Customer Reviews

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

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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.

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?

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

This 500 GB external hard drive is excellent for those with limited computer knowledge. I was up and running within ten minutes and found it extremely simple to connect. Moving data from my desk top hard drive to the external hard drive was very simple. It takes up very little space which is a good thing for anyone with a messy desk top like mine. I would highly recommend this product.