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Toshiba 1TB 2.5 inch External StorE Art HDD

by Toshiba
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (134 customer reviews)



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  • No AC adapter required
  • Plug & Play, ready to go out of the box
  • Shock Protection
  • NTI Backup Now EZ software supplied
  • Password Protection
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Product Information

Technical Details
BrandToshiba
Item Weight172 g
Product Dimensions11.7 x 7.7 x 1.7 cm
Item model numberE05A100PBU2EK_C
Hard Drive Size1000 GB
  
Additional Information
ASINB003INEF2K
Best Sellers Rank 14,797 in Computers & Accessories (See top 100)
Shipping Weight340 g
Date First Available15 April 2010
  
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Product Description

Stylish personal storage range of Hard Drives which are smooth and comfortable to the touch, with a scratch resistant plastic casing (IMD Technology) giving it a sleek and glossy finish. The small size saves desktop space and increases mobility. Preloaded with Award winning McAfee security (trial version) and NTI BackupNow EZ Software. Shock and Password Protection helps to secure your personal data. Due to the success of Toshiba Storage External Hard Disk Drives, Toshiba is now introducing the next generation which offers increased features. Whether it is your own private photo gallery, personalised entertainment or back up files, enjoy the ultimate convenience and freedom of having your data everywhere you go. The latest Toshiba Portable HDD is very easy to use, offering pre-installed and user friendly backup software packages - NTI Backup Now EZ for Windows - enabling users to backup their complete system with a single click. In addition, Mc Affee antivirus software is also available on the drive. Super-quiet seek technology making the drive almost indistinguishable to the human ear. Carry your music, videos and photos in style with Toshiba External Hard Disk Drives.

Manufacturer's Description

Stylish personal storage range of Hard Drives which are smooth and comfortable to the touch, with a scratch resistant plastic casing (IMD Technology) giving it a sleek and glossy finish. The small size saves desktop space and increases mobility. Preloaded with Award winning McAfee security (trial version) and NTI BackupNow EZ Software. Shock and Password Protection helps to secure your personal data. Due to the success of Toshiba Storage External Hard Disk Drives, Toshiba is now introducing the next generation which offers increased features. Whether it is your own private photo gallery, personalised entertainment or back up files, enjoy the ultimate convenience and freedom of having your data everywhere you go. The latest Toshiba Portable HDD is very easy to use, offering pre-installed and user friendly backup software packages - NTI Backup Now EZ for Windows - enabling users to backup their complete system with a single click. In addition, Mc Affee antivirus software is also available on the drive. Super-quiet seek technology making the drive almost indistinguishable to the human ear. Carry your music, videos and photos in style with Toshiba External Hard Disk Drives.


Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Good drive at good price and still working 15 Dec 2010
Size Name:640GB|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a review for the Toshiba E05A064PAU2EW_C Store Art3 2.5" White 640GB as opposed to all the other sizes that seem to be bundled into the same review.
The item worked straight out of the box. The supplied Mini-USB cable connected straight up to my PC, and the drive was recognised immediately. No issues when swapping between my Works Lenovo and home Toshiba Satellite.
It's smaller and thinner than the Freecom one I have at work, and I prefer the mini USB to the hard wired connector in the Freecom drive. Easily slips into a pocket and is very portable. Disappointing it didn't come with even the most basic of protective cases, but I knew that before I got it.
The white case is easy to keep clean, although it does seem to attract dust, possibly due to static.
A white LED flashes when the drive is active, and stays on when it's not doing anything, so you know it's still connected.
It feels solid and robust, and there is a rubber buffer around the perimeter that should give some protection.
I haven't had it long enough to comment on reliability (which is the big drawback in these reviews perhaps) but I'm very happy with how it's worked out so far.

Like all drives, make sure you use 'safely remove hardware' before disconnecting from the USB

Edit: January 2012 - still working fine with no issues. I use it mainly for backing up files off my Laptop, on a weekly basis, and storage of photos.

Edit: December 2012 - still working fine with no issues. Still almost as good as new. A few minor scratches on the surface, but it's never had any kind of protective cover. I have increased rating to 5* because it has been pretty much perfect.
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102 of 106 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Toshiba quality 3 Aug 2010
By P. Seel
Size Name:1TB
Love this little drive, solidly built and offers good protection for mobile applications. The added benefits with these types of mobile drives is that you don't need to mess around with external power supplies and the footprint is much smaller so the added expense is worth it.

From factory they are pre-formatted to NTFS. Two year warranty also for added peace of mind.

The only criticism is that it should be supplied with a case to minimise the top/bottom covers getting scratched etc.

