport Essential has responded in a great manner to the performance factors.

Box contents and warranty:

The box contents include the Western Digital My Passport Essential 250GB portable hard drive, USB2.0 cable and a quick install guide. An optional cable is available for few PCs that limit power from USB port. My Passport Essential comes with a warranty of 3 years.

Conclusion:

My Passport Essential 250GB USB 2.0 Hard Drive has a sleek casing, solid built quality, reasonable speed and tons of storage space, all of which continues to keep this 2.5” portable hard drive very popular. The software provided are very useful. The added ability to sync email account information, internet browser favourites and even your desktop wallpaper is welcoming. Its performance is on par with WD My Passport Elite with the pricing much lesser, it is a great option for all your large storage needs.

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Western Digital My Passport Essential 250GB - Technical Specifications, Features

Manufacturer	Western Digital
Model Name	My Passport Essential
Model number	WDME2500
Dimensions ( H x W x D)	0.59″ x 3.1″ x 4.967″
Form factor	2.5″
Capacity	250GB
Available Colours	midnight black, real red, intense blue, vibrant pink, raindrop blue, arctic white, viola, super sunny yellow, brilliant orange, ultra mint, cherry red and cool silver
Weight	0.18kg
Spindle speed	5,400 RPM
Compatibility	Mac and PC
Interface	USB 2.0
Bus transfer rate	480 MB/sec
Power source	USB bus
Warranty	Three years

Neso N2501S-250G -  250GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Disk Drive from Hitachi

When it comes to the field of electronics, there is nothing that Hitachi has not placed its footprints on. They manufacture from the smallest of accessories to giant electronic gadgets. On that note, they have their exclusive range of portable hard drives too. Here, we have a look at the Neso 250GB USB 2.0 Portable Drive.

Slim and sleek design:

The Hitachi Neso 250GB USB 2.0 Portable Drive has a 2.5” form factor and is very slim and light weighed having its dimensions as just 8 x 12.6 x 1.5 (W x D x H) centimeters and weighing just 180 grams. Being sleek, it comes in a stylish silver finish that adds to its smart looks. It smoothly fits in your hands and pocket and hence you can carry around your data as per your wish.

No installation hassles:

Installing your Neso 250GB Portable External Hard Disk Drive is going to be extremely easy as there is really no actual process of installing and all that is to be done is, just plug in, and your NESO is ready to be used. There is no CD that has to be installed as all the software that are bundled with this 250GB portable hard drive are included in the drive and it gets loaded, the first time you plug-in it in to your PC.

Features:

The Hitachi Neso 250GB External Hard Drive has the hi speed USB2.0 interface. The spindle speed is the standard 5400RPM. It has a respectable cache memory of 8MB and data transfer rate of 480 megabytes per second. The average seek time of Neso is 12ms.

Secure:

The Neso 250GB external hard drive from Hitachi is bundled with the WD Sync synchronization and encryption software that allows your important data to be kept safe and secure. All of your data is protected with 128 bit encryption.

Syncing:

Just pug in your Neso into any PC and hence you can edit files, read mails and even view photos and make changes to any of your documents. Then all of your changes will be synced back to your PC.

Compatibility:

The Hitachi 2.5″ Neso USB 2.0 external hard drive is compatible with both Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple MacOS X 10.4.8 or later operating systems. It is a perfect portable hard drive for all your work files, multimedia applications, photos and videos.

No external power supply:

The Hitachi Neso 250GB USB 2.0 Portable Drive can be said as very smart as it is powered by the USB bus and no separate power supply is required which further increases the portability of this hard drive.

Package and warranty:

The package of the Hitachi Neso contains the 250GB Hitachi NESO Hard Drive, CD software, USB cable, Instructions and Warranty information. The google software pack is included which is compatible with windows only.

This Neso external hard drive comes with a limited three years warranty.

Verdict:

Having a capacity of 250GB, it is a great device for an average user who does not have tonnes to carry around each day and does not have to spend over capacities like 500GB or 1TB having lots of memory left free all the time. But, if you are one of those who needs large storage capacities, then Hitachi has solutions for that too as they do have portable hard drives of such huge capacities too.

