Buffalo MiniStation Extreme NFC USB 3.0 2 TB Rugged Portable Hard Drive (HD-PZN2.0U3B)

This device Buffalo MiniStation Extreme NFC USB 3.0 2 TB, I brought becoz of Buffalo brand. However this product pathetic. Once installed in mac, I took it to WIndows 10 based system. It didnt work. I had to erase the data to reinstall it in windows. To my surprise its didnt work at all. Very bad experience. I sincerely discourage its buying. I cant return this now.

Great drive especially the security features that keeps your data secure

I love this little guy. 7200 rpm that doesn't require an additional power supply is perfect for my Macbook Pro. I'm running multiple Windows virtual machines from it and have had no issues with the data, speed, etc. The extension cable is also a nice addition since on a desktop with an elevated machine the attached cable is a little short. I was using a 2TB Samsung SSD, but it had problems with the data corrupting on one of the vms, and this has turned into an excellent replacement.The encryption was easy to set up and a breeze to unlock with the card (make sure you set up a password for it, too). The drive appears to have nothing on it until it's unlocked with the open app.Update 2016-12-29: I love this little guy even more - can I give it more stars. VM Ware was playing nasty all day yesterday, I thought there may be a problem with the drive being powered by USB because the VM was going to sleep whenever the Mac OS went to screensaver and then a long resume phase. Finally gave up, shut down VM Ware and ejected the drive. Plugged it in this morning and it would authenticate with the encryption card but was taking forever to open. Thought it was toast, but I finally just let it go for a few minutes and it opened up, all data intact and now the VM is restoring itself.TDIL: Give it time to fix all the nasty that Windows 10 and VM Ware Fusion cook up and it will survive.

Fantastic. Does exactly what I needed it to do with storage to spare =3

After issues with third party vendors selling out-of-warranty defective drives, I went straight to the manufacturer for a quality product. It is quiet, relies exclusively on USB for power and capacity is more than adequate. The only drawback is the short USB cable. Three inches longer and it would not have needed to be stacked on my PC chassis or hanging off the edge of the shelf.

The Buffalo MiniStation Extreme is engineered and functions exactly as described. (However, there is only one USB 3.0 connector wire. The illustration could lead one to believe there are multiple connectors.) The unit includes a short (2 Foot?) USB 3.0 connector permitting you to place the drive on a solid surface; not on top of your CPU.I've used it for three weeks to do weekly backups. Works perfectly, using (Win 7) Windows Backup. No additional setup or device tweaking is required if you don't require encryption. Further, as it is USB 3, it does the backups quickly (and silently.) I haven't precisely timed it with a stop watch, but time-wise I estimate it takes about 10% what a USB 2.0 backup unit would require.