October 29th, 2007 | by Josh Norem
If you just plug the drive in and set up Memeo, you'll be very happy with it.
Highs: Basic functionality is awesome; easy setup
Lows: Additional software is broken and buggy; “turbo mode” is not any faster
Where to buy:
Every PC user needs a backup plan, and Buffalo is hoping you will choo-choo-choose them with its DriveStation TurboUSB. This is a drive that purports to offer turbo performance and great software. Though the software is decent, the turbo thing is questionable. And although the main software works wonderfully, the additional utilities are broken and worthless. Ignore them and you’ll have a great backup drive at a great price.
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by Larry on January 15, 2008:
“I have the 500GB model. Plugged it in and saw the new drive right away. It comes as fat32 so I reformatted it as NTFS. Has 465GB free after format. Seems pretty fast for USB drive. I didn't mess with installing TurboUSB because I don't know what it does and...” More...
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by Grarg on August 26, 2008:
“I have the 500GB and the 1TB drive, and am very happy with both. The fan is pretty quiet on the 1TB drive, not much more than a low hum. My typing is louder than the sound it makes. ” More...