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Hitachi Neso 250GB (N2501S-250G) External Drive - Technical Specifications, Features

Manufacturer	Neso
Model Name	Hitachi Neso 250GB USB 2.0 Portable Drive
Model number	N2501S-250G
Dimensions (W x D x H)	8 x 12.6 x 1.5 centimeters
Form factor	2.5 inch
Capacity	250GB
Enclosure colour	Silver
Weight	180 grams
Spindle speed	5,400 Rotations Per Minute
Cache memory	8MB
Compatibility	Mac and PC
Interface	USB 2.0
Bus transfer rate	480 MB/sec
Power source	USB bus
Warranty	Three years

HD-PFU2 : MiniStation TurboUSB 250GB External Hard Drive from Buffalo

Overview:

Pros:

Ultra portable sleek design
Good shock resistance
Excellent data transfer rate
Bus powered
Working of the Turbo USB mode on both Windows and Mac
Lower CPU usage in the Turbo USB mode
The Memeo backup software is a great backup friend
Supports USB 2.0 and backwards compatible with USB 1.1

Cons:

Poor vista performance
SecureLockWare software’s poor design
Too costly
Just one year warranty

HD-PFU2 MiniStation Turbo USB 250GB Review:

The increase in the popularity of the external hard disk drives as much as that of the flash drives is because, people in need of large amount of memory can easily install and get the portability that the internal hard drives do not offer.

Bus powered external hard drives are much portable than some of the non-bus powered, but the size will ask the drive to compromise in the speed as, they usually offer only USB support. Buffalo thinks this should not be the case and their MiniStation Turbo USB 250GB Portable External Hard Drive claims to be more than 60% faster than its rivals. The Buffalo’s MiniStation Turbo USB is the little brother of the DriveStation Combo Turbo USB.

Design and shock resistance:

Since the drive is bus powered, it is ultra-small and hence extremely portable. The Buffalo MiniStation Turbo USB 250gb HD-PF250U2/WH hard drive comes in a impact resistant plastic case in a matte black finish. The inside of the case of this 2.5” hard drive is also surrounded by a shock absorbing material in order to protect the drive beyond the main covering. Buffalo achieved its shock resilience by not using screws or rigid mounts, but rather a so-called floating design. It utilizes small foam cubes that lock the drive inside the enclosure softly, which acts as a loose and hence shock resistant mount. Since the device is well protected against vibration and shock, the device gets a longer life and also very reliable which is a very important requirement in external hard drives.

Ports and capacity:

On the top of this Portable External hard drive is an LED that indicates the power and activity of the device. Towards the bottom of the drive is a mini USB cable port and a 5V auxiliary power connection. There is a groove around the edges of the device for you to wrap the USB cable around it in order to fit in so that it can be safely wrapped around and contingently stored or transported when the device is not in use. The Buffalo MiniStation Turbo comes in the capacities of 80, 120, 160, 250 and 320 GB.

It is compatible with Operating Systems such as Microsoft Windows 2000, Apple MacOS 9, Apple MacOS X, Microsoft Windows Xp and Microsoft Windows Vista.

Performance:

The speed performance of the Buffalo MiniStation Turbo USB 250gb external hard drive is as it is in its specification. Before installing and enabling the Turbo USB utility, the drive read at the speed of 34.7 MB/sec and wrote at the speed of 29.5 MB/sec which is quite fast for a USB hard drive. Then, after installing and enabling the Turbo USB utility, the read and write speeds increased to a very impressive 39.3 MB/sec and 33.1 MB/sec. The CPU utilization also dropped from a very impressive 11% to 5%. This Turbo USB feature increases the data transfer speeds by 64% which is terrific. The read speed is increased by about 90% and the write speed is increased by around 35%. And strangely, the drive gave a slower performance in vista. This external hard drive has a spindle speed of 5400rpm.

