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Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 40 reviews

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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95%would recommend to a friend

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Customers are enthusiastic about the Canvio Ready 1TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive's ease of use and large storage capacity, finding it simple to set up and use for backing up files and expanding storage on gaming consoles. Its compact size is also frequently praised, making it portable and convenient. The USB 3.0 connection is noted as a positive feature.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Size, Speed, Usb

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great external HDD

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

    I purchased this to back up and extend my PS4. The size is small, compact and fast. It has a 3.0 USB. For the price you cannot go wrong. Toshiba is a well known computer maker so you are buying quality.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great value

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    Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love this USB. Great price and it holds so many files. I use it for work to keep all my work files safe. Good value good buy.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Appears to be a pretty standard 1TB External HD

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I got this when it was on sale as a Deal of the Day. It is fairly compact and should be reasonably fast if connected to a USB 3.0 port. If you can get it for under $40, it is probably a good value. My one complaint is that I couldn't find the speed of the internal hard drive on either Best Buy's site or on the box when I received it. I assume it is a 5400 RPM drive (since they didn't give the speed); but, it might be a 7200 RPM drive. I bought this to replace an older Toshiiba external HD that I gave to my father in law to use for Time Machine backups on his Mac mini. I actually haven't opened it yet. I will just kept it in the event I need an extra data storage device.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Canvio to the rescue

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Our family had several devices that needed a physical back up option. The cloud services are nice, however the Toshiba Canvio hard drive was just what we need to for quick access and with it's small compact size, made it portable for family trips and teenage backpacks.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great hard drive

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this hard drive to back up my computer. It was easy to install and works as described. It is small and very portable. It also has plenty of room on it for picture storage. I bought it when it was on sale so it is an economical way to save your data.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Second Toshiba external drive I own

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is my second Toshiba external drive I own, and to mee this brand is much better than WD and Seagate, the speed is good and the size is perfect

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works great, east to use!

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Purchased this for use with my son's Xbox to transfer from an older Xbox that works intermittently to his newer Xbox. He was able to transfer games easily as well as use for storage, thus creating more space on his Xbox. It worked great out of the box, I didn't have to help at all, kids these days are so electronically savvy!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Size

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    exactly as expected

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    it's small, light, easy to use. The cord mine came with seems to have a loose connection, but it still works. It transferred the files super fast. Overall great product so far!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great hard drive to use with PS4

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

    Bought this HD to expand the storage capacity on my PS4. It was easy to install and set up works great.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    As expected

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

    Small and compact, easy to use. Came with adequate instructions for a novice.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Storage capacity

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good external drive

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

    I needed an external drive for backup and this one provided that space at a good cost. It was easy to set up and use.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great product.

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

    Great product, tons of storage and works good with laptop.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works instantly and as needed

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

    This is a really convenient device, for when you need extra space. Doesn’t need any other wires, just plug it in to your computer, and save your files by dragging them to the external hard drive folder.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Small compact and works as it should

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

    I use this for a backup on my company laptop. It's size works great attached to the laptop cover with Velcro. Transfer rates seem better than my old backup drive.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Toshiba - 1TB Ext. USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great external drive for backing up files. This one was recommended by the Geek Squad at my store when we had a computer hacked. The Geeks took care of everything with of plan.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great price, works as expected

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It was on sale, a wonderful price, no one other than BB could beat it (@ that time). I am using it for my Playstation 4 as I ran out of space. It was easy to set up, I plugged it in and the PS formatted and did the rest for me.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good for storage

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    Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Got it for my daughter and she is very happy with it. It has helped her to have more space for games on her Xbox One . Before she got this, she did not have any room to play games on her device .

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Storage +

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Holds all of my music media in one place with easy alphabetical finding of all of my music files in one convenient place

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Outstanding product.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This product meets all my expectations and more at a great value!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Xbox space

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Got this for my son's Xbox One to give him more space for his games. It has worked out very well for him.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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