Customer Reviews for Canvio® Basics 3.0
Intermitent Cable May 17, 2013
POSTED BY:
Disappointed
,
Michigan
For Model: Portable HDTB105XK3AA
Overall rating: 
1.0 out of 5
"The main issue I have withthe product is the connector on the HD is intermitent. I would like to see Toshiba send out a replacement cable to their customers that fixes the problem."
USB External hard drive / back up May 06, 2013
POSTED BY:
Skip
,
Topeka Kansas
For Model: Portable HDTB107XK3AA
Overall rating: 
5.0 out of 5
"Been using my external hard drive and back up for the last four years now. I use it as a separate drive so store family photos and other items that I just don't want to loose due to computer failure. I manually control back ups so not using the back up software other than on my command but the device itself has worked flawlessly since installed. Running with Windows Vista 64 bit OS. Wanting to purchaser a second one because the original is about 90% full."
Not good April 29, 2013
POSTED BY:
Mage
,
ms
For Model: Portable HDTB115XK3BA
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"It worked for 10 months. It is perfect as long as it works but it will brake eventually and sooner then you expect. It was the second failure Canvio model I bought. No more risk."
piece of junk April 21, 2013
POSTED BY:
jasdf
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"won't recognize windows 7. so stupid this hard drive"
Awesome product. April 20, 2013
POSTED BY:
SCAR
,
Henderson, CO.
For Model: Portable HDTB120XK3CA
Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5
"I bought this for my Wii U to have seemingly endless memory. I recommend using a y-cable for any other device you may use this for, but a y-cable is required for use on Wii U(uses USB 2.0).
It reads fast and is very compact. I had the bigger self powered model, and I returned it with the warranty, because it was making clicking noises and reading kinda slow.
Get this one if you can, and make sure to get a y-cable if you are using USB 2.0.
Also, do more research if you are buying for MAC. Apple makes their own special products usually, and it can be hard to shop PC components most of the time.
I'm pretty sure this will work on older MAC computers, but newer ones have more compatibility issues it seems.
Overall, I am very satisfied with this product.
It has a shock absorber for falls and movements during use, but I am careful with my stuff and will not test it."
Fast but Delicate April 20, 2013
POSTED BY:
Awesome
,
Nebraska
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 
2.0 out of 5
"I have now owned two of these and have had to return both within about two to three months of ownership a piece because with out dropping them they have started to make strange noises, have a hard time connecting to my computer, and corrupting data. I cannot recommend this HD when there are better out there"
Not bad April 08, 2013
POSTED BY:
Ric
,
Toronto
For Model: Portable HDTB105XK3AA
Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5
"I have 2 of those. No problem after using for 2 or 3 years."
Back up not available suddenly today April 04, 2013
POSTED BY:
deniscu
,
Sandy, UT
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"Have been using the USB 2.0 function on my Acer laptop
to run back on Norton Security Suite up to today and
now that drive is not available for backup. What happen.
I have done everything I know to get windows 7 64 bit to recognize the drive to no avail. lap doesn't have usb 3.0 port."
worst product March 23, 2013
POSTED BY:
sumant2000
,
india
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"after few months. it gets disconnected automatically. i have to keep it in particular standing position then only it gets detected. if minor shake is the reason for getting away from that particular standing position then drive gets disconnected. I have another external hard drive from Transcend, and it rocks. 5 years no problem to transcend hdd"
Excellent Portable Drive! March 21, 2013
POSTED BY:
G-man
,
Dayton, OH
For Model: Portable HDTB105XK3AA
Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5
"Worked perfect straight out of the box! No software pre-installed to hog up space - very nice!!"
Great little drive March 19, 2013
POSTED BY:
webspider
,
Iowa
For Model: Portable HDTB105XK3AA
Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5
"Read reviews, do not understand the poor reviews.I own 2 of these. One for system backup on win 7, the other for files on both 2.0 and 3.0 systems. I have win7 pro 64, Quad Xeon system and XP system. Plugged it in, works. I do not install the software on the drive. See no need for it."
bad tb port on device March 13, 2013
POSTED BY:
big a
,
providence ri
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"ive had my 1tb hard drive ,for 3 month.the port on it is very weak . the plugs on the inside broke off or bent. i use it twice a month for dj gigs an this is a problem. half the time i cant even get to my music.im forced to download music to my laptop an it slows my labtop down."
