Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt 256 GB Silver

Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt 256 GB Silver

Brand : Buffalo
Product name : MiniStation Thunderbolt
Product code : HD-PA256TU3S-EU
GTIN (EAN/UPC) : 5060218474258
Category : External Solid State Drives
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Info modified on : 07 Mar 2024 15:34:52
Long product name Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt 256 GB Silver :
SATA III, 256GB, 10Gb/s, USB 3.0, Thunderbolt
Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt 256 GB Silver :
Thunderbolt (10GBps) Interface. Two times faster Interface speed than USB 3.0.

Buffalo Technology’s MiniStation Thunderbolt™ Portable SSD offers amazing speed with an extremely fast Thunderbolt™ connection and Solid State Drive - all in a lightweight and compact aluminum body.

MiniStation Thunderbolt™ connection “Read” performance can reach above 370MB/s and “Write” performance above 250MB/s. The Thunderbolt™ (10 GBps) interface is twice as fast as USB 3.0.

Apple friendly
The MiniStation Thunderbolt™ Portable SSD can be formatted to support both PC and Mac® making it a great portable storage solution for any device. Native Compatibility with Mac OS X Time Machine also makes it an ideal solution for backup with Mac computers.

Bus powered
Bus-powered, the MiniStation Thunderbolt™ Portable SSD requires no additional power supply and is easy to carry. Just plug the portable SSD body with the included Thunderbolt Cable* onto your Mac. Housed in a sleek aluminum body with a transparent frosted top, the design feels luxurious. MiniStation Thunderbolt™ Portable SSD features an indirect disk access LED indicator on the underside that tastefully illuminates its supporting surface.

With the MiniStation Thunderbolt™ Portable SSD on the move, you can transfer digital content faster, simplify connections between devices, maintain compatibility with nearly any device and enjoy new ways to use portable storage.
Short summary description Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt 256 GB Silver :
Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt, 256 GB, Micro-USB B, 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1), Silver
Long summary description Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt 256 GB Silver :
Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt. SSD capacity: 256 GB. USB connector: Micro-USB B, USB version: 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1). Product colour: Silver

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Specs

Solid state drive
Interface	Serial ATA III
SSD capacity	256 GB

Ports & interfaces
USB connector	Micro-USB B
USB version	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Thunderbolt technology
Wi-Fi

Features

Product colour

Silver

Windows operating systems supported

Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64

Features
Mac operating systems supported	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion

Operational conditions
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80%

Weight & dimensions
Width	80.5 mm
Depth	130 mm
Height	23 mm
Weight	260 g

Other features
USB powered

Distributors

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Reviews

Updated:
2013-05-06 05:58:24

Average rating:73

Uk has collected 48 expert reviews for Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt 256 GB Silver and the average expert rating is 73 of 100. The average score reflects the expert community’s view on this product. Click below and use Uk to see all ratings, product awards and conclusions.

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hardwareheaven.com

Updated:
2013-05-06 05:58:24

Average rating:0

So it is always great when we see a portable drive that contains an SSD and uses USB 3.0, both of which should remove the USB 2.0 connector and mechanical drive bottlenecks which we regularly see. Thats where the MiniStaion SSD Edition enters, but Buff...

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macworld.co.uk

Updated:
2013-05-06 05:58:24

Average rating:80

It’s good to see Buffalo producing more products specifically for the Mac. Back in January we reviewed its MiniStation Thunderbolt, which was a neat little hard drive equipped with both Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 interfaces. This month they’ve come up wit...

High-speed SSD drive with both Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 interfaces...
not much difference between USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt interfaces...

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techradar.com

Updated:
2013-12-19 14:07:41

Average rating:70

The Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt is another entry in the growing list of devices which use the newish Thunderbolt port. If you've got a recent MacBook Air then you'll have Thunderbolt connectivity, but if you have a PC then things are a bit trickier. M...

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...

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macworld.com.au

Updated:
2013-12-19 14:07:42

Average rating:80

Thunderbolt drives are still pretty expensive but they are starting to become more common now, so hopefully the arrival of drives such as Buffalo’s new MiniStation Thunderbolt will help to bring prices down.The MiniStation Thunderbolt is a neatly desig...

