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Toshiba HDTB330XK3CB Canvio Basics 3TB Portable External Hard Drive USB 3 0 Black
Last Updated: November 24, 2018 (Refresh Now)
8.6
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
710
Old Reviews
0
Unverified
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NUMBER OF USB PORTS
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Review Analysis - 703 recent, verified reviews
Detailed Mode
Memory
110hard drive, storage, files, external hard drive, portable
+88%
-12%
" ... Great little drive, wife just loves the thing. ... "
" ... I was excited to receive this compact 2TB external hard drive. ... "
" ... Good external hard drive worked with my windows 10 ... "
" ... I needed some extra space to store all my photos on my hard drive this defintely helped me out big time! ... "
" ... Great for offline storage storage of desk top or if you choose augment desktop ... "
" ... This is a fool proof external hard drive. ... "
" ... Bought this hard drive for my daughter for university in 2015. ... "
" ... Great drive to store your 64 gigs of Iphone photos dating back from 2009! ... "
Product Reliability
86stopped working, working, failed, drive, hard drive
+53%
-47%
" ... Already had a 500Gb Canvio that has performed flawlessly for the last 7 years. ... "
" ... No problems after 2 months. ... "
" ... Been running 24/7 for about 7 months now. ... "
" ... Worked well for 2years then suddenly stopped working in 2018. ... "
" ... This drive is working fine. ... "
" ... The compliance this has with what I have is vast, works brilliantly with a laptop that’s about fifteen years old. ... "
" ... Has been reliable for the past 3 years of ownership. ... "
" ... In fact, it stopped working for a while and I left it alone for a few days and it was able to go back to normal. ... "
USB
86drive, external hard drive, usb, toshiba, external
+80%
-20%
" ... In my use, I was transferring from one USB3 hdd to this one, so maybe the internal hub in my laptop is saturated. ... "
" ... I was excited to receive this compact 2TB external hard drive. ... "
" ... Good external hard drive worked with my windows 10 ... "
" ... Plug it in to your computer, format the drive, and back up your hard drive, easy as 1,2, 3. ... "
" ... Just plug and play . ... This is a fool proof external hard drive. ... "
" ... Good speed with USB 3.0. ... "
" ... I use it as a backup drive. ... "
" ... Does support USB 3.0. ... "
Device Compatibility
80drive, files, toshiba, xbox one, hard drive
+75%
-25%
" ... Works perfect with my mac. ... "
" ... Works good with my Linux PC and encryption. ... "
" ... I had no problem formating, works for Windows 10 and it will work for Xbox1 and it did. ... "
" ... Great for my MBP, really quick transfer of data. ... "
" ... Worked great as an external hard drive for my husband’s Xbox One ... "
" ... I got this for my extra hd for my Xbox one. ... "
" ... I was able to pass the files of my MAC without difficulty. ... "
" ... As advertised, just plug it in and my win10 system just recognized it. ... "
Ease of Use
58easy, use, simple, set, works great
+97%
-3%
" ... Easy to set up and use. ... "
" ... It was easy to put all my important information on it. ... "
" ... Seems to be doing the job, although it is a bit tricky to figure how how to use it. ... "
" ... Really compact and easy to use. ... "
" ... Easy to use, great size, and have I mentioned easy to use? ... "
" ... Quick and easy to use. ... "
" ... Very simple to set up. ... "
" ... I love how easy it was to use. ... "
Overall performance
47job, speed is great, slow, quiet, performance
+98%
-2%
" ... Works pretty well. ... "
" ... Fast, large capacity - doubt I'll ever fill it up. ... "
" ... Does the job. ... "
" ... the speed is great even with usb2 ... "
" ... Works amazing isn't fake and super fast ... "
" ... This does the job. ... "
" ... It works well and transfers fast. ... "
" ... Works great so far! ... "
Ports
43plug, port, plug and play, drive, usb 3 0
+86%
-14%
" ... Works great, plug-n-play with my Nvidia Shield TV. ... "
" ... In my use, I was transferring from one USB3 hdd to this one, so maybe the internal hub in my laptop is saturated. ... "
" ... Plug it in to your computer, format the drive, and back up your hard drive, easy as 1,2, 3. ... "
" ... Good speed with USB 3.0. ... "
" ... I got this for my extra hd for my Xbox one. ... "
" ... Setup was easy, connect cable to drive, connect cable to machine, wait for the OS to recognise the drive and install appropriate drivers, and done. ... "
" ... Does support USB 3.0. ... "
" ... Simply plug in and got 2tb storage for Xbox One. ... "
Marketplace
42described, expected, amazon, thanks, pictures
+81%
-19%
" ... it's really what I expected ... "
" ... Product is as described. ... "
" ... Works as expected ... "
" ... Perfect service and wonderful product ... "
" ... Yes i like a lot , thanks ... "
" ... Works as advertised. ... "
" ... Came on time. ... "
" ... It is as the description ... "
Size