Toshiba Canvio 3.0 March 01, 2013
POSTED BY:
Nan
,
San Jose Ca
For Model: Portable HDTB105XK3AA
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"Bought it, plugged it in. Nothing. No directions. Looked at the web site. Horrible reviews and same complaint. Put it back in the box and will return. Waste of time and gas. Who ever heard of a product with no information on it in the package? Strange..."
Definitely worth having... February 25, 2013
POSTED BY:
Savir
,
Mississauga, ON, Canada
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 
4.0 out of 5
"I use this as a dedicated HD for DVR. It was very easy to connect and format. Excellent product."
No setup file to start installation February 23, 2013
POSTED BY:
mitchecw
,
calgary, alberta
For Model: Portable HDTB115XK3BA
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"No instructions with the package and no setup file on the drive. Startup file only includes the warranty in 10 languages. My computer runs on Windows 7. No idea how to get unit to work."
Hate it February 18, 2013
POSTED BY:
samar
,
Bradenton, FL
For Model: Portable HDTB105XK3AA
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"Just bought it 2 hours ago and already hate it. others i have purchased were easy as one two three, plug and play and all i wanted was to use as storage."
USB Iis the problem February 16, 2013
POSTED BY:
Syphon
,
Lithonia, GA
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 4.0 out of 5
"Okay so far this external driver work extremely well however, that USB is the problem. Switch to a micro-usb and it works with no problem. NEXT TIME TOSHIBA maybe use two ports as separate ports it'll fix the confusion."
Excellent Drives February 13, 2013
POSTED BY:
clyde45
,
akron, ohio
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5
"I have many portable drives, including 2 of this model (Canvio Basics 1TB usb3). Also own 2 Canvio 1TB usb3, 1 Canvio 500GB usb2 & 1 Canvio 500GB usb3. This drive has performed perfectly, as have all the Toshiba drives I own. I don't understand the poor ratings. I've never had any of the problems listed in other reviews. I also have portable drives from Seagate (2), WD (1), Samsung (1) & Buffalo (1). Had the Samsung longest & it's probably my best, followed by the Toshibas. The WD & Seagates are next & about equal. The Buffalo is worst. It's really way too heavy & will never spin down after it's ejected. The Buffalo I own gets high reviews. Go figure."
Simple and value for money February 04, 2013
POSTED BY:
Akula
,
Malaysia
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 4.0 out of 5
"I drop it but can be used, shock sensors works :D"
Decent Backup HD for the $$ January 30, 2013
POSTED BY:
TripleT
,
Minneapolis, MN
For Model: Portable HDTB107XK3AA
Overall rating: 4.0 out of 5
"After reading through several less than favorable reviews, I decided to read the online user guide and Q&A's. Many of the bad reviews appear to be "user error." A good example is the review that says it doesn't work on Windows 7 64 bit. The Q&A and user guide answered this question as listed below, and was exactly how it operated on my Windows 7 64 bit machine.
Q: How do I begin the installation of the NTI software?
A: When you connect the Toshiba USB hard drive the AutoPlay function of Windows XP & Vista will prompt you to install backup software.
Note: Windows 7 and Windows 8 do not allow USB hard drives to AutoPlay. You will only be prompted to open the drive to view files or use this drive for backup. In this case, select Use this drive for backup.
Unless you are at least a proficient user of computer hardware, I highly encourage reading materials before trying to operate."
Stopped working January 30, 2013
POSTED BY:
gldn51
,
Mill Valley,ca
For Model: Portable HDTB105XK3AA
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"Stopped workin after a couple months, plug it in it spins then turns itself off. Not recognized, Put less than 100g on it and won't work. Very dissapointed in Toshiba."
