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New SuperSpeed portable hard drive passes 2.3 meter drop test
London UK, 19 October - Buffalo Technology, a global leader in the design, development and manufacturing of storage and wireless networking solutions, is today announcing the launch of the MiniStation Extreme - a USMilitary Standard, compact and sophisticated high performance portable harddrive.
The MiniStation Extreme combines USB 3.0 and Buffalo TurboPC EX providing data transfer speeds of up to 5Gbps making it ideal for transferring and sharing videos, large digital photo collections,music files and other data-intensive content.
The internal hard drive is encased within a highly shock-resistant body with rubberised elements. Its ingenious arrangement ofshock protection features meets U.S. Military Standard MIL-STD-810F 516.5 Procedure IV and has passed free-fall drop tests of up 2.3m.
The latest addition to the Buffalo MiniStation family, available in sleek piano-black, silver and red, is also fitted with an integrated USB cable, which snaps to the chassis for pack-and-go portability, making it the perfect solution for those who often travel.
Available in 500GB and 1TB, the MiniStation Extreme also includes 256-bit AES Full Disk Encryption (FDE) to protect your data from unauthorised access.
Paul Hudson, Sales Director for Northern Europe at Buffalo Technology comments: "The MiniStation Extreme is a prime example of Buffalo's commitment to product innovation. This latest addition to the MiniStation family is ideal for globetrotters who travel with their PCs and portable HDDs and demand a robust, fast and secure high performance portable storage device. The MiniStation Extreme can withstand free-fall drops of up to 2.3m making it the most robust MiniStation ever."
About Buffalo Technology
Buffalo is a global manufacturer of innovative storage, multimedia, and wireless networking products for the home and small business. The company is recognised as the Number 1 total PC peripheral manufacturer in Japan, and was the worldwide consumer NAS market leader in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 (In-Stat).
The company's storage products are addressing the needs of the individual and the business, providing cost-effective network attached storage (NAS), portable and desktop hard drives, multimedia players, and Wireless LAN routers, which together offer a complete and integrated solution for the small office and digital home environment.
Buffalo's product portfolio includes its TeraStationTM NAS devices which are specifically designed to bring Enterprise Storage to the SMB. The LinkStationTM range of NAS products, takes multimedia NAS to the home, and enables you to create a central location to share information, store files, photos and music, and save all your digital content, simply and easily. The AirStationTM range of easy-to-use, high performance wireless networking products for theSMB/SoHo and home user, with industry-leading AOSSTM (AirStation One-Touch Secure System) technology, allows users to build and manage secure wirelessnetworks at home or in the office at the push of a button.
Buffalo's strong international industry alliances with companies such as Intel, BroadcomTM, Nintendo and Microsoft have allowed it to lead the industry in the development of the latest technologies into practical tools for the business and the home.
Headquartered in Japan, Buffalo Technology has offices in the UK, France, The Netherlands, USA and Taiwan. For more information please visit www.buffalo-technology.com.
