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Toshiba Canvio Basics 3TB Portable Hard Drive HDTB330XK3CA

Last Updated: November 24, 2018 (Refresh Now)
8.9
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
1000
Old Reviews
0
Unverified
21
Spam Test
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3
NUMBER OF USB PORTS
Yes
USB

Review Analysis - 979 recent, verified reviews

Detailed Mode
Memory
 142
hard drive, storage, external hard drive, files, external
+90%
-10%
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" ...  Pretty quick to transfer files as well.  ...  "
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" ...  Lots of storage space for videos, books, photos and other files.  ...  "
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" ...  Simple 1tb drive.  ...  "
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" ...  Storage wise, 1 TB is enough but you can also choose for higher storage capacities with up to 3 TB. ... Would highly recommend this Toshiba Canvio 1TB portable hard drive which is also available at a great price as well.  ...  "
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" ...  Love Toshiba hard drives.  ...  "
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" ...  I purchased this product for my daughter who is in college and needed extra storage.  ...  "
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" ...  Cheapest 1TB drive I found and it works great.  ...  "
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" ...  Nice compact external hard drive with plenty of storage.  ...  "
USB
 113
drive, external hard drive, toshiba, external, usb
+87%
-13%
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" ...  Simple 1tb drive.  ...  "
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" ...  Love Toshiba hard drives.  ...  "
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" ...  I am using it for a movie drive.  ...  "
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" ...  Required addition of software included with previous Canvios and use of prior USB 2.0 cord with my USB 2.0 computers to function properly.  ...  "
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" ...  Before buying this I had at least ten games that I couldn't play because I had no room on my hard drive.  ...  "
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" ...  You can run the movies while the drive is plugged in to your computer, tablet, or other device.  ...  "
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" ...  USB 3.0 is a must for large file handling/transfers.  ...  "
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" ...  It is nice and small and works with just USB power.  ...  "
Product Reliability
 104
failed, drive, hard drive, toshiba, far
+62%
-38%
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" ...  Working Great So Far.  ...  "
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" ...  Bought this about a year ago.  ...  "
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" ...  Worked great right out of the box and continues to do so.  ...  "
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" ...  Plugged it in and it worked.  ...  "
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" ...  Still works great after a few months.  ...  "
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" ...  I have had this device for over 2 years and it is still working flawlessly.  ...  "
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" ...  Working amazingly well and quickly!  ...  "
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" ...  It worked with no problem.  ...  "
Device Compatibility
 82
drive, xbox one, backup, files, works great
+82%
-18%
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" ...  Drive connected to Windows 10 HP small form factor. ... Windows had no issues with it and I was able to backup my files.  ...  "
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" ...  Almost as small as my iPhone!  ...  "
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" ...  Using as a backup drive for my Mac.  ...  "
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" ...  Works Perfect for my Mac.  ...  "
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" ...  works great windows 10 . ... also realized the my internal HD in my Lenovo laptop has a Toshiba drive as well, so while I was reluctant at first since I historically stuck to WD or Seagate drives, I was pleased to find out that a Toshiba drive a really good drive.  ...  "
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" ...  You can run the movies while the drive is plugged in to your computer, tablet, or other device.  ...  "
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" ...  I was looking for a MAC time machine backup drive and noticed the external drives labeled as MAC were $10 - $15 more.  ...  "
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" ...  Used this drive for time machine backup on my MacBook.  ...  "
Ease of Use
 61
easy, easy to set, use, quick, hook
+98%
-2%
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" ...  No problems and have been able to access anything I need on it quite easily.  ...  "
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" ...  Easy to use.  ...  "
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" ...  Easy to set up and it works well with my Cobian backup scheduler  ...  "
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" ...  It's super easy to use lots of storage.  ...  "
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" ...  Easy to use!  ...  "
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" ...  It's so elegant and compact and very easy to use.  ...  "
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" ...  "right out of the box it's not Mac ready, but the solution is real easy.  ...  "
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" ...  It's easy to use just plug and play  ...  "
Marketplace
 53
expected, thanks, described, works as expected, works
+89%
-11%
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" ...  love this product, Thanks  ...  "
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" ...  Just as described.  ...  "
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" ...  I use it for all my pictures and i love it.  ...  "
