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It's difficult to tell one external hard drive from another unless you have something like the Drobo. Buffalo has found a way to give its MiniStation and DriveStation some spotlight in the blogsphere with its in-house Turbo USB feature. In a nutshell, Turbo USB is intended to increase the speed of connection between the USB-to-SATA converter and the internal drive, by as much as 60%. Since Buffalo can't do anything on the host side, we reckon a whole lot more cache might be added to the controller level to maximize the efficiency. Impress Japan has a first look at the Turbo USB with some in-depth benchmark. Basically, Turbo USB boosted the sequential read from 33 to 40MB/s and the sequential write from 35 to 41MB/s. These translate to about 21% and 34% improvement in read & write performance respectively. They aren't even close to 60% jump but it's good to see some USB drives can finally reach 40MB/s. About Everything USB
USB technology is the de facto connectivity standard for PC peripherals & consumer electronics; it has evolved from USB 1.1 to USB 2.0, Wireless USB and USB 3.0. Everything USB takes an in-depth look at these products and other offbeat USB gadgets, and brings you information and reviews needed for you to make a purchase decision. Welcome and enjoy your stay. If you would like to contact us with a tip or comment, please write to: newstips@everythingusb.com
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USB Hard Drive Reviews
- Seagate FreeAgent Go 500GB Portable Hard Drive (2008)
- Lenovo ThinkPad 128-bit AES Secure Hard Drive (2008)
- Seagate FreeAgent Xtreme 1.5TB External Hard Drive (2008)
- Thermaltake BlacX SE USB Hard Drive Dock (2008)
- Buffalo 320GB Turbo USB Portable Hard Drive (2007)
- Apricorn Aegis Bio 120GB Portable Drive (2007)
- Toshiba 200GB USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive (2007)
- SimpleTech Pininfarina 500GB USB HDD (2007)
- Seagate FreeAgent Pro 750GB eSATA/USB/FireWire (2007)
- LaCie 80GB Biometric USB HDD (2006)







