Buffalo Technology DriveStation Quattro 2.0TB (4 x 500GB) Desktop External Hard Drive FireWire Combo with TurboUSB2.0 HD-QS2.0TSU2/R5 (Black)
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| Buffalo Technology DriveStation Quattro 2.0TB (4 x 500GB) Desktop External Hard Drive FireWire Combo with TurboUSB2.0 HD-QS2.0TSU2/R5 (Black) |
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| Manufacturer: BUFFALO |
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| List Price: $499.99 |
| Sale Price: $458.66 |
| Availibility: Usually ships in 24 hours |
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The DriveStation Quattro uses four separate High-Speed SATA hard drives for greater reliability and security. The DriveStation Quattro also includes simple Plug-n-Play connectivity using USB 2.0 and eSATA Connections. In RAID 1 mode, redundancy protects your data from drive failure, while RAID 5 offers a good balance between storage capacity and security. The RAID 0 mode offers maximum storage. Just plug it into your computer and it installs automatically with Windows Vista, 2000, XP and Mac OS X computers. With auto installation, Memeo AutoBackup Software and SecureLockWare, the DriveStation Quattro is a plug and play secure and reliable USB backup and storage solution. It supports RAID technology, ensuring that your data stays safe.
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Product Details |
- DriveStation Quattro; USB 2.0 Cable ;Setup CD Rom with Memeo Backup Software; FireWire 400/800 (IEEE 1394a) Cable; AC Adapter;Warranty Statement
- Four High Speed (7,200 RPM) SATA Hard Drives, RAID 0,1 and 5 with blazing eSATA and TurboUSB transfer speeds!
- Supports JBOD, RAID 0, 1 and 5 RAID Modes
- Automatic RAID Rebuilding
- Simple Plug-n-Play USB 2.0 and eSATA Connections
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 Worth the money |
| Review Date: November 12, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Photo Diva, |
| This Buffalo external hard drive is easy to install and provides a lot of memory for backing up photos, movies--anything of importance. It also has a small footprint, which is nice since all of our work stations are so full of other electronics. At some point your computer hard drive will fail, but having this Buffalo will allow you to restore your valuable documents and photos in no time. And, 2 TB goes a long way. I highly recommend it! |
When a drive fails, it will not rebuild
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| Review Date: January 23, 2010 |
| Reviewer: S. V. Bugaj, California |
Drive #4 failed. I replaced it with a new Hitachi Deskstar, the same as the box came with, and it just keeps flashing red. It does not automatically rebuild. If you read the docs for the RAID Setting utility, it seems there is only an option to restructure (which will wipe all data), not rebuild. Furthermore, the Raid Setting Utility can not find the DS Quattro at all (but the OS can find it). Buffalo's tech support has not responded, and from reading other reviews and postings about them it seems unlikely that they ever will (and if they do, that the response will be worthless). The docs and utils are useless to me as well, having few options to begin with and not even finding the drive on my machine. So now I have a 1.5TB RAID rather than 2TB because there seems to be no way for me to bring the failed #4 drive back online despite having replaced the drive itself.
Steer clear of Buffalo. It seems like good value for the money, but as soon as one of your drives fails (and it will), it becomes a supreme waste of time and money to try to recover.
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