Reviewers Liked
- Wireless storage, Portable media streamer, Enhances Smartphone capability
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Unclear user manual/instructions
Buffalo MiniStation Air HDW-PU3 USB3/WiFi
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Buffalo HDW-PU3 MiniStation AiR Capacity: 500GB Price: $223 Rating: 5/6 Wireless access is a relatively new feature on external hard disks, but two of this month's drives include it. Buffalo's 500GB MiniStation Air wirelessly...
By bit.com.au onThe app is easy to work, and there was none of the lag we've seen with other Wi-Fi drives. Video playback in particular was superb, but it's a shame it has such limited file type compatibility.
By TechRadar onThe Buffalo MiniStation Air HDW-PU3 isn't a unique product - we've seen wireless external hard drives such as the Kingston Wi-Drive and Seagate GoFlex Satellite use Wi-Fi connections as a means of expanding smartphone and tablet capacities. While...
By TechRadar onBuffalo's MiniStation Air is a simple-to-use Wi-Fi hard drive that suitable for use with Android and iOS devices. Its battery life is a little short and its price could be more competitive, but it's a good solution for distributing files to mobile...
By Good Gear Guide onThe MiniStation Air doesn't get off to a good start. It doesn't stream to DLNA-enabled devices, and it also isn't possible to access and manage the drive from a PC or Mac. To do that, you've got to connect with USB 3.0.Accessing the Buffalo wirelessly is...
By micromart.co.uk onMiniStation Air is a wireless portable storage solution that allows you to carry your entire multimedia library with you and stream your media to your smartphone and tablet devices, smart TV, gaming consoles and more. You can even use it to charge your...
By booredatwork.com onOne of the shortcomings of my smartphone is the limited storage. The Moto G I purchased has 8 GB and is not expandable, making it hard to carry around my media and files. I've moved some music and photos to cloud storage that can be streamed, but then...
By The Gadgeteer onLa MiniStation Air est séduisante par sa fonction de diffusion multimédia autonome, mais handicapée par un programme parfois complexe à utiliser. Nous avons aussi constaté des limites avec l’iPad et l’iPhone, mais elles sont dues aux restrictions...
By 01Net
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Un prodotto molto versatile e di sicura utilità vista la diffusione di dispositivi mobile che permettono di scattare foto, girare video e ascoltare musica. Cosa c'è di meglio di un piccolo NAS dedicato sul quale poter scaricare i file contenuti nella...
By bitsandchips.it
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This clever portable hard drive is Wi-Fi-enabled, so it can stream files, documents, music and movies directly to your smartphone or tablet. It also has a USB 3.0 connection if you prefer to connect it the tried-and-wired way.It has 500GB of storage for...
By AsiaOne on
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