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

macworld.co.uk

Updated:
2013-12-19 14:07:42

Average rating:80

Thunderbolt drives are still pretty expensive but they are starting to become more common now, so hopefully the arrival of drives such as Buffalo’s new MiniStation Thunderbolt will help to bring prices down. The MiniStation Thunderbolt is a neatly desi...

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...

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expertreviews.co.uk

Updated:
2013-12-19 14:07:42

Average rating:60

As its name suggests, Buffalo’s MiniStation Thunderbolt uses Intel’s Thunderbolt interface to double the amount of available bandwidth compared to its secondary USB3 interface. However, it uses a 500GB mechanical hard disk rather than an SSD, so Windows u...

Thunderbolt seems overkill for a 5,400RPM disk, although it may find a niche with Apple fans...

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hardwarezone.com.sg

Updated:
2013-12-19 14:07:43

Average rating:65

Since the introduction of USB 3.0 in 2008, there have been a slew of portable 2.5-inch, SuperSpeed USB 3.0 based storage drives that offer a variety capacity points while offering transmission speeds up to a maximum of 5Gbps, which can give you up to 400M...

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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tweaktown.com

Updated:
2014-03-20 01:19:52

Average rating:90

With the invention of the Thunderbolt interface, portable storage solutions have begun to transition allowing for increased performance, and even more than what we saw from USB 3.0. The Thunderbolt interface allows for users of Macintosh computers the muc...

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micromart.co.uk

Updated:
2014-03-21 01:17:45

Average rating:50

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...

techradar.com/au/

Updated:
2014-04-14 01:17:54

Average rating:70

The Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt is another entry in the growing list of devices which use the newish Thunderbolt port. If you've got a recent MacBook Air then you'll have Thunderbolt connectivity, but if you have a PC then things are a bit trickier.Mo...

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...

macworld.co.uk

Updated:
2015-02-22 01:36:09

Average rating:60

Buffalo Technology's MiniStation Thunderbolt joins a short list of portable flash drives that accommodate both Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 connections. That adds welcome versatility, enabling connection to Windows PCs with their ‘5 Gb/s' USB 3.0 ports, while...

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...

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HEXUS.net

Updated:
2016-12-01 05:52:33

Average rating:70

Portable Thunderbolt 2013 is shaping up to be the year that Thunderbolt, a nascent hardware interface, is outfitted to mainstream external-storage and display devices. Providing PCI-Express speeds and a DisplayPort interface, with up to 10W of DC power do...

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...

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chip.com.my

Updated:
2016-12-01 05:52:33

Average rating:0

Thunderbolt. One word to denote speed and performance, along with our undying excitement. With the bevy of Thunderbolt-supporting Intel motherboards made available now, it's hard to ignore the term. Even harder to ignore are Thunderbolt devices, such as t...

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...

hardwarezone.com.ph

Updated:
2016-12-01 05:52:34

Average rating:65

Since the introduction of USB 3.0 in 2008, there have been a slew of portable 2.5-inch, SuperSpeed USB 3.0 based storage drives that offer a variety capacity points while offering transmission speeds up to a maximum of 5Gbps, which can give you up to 400M...

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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tbreak.ae

Updated:
2016-12-01 05:52:34

Average rating:80

Since Apple was the first company to release a Thunderbolt supporting product, on their MacBook Pros, it comes as no surprise that most external HDD manufacturers are making their drives specifically for Macs. Today we’ll be looking at the Buffalo 500G...

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...

maximumpc.com

Updated:
2013-12-19 14:07:41

Average rating:60

PC users have been in a bit of a quandary about the new Thunderbolt interface from Intel. On the one hand, we’re all about maximum performance, so given its sizable speed advantage over USB 3.0, at least on paper, we’re eager to adopt it. On the other...

Thunderbolt cable is included; chassis seems rugged.
Too expensive; Thunderbolt provides zero speed benefit over USB; 3year warranty; no software.

