For one, as you may have already guessed, the Buffalo HD-SKL is Japan-exclusive. For another, it costs 100,000 yen (which is about $696) and only offers 4 TB of space—that's hardly the best deal ...

It’s actually a follow-up to the 4.3GB Skeleton Hard Disk Buffalo first released in 1998, which had a fully transparent housing that put all of its electronic components on display.

Buffalo Japan has launched a special limited edition USB hard disk to commemorate 50 years since the firm's founding. The new Buffalo HD-SKL 'skeleton hard disk' (machine translated) features a ...

In 1998, Buffalo Japan introduced the "skeleton hard disk," a drive designed to showcase its inner workings. To mark its 50th anniversary, the company is releasing an updated version of the ...

Commemorating Buffalo's 50 years in the business, the new 4TB drive follows on from the firm's original 4.3GB Skeleton 3.5-inch IDE hard drive from 1998 (on the left in the image below).

For one, as you may have already guessed, the Buffalo HD-SKL is Japan-exclusive. For another, it costs 100,000 yen (which is about $696) and only offers 4 TB of space—that's hardly the best deal ...