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Toshiba Canvio 3.0 500GB Portable USB 3.0 External Hard Drive (Silver)

Item: 420709    Model: HDTC605XS3A1

Toshiba Canvio 3.0 500GB Portable USB 3.0 External Hard Drive (Silver)
4.0stars
( 128 reviews)
  • 500GB / USB 3.0
  • Portable / PC & MAC compatible
  • Protects your most important and cherished digital content with cloud storage
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If you want a smarter way to preserve your most precious digital files and memories, Toshiba offers one of the “brainiest” products you can buy—the Canvio 3.0 portable hard drives, offer a complete system backup solution in a box.

Put peace of mind first, and make your memories last, with Toshiba's new Canvio 3.0 portable hard drive, offering one of the simplest, most complete backup solutions in style.Designed for those who want an easy, effective way to preserve and restore their pictures, documents, music and videos—or their entire system—the Canvio 3.0 delivers truly comprehensive, set-and-forget data protection. Offering up to 1.5TB of storage, and powered by USB 3.0 technology, it lets you copy even some of the largest files off your PC and onto the drive faster than ever before, or use integrated cloud backup capabilities for extra protection. Thanks to a special internal shock sensor and ramp loading technology to guard against accidents and drops for greater peace of mind, it's also the perfect way to share or transport your digital content, and can be used with USB 2.0 connections, too.

  • 500GB / USB 3.0
  • Portable / PC & MAC compatible
  • Protects your most important and cherished digital content with cloud storage
  • Transfer your large media files at blazing fast speeds with USB 3.0
  • Backward compatible with USB 2.0
  • Provides file, folder, full system backup and recovery with pre-loaded software
  • Simple Restore – Click the Restore button to recover a file or folder
  • Complete System Backup – Keep a copy of everything on your computer, including the OS
  • Disaster Recovery – Boot to the drive and restore your entire system
  • Secure your backup with a password (Data Encryption up to 256-bit)
  • Drive Space Alert – Alerts you when running low on backup space
  • Internal shock sensor and ramp loading technology protects your drive and data
  • Gives you peace of mind with Toshiba 3-Year Limited Warranty

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REVIEW SNAPSHOT®

by PowerReviews
Toshiba Canvio 3.0 500GB Portable USB 3.0 External Hard Drive (Silver)
 
4.1

(based on 128 reviews)

Ratings Distribution

  • 5 Stars

     

    (56)

  • 4 Stars

     

    (47)

  • 3 Stars

     

    (13)

  • 2 Stars

     

    (6)

  • 1 Stars

     

    (6)

89%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Easy to set up (100)
  • Easy to use (98)
  • Efficient (64)
  • Well built / quality (61)
  • Reliable (60)

Cons

  • Hard to use (9)
  • Difficult to set up (8)
  • Unreliable (3)

Best Uses

  • Everyday use (66)
  • Organization (32)
  • Back-up (10)
  • Additional storage (9)
  • File transfer (6)
    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Budget shopper (62), Midrange shopper (42), Casual user (9), Power user (4)
    • Primary use:
    • Personal (91), Business (29)
    • Computer Platform:
    • PC (12)
    • Was this a gift?:
    • No (101), Yes (6)

Most Helpful Positive Review

 

Nice Hard Drive

This hard drive is fantastic. I am a Mac user. I was a little concerned when I first opened it because it didn't say on the package Mac compatible (I ordered online). I...Read complete review

This hard drive is fantastic. I am a Mac user. I was a little concerned when I first opened it because it didn't say on the package Mac compatible (I ordered online). I opened the instructions and they said that it would have to be re-formatted for use with a Mac, which I am not familiar with. I connected it to my Mac, and my computer re-formated it for me with one click. I had intended to use the hard drive just to store pictures and videos of my children, but ended up using it to back up my entire computer! This is my first hard drive and it is very easy to use. Great value. I backed up my entire computer and only used 90GB of space. I'd definitely recommend this hard drive.

VS

Most Helpful Negative Review

 

I was disappointed with product

I bought the external hard drive to use as a hard drive for windows Server 2008 and all this product des is back up my system with no way to turn that option off that ...Read complete review

I bought the external hard drive to use as a hard drive for windows Server 2008 and all this product des is back up my system with no way to turn that option off that I can find. I have asked many people including other students, professors, teachers and instructors at Three Rivers Community College which I attend, and they told me to try things which I have and with the same result, so what I bought was a back up hard drive which I do not need considering I bought and installed Norton 360 on my computer for that option.

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5/16/2013
 
5.0

NICE!!!

By Stephano the Tech

from Columbia, SC

About Me Casual user

Verified Buyer

Pros

  • Attractive Design
  • Compact

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Additional Storage
    • Backup
    • File Transfer

    Comments about Toshiba Canvio 3.0 500GB Portable USB 3.0 External Hard Drive (Silver):

    Awesome!