Ify January 28, 2013
POSTED BY:
GRut5656
,
Mich
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 
3.0 out of 5
"Not sure what's up this is my 1st hard drive. It seems to backup my daily files. I didn't pay for the cloud so can't say if that works. BUT....so far I have been unable to get the darn thing to do a complete backup.
Can't find what to do.
NO QUICK STARTUP DIRECTIONS & NO MANUAL
Can't seem to find it on the internet either"
Failed - same as others have January 21, 2013
POSTED BY:
Tech
,
Okalhoma
For Model: Portable HDTB105XK3AA
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"after using to backup a large quantity of data, it was
not recognized by any operating systems that I tried,
and would not recover. Lasted three months, just long enough to cause me serious problems...."
Cannot use between two operating systems! January 18, 2013
POSTED BY:
Big Jim
,
Johns Creek, GA
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 2.0 out of 5
"Well, I brought this drive to move files from my Mac Book Air to my HP workstation. I can see the drive on my Mac, but when I pull it into the HP, I see NOTHING!. I can see the drive under Drivers and Devices, but I cannot access the contents of the drive OR put anything on it from my Windows 7 box. What Gives!"
Worst money waster ever January 08, 2013
POSTED BY:
Joe
,
Canada
For Model: Portable HDTB107XK3AA
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"Not compatible with Windows 7 64 bit. DO NOT BUY THIS HARDDRIVE"
Great little drive December 24, 2012
POSTED BY:
BobD
,
Milwaukee, WI
For Model: Portable HDTB115XK3BA
Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5
"I bought it. Connected it to my desktop and use it to store movies and TV shows for later viewing. No problems, works great!"
Mobile HDD that you should not move ! December 10, 2012
POSTED BY:
osmeest
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"I've bought this HDD to use it as TimeMachine backup drive for my MacBook Pro. It appears that the connection on the HDD itself is too weak to sustain even a small and careful move. Any move is sanctionned by a HDD disconnection. My worst buy !"
Toshiba Is The Best December 08, 2012
POSTED BY:
I
,
New Jersey
For Model: Portable HDTB105XK3AA
Overall rating: 4.0 out of 5
"Very Nice External HD & I Love it."
Mac users beware! December 05, 2012
POSTED BY:
New Mac user
,
Denver, CO
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"This drive worked fine on my PC but I am now switching to a MacBook Pro. It would not recognize the drive. After may attempts and searching the web I found the work around - a USB 2.0 micro-usb cable. This drive will not work as a USB 3.0 on MBP! Buy a WD or other dirve instead if you want to use it on a Mac."
great November 26, 2012
POSTED BY:
donut
For Model: Portable HDTB107XK3AA
Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5
"perfect for me to store all my movies on it and keep a backup of my computer"
Not Optimal November 23, 2012
POSTED BY:
xstofyr
,
Seattle, WA
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 2.0 out of 5
"I use the Toshiba drive primarily as a backup and to conduct mass changes in my directory system. On 2 occasions during the restore process the Toshiba drive scrambled the tree written back to my system. I have spent hours looking for missing folders and files.
Hardware: the connection fitting to the drive itself is shoddy."
Great little drive, seamless with OSX November 23, 2012
POSTED BY:
Oz
,
Wellington, New Zealand
For Model: Portable HDTB105XK3AA
Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5
"Great drive, I love the fact it's got a shock sensor and ramp loading technology. Many other big players such as WD and Seagate don't offer this on their budget drives. I love the simplicity and small size of the Canvio. It works seamlessly with OSX Snow Leopard formatted for HFS+. Many people are blaming Windows for not detecting it, I say if you buy a cheap computer with a rubbish OS don't blame the HDD, blame the operating system for not including drivers and support for a basic HDD. With the shock sensor, ramp loading system and 3 year warranty I think it's a pretty safe buy if you're concerned about reliability. As with any hard disk drive you've gotta be careful and not move it while in use otherwise it'll be toast! But so far so good."
