Buffalo equips the external hard drive mini station Lite with turbo USB technology from that of the USB interface to speed up the data transfer. The manufacturer is set at 20 percent speed boost. Quite as high as the turbo effect was in the test is not enough. The external 2.5-inch hard drive with 33.2 MB / s read and 31.1 MB / s in writing good results in the maximum data transfer rates. The average access time of 13.4 milliseconds was neat for the form factor.

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Despite the pace of work was the drive quiet. In the measuring chamber, we measured under load 18.1 dB (A) or 0.1 Sone and in sleep mode 17.2 dB (A) or 0.1 sone. Also in terms of temperature, we found at the measuring point between the drive and the table top with 35.7 degrees Celsius, nothing remarkable. Use the mini-USB interface, the Buffalo model drew 1.6 watts at idle - that is a slightly increased power consumption. This was also lowered, computer back to only 1.5 watts.

In the package there is a mini-USB cable. The programs Memeo Auto Sync to automatically synchronize and Secure Mobile Lock to protect against unauthorized access are already on the drive to install. In the case put the internal drive HTS543225L9A300 Hitachi with 8 MB cache and 5400 rpm. A very fast-working external drive that is impressive even in the equipment. However, can the performance of the Buffalo Mini Station Lite 45 cents per GB dearly.