I've been using Toshiba drives for quite sometime now and never had one fail. Much more reliable than Seagate/Western Digital in my experience.
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36 of 37 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Better than you think... 19 Jan 2011
Size Name:1TB|Amazon Verified Purchase
What a great bit of tech.
I wanted a 1TB drive and was about to order a WD passport (I am a big WD drive fan) and was wary of this Tosh - only because I was happy with WD.
As I went to order there seemed to be quite a price premium for a WD, more than I was comfortable with, so I ordered one of these.
It's fab... Fast, quiet, up and running immediately. What more do you want - apart from maybe another one!
So did I, so I bought another PDQ - AND £20 cheaper than the first!
Now got two, and that's twice as good.
If you are at the stage of thinking about it - just buy it. It really is "Better than you think..."
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78 of 82 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Fast and Reliable 18 Jan 2011
By VJ
Size Name:1TB|Amazon Verified Purchase
Let me start by saying that I am not a typical computer user - we buy lots of hard drives for data imaging and analysis - we thrash hard drives to death and buy a lot of internal hard drives each month.

We regularly use portable hard drives for on-site work, connect them and thrash them constantly for hours on end. We've been through dozens of different makes and models before we found these Toshiba drives. They are great - extremely fast compared to other 2.5" drives with USB interfaces, and so far we haven't had a bad one. We currently have about thirty of these drives, and all work absolutely fine - as long as Toshiba keep manufacturing them, these are the only portable drives we will buy.

Sure, I know portable hard drives aren't the most sexy product on the market, but if you need reliable portable storage, these are the drives to get.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect! 14 Jan 2011
By Mrs. T.
Size Name:500GB|Amazon Verified Purchase
I always do lots of homework when purchasing any item, read reviews, check reliability, etc. My last Hard Drive stopped working almost as soon as it started. I never bothered to look into it. I thought 'well, it's all one there, all my photos and music should a disaster ever strike so it doesn't matter if its not updating any more.' How wrong was I! When my pc broke down, it was as good as useless. It had all the info on, but no way of extracting it. This little model is superb. Set to back up everything daily at 7pm and so easy to use, just plug and go. So much better than my last purchase (which was a Maxstor - and not cheap either!!) This one is cheaper, better and seems reliable. Took absolutely ages to transfer all the info first time. I started it at 3pm and it was only 3/4 of the way through by 9am the next day, but it took its time and did it excellently! No complaints whatsoever. Its smaller than I thought it would be. Its neat and matches my decor! I love it. Would recommend to anyone who knows very little about pcs but just wants something to plug in and get on with it. Five stars from me.
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65 of 69 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing storage device 16 Aug 2010
Size Name:1TB|Amazon Verified Purchase
For the price, this device is amazing. 1TB of storage for less than £100 including delivery. I bought a couple of these from Amazon, and they are both perfect. They come with some included software (on the drives) for backing up your computer, but I simply deleted this as I use the windows 7 backup facility. The drive is plug and play, Windows 7 finding the appropriate drivers quickly and installing the same. The drive requires no external power supply (it uses the power derived from the USB port), so the drive is ideal for a laptop on the move. There are no doubt faster drives, but this is fast enough (e.g. to stream HD content) and for the price is hard to match.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Is a good size and works well, quite and reliable
I haven;t used this much as it's my backup of a backup... It's useful to have spare capacity to carry around or for emergency situations! Read more
Published 14 days ago by Mr. Long H. Lam
2.0 out of 5 stars Not good at all
I purchased this a while ago when all hard drives were hard to come by, when I first got this portable I was amazed at how good it was at reading and writing and how compact it... Read more
Published 2 months ago by XC
5.0 out of 5 stars Toshiba disk drive
Small, compact, quiet, great value.
Well used had no problems with it .
A very nice little product don't regret purchasing it
Published 2 months ago by D.J.Hales
4.0 out of 5 stars External Drive
Excellent product at a reasonable price. no addiitonal power source required so very easy and convenient to use. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Abdul Rahim
4.0 out of 5 stars Good one
Have been using it for the past 3 years. Haven't had a problem till now. Maybe because the way I use, only store and never run any movies or games from the drive. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Koolman
1.0 out of 5 stars DO NOT BUY
This is a useless piece of tech, thats if you're fond of breathing while watching movies on your lap!! Read more
Published 3 months ago by mr c p kenny
2.0 out of 5 stars Not for me.....
It's sleek, small and good looking. About the size of a pocketbook. I loaded my files onto it and accessed thence once. After that it wouldn't let me do anything. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Thommo
1.0 out of 5 stars Has died after only 16 months
The Red drive has died after only 16 months of use. Making a clicking sound when it powers up, won't connect to PC or Mac. Not impressed.
Published 6 months ago by thumperpie
5.0 out of 5 stars A reliable drive
I have been using this drive constantly for a year, and it has not let me down yet. It offers no real "features" as such - it's just a plug-in USB 2 drive. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Stephen C
1.0 out of 5 stars Dead on arrival
Product didn't work. Tried it out on a couple of laptop. After some effort got through to technical support who told me it was "dead on arrival".
Published 8 months ago by Dr. Spock
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