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Toshiba 2TB Canvio Basics USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive (HDTB220XK3CA)

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USB 3.0-powered portable add-on storage.
Easy to use with no software to install.
Protects your drive (Internal Shock Sensor and Ramp Loading Technology).
Our 2.0TB Drive is capable of storing up to 571,000 digital photos or 526,000 digital music files or 1,640 downloaded digital movies.
Accommodates large digital files with spacious storage capacity.
Gives you peace of mind with Toshiba's 1-year Limited Warranty

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Item Weight	7.8 ounces	0.51 lb	6.4 ounces	0.51 lb	0.7 lb
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Model Year	2012	2014	2015	2014	2016
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Capacity:2 TB

Toshiba Canvio Basics Portable Hard Drive

Toshiba Canvio Basics USB 3.0 - 1TB Hard Drive (Black)

If you want an easy way to hold your growing digital library - files, pictures, music, and videos - Toshiba's Canvio Basics 3.0 portable hard drives are a great solution, offering simple drag-and-drop storage that's ready to roll right out of the box. It requires no external AC adapter and it's Plug & Play compatible. Just connect it into the USB port of your PC and you're ready to go.

Product Specifications:

Available Capacities: 500GB, 1TB, 2TB
Disk Speed: 5400 RPM
Interface: USB 3.0
Transfer Rate: Up to 480 MB/s
Average Seek Time: 12 ms
Buffer: 8MB cache

USB 3.0

Future-proofed with USB 3.0 technology, the Canvio Basics 3.0 hard drive significantly improves the file transfer speed for large media files and dramatically minimizes the wait time for backup and recovery processes. Plus, it's backwards compatible with USB 2.0 devices.

Canvio Basics USB 3.0 portable hard drives are far faster than - but still compatible with - USB 2.0 technology. So you'll still be able to plug into older PCs with USB 2.0 ports.

Portable Peace Of Mind And Ease Of Use

Toshiba's Canvio Basics 3.0 portable hard drives deliver one of the easiest ways to add storage to your computer. One of the simplest storage solutions in a box, Toshiba's Canvio Basics 3.0 offers plug-and-play, and drag-and-drop convenience.

Extremely portable with a compact design, the sleek looking and post card sized Canvio Basics 3.0 portable hard drives are an ideal travel companion.

Product information

Capacity:2 TB

Technical Details

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Hard Drive

2048 GB Portable

Number of USB 2.0 Ports

Other Technical Details

Brand Name

Toshiba

Item model number

HDTB220XK3CA

Hardware Platform

Item Weight

7.8 ounces

Product Dimensions

4.7 x 3.1 x 0.8 inches

Item Dimensions L x W x H

4.7 x 3.1 x 0.83 inches

Color

Black

Flash Memory Size

Hard Drive Rotational Speed

5400 RPM

Additional Information

ASIN

B00ARJD56K

Customer Reviews

5,573 customer reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars

Best Sellers Rank

#436 in Computers & Accessories > Data Storage > External Hard Drives

Shipping Weight

8.8 ounces

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Date First Available

April 1, 2013

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Amazon.com Return Policy:You may return any new computer purchased from Amazon.com that is "dead on arrival," arrives in damaged condition, or is still in unopened boxes, for a full refund within 30 days of purchase. Amazon.com reserves the right to test "dead on arrival" returns and impose a customer fee equal to 15 percent of the product sales price if the customer misrepresents the condition of the product. Any returned computer that is damaged through customer misuse, is missing parts, or is in unsellable condition due to customer tampering will result in the customer being charged a higher restocking fee based on the condition of the product. Amazon.com will not accept returns of any desktop or notebook computer more than 30 days after you receive the shipment. New, used, and refurbished products purchased from Marketplace vendors are subject to the returns policy of the individual vendor.

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Please Read if Your Drive Isn't "Recognized" Anymore. An Easy Primer and Tutorial.

ByTMacon February 21, 2012

Capacity: 1 TB

Many people have complained about the Toshiba 2.5" drives (of all capacities and price points) quickly 'dying' after a very short time. This opinion is prevalent on both Amazon and other shopping sites and even Toshiba's direct site itself.

I was in the same boat. My Canvio Basics failed to be "recognized" by my PC within 1 month. My 2-star rating reflects this.

HOWEVER, this is directed toward those who believe "all [my] valuable data is lost forever". I conjecture that 99% of the time it is not, and there is a relatively very simple & inexpensive fix.

The problem is most likely not with the drive itself but rather the 'bridge' circuitry between the drive and the USB connection. There is most likely nothing wrong with the drive itself, and thus nor is there anything wrong with your data. Such was also the case with me.

These drives, regardless of manufacturer or capacity, are essentially identical in their 'guts'. The difference is often nothing more than what you see: packaging, branding, bloatware, and other brand-specific identities. Indeed, crack open a lesser-known brand (Calvary, Fantom, etc.) and there's a good chance you will actually see Toshiba, Hitachi, Western Digital, or some other recognizable name's 'guts' inside.

Here is how to fix the problem.

1. Purchase a 2.5" SATA-to-USB enclosure. Amazon lists them for as little as $3. If you are fortunate enough to live close to a MicroCenter, they sell them for $6. Yes this is extra money and hassle, but your data is worth it, and I presume for many of you this is more convenient than dealing with returning the drive. You probably purchased this drive because it was over $6 cheaper anyway.