38small, size, portable, store, portable hard
+100%
" ... Really compact and easy to use. ... "
" ... It's a great form factor, and nicely compact, and did exactly what I wanted. ... "
" ... It is very small and portable. ... "
" ... Compact size and lightweight, very convenient ... "
" ... Attractive and compact. ... "
" ... Portable, dependable, works! ... "
" ... I travel with it in my backpack with my books and laptop and it holds up. ... "
" ... One of the best portable hard drives out there. ... "
Setup
33set, simple, plug, setup, plug and play
+94%
-6%
" ... Tells you everything on setup, took me less than a minute! ... "
" ... Just plug and play . ... "
" ... Very simple to set up. ... "
" ... Setup was easy, connect cable to drive, connect cable to machine, wait for the OS to recognise the drive and install appropriate drivers, and done. ... "
" ... It looks so nice and professional. ... "
" ... I got this to install Linux Mint on. ... "
" ... Truly plug and play. ... "
" ... The instructions are simple, plug it in and it works. ... "
Delivery
32arrived, arrived on time, received, fast shipping, fast
+94%
-6%
" ... Great delivery time. ... "
" ... Was delivered in a timely fashion ... "
" ... Fast Shipping and as said Highly Recommend A+A+A+A+A+A+ ... "
" ... Arrived actually earlier than expected. ... "
" ... Came on time. ... "
" ... Fast shipment, well described. ... "
" ... Received product as promised. ... "
" ... Package came as expected. ... "
Price
26money, worth, value, hard, great product
+81%
-19%
" ... Would EASILY recommend, especially for the price. ... "
" ... Highly recommend this instead of spending close to 100 bucks. ... "
" ... Good value for the money! ... "
" ... This is worth every penny. ... "
" ... Does a great job for the money. ... "
" ... for whatever that's worth. ... "
" ... It's reasonably priced as well. ... "
" ... Cant go wrong here. ... "
Gaming
24ps4, game, xbox one, xbox, gaming
+92%
-8%
" ... I got this one for my Gamer Grandson. ... "
" ... Can easily copy/move games from Xbox to HD great buy! ... "
" ... He uses for extra storage for his xBox digital games. ... "
" ... Using for Xbox one downloaded games ... Just got game pass and lovin it ... "
" ... Lots of room for my games. ... "
" ... Would recommend to anyone looking to expand their storage on their pc or gaming console. ... "
" ... Bought this for my PS4. ... "
" ... After that offloaded some installed games to the Toshiba and set it as default for new installations. ... "
Storage
22storage, small, extra, plenty, xbox
+100%
" ... Well packed with air (inside the product box), and seems to work well for my uses! ... "
" ... small and compact with tons of storage! ... "
" ... It works great, now I have enough space to keep some of my stuff. ... "
" ... These can't be beat for extra storage. ... "
" ... It helps us to compensate the storage space that the Notebooks have. ... "
" ... It came packaged nicely and it holds 1 TB of storage. ... "
" ... It did the job quickly, too, and only used a small percentage of the space. ... "
" ... Love it and super small, I stuck some velcro on it and the top of my laptop so it wouldn't take up desk space. ... "
Product As Described
21expected, pictures, advertised, works as expected, works
+90%
-10%
" ... it's really what I expected ... "
" ... Product is as described. ... "
" ... Works as expected ... "
" ... Works as advertised. ... "
" ... It is as the description ... "
" ... Item as described. ... "
" ... It is as advertised. ... "
" ... Item as described. ... "
Software Platform
16windows, drive, software, os, linux
+69%
-31%
" ... I had no problem formating, works for Windows 10 and it will work for Xbox1 and it did. ... "
" ... I got this to install Linux Mint on. ... So now I can surf safely and have access to my favorite programs on both OS's and get the best of both worlds. ... "
" ... - Nothing to setup (Windows 10) ... "
" ... It goes well with Mac and Windows in case you wonder ... "
" ... You have to do some web searching. ... "
" ... Although it did not come ready to work with both systems, it was very quick and simple to install the appropriate software. ... "
" ... It's fast, works great with older and newer Windows OS' (I've used it on 7 and 10), and it simply does what it's supposed to do! ... "
" ... Running Windows 10 and it detected it instantly. ... "
Camera
15photos, store, save, laptop, important
+100%
" ... Perfect for backing up all of my photos! ... "
" ... I have a lot of gopro footage on my laptop and was easily able to transfer it out. ... "
" ... I use it nearly everyday and it does a great job of storing my photos as well as allowing me to edit those photos in Adobe Lightroom. ... "
" ... Downloading thousands of pictures in a snap. ... A safe and secure place to store my precious pics. ... "
" ... I was looking for something to simply store pictures and videos from my GoPro to save space on my computer. ... "
" ... Just a way to save my photos and important paperwork in another location. ... "
" ... Storing a bunch of photos, a great back up. ... "
" ... I bought it because I thought I was going to have to buy a new laptop computer and needed to save important files and photos and I didn’t want to lose anything in the transition. ... "
Build Quality
14dropped, thick, packaging, looks, least
+64%
-36%
" ... Works very well - even after being dropped a couple of time on very hard surfaces. ... "
" ... And it's durable. ... "
" ... No complex housing or loose housing parts that can easily go awry. ... "
" ... Till now working with no problem, seems built good, at least I hope! ... "
" ... able to store lots of material ... "
" ... It has been two years since I bought it and it is still going strong in spite of the fact I have dropped it at least three times. ... "
" ... Nice and feels durable ... "
CD/DVD
13drive, portable, hard drives, backup drive, seagate
+100%
" ... I use it as a backup drive. ... "
" ... I use this as a backup drive. ... "
" ... Works great to play my movies on my Blu-ray player ... "
" ... What else can you say about a disk drive? ... "
" ... I have not experienced that issue with this drive and frankly, I'm not the easiest on my portable drives. ... "
" ... It's much faster than my old Seagate portable drive. ... "
" ... I prefer Toshiba over Seagate and WD . ... "
" ... A good portable backup drive. ... "
Cables
12cord, usb, short, hard drive, cables
+58%
-42%
" ... The cord it came with stopped working after a few weeks but I got a new cord and it's fine now. ... "
" ... The cord that transfers files is super fast and easy to use. ... "
" ... I like that it just works on USB vs USB and power chord. ... "
" ... Set up was easy, very compact and comes with the cord to plug it in. ... "
" ... I use better made - longer - Y cables instead of the supplied cable out of habit, but I did test the supplied cables and didn't seem to have any issues. ... "
" ... I like that it powers through the connection and doesn't require a separate power cord. ... "
Apps
11files, software, download, os, data
+82%
-18%
" ... Data Recovery Plan for it now. ... "
" ... So now I can surf safely and have access to my favorite programs on both OS's and get the best of both worlds. ... "
" ... You have to do some web searching. ... "
" ... Although it did not come ready to work with both systems, it was very quick and simple to install the appropriate software. ... "
" ... It's fast, works great with older and newer Windows OS' (I've used it on 7 and 10), and it simply does what it's supposed to do! ... "
" ... If your applications do get corrupted while using this hard drive, you can just go ahead and download them again, no biggie. ... "
" ... I use it for Windows 10 to backup folders hourly. ... "
" ... Works for Xbox easy to use you just have to pick what you want to use it for games and apps or movies and music. ... "
Returns
11one, refund, replacement, got, back
-100%
" ... At first I thought I just got a bad one (It happens) so I sent for a replacement. ... "
" ... It was a good deal but I regret not choosing another brand because of time wasted on this one + the return. ... "
" ... Tried to return it and Toshiba wanted a receipt which I didn't have. ... "
" ... I want to send it back for refund, but do not see a link for that. ... "
" ... I shall return it to Amazon today. ... "
" ... I'm pretty disappointed with this product and now the return window has closed. ... "
" ... Will return for better model. ... "
" ... Would like to return for a refund but return period only lasted one month. ... "
ISP
11worked, perfectly, data, plug
+100%
" ... It's just what I needed. ... "
" ... so that's a plus for me! ... "
" ... worked for over 1tb of data ... "
" ... Works great with FTP on my Asus RT-88AU router. ... "
" ... Worked for me! ... "
" ... This has worked out perfectly for me! ... "
" ... Still have yet to do that . ... "
" ... Works as it should. ... "
Design
11sleek, nice, material, design, packaging
+91%
-9%
" ... Looks tactical great buy. ... "
" ... It's a nice, sleek, black color. ... "
" ... able to store lots of material ... "
" ... look no further. ... "
" ... Design is slick and device itself works fast. ... "
" ... Nice and feels durable ... "
" ... It's nice and sleek. ... "
" ... use normally so far, looks very simply in a good way. ... "
Codecs
10video, start, automatically, xbox one, windows
+70%
-30%
" ... It held all of my HD video and Adobe Creative Suite files. ... "
" ... Very great for store digital files ... "
" ... Very fast data transfers especially when you are storing video files. ... "
" ... All I had to do was plug it in and start moving/copying files onto it. ... "
" ... All I am trying to do is copy some .jpg images, no other files or programs. ... "
" ... Pretty easy to use, just make sure to format it before you try transferring any files. ... "
" ... Does "plug and play" mean I can like plug it in and start backing up files. ... "
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Number of USB ports: 3
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