London, UK, 21 January 2008 – Buffalo Technology has upgraded its DriveStation range of external hard drives with its exclusive TurboUSB technology, to significantly boost file transfer rates. Following positive market response to the MiniStation and DriveStation TurboUSB ranges launched in late 2007, the DriveStation Quattro and Combo are the latest drives to benefit from Buffalo’s speed-boosting technology.
Buffalo’s DriveStation Quattro TurboUSB is a high speed USB 2.0/eSATA hard drive which offers storage or backup for a range of users from consumers to students, graphic designers to IT professionals. It features RAID 0, 1, 5 and Standard operational modes for managing its four high performance (7200rpm) drives. Equipped with high speed eSATA, the USB interface is now also boosted with TurboUSB to offer even faster transfer rates. The device will be available in capacities of 1TB (HD-QSS1.0U2/R5), 2TB (HD HD-QSS2.0U2/R5) and 4TB (HD-QSS4.0U2/R5).
Gerardine Lynch, Product Marketing Manager at Buffalo Technology, comments: “The DriveStation Quattro offers consumers and SOHO businesses a cost-effective but reliable storage and backup facility. The superior speed and performance of the latest drives meets current demand for simple, fast and secure storage options.”
The DriveStation Combo TurboUSB is equipped with a single SATA drive and features both FireWire and USB 2.0 interfaces, ensuring high-speed data transfer to and from digital devices. The device will be available in capacities of 250GB (HD-HS250IU2), 320GB (HD-HS320IU2), 500GB (HD-HS500IU2), 750GB (HD-HS750IU2) and 1TB (HD-HS1.0IU2).
Both backed by a limited two-year warranty, the DriveStation Quattro TurboUSB and DriveStation Combo TurboUSB ranges are available immediately from Misco, DSGi, Dabs and Insight at an estimated street price of:
DriveStation Quattro TurboUSB:
HD-QS1.0TSU2/R5 – £301
HD-QS2.0TSU2/R5 – £516
HD-QS4.0TSU2/R5 – £955
DriveStation Combo TurboUSB:
HD-HS320IU2 – £70
HD-HS500IU2 – £87
HD-HS750IU2 – £126
HD-HS1.0IU2 - £267