2. The drive casing is a 2-piece shell. Use an Exacto knife or boxcutter to gently pry/'slice' open the seam between the 2 pieces. Once you get it 'started' it will be quite easy to pop apart the rest of the fasteners.

3. From here it is simply a plug-and-play situation. Disengage ('unplug') the drive from the circuitry. Be gentle (use the wiggle method). Then 'plug' the drive into your new enclosure and, *Voila*.

There are several Youtube videos showing this as well.

Now, there are several sites/Youtube videos that claim this is not a permanent solution, due to the 'delicate balance' of the rubber bumpers in the original drive. I smell bull-manure, but only time will tell... maybe this new setup will last until the expected life of the drive, maybe it won't. Also, the $3/6 new enclosures will not support USB 3.0; you'll indeed have to shell out extra money for that. Regardless, this process will almost certainly buy you enough time to find another place for your data.

All is not lost! Hope this helps.

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Well Built, performing drive!

ByOisinon November 16, 2014

Capacity: 1 TBVerified Purchase

Very impressive portable drive (6 months use review).

-Silent
-Led indicator
-very strong cable attachment (hanging off my computer never detached)
-Great matte plastic finish (never scratches)
-Read: 96.6 MB/s Write: 93.1 MB/s (USB3 on a Macbook Air 13" 2014)

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Fast, convenient, small and light and easy to connect.

ByJames Thomon February 8, 2015

Capacity: 1 TBVerified Purchase

I got a great price for this item so I bought it. It is fast, easy to use and comes with a long 5 foot connector that connects easily to your laptop or computer. I've transferred all of my movies and business data over and it's so convenient. I'm not trusting of clouds and I don't use them as much as others and all I do is keep this tiny hard drive in my laptop case and everything I have is in a secure medium that I dont' have to worry about.

I have a Samsung S5 cell phone and it's a little smaller than that is but a little thicker. I have a small camera case that I put it in when I don't want to bring my laptop and I want to take it somewhere.

Anthem just had 80 million people lose their information to hackers; several banks, techie companies, and even government agencies have lost millions of peoples information. People can do what they want; but I'm not trusting anyone especially clouds. I have high end techie stuff with lots of storage space as well. This hard drive allows me to have business and personal items on it and I can transfer it to a mac or PC or laptop in 3.0 speed.

I've been using it constantly since I got it and I love it. The best purchase I've made in a while. Friends have raved at how convenient it is for me and some are now buying externals.

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Toshiba Stands Behind Their Product

ByMatt Hiltonon August 29, 2014

Capacity: 2 TBVerified Purchase

I have 23 portable hard drives from various manufacturers. 16 of them are USB 3.0, and 7 of those are this particular model (HDTB220XK3CA). Over the years, I've had 3 drives that failed. It happens. One was a Maxtor, one was a Western Digital, and then this one from Toshiba. I use the drives exclusively for storing my blu-ray rips and I connect them to a media player and watch them. I purchased this drive from amazon on May 25, 2014. I have no idea when I started actually using the drive. I always keep 2 unused drives. (I never want to experience data loss again, so I mirror every drive). Ultimately I had about 900GB used of the 1.8TB available on this drive. Writing data to the drive was never an issue. However, when I attempted to play the movies on my media player, every file skipped. I tried a different media player and experienced the same issue. I then moved the files to an identical Toshiba drive and the skipping stopped. I therefore reformatted the problematic drive and moved files back to it. The skipping persisted. Windows 8 nor Windows XP could find actual drive errors, but the drive was obviously defective.

I was outside of amazon's return window, so I had to go through Toshiba directly since the drive has a 1 year warranty. This was an incredibly easy process. Here's how it went:

On May 25, I ordered the Toshiba 2TB USB 3.0 drive from amazon for $104.11 including tax.

On August 25, I filed a 3-step online claim with Toshiba. I was given the option of replacement or credit to be used at Toshiba's site. I opted for the coupon. They indicated how much the coupon would be at that time. I immediately received an RMA number in my inbox.

On August 25, I shipped the defective drive to Toshiba at my cost of $16.24. Toshiba preferred UPS, but I could ship via any method of my choosing.

Today, August 29, UPS indicated that Toshiba accepted the package at 10:36 a.m.

At 6:14 p.m. I received an email from Toshiba stating the claim was closed and received a coupon code valued at $218.33.

They claim the coupon amount is calculated to account for replacement value and shipping. So, a coupon of 218.33 minus the original cost of the drive at 104.11 minus the 16.24 I paid to ship it to them yields a net profit to me of $97.98.

It should be noted they tell you that as soon as you use the coupon code for any amount, it expires (so you need to make a purchase for at least the amount of the coupon). I turned around and purchased two 2TB drives from Toshiba's site. (I purchased a higher model drive than the original). Total out of pocket for me was $52.26. But remember, I purchased an additional 2TB drive. If all I wanted to do was replace the single drive, I would have profited.

That's pretty efficient customer service on Toshiba's part. Taking nothing away from amazon, as I was clearly out of the reasonable return window.

The bottom line is that if you purchase enough drives, you will eventually have a drive fail regardless of manufacturer. You need to ensure your data is backed up. Toshiba's easy return policy is reason enough to use them.