    • Primary use:
    • Personal
    • Computer Platform:
    • PC

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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    5/13/2013
     
    5.0

    Easy setup and use

    By Kategcom

    from Boston, ma

    About Me Casual user

    Verified Buyer
    This customer has reached Intern level on the Staples.com Leaderboard

    Pros

    • Compact
    • Easy To Set Up
    • Easy to use
    • Portable
    • Quiet

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Additional Storage
      • Backup
      • Photo Storage

      Comments about Toshiba Canvio 3.0 500GB Portable USB 3.0 External Hard Drive (Silver):

      I needed this after my old computer crashed and took all my pictures and info with it!

      • Primary use:
      • Personal
      • Computer Platform:
      • PC

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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      5/10/2013
       
      4.0

      EasyBreezee!

      By VicL

      from Colrain, MA

      About Me Casual user

      Verified Buyer

      Pros

      • Compact
      • Easy To Set Up
      • Easy to use
      • High Capacity
      • Portable
      • Quiet

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Additional Storage
        • Backup

        Comments about Toshiba Canvio 3.0 500GB Portable USB 3.0 External Hard Drive (Silver):

        This piece of equipment is VERY easy to use. Of course it's reliability will only be tested if I ever have to transfer any data back onto my laptop! So far though I am very pleased with it.

        • Primary use:
        • Business
        • Computer Platform:
        • Mac

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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        5/7/2013
         
        5.0

        THIS WAS THE PERFECT PRODUCT

        By Fact2010

        from CINTI OHIO

        About Me Power user

        Verified Buyer

        Pros

        • Attractive Design
        • Compact
        • Easy To Set Up
        • Easy to use
        • Great Prices And Service
        • High Capacity
        • Portable
        • Quiet

        Cons

          Best Uses

            Comments about Toshiba Canvio 3.0 500GB Portable USB 3.0 External Hard Drive (Silver):

            I was surprised at the amount of space for the price. The USB connection was so simple it is very user friendly and the USB technology atuomatically pairs the hard drive with your computer system. I use the drive for storing information for the most part and it has nearly 10 times more volume than my desktop computer. I needed storage space for those things I do not use every day so my everyday data use could be conveniently stored on my desktop for easy access with my daily activities. The compact design is safe and convenient it is not noticed by causual user of my system. I am very happy I made this purchase.

            • Primary use:
            • Personal
            • Computer Platform:
            • PC

            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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            5/5/2013
             
            4.0

            Great drive for the Price

            By Max Bec

            from Sac, California

            About Me Casual user

            Verified Buyer

            Pros

            • Attractive Design
            • Compact
            • Easy To Set Up

            Cons

              Best Uses

              • Additional Storage
              • Photo Storage
              • Video

              Comments about Toshiba Canvio 3.0 500GB Portable USB 3.0 External Hard Drive (Silver):

              Great for every day use and as additional storage hard drive. Compact and sleek design.

              • Primary use:
              • Personal
              • Computer Platform:
              • PC

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              • Q:

                Does this product have moving parts. Would it be instantly inoperable if dropped?
                Asked on 2/18/2013 by Accountingthetime from OK

                1 answer

                • A:

                  Yes, the product has a moving part, the hard drive. All hard drives have a number of spinning platters in them, and a number of heads that move to read data on the platters. The product may become inoperable if the impact of a drop is severe enough.

                  Answered on 2/18/2013 by Community Answer from None

              • Q:

                Am I able to use this on both a Mac and PC on a regular basis without formatting issues?
                Asked on 1/18/2013 by Lexi from TN

                1 answer

                • A:

                  Yes, this hard drive is able to be used on both a Mac and pc, without reformatting.

                  Answered on 1/18/2013 by Community Answer from None

              • Q:

                Does the USB cable included work with my 2.0 USB on my computer?
                Asked on 12/20/2012 by Anonymous

                1 answer

                • A:

                  Yes. By design, all USB 3.0 devices are backwards compatible with USB 2.0.

                  Answered on 12/20/2012 by Community Answer from None

              • Q:

                is it compatible with Windows 8?
                Asked on 12/14/2012 by CTEPBA from Brooklyn, NY

                1 answer

                • A:

                  The Toshiba Canvio 3.0 500GB Portable hard drive is compatible with Windows 8, 7, XP and Vista.

                  Answered on 12/14/2012 by Community Answer from None

              • Q:

                Can this be used as just a hard drive, not as backup?
                Asked on 12/7/2012 by Stan from vermont

                1 answer

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                  A:

                  Yes this can be used as a complete system backup, for you to keep a copy of everything on your computer, including the OS saved and at easy access.

                  Answered on 12/10/2012 by Laura B from Staples
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