Buffalo launches new DriveStation Combo worldwide at GITEX 2006

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This is the first Buffalo product to come equipped with a single SATA drive and feature both FireWire and USB 2.0 interfaces, ensuring high-speed data transfer to and from digital devices for home and small business users.

Gerardine Lynch, Product Marketing Manager, said 'The DriveStation line of storage devices can be used as backup drives to Buffalo's Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices, including the LinkStation Home Server, LinkStation Pro, TeraStation Home Server and TeraStation Pro.'

Like the rest of the DriveStation range, the DriveStation Combo offers three automatic features for user-friendly operation: Auto Setup, Auto Power-On and Auto Backup with Memeo™ backup software. Its improved backup options include regular system backup, scheduled backup and password protection.

Backed by a limited two-year warranty, the DriveStation Combo is available in capacities of 160GB, 250GB, 320GB, 500GB and 750GB. The DriveStation Combo boosts Buffalo's portfolio of external USB hard drives, which also consists of:
DriveStation: First in the family chain is the DriveStation, a high-performance, high-capacity, plug-and-play storage device for home and small business users, delivering transfer speeds of 7200rpm. It features a single SATA drive, USB 2.0 interface as well as and a fanless design and heat sink chassis to ensure silent operation. It's available in capacities of 160GB (HD-HC160U2), 250GB (HD-HC250U2), 320GB (HD-HC320U2), 500GB (HD-HC500U2) and 750GB (HD-HC750U2).

DriveStation Duo: Next in line is the DriveStation Duo, a USB 2.0/FireWire external hard drive equipped with two SATA drives and RAID 1, offering consumers or small businesses additional storage requirements and/or backup needs with full data redundancy. It is available in capacities of 500GB (HD-W500IU2/R1), 800GB (HD-W800IU2/R1), 1.0TB (HD-W1.0TIU2/R1) and 1.5TB (HD-W1.5TIU2/R1).

MiniStation: The baby of Buffalo's family of external USB storage devices is the MiniStation, the lightest shock-tolerant USB 2.0 portable hard drive on the market (174g), available in capacities of 40GB (HD-PHS50U2/UC), 80GB (HD-PHS80U2/UC), 120GB (HD-PHS120U2/UC) and 160GB (HD-PHS160U2/UC). It comprises a tough armoured case and shock-absorbent internal design (based on a floating structure) and runs at 5400rpm, allowing consumers or business users to quickly access and store files.

All of Buffalo's external USB hard drives include Secure Lock Ware, a security software tool that secures the device or selected files/folders using up to 256 bit AES encryption.