High storage capacity in a convenient small-sized enclosure with a black matte finish. Canvio Basics hard drives are available in various capacities (up to 4 TB*) and are an ideal solution for storing data, music, movies, and photos. The devices are powered via USB and require nothing else to operate, other than a USB cable connected to a PC or laptop.
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Description
Quickly transfer files with the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 port and store data on the Canvio Basics external hard drives. These devices are ready to use with Microsoft Windows and do not require software installation, so you can start storing all your favorite files quickly and easily. With a timeless design and matte finish that fits perfectly on your desk or in your bag when traveling.
Store all your files
A discreet companion
The Canvio Basics hard drives are characterized by their slim profile and classic design. Thanks to their slim, small-sized casing and flat surface, the Canvio Basics hard drives are truly portable in every sense of the word - you can easily carry and store them in your pocket or bag.
High Transfer Speeds
With USB 3.0 technology, these portable hard drives are much faster than their USB 2.0 counterparts, while maintaining the same compatibility.
Plug-and-Play Convenience
They connect and operate immediately. Ready for use with Microsoft Windows without requiring software installation. Drag and drop the files you want to transfer to and from your PC or laptop.
Your data is in good hands
With more than 50 years of experience in hard drive technology and unmatched quality standards, Toshiba's portable hard drives offer reliable and secure storage for your files, wherever you are.
The package includes
- Canvio Basics
- USB 3.2 Gen 1 Cable (Type A to Micro-B)
- User Manual (pre-installed on the hard drive)
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Specifications
Main Specifications
- Capacity
- 4000 GB
- Size
- 2.5"
- SSD
- No
- Colour
- Black
Connectivity
- Interface
- USB 3.0
- AC Power Outlet
- No
Technical Specifications
- Raid
- No Raid
Important information
Specifications are collected from official manufacturer websites. Please verify the specifications before proceeding with your final purchase. If you notice any problem you can report it here.
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Two identical 1TB disks were purchased (Toshiba Canvio Basics 2018) today, March 5th, for about 50€ each from a well-known electronics chain. When you get it, format one to ntfs or exFAT from Windows, to hfs or exFAT from Mac. From Windows, there is no option to format to fat32, but you can format it from Linux or with a special program on Windows to fat32 to make it compatible everywhere, but it sacrifices small files. If you choose exFAT, it can support large files and is compatible with both Windows and Mac, except for some Linux distributions that require third-party software to play exFAT and many TVs and devices that only support fat32. If it is intended only for Windows, NTFS is better than all.
-> I chose this one because of its reviews and my experience with Toshiba drives, as I have a 5-year-old Intenso external drive with a Toshiba drive inside that works perfectly so far with 100% health.
-> After formatting to NTFS, when connected via USB 3.0 with its cable, I ran a benchmark with CrystalMark and got Seq read 135 MB/s and Seq write at 143 MB/s (very good speed for a 2.5-inch HDD at 5400RPM) and at 4KiB Q8T8 read at 0.5 MB/s and 4KiB Q8T8 write at 6.5 MB/s on a USB 2.0 port or a 3.0 port but using a micro USB cable instead of its own USB 3.0 cable, running as USB 2.0, I got Seq read at 40.45 MB/s and Seq write at 37.1 MB/s (and at 4KiB Q8T8 read at 0.53 MB/s and 4KiB Q8T8 write at 6.1 MB/s).
-> The drive internally is a Toshiba (mq04ubf100) and does not have a sata interface that can be put into an adapter to output micro USB 3.0, but the drive is directly micro USB 3.0, meaning the drive's board outputs micro-usb 3.0 and not sata, which would make it difficult to connect to another case or computer with the usual sata cables if the plug breaks, to save your data, for now, it works fine. It has a nice case, is lightweight, and well-built, and you can always carry it with you.
-> A plus is that if you connect it as USB 3.0 with its cable to a USB 3.0 port (the blue ones), the LED turns blue, while if the connection is not with USB 3.0 and is USB 2.0, then the LED turns white, so you know if it is going as fast as it can.
