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I remember a time not that long ago when it seemed like you had to search high and low just to find accessories or peripherals for your Mac. These days it’s still easier to find things that work on a PC, but Apple is getting plenty of lovin from device manufacturers such as Buffalo.
Buffalo has introduced their HU-MU2 series of external hard drives for the Mac. You can get them in flavors of 320GB, 500GB and a whopping 1TB. One of the features that they are boasting is Turbo USB. Apparently when this is enabled it can increase transfer speeds by up to 33%.
Here’s an interesting fact, it’s only going to be available in Japan when it launches later this month, with no US release currently slated. I was under the impression that Apple was doing poorly in the Japanese market, so it’s interesting that Buffalo would only release this product in that region.
Buffalo HD-MU2 – 1TB Hard-Drive for the Macs [via gadgetizer]
2 Responses to “Buffalo to release HD-MU2 drives for the Mac”
mark seiden September 9, 2007
well, i just bought the 500GB one. it comes with a cd with no mac software on it,
despite what the printed documentation and the box says. there is supposed to
be an installer package to support turbo mode and a copy of memeo lifeagent as
a backup program. there is also no disk image of anything related to turbo usb
on the buffalo site. even the product choice pulldowns in support don’t refer to it.
when i call buffalo tech support, they say “oh, they had some issues with the
installer, maybe two weeks”. and “it’s a new product, that’s why it isn’t in the
support area yet.”. great, just when someone needs support, there isn’t any
and they ship it without it doing what it’s claiming to.
i wonder what part of “deceptive trade practice” this company doesn’t understand.
NeutralTy September 9, 2007
Oh, wow. That is terrible…
Sorry to hear that!
Neutral