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Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 954 reviews

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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96%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers are impressed with the Canvio Slim II's ease of use, ample storage space, and compact size. Many appreciate its affordable price and fast transfer speeds via USB 3.0. Positive feedback also highlights its lightweight and sleek design. However, some users experienced compatibility issues, particularly with Mac systems, and found the included software less than intuitive.

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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very small in physical size but big in performance

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

    This external drive is physically small but hooks up to my 3.0 USB port on my pc and has kept up with our backup procedures with out a glitch

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good external hard drive

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

    Best buy needed to clean up my daughters computer and they were able to transfer all her picyutes to this hard drive so they wouldn't be lost

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Price

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

    Great price for 500 gig. Works very smoothly. Currently its being used to back up about 15,000 pics, but I still have plenty of space left.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works great

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

    I bought this cause I needed a portable hard drive that would run on a Mac and a PC . It's works great and didn't have to format it.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great Hardrive for traveling, really thin and ligh

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

    Really good, portable, thin and quiet and best of all really affordable..perfect for my Surface pro.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good external harddrive

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

    This is the first time using a Toshiba external harddrive. Works as well as my Western Digital one. Easy to use with no software required.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Lifesaver

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

    I use this to make my backups so I don't lose my precious pictures and my documents including all my favorite recipes.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy to use

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

    This product is great to use to back up your information especially if you can't make Recovery CD when there is no internal DVD drive.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great idea

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

    This device is a great idea. Might have lost all of my pictures and documents that I had saved on my computer if it wasn't for this device.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great portable item

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

    Love it has all my files and fits into my purse, love the slim size which makes it easy to travel with and free up space on laptop.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    EFFICIENT BACK UP

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

    WORKED VERY WELL FOR TOTAL BACKUP OF PROGRAM DATA WHEN I GOT A COMPLICATED VIRUS. GEEK SQUAD THEN GOT EVERYTHING CLEANED UP SMOOTHLY.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Solid reliable storage

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

    Great price, plenty of storage for what I needed and the styling also matches the look of the laptop I am using this harddrive with!

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Compatibility

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love these little drives

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

    Works well with my desktop, but my laptop won't let me use Windows 7 Backup and Restore.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome purchase

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

    For the price, this drive can't be beat. I was able to do everything I needed to, and the transfer speed was better than I expected.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    nice, diminutive and Slim!!

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

    I love this external hard drive, because it is just what I need to store my important files onto! It is small, sleek and compact!!

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great for laptop

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

    Bought this for my son who needed to save some of his college paper work and projects. It works great and it was easy to hook up.

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

    Nice inexpensive drive

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

    I found a few old floppy disks and was able to retrive the data using this dive. I just plugged in the USB and I had an A drive.

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

    Great

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

    This product is fabulous. I had it installed at the Best Buy store and that made it easy to use. All I have to do is PLUG IT IN!

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Save all your data

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

    Love how everything is in there so when My pc was fixed it was all there. Photos, documents, music. All there safe and sound.

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

    Great hardrive for my xbox

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

    i bought this product for my xbox one so i can expand the memory for my games and it work well for me. plus its a good price.

    I would recommend this to a friend