Does not have instructions & not compatible November 17, 2012
POSTED BY:
Galtonia
,
Sacramento County
For Model: Portable HDTB115XK3BA
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"I read these reviews after trying to find the quick install instructions online, as it was not included like it said. It appears incompatible with my system as well. I'm no computer expert, so it's beyond me. The 'Plug and Play' apparently doesn't work with my system (XP) - have not tried it on my Windows 7 system yet."
Going on one year, very satisfied! November 13, 2012
POSTED BY:
Jaklyman
,
Laurel, MD
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5
"I received this as a gift last year for Christmas. Since then I have had data backed up on it and used it continuously (maybe several times a month). I do not leave it plugged in, nor do I move it much. I dropped it once but it has never skipped a beat, and has easily connected to many different computers. Entirely satisfied with it and hope for many more years of use with it!"
Worst Bad Experience! November 09, 2012
POSTED BY:
Eden
,
Chandigarh, India
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"I have bought Toshiba 1TB Canvio USB 3.0 PHD on 8th Nov. 2012. I'm also facing the same Window detection problem. I think there is some problem with hardware or data wire of Hard Disk. No doubt Toshiba is leading brand in the world but this kind of issue leaving bad impact among the Toshiba Fans. Thanks."
Worst purshase ever November 08, 2012
POSTED BY:
Querido
,
Wilmington, DE
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"I brought this product and wasted my money, since its not getting detected on any machine, I spoke to Toshiba now they said, they can't retrieve my data and can replace HD. I lost 6months of pictures and very important material."
Great HD November 04, 2012
POSTED BY:
Scouse Mouse
,
New Zealand
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5
"I was rather dismayed about the negative comments about this HD. I have the 1.0TB Canvio Basics 3.0 and using it on my 2.0 Laptop. It worked first time - seen by my computer and away it goes - all 931Gb of it.
I suppose time will tell - I think a lot of problems with HD's are their lack of ruggedness - if you care about something enough you will treat it with care.
This HD promises Internal Shock Sensors and RAMP technology. I don't plan on dropping it on the floor to test it - just treat it according to the importance of the files which are placed upon it.
I already have a Toshiba 750Gb HD bought about a year ago - USB 2.0 compatible - also works fine - no problems at all. I love Toshiba!"
Don't buy November 03, 2012
POSTED BY:
Bill
,
Coral Springs FL
For Model: Portable HDTB107XK3AA
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"2 words NO GOOD"
Not with Windows 7 64bit October 15, 2012
POSTED BY:
Solbreeze
For Model: Portable HDTB115XK3BA
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"If you are a PC user, take notice, the Toshiba Canvio USB series of drives currently work with 32bit Windows operating systems out of the box. You may need to reformat the drive prior to use if you only use 64 bit system. (MS makes 32bit and 64 bit Vista and Windows 7 programs.) Microsoft's website will indicate the drive is compatible, but sadly it's not. I have two of these drives which worked fine on Windows Vista 32 bit, but when I upgraded to Window 7 64 bit they no longer work? Reformatting the drive would erase all data that is currently stored on it, plus no guarentee if would then be compatible with 32 bit systems? Searching internet blog sites on this subject you will see this is a known problem for some time. Toshiba and Microsoft should develop a driver to address this problem"
DO NOT BUY these October 13, 2012
POSTED BY:
sprattoo
,
Maine
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"I purchased 2 of these, one for video projects and one for photos.
One of the drives started not showing up sometimes. Now it is completely not seen, tested on 4 different machines, and it has months of photos "backed up" on it.
All usual channels followed, I was a A+ PC tech for a long time, so yes basics covered.
Not a reliable product."
Missing Security Encryption September 18, 2012
POSTED BY:
Don Keyhote
,
Chantilly, VA
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"The box stated: "Secures your backup with a password (Data Encryption up to 256 bit)". Issues: 1) There was no hardware security included. 2) There was no software security included. 3) Turning ON the BitLocker causes a significant delay; over 14 hours. After everything is said and done, I am unable to use it for work due to policies that require hardware encryption; not software. If it is software encrypted, BitLocker is not permitted.
Details about the product on the box and on the website must be clear about the encryption methods. If I could return it, I would."
