Samsung Story Station 3.0 USB3

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Pros:

Average read/write speeds above 85MB/s, Backwards compatible with USB 2.0, Passive cooling; eco drive saves energy and runs silent, Down-firing LED with adjustable intensity, Drive stays off when it's told to, Easy to use backup software included, Bac

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Security software is incompatible with Windows 7 x64, Not as fast as a 7,200 RPM drive might be, LED angrily flashes during data transfer, Sleep timeout isn't adjustable, No Mac software is included...

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Last revision on October 28, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Average read/write speeds above 85MB/s, Backwards compatible with USB 2.0, Passive cooling; eco drive saves energy and runs silent, Down-firing LED with adjustable intensity, Drive stays off when it's told to, Easy to use backup software included, Bac

Reviewers Didn't Like

Security software is incompatible with Windows 7 x64, Not as fast as a 7,200 RPM drive might be, LED angrily flashes during data transfer, Sleep timeout isn't adjustable, No Mac software is included

Expert reviews and ratings

Samsung's first USB3 desktop disk is very fast, but it's also relatively expensive...

By Expert Reviews on July 08, 2010

Samsung's first foray into USB 3.0 hard drives is fast, quiet and stable - just the way I like it. The bundled backup utility with its real-time monitoring and unlimited file revisioning only serves to sweeten the deal. Pros & ConsAverage read/write...

By Everything USB on May 24, 2010

The Samsung STORY Station 3.0 comes in 1TB, 1.5TB and 2TB capacities, with suggested retail pricing of $154.99, $194.99 and $269.99 respectively. The pricing is competitive with other USB 3.0 external hard drives and Samsung is the only drive...

By StorageReview on April 26, 2010

In Korea today (it’s tomorrow for them) Samsung announced an addition to the STORY station line with the new STORY Station 3.0. A USB 3.0 compliant external HDD. The new STORY Station 3.0 can deliver up to 5 Gbps of data transfer which is 10 times...

By HardwareGeeks on April 25, 2010

Wer unsere Bestenliste für externe 3,5-Zoll-Festplatten nach dem Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis sortiert, stößt schnell auf die Samsung Story Station (HX-DT020EB). Die 2-TByte-Festplatte bekommen Sie bereits ab 85 Euro, was zusammen...

By Chip.de on May 30, 2011

Die Samsung Story Station 3.0 2TB basiert auf dem hauseigenen 3,5-Zoll-Laufwerk , die mit einer verringerten Rotationsgeschwindigkeit von 5400 Umdrehungen in der Minute arbeitet. Die Vorteile des reduzierten Drehtempos zeigen sich in einer geringen...

By PC-Welt.de on February 02, 2011

Nach dem mäßigen Erfolg der eSATA-Schnittstelle ist nun zu hoffen, dass sich USB 3.0 schneller und in mehr Bereichen durchsetzt. Dringend nötig ist es jedenfalls, möchte man Daten schnell übertragen. Die Voraussetzungen sind...

By Hardwareluxx on September 01, 2010