HEXUS.net

Updated:
2013-12-19 14:07:41

Average rating:70

Portable Thunderbolt 2013 is shaping up to be the year that Thunderbolt, a nascent hardware interface, is outfitted to mainstream external-storage and display devices. Providing PCI-Express speeds and a DisplayPort interface, with up to 10W of DC power do...

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...

Read the full review

storagereview.com

Updated:
2013-12-19 14:07:41

Average rating:0

The Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt/USB portable HDD is a relatively inexpensive way of carrying a lot of data in a small package without having to worry too much about how you're going to connect it to your computer. It was previewed last summer and is c...

Pricing, Styling, especially for Mac users, Everyday portability and cross-OS capable...
Single Thunderbolt interface complicates daisy-chaining, Thunderbolt and USB3.0 interface overkill for drive speed...
The Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt/USB is is a low-cost physically attractive middle-of-the-road drive that features both state-of-the-art peripheral interfaces. Format the drive as an NTFS volume and it makes for a good drive for passing large files bet...

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pcmag.com

Updated:
2013-12-19 14:07:42

Average rating:80

The Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt Portable HDD (HD-PA1.0TU3) ($229.99 list)$314.17 at Amazon is a 1TB portable hard drive aimed squarely at people who have bought a Mac in the last year or so. Its big claim to fame is putting both USB 3.0 and Thunderbol...

Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 without adapters. Includes USB and Thunderbolt cables. Safety circuitry for USB and Thunderbolt connectors.
Some price premium. No Thunderbolt passthrough...
Since a significant portion of Apple's MacBook line now uses lower capacity flash storage, you'll need a place to put your large media files. The Buffalo Ministation Thunderbolt has a price premium over a plain USB 3.0 drive, but you'll get the much fast...

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the-gadgeteer.com

Updated:
2013-12-19 14:07:42

Average rating:0

All the Macs we have in our house have Thunderbolt ports on them that don’t really get used, because other than the Thunderbolt Display from Apple, there haven’t been a lot of Thunderbolt accessories on the market for general home use. I did do a revi...

Works with Mac or Windows computers (comes formatted for Mac, but can be reformatted for Windows), - Has both USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt interfaces, - Comes with both USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt cables, - Lightweight and small - easy to carry in your bag, - Bus-powered, so doesn't require a power outlet...
Doesn't seem to operate at true Thunderbolt speeds, - Can get hot during use...

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chipchick.com

Updated:
2013-12-19 14:07:42

Average rating:0

But before we get into the design of the Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt drive, it's worth mentioning Seagate also makes a USB 3.0 portable hard drive with Thunderbolt support. But the Thunderbolt support is only available if you buy a bulky add-on adapte...

Noise Canceling Works, Comfortable, Different Length Cables, Tough Carrying Case Included, Airplane Adapter included...
Gets Greasy, No Control Button/Mic...

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techworld.com

Updated:
2013-12-19 14:07:42

Average rating:0

Buffalo Technology's MiniStation Thunderboltdrive 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 da...

If you are looking for a portable, plug and play drive with the newest connectivity options, this drive has your name on it. If you have a late 2011 Mac with Thunderbolt, or a 2012 model that supports USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt, this drive will be great...

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tbreak.com

Updated:
2013-12-19 14:07:43

Average rating:80

Since Apple was the first company to release a Thunderbolt supporting product, on their MacBook Pros, it comes as no surprise that most external HDD manufacturers are making their drives specifically for Macs. Today we’ll be looking at the Buffalo 500G...

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...

Read the full review

computershopper.com

Updated:
2013-12-19 14:07:43

Average rating:70

Apple's and Intel's speedy Thunderbolt interface garnered a lot of attention when it first debuted in the former's MacBook Pro laptops in early 2011—with good reason. The interface has the potential to deliver up to 10Gbps of data throughput over a single...

Speedy performance over both USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt interfaces, Cables for both interfaces included in the box...
Twice as expensive as many non-Thunderbolt USB 3.0 drives of same capacity...
Buffalo's speedy MiniStation portable hard drive complements MacBooks nicely and includes both Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 interfaces on the same drive, but it's not significantly faster using either interface versus the other. Unless you really need both co...

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