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Where do you buy new compact cars? 😱

What about the Seagate Desktop Thunderbolt Adapter (3.5 inch drives)?

Or the [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-GoFlex-Thunderbolt-Adapter-STAE121/dp/B006P1QWOQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1343930182&sr=1-1&keywords=goflex+thunderbolt]Seagate Thunderbolt Adapter[/URL] (2.5 inch drives)?

Both solutions only require you to buy a bare drive if you ever need more capacity and don't mind manually loading the particular drive you want.
 
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Even with my prev. link -- the Buffalo has twice the storage as Promise Tech and only a few hunred dollars more ... 🙄 😱

i think the buffalo unit that you link to has usb2 and ethernet not t-bolt.

so it is 2500 and not fast.
 
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