Testseek.com have collected 15 expert reviews of the Buffalo MiniStation Lite / Cobalt USB3 HD-PEU3/HD-PETU3 and the average rating is 70%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Buffalo MiniStation Lite / Cobalt USB3 HD-PEU3/HD-PETU3.
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15 Reviews
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Compact. Quick USB 3.0 speed. TurboPC is fast for copies.
TurboPC may have problems with low-level utilities. Only 1-year warranty.
The Buffalo MiniStation Cobalt USB 3.0 (500GB) is a compact, speedy USB 3.0 drive for backup and file transfers. It's reasonably priced, but a couple of nits and a short warranty keep it from earning our highest recommendations. ...
Abstract: The three drives we're looking at represent some of the first USB 3.0 products. There will be many more in the following months, flooding the market with drives all claiming to be fastest. Our three products deliver great performance compared to USB 2.0 solutions, reaching at least...
The Buffalo MiniStation Cobalt USB 3.0 is a fast, compact, and good-looking USB 3.0 portable hard drive. Out of the box, it's compatible with both PCs and Macs
The Buffalo MiniStation Cobalt USB 3.0 doesn't support FireWire or eSATA and doesn't come with an add-in USB 3.0 card. Out of the box, it can't handle files larger than 4GB, and its included software is rather useless. Buffalo has only a one-year warranty
The MiniStation Cobalt USB 3.0 makes a great storage addition to a laptop computer that already has support or USB 3.0.
Need to upgrade or buy new PC to get full benefit of faster USB3 speeds
A good external hard disk but few will enjoy its full benefits for now Good points Will gain value when USB3 becomes widespread. Bad points Need to upgrade or buy new PC to get full benefit of faster USB3 speeds ...
Abstract: The first USB 3.0-based external hard drives aim at eliminating the USB 2.0 bottleneck (that hovered around 30 MB/s) with enough bandwidth to outperform the fastest mechanical disks. A-Data, Buffalo, and WD do battle for maximum performance. USB 3.0 ha...
Abstract: Although ratified towards the end of 2008, USB 3.0 devices are only just being to appear. An external hard drive is my introduction to the technology. ...
