Buffalo Drive Station DDR (Backup Drive)
Jul 1, 2013 17:22:46 #
In googling the top backup drives, this is one that came up. Has anybody used this backup drive before? What has been your experience?
Jul 1, 2013 17:49:38 #
SteveR wrote:
In googling the top backup drives, this is one that came up. Has anybody used this backup drive before? What has been your experience?
Reviews on Newegg aren't overwhelming.
Jul 1, 2013 18:10:30 #
Amazon on four different ones, all the same except for capacity, showed our stars out of five. That's not too bad at all. I've never heard of it though.
Here's what PC Magazine has to say
PROS
Large Capacity. Some performance boost from cache. Can finish writes if unplugged. Comes with software. Good bang for the buck.
CONS
No Thunderbolt or eSATA interface. A little bulkier than standard desktop-class drives.
BOTTOM LINE
The Buffalo Drivestation DDR 2TB (HD-GD2.0U3) adds DDR3 system memory to make a non-Flash hybrid external drive. It's faster than regular spinning hard drives, but a lot less expensive than SSD-based solutions.
Here's what PC Magazine has to say
PROS
Large Capacity. Some performance boost from cache. Can finish writes if unplugged. Comes with software. Good bang for the buck.
CONS
No Thunderbolt or eSATA interface. A little bulkier than standard desktop-class drives.
BOTTOM LINE
The Buffalo Drivestation DDR 2TB (HD-GD2.0U3) adds DDR3 system memory to make a non-Flash hybrid external drive. It's faster than regular spinning hard drives, but a lot less expensive than SSD-based solutions.
Jul 1, 2013 18:25:22 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Reviews on Newegg aren't overwhelming.
Jerry....turns out it Newegg only had one user review. He was not getting the download speeds that testers were getting. That's why I was trying to get reports from actual users. This unit was rated much higher than WD MyBook and I was wondering why.
Jul 1, 2013 18:28:50 #
tramsey wrote:
Amazon on four different ones, all the same except... (show quote)
I'm not quite sure how the gig of ram cache would speed up data transfer, but that is their claim. Have you seen how expensive some of the Thunderbolt backup drives are?
Jul 2, 2013 06:55:57 #
I've had a Buffalo TeraStation 1TB drive for about 4, maybe 5 years; power supply went up about a year ago, replaced and all working well again.
The Buffalo is comprised of 4 250gb drives, configured with RAID 5. It is now my primary storage for any type of documentation. Say "...now..." because about a year ago bought a Synology 2TB drive, RAID 0 ( believe) - use this as my primary storage for images and photography related data.
I have a desk top, a lap top and a portable computer, all of which contain my programs; all can access data on either drive. Make a copy of something and view it on two computers at the same time.
The Buffalo is comprised of 4 250gb drives, configured with RAID 5. It is now my primary storage for any type of documentation. Say "...now..." because about a year ago bought a Synology 2TB drive, RAID 0 ( believe) - use this as my primary storage for images and photography related data.
I have a desk top, a lap top and a portable computer, all of which contain my programs; all can access data on either drive. Make a copy of something and view it on two computers at the same time.
Jul 2, 2013 09:02:55 #
I have a thunderbolt/usb 3 one terabyte portable for over a year, I find the drive to be extremely fast and no problems whatsoever.
Jul 2, 2013 10:31:14 #
I have three of the early 500GB versions, full of graphics, and they have performed very well. The oldest one is around five years old. They do not have internal fans but I have never had a cooling problem. When there is extended use, I aim a small external fan at them for added airflow. I always turn them off when not in use. :thumbup:
Jul 2, 2013 18:13:32 #
Thanks for the replies. BboH, apparently you're the only one who's used a model similar to this. Reviews have been good but I've seen a user review that indicated the speed estimates didn't work for him. So, I chickened out and went with the WD MyBook. Quite a few people on another thread recommended the Acronis True Image 2013 also, so I ordered this as well. I'm not quite sure how this works, but I'll find out.
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