| Reviews : Buffalo Technology MiniStation DataVault Portable 320GB Hard Drive USB 2.0 with Full Disk Encryption HDS-PH320U2(Black) |
Buffalo Technology MiniStation DataVault Portable 320GB Hard Drive USB 2.0 with Full Disk Encryption HDS-PH320U2(Black) Product By BUFFALO Available From 21 Sellers |
Technical Details
- MiniStation Datavault; USB 2.0 &USB-DS Power Supply Cable;Setup CD-Rom;Memeo Backup Software;Quick Setup Guide; Warranty Statement
- Automatic data encrytion in hardware for PC and Mac! Improved Cable Management. Cable wraps around and snaps to unit. Internal shock protectors for extreme drop protection
- Includes mobile versions of Firefox Web browser and Thunderbird e-mail client
- TurboUSB Increases Your Data Transfer Speeds!
- Hardware Encryption with 128-bit AES
Product Description
Buffalo's MiniStation DataVault offers a secure, compact, lightweight, shock resistant storage solution. Store, back up and transport digital images, music and other files without taking up space on your PC's hard drive. Best of all, the MiniStation DataVault includes full disk encryption to keep your data, personal e-mail and Web favorites with you at all times - private and secure.Similar Products
Customer Reviews
By Turtle (San Francisco, CA United States)
Buffalo has given no timeline for when they will release new software for this drive, but it crashes Snow Leopard (OS 10.6) when you try to use the security unlock software. Other users are reporting the same issue on the Buffalo user forum.
Also, the way the USB plugs into the drive, it can easily get tweaked. I had the drive in my bag and the plug is now bent. I am worried that it's going to just give out one of these days.
Going to just move my data off it and look for something better.
By Sheng F. (Los Angeles, CA USA)
I got this from Amazon.com, it's a great deal. Very portable and light. The hard drive has encryption software built in. There is also another usb cable just in case the hard drive needs more power to boot. This is MADE IN JAPAN, I don't even need to worry about the quality of this product.
By Martin G. Nystrom (Mebane, NC USA)
I bought this product for TimeMachine backups, and it worked great...until it started failing just 6 months after purchasing. I was reluctant to send it back to Buffalo for RMA since it had my backup data on it, and I couldn't erase a bad drive. But it didn't matter, because Buffalo tech support never answered the phone to help me. I gave up trying to RMA the drive, but I won't be buying another Buffalo product again any time soon.
By Jesse Baynard (Tampa, FL)
When you plug this drive in, it appears as a CD. If you are using XP or later (which is everyone), you have to figure out what to click on (the documentation is online or on the drive, but not in the box). If you click on the obvious looking "menu" program you will get a lot of utilities that you don't need and won't open the drive up. If you get lucky enough to click "login.exe" and read the fine print that was included in the box to know the default password is 12345... then you can use the drive! Until you reboot, logoff, replugin the drive, or any other number of reasons. Then it's back to the beginning... My Computer... Some CD drive... login... 12345... and presto. So easy... right? Um, no.
If you want to have this as a full time drive it sure isn't easy. You can't remove this feature (or even have a password less that 4 characters) on a PC (for some reason you can on a Mac) either. You have to live with it... Or return it like I did.
Okay... so there is the business case where you want you data hardware encrypted in case you lose it... But surely there's a better way than this convoluted process (like remember this PC... since you already authenticated onto it), or at least an option for no encryption.
By Kaleberg (Port Angeles, WA United States)
This is a sweet little USB powered, data encrypted 320GB hard drive. I have no idea of how long it is going to last, but so far I have been impressed. It works nicely with my MacBook Pro. I plugged in the drive, opened up the virtual CD that appeared on my desktop, and installed the secure driver software. I set up a password, and now I have a Time Machine backup for my computer in a small package, and with no fussing about with a power cable. The USB cable even wraps around the drive for storage. Even better, the drive is encrypted, so that is one less thing I have to worry about. This seems to be a great backup solution.
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