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" ...  Thanks to Toshiba for a great product!  ...  "
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" ...  Got this to store my photos.  ...  "
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" ...  Everything as expected  ...  "
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" ...  Is a excelent product!  ...  "
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" ...  happy buy the product, thank you  ...  "
Overall performance
 50
job, speed, slow, performance, faster
+96%
-4%
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" ...  Very fast too.  ...  "
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" ...  Does a good job.  ...  "
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" ...  Does the job.  ...  "
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" ...  very fast on 3.0USB  ...  "
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" ...  I did not notice any difference in loading speeds.  ...  "
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" ...  When started to move files on it, the speed was great - at first.  ...  "
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" ...  great, works perfectly and FAST  ...  "
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" ...  Seems to work very well thus far  ...  "
Ports
 45
usb, plug, drive, xbox one, usb 2 0
+87%
-13%
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" ...  Plugged it in and it worked.  ...  "
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" ...  Required addition of software included with previous Canvios and use of prior USB 2.0 cord with my USB 2.0 computers to function properly.  ...  "
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" ...  You can run the movies while the drive is plugged in to your computer, tablet, or other device.  ...  "
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" ...  Worked Perfectly, Very Fast on USB 3.0  ...  "
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" ...  This transfers on a Mac using the included USB 3.0 cable with a USB 2.0 external port, and the transfer speeds are very fast, at least, as fast as USB 2.0 allows for this drive.  ...  "
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" ...  Worked right away when plugged.  ...  "
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" ...  This drive uses a USB 3.0.  ...  "
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" ...  Just plug into your computer and its ready to go!  ...  "
Size
 42
compact, small, portable, easy to carry, lightweight
+100%
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" ...  Small enough to fit in the side pocket of my computer bag.  ...  "
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" ...  Very lightweight and portable.  ...  "
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" ...  The device has functioned flawlessly and is a good portable size.  ...  "
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" ...  Very compact and portable hard drive which fits very easily in a backpack or even my 15" laptop sleeve, and can be taken on-the go very easily.  ...  "
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" ...  Small, compact and stores everything I need!  ...  "
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" ...  Small, handy and, so far, working great!  ...  "
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" ...  It's so elegant and compact and very easy to use.  ...  "
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" ...  A wonderful, ultra compact and lightweight product that really WORKS!!  ...  "
Delivery
 41
fast, arrived, great product, delivery, quick
+90%
-10%
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" ...  Delivered fast and good product  ...  "
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" ...  It arrived in a timely manner and it works perfectly.  ...  "
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" ...  Great product, got exactly what I paid for.  ...  "
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" ...  No problems with the shipment.  ...  "
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" ...  As described and fast shipping A ++++  ...  "
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" ...  Great product, fast shipping, as described.  ...  "
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" ...  I did just as the person in Q&A said and the second it was done reformatting a box came up asking if I wanted to use this drive as a time machine backup drive.  ...  "
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" ...  Delivery was fast.  ...  "
Price
 37
money, worth, value, size, buck
+89%
-11%
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" ...  Was a great price.  ...  "
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" ...  Great copy for an excellent price  ...  "
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" ...  Good size and price.  ...  "
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" ...  Pretty competitive price and well-built.  ...  "
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" ...  Great little bang for your buck!  ...  "
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" ...  The price was decent too.  ...  "
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" ...  A small price to pay for  ...  "
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" ...  Good product for a good price.  ...  "
Setup
 30
plug and play, setup, instructions, installed, hook
+90%
-10%
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" ...  Setup was easy and took no longer than 3 minutes.  ...  "
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" ...  I then read the Q&A on this drive and someone gave the most perfect instructions:  ...  "
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" ...  This product is truly plug and play.  ...  "
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" ...  It's easy to use just plug and play  ...  "
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" ...  It installed beautifully and works great.  ...  "
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" ...  Installation was a breeze.  ...  "
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" ...  It was plug and play.  ...  "
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" ...  Very happy with installation and performance.  ...  "
