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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
  • Expensive
  • Standard hard drive limits speed
  • No second Thunderbolt port
  • Feels expensive
  • Should be below £150
  • SSD writing speed isn't the best
  • No bundled software

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  Published: 2013-01-09, Author: Matt , review by: techradar.com/au/

  • 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 ch...

 
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  Published: 2012-11-23, review by: macworld.com.au

  • Fast and compact portable drive, with Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 interface
  • Expensive; no bundled software, $279 (500GB); $329 (1TB)

 
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  Published: 2012-11-15, review by: cnet.com.au

  • Two high-speed interfaces on one device
  • Taller than usual. Incredibly expensive for little benefit
  • Buffalo's MiniStation Thunderbolt supports both USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt, but the latter provides no advantage and adds considerable cost....

 
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  Published: 2012-10-09, Author: Darien , review by: bit.com.au

  • Abstract:  Thunderbolt is the name used for a technology used to connect external hard drives and other devices to your computer (your computer and the device must both have Thunderbolt ports). It's expensive, but if you work professionally with very big files, it ...

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  Published: 2012-08-15, review by: pcworld.in

  • Abstract:  Buffalo Technologys drive is a plug-and-play, portable, external hard drive that boasts both Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 connectivity. The MiniStation comes pre-formatted for Mac and is Time Machine compatible, so backing up your data is a breeze; take no...

 
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  Published: 2012-12-07, Author: JeeYee , review by: chip.com.my

  • Clean, solid built, Thunderbolt and USB3.0 support, Excellent speeds
  • No bundled software, No FireWire support
  • Without a doubt, the great transfer speeds and solid build easily makes the Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt a force to be reckoned with. You may miss the lack of FireWire support and the few preloaded software that would've been useful, but as a Thunderb...

 
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  Published: 2012-08-31, Author: Lionell , review by: hardwarezone.com.ph

  • Dual interface offerings makes it versatile, Decent USB 3.0 performance
  • Expensive, Bulky for a portable drive, No Thunderbolt daisy-chain capability, Thunderbolt has no advantage on basic HDDs
  • Like its soft and muted exterior, the Buffalo MinStation Thunderbolt performance on its Thunderbolt interface wasn't outstanding.We applaud the efforts of Buffalo in their efforts to bring Thunderbolt to the masses in the form of this portable HDD drive t...

 
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  Published: 2012-08-06, Author: Wong , review by: hardwarezone.com.sg

  • Dual interface offerings makes it versatile, Decent USB 3.0 performance
  • Expensive, Bulky for a portable drive, No Thunderbolt daisychain capability, Thunderbolt has no advantage on basic HDDs

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  Published: 2012-08-06, review by: tbreak.ae

  • Excellent speeds on both Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 and neat design,
  • Relatively slow hard drive doesn't take advantage of Thunderbolt so both USB 3.0 & Thunderbolt speeds are identical.
  • There’s no doubt that the Buffalo 500GB MiniStation Thunderbolt is a very capable and very fast drive. The only downside, if you can consider it as such, is that the internal 2.5-inch drive is what actually limits the performance of Thunderbolt, so muc...

 
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  Published: 2013-03-15, Author: Vendredi , review by: 59hardware.net

  • Commençons par les points positifs : L'esthétique des Lecteurs externes Buffalo MiniStation SSD et HDD est très plaisante et ils sont particulièrement pratiques à utiliser. Comme aucune alimentation externe n'est nécessaire, il suffit de brancher le câbl...

 
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