Buffalo DriveStation SuperSpeed USB3 HD-HXU3

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 16 expert reviews

Excellent:

5
Good:

11
Average:

0
Bad:

0

Pros:

Big storage in a slim enclosure. USB 3.0 offers fast transfer speeds. Backwards compatible with USB 2.0.

Cons:

Glossy plastic shows every finger print and smudge.

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Last revision on August 11, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Big storage in a slim enclosure. USB 3.0 offers fast transfer speeds. Backwards compatible with USB 2.0

Reviewers Didn't Like

Glossy plastic shows every finger print and smudge

Expert reviews and ratings

The Buffalo Technology DriveStation HD-HXU3 (1.5TB) offers big storage and fast speeds at a reasonable price, but its appeal is limited by compatibility. If you don't have or need USB 3.0, there are cheaper drives to be found. Buy it...

By PC Mag on February 28, 2011

Buffalo's USB 3.0-based DriveStation HD-HXU3 is perfect for users who want a 1TB external hard drive on which to store large media files. It's approximately three times faster than a USB 2.0 drive when reading and writing large files and this is...

By Good Gear Guide on September 29, 2010

An insanely fast external hard drive We looked at our first USB 3.0 hard drive in the form of a portable 2.5? Buffalo MiniStation Lite. Thanks again to Buffalo, today we’re looking at a 3.5? hard drive based dekstop version of their...

By Tbreak.com on June 14, 2010

Our first test of a USB 3.0 drive shows the wait was worth it. These are terrific transfer speeds, challenging the inherent maximum speed of the hard disk as much as an internal SATA bus. Based on these figures, you needn’t wait a whole day to...

By PC Advisor on February 19, 2010

A fairly sparse drive, but it's very quick if you have the USB 3 devices to pair it with...

By PC Pro on January 26, 2010

There’s something a little special about the Buffalo DriveStation HD-HXU3 external hard drive we’re looking at today. It’s not the casing, which is a glossy plastic variant of what every other manufacturer offers; it’s not the...

By Trusted Reviews on January 21, 2010

100

Buffalo's USB3 DriveStation is easily the fastest external hard disk we've seen. It's pricy, but it's worth having if time is a big issue....

By Expert Reviews on December 21, 2009

100

Software Suite Like most external hard drive manufacturers, Buffalo includes a series of software tools to sync your data, format the disk and activate the Turbo USB acceleration.Unfortunately, the software isn't on a separate partition, which means...

By DigitalVersus on December 14, 2009

It may well be that there are further optimisations that can be achieved with the drivers, and we'd hesitate to say that this would be the performance of the final Australian retail version, but it's a good guideline as to...

By PC Authority on April 23, 2010

The Buffalo DriveStation External USB 3.0 Hard Drive HD-UX3 achieved terrific transfer speeds, challenging the inherent maximum speed of the hard disk as much as an internal SATA bus. Based on these figures, you needn’t wait a whole day to fill...

By Good Gear Guide on February 23, 2010

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