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Buffalo launches the new MicroStation SSD portable drive
10/02/2010
Buffalo Technology, a global leader in the design, development and manufacturing of storage and wireless networking solutions, today launches the MicroStation SSD (Solid State Disk) portable drive. With a sleek new chassis that is small enough to fit neatly in your hand, the MicroStation SSD portable drive is ideal for those who want all the benefits of SSD technology without compromising on style and convenience.
The new drive is pocket-sized and incredibly lightweight, making it ideal for storing and backing-up digital media anywhere, at any time. Up to 64GB of videos, photos and music can be saved onto the device, which has dimensions of just 57 x 13 x 98 mm and then uploaded at a chosen location.
The SSD technology incorporated into the MicroStation has a number of benefits over traditional technology. The device is very efficient to run as the machine stays cooler for longer, read/write time is quicker and power consumption is lower, helping to prolong laptop battery life and making it the perfect solution for on the move. Furthermore, there are no internal moving parts which makes the drive almost silent to run and ultra-reliable.
Paul Hudson, Northern European Sales Director, Buffalo Technology, said: “The SSD technology incorporated into Buffalo’s latest drive is truly innovative and has allowed us to combine style and portability with efficiency and reliability, making it a pleasure to use. Still not a mainstream consumer product, the MicroStation SSD portable drive is ideal for early adopters.”
The MicroStation key features include:
• Small, compact, lightweight, portable and stylish design – fits in the palm of your hand
• Low power consumption for mobile laptops
• Quiet – lack of moving parts allows for silent operation
• Secure Lock Ware™ software for Windows® PC encrypts your data, preventing unauthorised access
• TurboUSB™ - enhances data transfer speed
• Includes Memeo™ Autosync
• Easy to Install and set up
• Supported OS: Windows®7 (32/64bit), Windows® Vista™(32/64bit), Windows® XP, Windows® 2000, MAC OS X 10.4 or later
• USB powered – no power supply required
• Two year Warranty
• Available as 32GB or 64GB capacities
Pricing and availability:
The MicroStation SSD portable drive is available from Insight, Misco and other leading resellers from Febuary 2010.
• SHD-PE32U2/BK-EU – SRP: £99.99
• SHD-PE64U2/BK-EU – SRP: £179.99
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 and 2009 (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 TeraStation&trade NAS devices which are specifically designed to bring Enterprise Storage to the SMB. The LinkStation&trade 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 AirStation&trade range of easy-to-use, high performance wireless networking products for the SMB/SoHo and home user, with industry-leading AOSS&trade (AirStation One-Touch Secure System) technology, allows users to build and manage secure wireless networks at home or in the office at the push of a button.
Buffalo's strong international industry alliances with companies such as Intel, Broadcom&trade, 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.
© Buffalo Inc. 2010. BUFFALO logo, AirStation, Nfiniti, AOSS, TeraStation, LinkStation, DriveStation, MiniStation, LinkTheater and Dualie are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Melco Holdings Inc. or Buffalo Inc. Microsoft Windows and Microsoft logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft corporation in United States and/or other countries. The names and logos of other companies mentioned herein belong to their respective owners.
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