Although the hard disk shortage due to floods in Thailand has begun to push up the price of hard drives are the standard mechanical hard disk by far the most affordable storage option.

Mini Station Extreme belongs however to the more expensive in its class. For just under 2000 crowns you in writing (disk prices may increase further due to low availability) a disk on a terabyte. There are disks that are half as expensive per gigabyte. But then you also have a lot of quality for the money. Mini Station Extreme is an exceptionally fast, durable and functional external USB hard drive.

Good speed for large files Let’s start with performance. With three USB connection is the transfer between external drive and the computer is no bottleneck. And the disk itself is relatively fast. We measured an average speed of over 80 megabytes per second for both reading and writing, and at the right conditions, a good bit over 100. Search times are somewhat long.

Buffalo also has a special program for Windows called Turbopc Ex. Exactly what do we find any good information about, except that it will use the computer’s random access memory to speed up speed, especially at the file copy. When we drive over usb 3, we feel no difference with the function on or off, but over usb 2, we saw a slight improvement.

Secure against multiple hazards The contents of the disk can be encrypted with 256 bit AES and password protected. But it drags down the performance considerably. Moreover you get with a simple but good backup manager for Windows, and supports Apple’s Time Machine for Mac users.

On the outside, the Mini Station Extreme a solid design in black plastic and has a built-in USB cable that folds into the disk. The disk is shock and tested according to MIL-STD-810F 516.5, which means it will cope with being dropped on the floor without damaging the disk. Unlike many other shock-resistant drives is the case not in protective rubber but plastic. It can cause skin damage and rupture of an accident, but your data is probably safe inside.

Are you looking for a safe and convenient hard disk, the Mini Station Extreme an okay choice. The high price makes us a little hesitant. You should really have resistance and encryption to make it worthwhile.
Buffalo Mini Station Extreme HD PZU3
Manufacturer: Buffalo
Interface: USB third
Disk format: 2.5 inch sata.
Disk Size: 1 TB (also available with 500 GB).
System Requirements: Computer with USB 2 (USB recommended 3), Windows XP/Vista/7, Mac OS X 10.5 or later (all functions will not work on Mac OS).
Dimensions: 8.8 x 12.2 x 1.7 cm.
Weight: 229 g.
Warranty: 2 years.
Indicative price: 2000 SEK.