HD NEW September 14, 2012
POSTED BY:
Herberth
,
Brazil
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"HDTB110XK3BA
Hello
I bought a hd it's not recognised for my computer. for recognise I followed right clic on "computer" select manage --> storage--> Disk Managment, I not see the volume.
I tested it on 4 computers and nothing. What should be the problem this hd its defective from the factory?"
Great Hard Drive September 14, 2012
POSTED BY:
Chas
,
Louisville, KY
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5
"This is my second hard drive by Toshiba. The first one I bought 2 months ago and it has proven to be a great hard drive. I especially like the ramp loading technology because it reduces the chance of head and platter damage. In my opinion, Toshiba hard drives soars above the rest -- great job Toshiba!"
Good product September 08, 2012
POSTED BY:
trom
,
dayton, TN
For Model: Portable HDTB115XK3BA
Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5
"I've had this for 4 months now and I've stored everything and more on this little thing! totally worth it."
Connector intermittent September 04, 2012
POSTED BY:
jschneid
,
Illinois
For Model: Portable HDTB105XK3AA
Overall rating: 2.0 out of 5
"I've had this device for about a year. The drive worked as advertised, but the USB connector on the drive case is now intermittent. I will now find out if their warranty service is any good."
No User Guide available August 30, 2012
POSTED BY:
justaguy
,
Fort Collins, CO
For Model: Portable HDTB105XK3AA
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"I have spent hours, it seems, trying to find a user guide on the useless Toshiba support website for their Canvio 3.0 portable hard drive. If a guide exists, Toshiba is determined that I won't find it!! There are, however, warnings about harm to my computers if I try to use this to move large photo files and music files from one computer to another."
Worst Drive Ever August 19, 2012
POSTED BY:
NeverBuyToshibaAgainGuy
,
Denver, CO
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"So, I bought this drive today. Plug it into my USB 3.0 slot and, windows pops up a message telling me it's installing the driver, then immediately pops up another message saying it could not recognize the device. I re-installed USB 3.0 drivers, made sure my BIOS was at the latest version. Still nothing. I have read through the forums and googled the problem. More shocking than the fact that this drive doesn't work was the TOTAL lack of a response from Toshiba to the NUMEROUS complaints about the problem with the drive being detected. In the many years I have been working with computers, this is the only portable drive I ever bought that didn't work right out of the box. I will be returning it for a Western Digital or Samsung promptly. I will also never buy another Toshiba product period. Not because this one didn't work. I mean, that kind of thing does happen occasionaly. I won't be buying another Toshiba product because there was simply never a response to any of the afore mentioned complaints. Further investigation of the support site shows that they almost never respond."
toshiba canvio 3 / 2usb August 10, 2012
POSTED BY:
wishingstars
,
warren mi
For Model: Portable HDTB105XK3AA
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"This is NOT mac-compatible! The packaging, etc says it is, but nope, not even having initially reformated the drive to os extended journalled. Mis use, or willy-nilly, it changes the format to DOS / Windows, and absolutely corrupts each and every document, dmg, etc. Think twice - don't buy the drive: pen & paper are much more reliable! Don't let the ads nor the price lure you iin please"
Install on Windows 7 August 01, 2012
POSTED BY:
Luke7366
,
Brussels, Belgium
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 4.0 out of 5
"For those who have recognition problems, right clic on "computer" select manage --> storage--> Disk Managment, you will see the volume without letter, you'll recognize by its capacity... you have by right clic on the disk area to set the partition "Active" right clic again and change drive letter and paths.., give a letter. That's it, your new drive will appear in your computer window.
That's what I did having the same problem..."
July 26, 2012
POSTED BY:
marec
,
Lima Peru
For Model: Portable HDTB105XK3AA
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"I have bought a Canvio 3.o. It don't have a guide of installer or how it's drive . I can't to use and the call center in Mexico , don't have solution for it . What I can about it?"
