Buffalo DriveStation Combo 640 GB USB 2.0 and FireWire SATA HD-HS500IU2

by Buffalo Technology

Product Details

• Item Weight: 3.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000XQ51BO
• Item model number: HD-HS500IU2
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 23, 2007

Product Description

500GB DriveStation Combo USB 2.0 / FireWire External Hard Drive with TurboUSB

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, February 18, 2008

By 

WanChaiMan (Hong Kong, China) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Buffalo DriveStation Combo 640 GB USB 2.0 and FireWire SATA HD-HS500IU2 (Personal Computers)

I bought this to use with Time Machine on MAC Leopard.

Having read about other drives and their performance, I chose this as it was a nice compromise. The ones with Firewire 800 ports were a steep jump in price and I did not need this extra performance for my normal "home use".

Its very well built and "Made in Japan" which is always a plus when buying electronic items.

I have two macs - both have Firewire 400 as well as USB 2.0 ports, so this was a nice versatile choice.

It was easy to set up. Plugging into my new Intel iMac it mounted in a few seconds. It comes pre-formatted in FAT 32 and so can be used by Windows and macs out of the box.

Since Intel Macs and Time Machine need GUID formatting it was then a few quick clicks in Disk Utility to partition it and set it up properly.

It is quiet and cool to the touch: the aluminium sides dissipate the heat effectively without the need for a fan. The other nice thing is that it has auto-power off so the Hard Disk stops spinning when your computer sleeps or shuts down. This is a real bonus since it saves the life of the disc and conserved power.

I comes supplied with high quality USB and Firewire cables it comes supplied so its ready to use out of the box.

I would highly recommend this drive to anyone.

5.0 out of 5 stars Good value and easy to use, February 11, 2009

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Robert [e-mail] - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Buffalo DriveStation Combo 640 GB USB 2.0 and FireWire SATA HD-HS500IU2 (Personal Computers)

I bought this in a hurry as my notebook was dying fast. I did have to change the drive format to NTSF so all my files would load but no problem.

I was not able to use the ACRONIS disk imaging software and also couldn't use the enclosed MEMEO software either. So I just copied all the files I could on the Buffalo external drive and used it as a removable drive on my backup computer. No problems at all with that process. The drive has an on/off switch but isn't noisy at all when running. I just got my repaired notebook back so will try reinstalling the imaging software, at my leisure, now that the emergency is over. You are backing up YOUR computer aren't you?

5.0 out of 5 stars Very nice this Hard Drive!!!, November 16, 2008

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Oscar Ynsfran Mallorquin - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Buffalo DriveStation Combo 640 GB USB 2.0 and FireWire SATA HD-HS500IU2 (Personal Computers)

It works very nice!! and also has a FireWire conection.
I am very glad with it.