Testseek.co.uk have collected 48 expert reviews of the Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt SSD USB3/Thunderbolt HD-PA-TU3S and the average rating is 73%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt SSD USB3/Thunderbolt HD-PA-TU3S.
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The editors liked
Dual Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 ports
Cool looks and tactile casework
Low price compared to other Thunderbolt drives
Reasonably fast
Great design
Time Machine compatibility
Can be supremely fast
Excellent build quality
Thunderbolt and USB 3.0ready
Fast and compact portable drive
With Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 interface
The editors didn't like
Retarded even by standards of other slow Thunderbolt portable drives
Published: 2015-02-19, Author: Andrew , review by: macworld.co.uk
dual Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 ports, cool looks and tactile casework
retarded even by standards of other slow Thunderbolt portable drives, expensive
Portable Thunderbolt flash drives are still failing to live up to performance expectations, and the Buffalo is no exception. Its looks and tactility will recommend it to anyone taken by its neat form, but at £295 – or 115 pence per gigabyte – faster and c...
Abstract: In the world of portable storage generally drives use USB 2.0, some use USB 3.0 and although they are an option products which use either eSATA and Firewire are much rarer. It is easy to understand why though, with USB being the most available interconnec...
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Published: 2013-03-06, Author: James , review by: micromart.co.uk
Abstract: As you'd expect from the clean white exterior and Thunderbolt support, the Buffalo Ministation Thunderbolt is a product aimed at Mac users. If there were any doubts, the fact that it arrives formatted for Macs dispels them. This presumably explains why it...
Can be supremely fast, Excellent build quality, Thunderbolt and USB 3.0ready
Feels expensive; should be below £150, SSD writing speed isn't the best
Buffalo understands that getting the most out of portable external storage requires pairing a fast SSD with an enclosure sporting a Thunderbolt interface. The firm does precisely this with its MiniStation Thunderbolt Portable SSD by housing a Micron/Cruc...
Published: 2013-01-09, Author: Matt , review by: techradar.com
Low price compared to other Thunderbolt drives, Reasonably fast, Great design, Time Machine compatibility
Standard hard drive limits speed, No second Thunderbolt port
Overall the Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt is a decent Thunderbolt drive that performs well, but doesn't do enough to justify the upgrade if you're a PC user, thanks to the bottleneck created by using a standard hard drive.However, it is still a lot chea...
fast and compact portable drive, with Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 interface
expensive, no bundled software
The MiniStation Thunderbolt performs well, but like all Thunderbolt drives it is very expensive and many people may prefer to opt for a more affordable USB 3.0 drive instead. However, it's a good option for people who require a fast, portable drive that t...
Abstract: Not the smallest 500GB drive around, however it will sit happily on your desk and is still small enough to travel with you in a case or bag. The coverage from me for Apple products is small and rarely goes beyond various ‘i' items. Here however the white ...
Abstract: gadgets Reviewing a drive isn’t very exciting. What can you say? “It contains a storage medium, is small, and surprisingly light.” Thankfully, the Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt can add one important point to that litany of mundanity – a Thunderbolt p...