X86 - DOESNT WORK ON WIN 7 July 22, 2012
POSTED BY:
MacMomAlaska
,
Alaska
For Model: Portable HDTB115XK3BA
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"After repeated attempts to use this product, I find it WILL NOT WORK and in fact, gave me a BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH! SAYS it works on Vista, XP but nowhere does it say it works on Win 7 but on this advertising page. The "installation instructions" that supposedly come with it, in the warranty, ARE NOT THERE! Warranty in 25 languages."
Toshiba Canvio 500 GB July 13, 2012
POSTED BY:
piperbarney
,
Myanmar
For Model: Portable HDTB105XK3AA
Overall rating: 3.0 out of 5
"I bought the drive before coming here to Myanmar (Burma) because of my previous experience with Toshiba electronic proudcts. It has worked fine - even the auto backup which I like. But - now I want to delete some backups and can't find documentation anywhere. If you know of some - please let me know where to find it."
toshiba rocks July 09, 2012
POSTED BY:
gputvain
,
fl
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5
"I just when out and bought a TOSHIBA laptop and then last week I bought a H D And i thinks TIOSHIBA is a good company and I tell everyone a bout my new laptop that batterie is better than I had seen in Any laptop I have had a lot of different Brands this is the first new laptop I have ever owed
But I love it and will never go with a another company"
Very Good product. Will highly recommend. June 25, 2012
POSTED BY:
realOne
,
Australia
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5
"Have been using for over a year with 4 laptops - HP, Lenovo, Dell, ASUS - works fine with all. All have Windows 7 (32-bit / 64-bit).
Mac Users -The drive is formatted by Toshiba as NTFS. To use with a Mac, you will need to reformat as FAT32. It will then be usable with Mac as well as Windows. Use the utilities software provided with the device to reformat."
Piece of Junk June 20, 2012
POSTED BY:
mem
,
NJ
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"Can't get my laptop (Dell less than 6 months old, 7.0) to recognize the hard drive. It powers on, and I can feel it running, but my laptop just doesn't 'see' it. Shouldn't be this difficult with all new equipment."
Hard Drive Died June 06, 2012
POSTED BY:
cartog.
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"Had this drive less than 2 months and it died. Now have to wait 3 months for a replacment."
Worst HD ever May 19, 2012
POSTED BY:
Disar
,
Denver, CO
For Model: Portable HDTB105XK3AA
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"I bought this HD to transfer all of my files of my previous HD. These storage HD drives are used very infrequently. Like maybe one every 3 months. I bought this HD in Dec 2012 and today (May19, 2012). It failed after the THIRD time using it. This product is garbage. I will never buy toshiba again."
DON'T BUY FOR MAC May 02, 2012
POSTED BY:
sleek
,
Wa
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"Says reformatting required for mac. I formatted the drive correctly, but experienced a variety of problems including the drive not being recognized, then not being able to write to the drive, then not being able to read from the drive and finally not being able to eject it. Exchanged it for a second one and had the same problems. Exchanged it for a Western Digital drive, problem solved."
Need more capacity April 15, 2012
POSTED BY:
needBiggerHarddrive
,
Boston, Ma
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5
"I have a 1TB Canvio Basics. Now I really need bigger capacity hard drives from Toshiba."
Disappointment Changed April 01, 2012
POSTED BY:
SgtMajG
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 3.0 out of 5
"Bought 1 TB drive during black friday, used it once to copy all my files from my Laptop (HP) went back in a month later to see if I had a certain file.... kept getting drive not recognized error. Finally got my desktop to open it after repeated errors. Checked out the Q&A here and saw others had the same problem with it. So based on what I read... I connected a mini usb cable to the connection point (the cable has 2 ends built into one) by not using the second point, the drive worked flawlessly."
Average hard drive March 25, 2012
POSTED BY:
Tiger
,
kanpur
For Model: Portable HDTB105XK3AA
Overall rating: 3.0 out of 5
"I bought this hard drive for my official use. It is very expensive but performance is good but not enough with it's price. USB 3.0 is good"
Amazing Portable Hardrive!! March 23, 2012
POSTED BY:
Toshiba Fan
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5
"I have been using this portable hard drive for about 3 months now and it has been great!! I am a little overprotective so I keep it in the internal foam case it came with when I take it to my college.
