Buffalo reveals USB 3.0 drives

Posted on Friday, November 26 2010 @ 1:40 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

Buffalo introduced three new USB 3.0 sticks, these models promise read speeds of up to 71MB/s and write speeds of up to 44MB/s:

The drives are available in capacities of 8 GB (RUF3-S8GS-BK), 16 GB (RUF3-S16GS-BK), 32 GB (RUF3-S32GS-BK), and 64 GB (RUF3-S64GS-BK). Measuring 76 x 9 x 19 mm, the drives weigh 12 g. The drive offers transfer speeds of up to 71 MB/s when plugged into USB 3.0, and up to 44 MB/s when plugged into USB 2.0. The 8, 16, 32, and 64 gigabyte models are priced at ¥2,780 ($34), ¥4,980 ($60), ¥9,480 ($113), and ¥17,800 ($213) in Japan, respectively.

Source: TPU

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