-> The cable is of moderate quality USB 3.0, I wanted it a little longer. Note that if you have it with you and don't have its cable, you can connect it with your mobile phone's cable (if it is microUSB), but it will go slower because the mobile phone's cable supports USB 2.0 and not the 3.0 standard.
I bought two 1TB each and did not get one of 2TB because if it breaks, nothing is immortal, I prefer to have half the data on each disk instead of all together on a large one, even if it costs more to have two instead of one. I didn't go for WD and Seagate, which are very common because every time I bought WD and Seagate in the past, they happened to break relatively quickly with progressively low health. Hitachi and Toshiba have worked well for me. However, all HDDs deteriorate easily over time because they have mechanical and magnetic parts, and we must keep backups because if valuable data is lost, it does not come back, nor can the data be rebuilt.
Update July 25, 2020, it has been functioning normally so far (4 months) without any errors, with 100% health in situations of large backups and data transfers every month.
Update December 3, 2020, both 1TB twin disks perform the same monthly backups of multiple GB (deletions and copies) since I got them as backups for each other, and they both work very well without their performance declining over time.
Update February 27, 2024, it is performing very well.
It's a good purchase, now we'll see how well it will perform and I will evaluate it again after some time because time will show how reliable it is.
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The disk has the code TOSHIBA MQ04UBF100 and has a 128MB cache, meaning it is of SMR technology. When writing files, the first 128MB are copied at 40-50MB/sec and then drop to 1MB/sec or less. Based on Toshiba's list of SMR disks, the same happens with the 2TB model. When reading files, it reaches 50-70MB/sec for me. So if someone wants to copy small files to the disk, for example 200MB, it's good, but if you want to copy many GB, you will wait for many hours or even days, with a write speed of 1MB/sec it takes 11 days to fill 1TB. Otherwise, it is quiet, small and lightweight. It works with various devices such as projectors, MPEG-4 digital receivers, routers, etc.
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I had it for 2 years without any problems! It fell once from a small distance and I lost 500gb.... Unfortunately, I recommend getting something more durable!
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I have had it for years and it works great. However, you should be careful not to hit it and not to scratch it... a good purchase for typical needs!
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Used on a computer as a secondary drive and on a console for extra games, I have had it for 3 years and in the last year it has been failing, disconnects by itself, while it was working it was just okay.
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It worked 7-8 times on Mac. On the 9th time, the system didn't recognize it. I will try it on Windows as well. It took a long time for the computer to read it, the transfer of files was quite fast but what good is it if it goes off? It's a shame the money for something supposedly quality.
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One day, out of nowhere, it asked for a format and I could never recover the files. One day it worked and the next it died.
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Did you find this review helpful? Several years of use with many file transfers and many TB of material, absolutely no problems and no disconnections, so I highly recommend it!
Translated from Greek ·Did you find this review helpful?Fast as it can be and reliable, has not had the slightest problem, recognized immediately on many devices and does not freeze at all
Translated from Greek ·Did you find this review helpful?I do not recommend it!!!
(I have had it for 2 years) and I can say that it is durable... but, it is PROBLEMATIC!!!
- It constantly disconnects when left unused for a while! (like putting the phone to sleep)
- Data transfer is simply TERRIBLE!!!
(You cannot do ANYTHING else in the background until the disk finishes its task... because ALL APPLICATIONS FREEZE!!!)
- The ONLY POSITIVE thing is that I have not lost ANYTHING from the backups I have been doing for so many years!!!
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Within a year, it broke down and I lost all the files inside. I sent it for repair to the store where I bought it, but they did not return it to me
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I have two, as a backup for my system files. After 2-3 years of operation, they are okay in all aspects. They are worth their money, I would say.
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Purchased for €44, reliable, it is the second one I ordered, the previous one is bought (previous model) since 2016 and it hasn't had any issues. I recommend it for its value.
