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USB 3.0 Portable Drive Roundup

Devices offer a range of features, functions, styles and designs

In our recent roundup of USB 3.0 testing, we tested six portable hard drives to see how much faster USB 3.0 was compared with USB 2.0. However, beyond speeds the drives offer up different features and functions, as well as style and designs.


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Buffalo Technology MiniStation Cobalt USB 3.0

Best USB 3.0 speeds: 95.83 MB/sec. read, 57.96 MB/sec. write Best USB 2.0 speeds: 30.10 MB/sec. read, 21.68 MB/sec. write Other features: TurboPC (speeds transfers even more); TurboCopy, backup utility, RAMDISK Utility, SecureLock, optional software includes ecoManager and DiskFormatter. Works with PC and Mac systems. Price: $96 (£58) (buy.com)


  • Buffalo Technology MiniStation Cobalt USB 3.0
  • Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex
  • Toshiba Canvio 3.0 Plus portable hard drive
  • WD My Passport Essential SE
  • Iomega eGo Portable Hard Drive
  • LaCie Rugged USB 3.0 portable hard drive



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