Storage
 29
storage, plenty, easy to use, room, lots of storage
+100%
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" ...  Small enough to fit in the side pocket of my computer bag.  ...  "
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" ...  So was happy to get more storage space.  ...  "
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" ...  Absolutely love this thing I'm still using it right now have not filled it up yet has a lot of space to tigabyte is a lot to use comes in handy for quite a while and give you a place to put your extra files and fits right in your pocket.  ...  "
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" ...  Installed without issue and takes up so little space.  ...  "
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" ...  Excellent drive, lots of space  ...  "
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" ...  Gobs of storage space and it seems to be solidly built.  ...  "
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" ...  Have loaded all of our digital pictures from the last 20 years on this and there is plenty of room.  ...  "
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" ...  I bought this to expand my xbox 1 hard disk space.  ...  "
CD/DVD
 27
drive, external, disk, hard drives, drives
+81%
-19%
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" ...  Love Toshiba hard drives.  ...  "
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" ...  Now they are safe on my local disk and I can move the unit to any of my laptops or pcs with ease and copy the files as needed.  ...  "
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" ...  I am using it for a movie drive.  ...  "
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" ...  You go to Utilities and open up Disk Utility.  ...  "
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" ...  Have not had a problem with hard drives since I switched from WD to Toshiba.  ...  "
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" ...  Great backup drive.  ...  "
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" ...  I have always have good experiences with Toshiba hard disk products.  ...  "
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" ...  This is my first Toshiba drive and it will be my last.  ...  "
Product As Described
 27
described, works as expected, works, advertised, worked
+100%
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" ...  Just as described.  ...  "
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" ...  I use it for all my pictures and i love it.  ...  "
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" ...  Got this to store my photos.  ...  "
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" ...  Everything as expected  ...  "
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" ...  Just as described.  ...  "
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" ...  Works as expected.  ...  "
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" ...  Product as described  ...  "
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" ...  Works as expected  ...  "
Gaming
 21
xbox one, ps4, store, space, hard drive
+100%
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" ...  using on a PS4 for an external drive - works well and no issues with games or transferring games  ...  "
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" ...  This product is a must have for anyone with more than five games on PS4. ... Whether they be on disc or downloaded, games take up a lot of space and the 500GB that comes with the standard PS4 is nowhere near enough. ... I currently have about 20 games downloaded and still have 1TB left.  ...  "
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" ...  I got this to transfer my games from an Xbox One to a One S and I'm happy to report it has worked exceptionally well and I'm glad I went with this one (honestly it was the best value for a TB) and a good brand. ... You can use a larger drive for media or games but not both. ... Concerning the external drive, it loads games quickly and it's been working exceptionally well!  ...  "
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" ...  It's a great purchase if you have a lot of games but have the common problem of fitting all of the games on the internal Xbox hard drive.  ...  "
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" ...  And yes, it work with ps4.  ...  "
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" ...  Though the other 3TB I bought in 2015 as well for a good price is a Western Digital, but I use it store games on.  ...  "
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" ...  I use it with PS4 .  ...  "
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" ...  Using it to as extended storage for my PS4.  ...  "
Build Quality
 18
thing, solid, dropped, broke, apart
+61%
-39%
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" ...  Build-quality is superb and feels premium and solid, and the matte finish ensures that you won't get those annoying fingerprints all over.  ...  "
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" ...  This thing is stable and durable  ...  "
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" ...  Durable and cheap.  ...  "
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" ...  Very lightweight, solid and on point.  ...  "
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" ...  After 1 1/2 years of very rugged use, throwing the thing on the ground and such, still holds up to this day.  ...  "
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" ...  It isn't wear and tear either, as I only take it out once ever week or two to backup my work.  ...  "
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" ...  Bought the protection just in case it does decide to conk out, because nothing last forever.  ...  "
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" ...  Seams to work well.  ...  "
Video Playback
 15
movies, photos, files, etc, video
+87%
-13%
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" ...  I have a web host that I was storing my large Mp4 Honey bee videos, different components that I used to make the videos, and the transfer was really fast.  ...  "
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" ...  AND I still have room for my pictures, videos, university documents, etc  ...  "
