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MerleOne:
Hi all,

Has anyone had any experience with the following external HDD from Buffalo Technologies and their proprietary "TurboUSB" mode.  Reviews are fine AFAIK.

http://www.buffalo-technology.com/products/external-drives/drivestation/drivestation-turbousb-with-power-saving-mode/

Thanks !

f0dder:
Hm, there's no description of this "TurboUSB" available anywhere whatsoever? No indication whether it's smart firmware, or a specific app for file copying? Sounds fishy to me. Also, encryption software isn't a selling point either, you shouldn't really use anything but TrueCrypt on Windows...

MerleOne:
Hm, there's no description of this "TurboUSB" available anywhere whatsoever? No indication whether it's smart firmware, or a specific app for file copying? Sounds fishy to me. Also, encryption software isn't a selling point either, you shouldn't really use anything but TrueCrypt on Windows...
-f0dder (January 16, 2009, 05:01 AM)
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Here is what I found so far about TurboUSB :


* http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/02/turbo-usb.html (+20% faster)
* http://www.laptopmag.com/review/storage/buffalo-320-ministation-turbousb.aspx (+17% faster)
* http://i4u.digitaltrends.com/review4823_main24123_page2.html
I agree about TrueCrypt, it's close to perfection !

f0dder:
Hm, still very sketchy on details.

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