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Buffalo MiniStation Lite 250GB review

It looks great next to your white MacBook, but is it worth your money?

Our Score 2.5

Last reviewed: 2009-05-08May 8th 2009

Price at launch £89.00
MPN HDPE250U2WH
Additional Information Connects via mini-USB port
Dimensions 80 x 15 x 129
Weight (g) 190
Power Supply USB-powered, Max 25W
Required Peripherals USB 2.0 Port
HDD Capacity (GB) 250
Hard Disk Drives (HDD) Data Transfer Rate 480

Product Summary

MiniStation Lite 250GB

Buffalo MiniStation Lite

Price at launch

£89.00

For

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Sleek and attractive

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Portable and convenient

Against

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Some software is Windows-only

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Low capacity for the price

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