Toshiba USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive Expert Reviews

The $180 320GB Toshiba USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive (HDDR320E03X) is the second drive from Toshiba we've reviewed bearing the Toshiba USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive name. The design has been updated in this new version, but unfortunately ...

Large capacity for a travel drive ; very compact and light ; USB 2.0 powered ; ships with backup software ; cool and quiet

No FireWire ; very slow write speeds

The Toshiba USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive is an attractive, lightweight drive with a decent price point for a drive of this capacity. Its size makes it great for travel, but the write speeds aren't up to par with other drives we've seen. We can't ...

Toshiba's USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive is a serviceable drive with a few tradeoffs. Performance-minded users will see the Toshiba's USB-only connectivity as a limitation.

Compact ; bus powered

USB only ; power booster cable works only with a pair of USB ports

The G-Drive Mini has a much higher cost per gigabyte than the Toshiba drive. The $549 G-Drive has a 500GB capacity, giving it a price per gigabyte of $1.10. In comparison, the Toshiba drive costs $.45 cents per gigabyte

Plug and play, NTI Shadow backup software is easy to use and has many helpful options, Sleek and compact design, Plug and play, NTI Shadow backup software is easy to use and has many helpful options, Sleek and compact design

Included USB cable is too short, No Firewire option, Included USB cable is too short, No Firewire option

Toshiba's 320GB portable drive is so plain it doesn't even have a real name. It's just the Toshiba 320GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive, which doesn't quite roll off the tongue as well as Western Digital's My Passport Elite, the Toshiba 320's ...

Fast write speeds ; easy-to-use backup software

Slow read speeds ; lacks an encryption program

The USB-only Toshiba 320 posted the slowest real-world read speeds of any drive we've tested. However, these lapses represent only a four percent difference in real-world performance when compared to the fastest non-proprietary drive we've tested, ...

A handy back-up solution for the on-the-go photographer

The Toshiba USB 2.0 hard drive is compatible with both Windows and Mac platforms and ships with a four-foot long USB cable. It also comes in 160GB, 120GB, and 100GB sizes

toshiba usb 2.0 portable external hard drive review: The Toshiba USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive is an attractive drive with a decent price. Its size makes it great for travel, but we can't recommend it due to its lack of performance.

Large capacity for a travel drive, Very compact and light, USB 2.0 powered, Ships with backup software, Cool and quiet

No FireWire, Very slow write speeds

The Toshiba USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive is an attractive, weightless drive with a decent price point for a drive of this capacity. Its size makes it great for travel, but the write speeds aren't up to par with other drives we've seen. We can't ...

The Toshiba USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive is an attractive drive with a decent price. Its size makes it great for travel, but we can't recommend it due to its lack of performance.

Large capacity for a travel drive, Very compact and light, USB 2.0 powered, Ships with backup software, Cool and quiet

No FireWire, Very slow write speeds

The Toshiba USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive is an attractive, weightless drive with a decent price point for a drive of this capacity. Its size makes it great for travel, but the write speeds aren't up to par with other drives we've seen. We can't ...