http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/buffalo-intros-the-56gb-shd-uh-external-ssd/ Engadget Comments for Buffalo intros the 56GB SHD-UH external SSD http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/buffalo-intros-the-56gb-shd-uh-external-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/buffalo-intros-the-56gb-shd-uh-external-ssd/
Really cool for rugged environments.]]>Jul 23rd 2007 7:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/buffalo-intros-the-56gb-shd-uh-external-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/buffalo-intros-the-56gb-shd-uh-external-ssd/Jul 23rd 2007 8:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/buffalo-intros-the-56gb-shd-uh-external-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/buffalo-intros-the-56gb-shd-uh-external-ssd/
Rugged is nothing if the computer you have to attach it to is not rugged itself.

As it stands the thing is practically no better than the cheapest external drive except possibly in fields like power consumption.]]>Jul 23rd 2007 8:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/buffalo-intros-the-56gb-shd-uh-external-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/buffalo-intros-the-56gb-shd-uh-external-ssd/Jul 23rd 2007 10:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/buffalo-intros-the-56gb-shd-uh-external-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/buffalo-intros-the-56gb-shd-uh-external-ssd/
Still no excuse for lack of firewire on a drive that expensive. If it were fast and fit in ExpressCard slot I might even think of buying one though. ]]>Jul 23rd 2007 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/buffalo-intros-the-56gb-shd-uh-external-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/buffalo-intros-the-56gb-shd-uh-external-ssd/Rugged is everything if you have to transport that data safely.]]>Jul 23rd 2007 5:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/buffalo-intros-the-56gb-shd-uh-external-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/buffalo-intros-the-56gb-shd-uh-external-ssd/Jul 23rd 2007 10:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/buffalo-intros-the-56gb-shd-uh-external-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/buffalo-intros-the-56gb-shd-uh-external-ssd/Agreed "bombastinator". A SATAII or even eSATA interface would make much more sense. Virtually any 60GB 2.5" HDD can shovel data faster than USB II's top speed of 480mbps, so you'll see practically NO performance difference between this $750 drive and one you can buy or cobble up yourself for less than $100.

Of course, flash mem will usually survive a trip or two through the wash and surprisingly long falls/drops...that can hardly be said about platter based drives...]]>Jul 23rd 2007 12:13PM