Buffalo Outs 2 TB MiniStation 3.0 Portable HDD

btarunr · Jul 19, 2012, 09:40 PM

Buffalo launched a 2 TB variant of its MiniStation 3.0 portable hard drive (model: HD-PCT2. 0U3-GBJ). Slated for late-July, the drive will be priced at 29,925 JPY (US $380). The drive is built into the conventional MiniStation chassis, which is available in piano-black and pearl-white finishes. The drive is completely bus-powered, and connects to the host over USB 3.0 SuperSpeed interface (backwards-compatible with USB 2.0 HiSpeed).

The drive comes pre-formatted with FAT32+ file-system, with the volume storing Windows and MacOS X installers for Buffalo Tools (disk management software) and TurboCopy (speeds up file-transfers). The drive can later be re-formatted to the file-system of your choice, after backing up the installers. Measuring 144 x 77 x 20 mm, the drive weighs about 255 g.

Source: Hermitage Akihabara

1c3d0g · Jul 20, 2012, 12:46 PM

There's a Western Digital 2 TB with USB 3.0 going for $179.99. Why would I go for this for almost twice the price?

timta2 · Jul 24, 2012, 04:30 AM

I completely agree 1c3d0g. At least the design is pretty sharp, in comparison to a lot of the external drives on the market.

Melvis · Jul 24, 2012, 04:59 AM

Looks very similar to my Patriot Gauntlet 2 that i got for $25, does all the same things also.

It is over priced, your paying for the software be my guess? as i could do the same here for around $200 (case and 2TB HDD)

Jul 19, 2012, 09:40 PM	#1
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Jul 20, 2012, 12:46 PM	#2
1c3d0g Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 615 (0.31/day) Thanks: 2,255 Thanked 47 Times in 38 Posts	There's a Western Digital 2 TB with USB 3.0 going for $179.99. Why would I go for this for almost twice the price?

Jul 24, 2012, 04:30 AM	#3
timta2 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Posts: 786 (0.40/day) Thanks: 94 Thanked 106 Times in 97 Posts System Specs	I completely agree 1c3d0g. At least the design is pretty sharp, in comparison to a lot of the external drives on the market.

Jul 24, 2012, 04:59 AM	#4
Melvis Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 2,929 (1.55/day) Thanks: 602 Thanked 459 Times in 381 Posts System Specs	Looks very similar to my Patriot Gauntlet 2 that i got for $25, does all the same things also. It is over priced, your paying for the software be my guess? as i could do the same here for around $200 (case and 2TB HDD)

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