The Canvio Basics’ case is made from basic black plastic, gloss on top, matt to the sides, that is snapped-sealed closed.

Toshiba HDTB420XK3AA Canvio Basics 2TB Portable External Hard

The drive comes in a bright green package which has the vital details such as capacity and connection type printed right on the front. The Canvio is preloaded with Pogoplug and NTI Backup Now EZ which allows you to access the drive remotely and backup your data respectively. Available in several capacity sizes (up to 4 TB), Canvio Basics USB-C® hard drives are perfect for storing data, music, movies and pictures. Gen1 technology, these portable hard drives are much faster than - but still compatible with - USB 2.

While many portable drive manufacturers try to differentiate their product through design or features, Toshiba looks to be content just to build the cheapest drive it can with the Toshiba Canvio Basics 2TB.

Canvio Basics Portable Hard Drive | Toshiba External HDDs

connection, and it is USB-powered, so you won't need to deal with the hassle of an extra power cable. That compares poorly with the Samsung SpinPoint M9T drive, released this year that has a higher platter density (three 667GB platters), four times the cache size (32MB) and is way thinner (9. Its corners are slightly rounded with two glossy sides and a white LED on the front that lights up when the drive is on.With over 50 years of experience in hard drive technology and unrivaled quality standards, Toshiba portable hard drives provide a reliable and secure place for your files, wherever you go. One Gigabyte (1GB) means 10 9 = 1,000,000,000 bytes and One Terabyte (1TB) means 10 12 = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes using powers of 10. External USB drives were the go to and more recently they’ve been used on the go to augment laptop hard drive space, amongst other things. Windows and the Windows logos are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. The drive we’re looking at today is the Toshiba Canvio Basics, which as the name suggests, keeps things basic.

Toshiba Canvio Basics 2TB Review: Ghost of Hard Drives Past

While we didn’t look inside, the benchtest numbers suggest that Toshiba may have installed a 2 TB disk based on the Toshiba MQ01ABD100 disk that’s used by iStorage, for example. The first thing to start with here is that the 5Gbps maximum transfer speed referenced in the specifications isn’t going to be hit.

But the traditional hard disk has a lot of merits, and it’s still a valid choice for many situations.

Toshiba - Portable Hard Drives - Canvio Basics - EMEA Region

With optional password protection, AES 256-bit hardware encryption, and transfer speeds of up to 540MB/s this SSD is fast and secure. Toshiba has launched a new version of their Canvio drives, and today I’m taking a closer look at the Canvio Basics ( product link) with a 2TB capacity. These devices are USB-powered and can be used with a single USB-C® cable connected to a PC or laptop.Also check out eTeknix YouTube, where you'll find our latest video reviews, event coverage and features in 4K!