I also have a Toshiba laptop and this works great with it. All Toshiba products I have used have always worked great for me. I am not sure about the other reviews but I can tell you this: my laptop is somewhat old (OS is Vista) so still has the 2.0 usb. This 3.0 usb hard drive is compatible for my 2.0 laptop as well as all other 2.0 computers I use on my campus.
Its 1TB so it will be hard for me to run out of space (and I have lots of projects, music, and other things - I was running out of space on my laptop!!!).
Only problem is that sometimes it doesn't eject safely so I have to pull the usb out w/o "safely removing" it but so far I haven't lost any saved data on there.
I recommend it, I found a good deal so it was much cheaper for me."
Save your money March 12, 2012
POSTED BY:
changes
,
So Cal
For Model: Portable HDTB105XK3AA
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"Two bought. Two failed."
Hardware Good / Software Bad March 02, 2012
POSTED BY:
Kemahsabe
,
Houston, TX
For Model: Portable HDTB105XK3AA
Overall rating: 4.0 out of 5
"Great little drive. Very portable. Blazing fast on USB 3.0. The included backup software is a different story. It not only didn't work, it caused problems. So I uninstalled it."
Worked fine with Windows 7 & XP !!! February 24, 2012
POSTED BY:
pgarg
,
Sterling heights, MI
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5
"Loved the drive and the design
very sturdy
I actually purchased two!"
Non-existent documentation February 22, 2012
POSTED BY:
Larry
,
Stockbridge, GA
For Model: Portable HDTB105XK3AA
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"We bought this backup drive because of the Toshiba name and our experience with their other electronics which come fully documented with well written instructions. All they provided was a small booklet devoted to explaining their limited warranty. We are still trying to figure out how to extract our files."
Works great February 20, 2012
POSTED BY:
Hank
,
Queensbury, NY
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5
"Works fine out of the box. Nice to see NTFS comes standard instead of the older FAT-32.
Mac users need to "eject hardware safely" when using any external drive, including this one."
Great value January 07, 2012
POSTED BY:
Steve
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5
"Small footprint, large storage and works fine on 3 P.C.s between 1 to 4 years old and my media router."
Big NO if your using a MAC!!!! December 30, 2011
POSTED BY:
Dude
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"just bought it this afternoon.. will return it tomorrow..."
Don't buy if you are on a mac December 21, 2011
POSTED BY:
ComputerGUy
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"FYI my 2011 MBP doesn't even recognize it. Nothing. Will be returning it and buying a western digital"
1TB EHD December 16, 2011
POSTED BY:
Redenk
,
Ca.
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5
"Works great right out of the box. Plugged into my windows7 64bit computer and showed up perfectly"
Won't work with Mac OS X LION!!! December 10, 2011
POSTED BY:
Mac
,
Sterling, AK
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"This drive is not recognized by my MacBook Pro running LION"
DO NOT BUY - WASTE OF MONEY December 07, 2011
POSTED BY:
max_lee69
,
northville, mi
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"It says 2.0 compatible but was not recognized by my computer, said device cannot work."
Worked for less than a day December 07, 2011
POSTED BY:
ssanand
,
WA
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"Now the computer cannot recognize the device. Tried it connecting to different machines but no luck."
This model has a design flaw December 06, 2011
POSTED BY:
sysadmin
,
Clarksville IN
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"This is my second Toshiba USB3.0 drive to experience a cable failure. The problem is a very sturdy thick cable and a very fragile connection on the drive. All is well unless the drive is moved and you get a disconnect. Drives work okay but don't bump them while in operation or you might lose the connection. I shouldn't have bought the second one, thought the first was a fluke since I've always had good luck with Toshiba. I'd stay away until they redesign."
Dont buy this portable hard drive November 29, 2011
POSTED BY:
JP
,
malibu, CA
For Model: Portable HDTB110XK3BA
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"cannot recognize my hard drive neither in MAC nor Windows 7 (dual boot Macbook pro 2011)."
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