Other features
| DC-in jack |
Y |
| USB 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity |
1 |
| Mac compatibility |
Y |
| Internal |
N |
| USB required |
Y |
| Disks included quantity |
2 pc(s) |
| Maximum capacity |
8 TB |
| Drive device, transfer rate |
235 MB/s |
Performance
| RAID support |
Y |
| Data transfer rate |
5000 Mbit/s |
| USB data transfer rates |
5000, 480 Mbit/s |
| Mac operating systems supported |
Y |
Power
| Input frequency |
50/60 Hz |
| External power adapter |
Y |
| Input voltage |
100-240 V |
| USB powered |
N |
Hard drive
| Hard drive capacity |
4000 GB |
| Hard drive interface |
Serial ATA II |
Ports & interfaces
| USB version |
3.0 (3.1 Gen 1) |
| USB connector type |
USB Type-A |
| USB connectivity |
Y |
Additionally
| On/Off switch |
Y |
| AC adapter bundled |
Y |
8TB (2 x 4TB), USB3.0, RAID 0/1, 2.04rg, Black
<b>2-DRIVE USB 3.0 STORAGE WITH RAID REDUNDANCY</b>
DriveStation™ Duo is an easy to use 2-drive USB 3.0 storage solution for PC and Mac® computers. Instantly expand storage or schedule automatic back-ups with USB 3.0/2.0 plug and play connectivity.
<b>EASY TO USE STORAGE</b>
With terabytes of storage, DriveStation Duo provides reliable, easy to use storage for your PC or Mac® computer. Quickly expand the capacity of your computer for your favorite music, photos, videos and more.
The simple USB 3.0/2.0 interface offers plug and play setup and universal connectivity.
<b>EASY SCHEDULED BACKUP</b>
DriveStation Duo is perfect for backing up your important files. Disaster and hard drive failures can occur unexpectedly; don't leave your important files and treasured memories in the hands of chance. Schedule regular backups for your PC with Buffalo Backup Utility or use Time Machine® for your Mac. Protect all of your data, down to the last byte.
<b>FLEXIBLE STORAGE AND AUTOMATIC DATA PROTECTION</b>
DriveStation Duo provides users the flexibility to easily maximize capacity or protect their data using RAID redundancy.
RAID 0 combines both drives into a single array offering maximum storage capacity with no redundancy.
RAID 1 offers maximum redundancy by mirroring both drives. Data is automatically duplicated, so that if one drive fails, the data is kept safe on the other. Buffalo recommends RAID 1 for all devices using two hard drives.
<b>NovaBACKUP® BUSINESS ESSENTIALS</b>
DriveStation Duo comes with one license of NovaBACKUP® Business Essentials, an easy to use, complete backup solution for Windows® PCs, Windows® Servers, and SQL/Exchange Databases.
- Restore any file, from a single view, regardless of when or where the files were backed up
- Local and online backup
- Free and premium off-site backup capabilities
- Integration of online storage services for reliable compatibility
- Disk imaging disaster recovery allows complete system imaging and complete system restore
- System restore completed in matter of hours instead of days
- Bare Metal Restore for quick reconstruction on blank system
- Essential to business continuity
- Each unit comes with 1 license of NovaBACKUP® Business Essentials
<b>BUFFALO TOOLS</b>
Buffalo Tools is a feature-rich suite of optional software included on many Buffalo DriveStation and MiniStation storage products. Any or all of the following components of Buffalo Tools may be installed on Windows PCs.
- Buffalo's Backup Utility is an easy-to-use and fully featured backup software for Windows PCs and can be used to back up one or multiple computers with a single Buffalo external hard drive.
- ECO Manager is an energy efficiency tool used to conserve energy and reduce battery consumption by regulating the power usage of the hard drive, cutting power to the drive during extended periods of inactivity.
- RAMDISK is a simple utility that allows you to create a RAM disk on your Windows PC which creates a small, but extremely fast environment to work on files in.
- SecureLock software for Windows® provides complete control of the data encryption on your Buffalo external hard drive, providing password protection and software data encryption.