The Memeo backup software:

A very big feature of Buffalo MiniStation Turbo 250GB is its Memeo backup software which is an easy way to back-up your data. Unlike the other software that ask you what you want to back up first, the memeo software asks you where you will want to back-up your data. You are not just limited to backing up your data to the specified drive alone ass you can use any location you wish to such as, another hard drive, a network location or a flash drive or even your iPod. If you wish to save the previous formats of the files as well, that can also be done. If the data is very confidential and you are very concerned about its security, then you can also make use of the 128 bit AES encryption which makes sure that the memo software alone will be able to restore the data. However, you should be aware that it will be impossible to access data once you use the encryption option, if you should forget the password.

Once this is done, all that you will need to do is specify the files. You can either do it folder by folder or by the SmartPicks which is a common set of files that you would choose to have a back-up such as email, music, pictures or even my documents. This feature makes all the processes much more easier and still gives you the flexibility of choosing which file/folder needs to be backed-up and which does not. And just in one click, the Memeo backup software starts up its processes and your files are backed-up immediately. From then on, this software monitors all the changes made and backs them up quickly. If you need to restore any of your file that is very simple too, as all that you will have to do is, simply click over restore option within memeo and you will be given a list of options on where to restore such as the original location or on your desktop or some other folder etc. If you had overwritten a file by mistake, you could also restore a previous version of it if you need to. And if you are dealing with a large amount of data, then you also have a search feature that aids you in finding a specific file that you would like to deal with.

SecureLockWare software:

External hard drives are meant to be secure and the Buffalo HD-PFU MiniStation Turbo USB 250GB hard drive is secure. It bundles the SecureLockWare software for security purposes. During the installation of this software, it prompts you to set a password and an optional hint. Then, it asks you to format the drive which has to be done manually which unfortunately many users do not know how to. After the formatting is done you can lock and unlock the external hard drive as you wish to.

SecureLockWare software cannot be said as user friendly. All the drives must be manually locked and unlocked for any kind of usage. For users in a hurry, this will be very irritating. But this is not a big issue as the drive is encrypted and cannot be accessed without the software. The second issue is a very basic and the most irritating of all, that is, nothing pops-up immediately to unlock the software and even the shortcuts are not provided. You will have to go to the start menu and then do all the unlocking of the drive. What is even more annoying is that the applications of locking and unlocking are entirely different. And guess what, they are mislabeled too. Yes! In order to lock the drive you will have to click over unlock and for unlocking, you will have to click over lock. We just wonder had they ever done any of the testing phase in the software development cycle.

The package contents:

The package contents of the Buffalo MiniStation Turbo are, Buffalo 250GB MiniStation Turbo USB Hard Drive, Turbo USB utility, Memeo AutoBackup, SecureLockWare Encryption, 2.5′ USB A to +5V DC aux. power cable, 1.5′ USB A to mini-B wraparound cable, Turbo USB utility installation instructions and a Memeo quick start guide.

Warranty:

The Buffalo MiniStation Turbo USB 250GB comes with one year limited warranty.

Verdict:

The Buffalo MiniStation 2.5″ Turbo USB 250GB Portable External Hard Drive is an excellent performer in features and performance. The read and write speeds are very impressive. The Memeo backup software is of great use whereas, the SecureLockWare software is a nightmare to use. Though the device is heavy in price, the duty is impressive. But in terms of its performance as an external hard drive, the Buffalo MiniStation Turbo bus powered drive does a great job and we certainly recommend it.

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Buffalo MiniStation Turbo USB 250GB - Technical Specification Details

Manufacturer	Buffalo technologies
Model Name	Buffalo MiniStation Turbo
Model number	HD-PF250U2/WH
Dimensions (W x H x D)	131 x 83 x 22 mm
Form factor	2.5″
Capacity	250GB
Available Colours	Black, White
Weight	190g
Compatibility	Win 2000/XP/VistaTM, Mac OS 10.3 and higher
Interface	USB 2.0 and 1.1 compliant
Bus transfer rate	480 MB/sec
Read speed	39.3MB/s
Write speed	28.4MB/s
Spindle speed	5400 rpm
Storage Controller	Serial ATA -Hi-Speed USB
Power source	USB bus
Warranty	One year