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I bought this hard drive at the end of 2022 and today, 9 months later and after it has filled about half, it is essentially useless to me. The reason is that writing large files like a movie is painfully slow, and when we say slow, we mean speeds below 1 MB/sec. Searching a bit on the Internet, I had no difficulty finding the cause, which is likely a design flaw in combination with the SMR technology that this cheap drive obviously uses... see here: https://goughlui.com/2019/11/24/review-toshiba-canvio-basics-4tb-usb-3-0-external-hard-drive-dtb440/
It's a shame for the 70-something euros I paid and a shame for all the comments here praising it, obviously based on very simplistic usage scenarios..Translated from Greek ·- Connectivity
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I bought the 2TB capacity disk on March 27th. By mid-July, the disk was completely finished. It started showing problems in June, and after a month, the disk had 400+ bad sectors, resulting in me losing 1.1TB of my work. Spend double the money and go for a Samsung SSD T5/T7 instead. Stay away from HDDs!
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Very easy to use and I use it for various games on the computer. It connects via USB without any installation and is ready to use.
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I have been using it for almost half a year as an external hard drive for my jailbroken PS4 and it hasn't had any problems at all. Quiet and fast!
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Due to my profession as a sailor and the need for an external hard drive, I chose to purchase this product. However, while I believed I made a good purchase, after a short period of time, it was discovered that the hard drive started making the characteristic sound of "click" or otherwise known as the "click of death". Additionally, the fact that it is the same HDD makes it very vulnerable to falls or damage due to its operating method (with heads). In my case, the result was losing all of my files completely without any chance of recovery at sea. Since then, I have purchased an SSD (Samsung) where I would recommend it to anyone in need of a hard drive because they are both sturdy and fast, and due to their technology, they are up to 10 times more durable than an HDD.
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1TB and enough. It does the job I want. Its speed is not great. It's a regular disk that stores files for you. And it's exactly what I want, mainly for work and personal files (maybe some videos too).
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Did you find this review helpful? Purchased on October 22nd, gave up on July 12th of the following year.
Minimum use on laptop and mediabox, suddenly stopped being recognized and the characteristic sound *click* was heard.
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Did you find this review helpful?The disk is perfect. Format it for the first time in NTFS to handle large files. I have no problems. I recently bought a third one, all of them are 4TB. The first one was purchased 4 years ago and I have no issues. Some people judge the disk based on file transfer. It's not the disk's fault. It could be an old computer or slow/defective USB ports. If you're interested, buy it. It's reliable and at a very good price.
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Blackout! After a few hours, it is no longer recognized by any computer. I don't know if I stumbled upon a problematic piece, but this one is garbage. Don't buy it.
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I got the 2TB one a month ago and hooked it up to the series s... It runs games from ONE and 360 smoothly and without any problems, with fast copying speed, quiet operation, good construction, and sleek appearance. Everything is good so far, and if anything changes, I'll come back.
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This is the 4th one I have purchased due to its quality in relation to price, durability, and speed.
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The review concerns the 2T disk. I use it as an extra storage space for PS4 games. It connects easily to the console and is perfect for the job I need it for. I am very satisfied with my choice.
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I can transfer files from my camera or other media (USB etc.) to the disk, but often the files do not appear when I connect it to my laptop. I also frequently receive a message to repair the disk unit. In general, the disk is not stable. I don't trust it. I will use it for backup and buy something better.
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In my possession for at least 3 years. It has fallen several times from a significant height without breaking. It is used as a back-up storage.
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There is nothing negative on the disk. It is relatively fast and makes almost no sound. In fact, one day it accidentally fell off my desk, but it still works fine.
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For what I wanted him for, to load him with documents, photos and videos, he's great. I have him as a permanent second hard drive connected to a USB port. He doesn't take up any space, I secured him with double-sided tape on the side wall of my desktop.
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Did you find this review helpful? Great choice that has never disappointed me, I have 4 of these disks that I use for backup and in the 2 years that I have had them, I haven't had any problems. Their health doesn't seem to be deteriorating for now and their performance is at satisfactory levels with normal USB 3 speeds.
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I had bought a 2 tb two years ago, and now I bought another one also 2 tb. It is very lightweight, connects to the PC immediately, and is quite small in size, but its speed is moderate (which I knew and don't care about). Its price is around €60, which is too expensive for 2 tb!
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Excellent quality from Toshiba in a timeless disk that simply changes names every few years and data transfer speed! There's nothing else to say, you just enjoy using it!
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