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" ...  Have used these for years to back up all my videos!  ...  "
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" ...  It's working great with no glitches in audio or video.  ...  "
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" ...  Just plug in the USB and you have your own private video library.  ...  "
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" ...  It holds enough space for all my photos and videos.  ...  "
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" ...  Fast enough, you can watch a movie or play music directly from the device without issues .  ...  "
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" ...  I use this every night with my kids to watch their movies on my DVD player  ...  "
Software Platform
 13
windows, windows 10, toshiba, mac os, disk utility
+54%
-46%
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" ...  Waiting to see if fails like previous versions when you move it regularly.  ...  "
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" ...  works great windows 10 .  ...  "
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" ...  You go to Utilities and open up Disk Utility. ... Select Mac OS and click erase and after that's done, the drive should be formatted for Mac and you can save to your heart's content." ... in finder go to the applications folder and in that folder is utilities and in that folder is disk utility.  ...  "
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" ...  Got everything downloaded on this.  ...  "
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" ...  Its software ran perfectly.  ...  "
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" ...  Works with both Linux and Windows.  ...  "
Returns
 12
back, returned, refund, unfortunately, item
+8%
-92%
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" ...  Moreover there is no way to get replacements. ... Emailed a couple of days ago and have not heard back.  ...  "
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" ...  I am returning this item.  ...  "
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" ...  No option for return unfortunately .  ...  "
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" ...  I've had to return it to Toshiba after only a month of use.  ...  "
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" ...  UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE WAITED TOO LONG TO RETURN IT.  ...  "
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" ...  tried to return to amazon tells me to return it to manufacturer, i returned it to manufacturer and i have called and it says the item has been delivered to them but i still didn't get my refund or hear back from them. ... I wasted my own money mailing it back too  ...  "
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" ...  This crappped out about 3 days before the return period ended.  ...  "
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" ...  I returned the drive for a refund  ...  "
Codecs
 11
video, format, drive, copying, copy
+55%
-45%
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" ...  (3)The superior NTFS format instead of the inferior FAT32 format.  ...  "
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" ...  real usb 3 very fast copying big files  ...  "
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" ...  As a DJ, I needed a good device to organize and back up my music files.  ...  "
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" ...  Just plugged it in and started copying files to it.  ...  "
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" ...  Just plug in the USB and you have your own private video library.  ...  "
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" ...  Great for video,photos,videos,files etc etc.  ...  "
Resolution
 11
external hd, dvr, master, channelmaster, channel
+100%
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" ...  Good external HD  ...  "
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" ...  Best deal on portable external HD's.  ...  "
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" ...  Works well with my ChannelMaster DVR+.  ...  "
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" ...  If you have a Channel Master DVR then this is the HD that will work best.  ...  "
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" ...  I highly recommend this HD if you need one for on the go.  ...  "
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" ...  Awesome small hd  ...  "
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" ...  Been with me for about a year or more, great HD!!  ...  "
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" ...  Great external HD, will get other one for my games.  ...  "
Cables
 10
cord, usb 3, drive, computer, wish
+50%
-50%
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" ...  then the cable stopped connecting to any computer, had to hold it bend it whatever before it will connect.  ...  "
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" ...  Tried it on various USB 3 ports with 2 different cords.  ...  "
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" ...  Works well but the cord is not high quality and will not stay plugged into device after a while  ...  "
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" ...  cable broke within the 1st month  ...  "
ISP
 10
data, needs, needed, xb1, plug
+90%
-10%
comment
" ...  Works for me.  ...  "
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" ...  So far, connection is working as it should.  ...  "
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" ...  Just what I needed  ...  "
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" ...  Just what I needed  ...  "
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" ...  Just plug it in.  ...  "
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" ...  This was a savior for me!  ...  "
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" ...  Works great for my XB1  ...  "
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" ...  Works perfectly for my needs.  ...  "

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Specifications

Connectivity
Number of USB ports:  3 
USB:  Yes 
3
NUMBER OF USB PORTS
Yes
USB