Product Comparison: Toshiba Canvio Ready vs Toshiba Canvio Basics

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Toshiba Canvio Ready 1TB Portable External Hard Drive

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Toshiba Canvio Basics 1TB Portable External Hard Drive

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General Specifications

Brand

Toshiba

Model

Canvio Ready

Canvio Basics

Origin

China

About the Product

Toshiba’s Canvio Ready external hard drive uses USB 3.0 technology for transfer speeds of up to 5 Gbit/s – and with plug-and-play technology you’re able to quickly save and secure media to a compact, portable device.

Quickly transfer files with SuperSpeed USB 3.0 and store up to 2 TB of data on Canvio Basics external hard drives. These devices are ready to use with Microsoft Windows and require no software installation, so it couldn’t be easier to start storing all of your favourite files.

Key Specs

Storage Drive Type

Portable

Capacity

1000 GB

What customers say about "Key Specs"

Toshiba Canvio Ready 1TB Portable External Hard Drive

Saved all my pc games on here almost full and has not slowed down my pc at all, works great.
1 TB is not a small capacity, and it should easily reach most consumers and many professionals.
This portable HDD has very Good Read & Write Performance.
Toshiba Canvio Ready 1TB showed a good level of performance. This drive is suitable for those who are looking for external storage for personal files.
Strict design. No noise. 1TB capacity is enough for me.

Toshiba Canvio Basics 1TB Portable External Hard Drive

Very quiet operation and a super slim profile make this ideal as a portable drive or for use as external storage for your game console, or even a backup drive.
Excellent. Simple plug and play operation. Does exactly what I need it to do. Build quality is good. Strong construction. Tidy design.
Good portable Toshiba hard drive and works well with my Toshiba Satellite laptop. Very fast copying.
A great and simple product. Smaller than I expected,which makes it more portable.
I wanted something portable. The Toshiba was the perfect solution.

Size & Weight

Color

Black

Height

0.59 in.

Width

4.69 in.

4.6 in.

Depth

3.15 in.

3.1 in.

Weight

6.21 oz.

6.3 oz.

What customers say about "Size & Weight"

Toshiba Canvio Ready 1TB Portable External Hard Drive

Due to its small dimensions, it fits discreetly and discreetly next to the DVB-T receiver on the TV shelf.
Canvio Ready is quite compact for its considerable amount of memory.
The drive can be carried without problems in a bag, backpack or even pocket, while there are no problems due to size or weight.
The case looks reliable, without creaking slits, etc. With the same case is quite light, less than 200 grams.
A bit thick, I expected that the body will be a little thinner.

Toshiba Canvio Basics 1TB Portable External Hard Drive

Very, very useful. Am able to take the pressure off my laptop at last, in a very compact, mobile hard drive.
A fine small portable hard drive. I unpacked it, plugged it into my laptop and it worked straight away.
A nice slim, compact and portable drive. Highly recommended.
Much smaller than the old hard drives so more portable and seems to work well.
Small, compact, lightweight and very easy to use.

Features

OS Compatibility

Windows 10/8.1/7, Mac OS X 10.11or higher

Windows 10/8/7

Interfaces

USB 3.0

Backup Function

Yes

Data Protection

Ramp Loading technology, Shock sensor

Password protection

Extras

Plug and Play, High transfer speeds, No software installation

Easy plug-and-play operation, SuperSpeed USB 3.0, High Capacity in a Compact Design

What customers say about "Features"

Toshiba Canvio Ready 1TB Portable External Hard Drive

Recording, playback and winding functions work perfectly, there are no jerks or dropouts.
So far I've been very pleased by the transfer speeds I'm getting when connected to a USB 3.0 port on my PC.
Quiet, does not heat up, nice case, turns off quickly when removed.
This drive has been working for me without complaints for more than 2 years, I use the truth on usb 2.0, since there is no one in my old aimak 3.0.
The USB cable that came with the harddrive I found to be a bit short.

Toshiba Canvio Basics 1TB Portable External Hard Drive

From opening box, took a few minutes to install and begin copying and all photos and music files (about 150gb) were copied to the Toshiba unit in less than 2 hours.
This product is perfect, it's a decent price, good quality, easy to set up and use and exactly what I needed - it's very fast (USB3) and handy for backups
When connected to a PC it works as fast as any other USB 3.0 HDD I have.
I still have a long way to go to fill it with my photos, documents and graphic plus illustration files. Very pleased. Just plug in and Go!
Quiet in operation, quick to copy when using USB 3.0 and so far, no problems.

Included

Additional Accessories

USB 3.0 cable

USB 3.0 micro-B cable

Number Of Drives

Software

Toshiba Storage Diagnostic Tool

Power

Power Supply

Via USB

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty