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Buffalo Technology JustStore Portable 500 GB USB 2.0 Ultra-Slim Portable External Hard Drive HD-PV500U2/BK (Black) by Buffalo Technology

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice, Simple Drive, June 26, 2010
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I picked this drive up as a Gold Box deal for a competitive price. It's very, very easy to use. Unpack the unit, which is a black box with a USB mini port, activity light, and no other connections or buttons to worry about. Plug it in to the computer with the provided 14-inch USB cable. Windows recognized it straight away and it's good to go.

The drive manual and optional software is preloaded on the drive itself. You can load their specialized drivers and formatters if you like. I didn't bother. The drive comes preformatted in FAT32 format which is most compatible with different OS'es. The software includes a Windows program to reformat the drive in NTFS if you prefer.

I'm using mine to backup the music and video on my NAS at home, and to carry on vacation along with my linux laptop and camera so I can archive my photos each day.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Love the Buffalo - it just WORKS!, July 29, 2010
By Badknee (USA - Tennessee) - See all my reviews
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Got a great deal on this external 500 GB USB drive. Haven't seen many Buffalo drives, so I don't know how they all compare, but this one ROCKS! Took it out of the box, plugged it in and just started moving files. Next time I need another HD, I'll definitely look first at Buffalo.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Does what I want it to., July 25, 2010
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I received my drive very quickly and hooked it up to the laptop. It does exactly as promised. I don't notice any appreciable lag time, but I'm not really very aware of such things. For me it's important that it does what I need it to do (storage and backup) and does it easily. It was successful on all points.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A lightweight storage device, May 14, 2010
By Parker Hallam (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews
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I was completely amazed to find out how lightweight a storage device could be with the Buffalo JustStore Portable HD-PV500U2. Attratively lightweight plus the simple design.

It works absolutely fine on both my Mac and Windows. Though am glad that TurboUSB came with HD-PV500U2 and it increased the file transfer speeds, one hitch is that the TurboUSB works fine only on Windows. It seems to be absolutely useless on Mac.

The hard drive is preformatted, which made life easier for me. I just had to "plug and play"!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars So far, so good., August 23, 2010
By Tucson Reader (Tucson, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
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Not much to say, other than works as advertised. Speed is great. Absolutely silent when in use. No plugs, just a USB connection needed. Perfect drive for backup purposes. On a MacBook Pro, reformatted to OSX/Journaled. Be sure to copy off the TurboUSB.dmg file before formatting.
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Buffalo Technology JustStore Portable 500 GB USB 2.0 Ultra-Slim Portable External Hard Drive HD-PV500U2/BK (Black)
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