Great portable storage solution Thunderbolt (10GBps) Interface. Two times faster Interface speed than USB 3.0. Buffalo Technology's MiniStation Thunderbolt™ Portable HDD is world's first portable Thunderbolt™ with an USB 3.0 dual-interface external drive solution. The Thunderbolt™ (10Gbps) Interface is twice times faster than USB 3.0 while preserving backward compatibility with existing devices that support USB 2.0 or USB 3.0. Apple friendly The MiniStation Thunderbolt™ Portable HDD can be formatted to support both PC and Mac® making it a great portable storage solution for any device.
Native Compatibility with Mac OS X Time Machine also makes it an ideal solution for backup with Mac computers. Bus powered Bus-powered, the MiniStation Thunderbolt™ Portable HDD requires no additional power supply and is easy to carry. Just plug the portable HDD body with the included Thunderbolt Cable. onto your Mac. Housed in a sleek aluminum body with a transparent frosted top, the design feels luxurious.
MiniStation Thunderbolt™ Portable HDD features an indirect disk access LED indicator on the underside that tastefully illuminates its supporting surface. With the MiniStation Thunderbolt™ Portable HDD on the move, you can transfer digital content faster, simplify connections between devices, maintain compatibility with nearly any device and enjoy new ways to use portable storage.
Make sure that the enclosure supports the storage size of your hard drive. If the storage size of your hard drive is larger than what the enclosure was tested with, the hard drive will likely still work with the enclosure. Confirm that your hard drive uses the same interface type as the enclosure. For example, IDE, SATA, or M.2. The Thunderbolt™ (10Gbps) Interface is twice times faster than USB 3.0 while preserving backward compatibility with existing devices that support USB 2.0 or USB 3.0. Apple friendly The MiniStation Thunderbolt™ Portable HDD can be formatted to support both PC and Mac® making it a great portable storage solution for any device.