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Buffalo MiniStation Lite / Cobalt USB3 HD-PEU3/HD-PETU3

Based on 8 reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

4
Average:

2
Bad:

2

Pros

Compact. Quick USB 3.0 speed. TurboPC is fast for copies.
Sleek and stylish design, Mac and PC compatible, Three-year warranty

Cons

TurboPC may have problems with low-level utilities. Only 1-year warranty.
Not the fastest drive, Scratches easily, Mediocre utilities

By PC Mag on March 14, 2011

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....

70
By PC Authority on October 18, 2010

A compact and speedy USB 3 drive that's small enough to slip into a pocket...

83
By Computeractive on October 11, 2010

A good external hard disk but few will enjoy its full benefits for...

60
By Expert Reviews on September 26, 2010

The MiniStation Lite is a good USB3 disk, but there are cheaper and faster alternatives available...

80
By Tom's Hardware on July 22, 2010

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...

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By Tom's Hardware UK on July 22, 2010

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...

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By GadgetSpeak on July 20, 2010

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....

76
By LaptopMag on June 10, 2010

Buffalos latest portable drive is small and light, but its not as fast as the...

60
By Tbreak.com on May 16, 2010

USB 3.0 is the way forward and Buffalo's MiniStationLite offers good performance at a decent price. The original USB specification was introduced in 1996, however, it wasnt until two years later and v1.1 that it became a widely accepted...

70
By PC-Welt.de on April 08, 2011

Nicht nur der Preis und der Speicherplatz spielen beim Kauf einer externen Festplatte eine Rolle: Die Festplatte soll sich möglichst auch mit jedem Computer verbinden lassen. In punkto Flexibilität ist USB unerreicht – das ändert...

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