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Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars with 69 reviews

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Customers are impressed with the Canvio Connect II 2.5TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive's large storage capacity, compact size, and ease of use. Many appreciate its quiet operation and affordable price for the amount of storage it offers. Positive feedback highlights the drive's simple setup and convenient portability. The drive's small form factor is frequently praised.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Size, Storage

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Just what I needed

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This hard drive is small, quiet, and has plenty of space for backing up my computer and especially all of my photos. Plug it in and forget about backups.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Size, Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great!!!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is not the first Toshiba Canvio Connect 2.5 Drive that I have bought. They are all going strong. I was amazed when I first saw them as now I was buying a 2.5 TB for the same price I was paying for a 2.0 TB. The Toshiba External Hard Drives are great. I own 8 of them and have never had a problem. The flexibility it gives with storing is great. The security of knowing my data is always safe and backed-up is also great. By the way, I also own Toshiba Laptops. The Best Buy price, was the best.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed, Storage

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Perfect Portable Hard Drive for my needs

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The Toshiba Canvio Connect II 2.5 TB provides the storage I need for all my digital photos and my large iTunes music files. The drive is fast and I have had no problems so far.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Size, Storage

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Large drive for low price.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Lots of space, decent build, compact, don't need wall power.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price, Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best Value for the 2.5 TB

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Can't beat this price for 2.5 TB extra storage or for a back up drive

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    USB 2.0/3.0...

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    When stated 2.5. Terabytes, 2.5 terabytes is what you receive... not 2.5 minus proprietary software. Kudos there. Works perfect running linux mint on 10 yr old Dell laptop. So backwards compatible to USB 2 was well welcomed. Great price point for xtrnl hd.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Long lasting so far

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    We've been using this external hard drive for time machine in our office for more than 2 years now and never had a problem. Despite that it was not mac ready fresh form the box, the formatting was easy with Mac's own disc utility. After that, everything works great.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Hard to beat value

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I actually like the software it came with. Lots of room & good performance. This is my 2nd Toshiba cavio. First one is 65% full and works great. The price point made this a great buy at BB.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    It Works

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this to use for additional storage for my xbox one and it works great.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for Hard Drive Back-Up

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This drive has plenty of space to back-up my hard drive files. I have many HD videos which use a lot of gigabytes.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    2.5 TB for under $70!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    2.5 TB for under $70,-? In 2015 that is a steal :)

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Got small storage

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good small storage for those interested in getting more than a terabyte storage

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    works great

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    works like it should, we use it for our xbox one to get more storage easily and cheaply.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    The external hard drive is portable

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I would recommend the product for it is portable and the storage is big

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works great

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The external hard drive is fast and has lots of storage.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great storage

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought for my xbox 1 easy to install lots of storage

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    You won't regret having it

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    2.5TB with this price is awesome! It also comes with a Mac NRFS driver, which is a bonus of 25$(not sure the exact price). The design and material are pretty good!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great for game console

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Using for additional storage for Xbox one. Games load quickly and have had no issues.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed, Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    I LOVE this drive!!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Lots and LOTS of space for such a small form factor. I have it hooked up to my router which allows me to use it as a network storage. The fact that this drive does not require a power connector makes it really easy and convenient to use. It's very fast as well. I replaced my 1TB with this 2.5TB and copying files transferred at over 80MB/sec with no problems. No guarantee on the speed, as some computers may have USB 2.0 ports. I was using the USB 3.0 ports on my laptop to transfer. Another nice thing about this drive is it responds to sleep commands when not in use. The blue activity/on light goes off when it goes to sleep so I know it works. My old drive used to run and run, and as a result, it ran hot most of the time. This drive only spins up when in use so I can leave it plugged in all day long.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great drive with plenty of space

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Use the drive for storage, plenty of space at a decent price got it on BF under $70. Excellent

    I would recommend this to a friend