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  1. gberche

    What 1TB USB drive to add for USB schedule backups (with Buffalo pro XHL)?

    Hi, Here are my conclusion after a few more studies: - NAS manufacturers, and USB drives manufacturers make it very hard for consummers to be concious of power consumption: almost no product's manual or tech specs clearly display their power consumption even less the variation of power under...
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    What 1TB USB drive to add for USB schedule backups (with Buffalo pro XHL)?

    Would disk shutdown still mean 5W consumption? Thanks Tim for the precision over the USB specs explaining me why indeed an external supply is needed. Would cheap USB enclosure such "advance BX-3706SI" which are not providing a power supply, only work when connected to a desktop PC allowing...
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    What 1TB USB drive to add for USB schedule backups (with Buffalo pro XHL)?

    USB-powered drive available? Thanks Tim for getting this answer from Buffalo. So if I understand well their advice, they're expecting USB drives with an independent AC power supply to detect the lack of USB power with the USB cord to the Buffalo attached main NAS so that the USB drive shuts...
  4. gberche

    What 1TB USB drive to add for USB schedule backups (with Buffalo pro XHL)?

    Hello, I'm considering buying a Buffalo Pro XHL and associating it with a USB drive to perform scheduled backups. I'm quite interested in keeping the power consumption low and unattended backups. I would schedule sleep mode on the XHL to be up at very restricted time slots (basically the...
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