Comments on: Toshiba Canvio Plus 1.0 TB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive E05A100PBU2XK http://www.teenqueries.com/toshiba-canvio-plus-10-tb-usb-20-portable-external-hard-drive-e05a100pbu2xk/ Think Out of the Box, Finds Way to Answer Teen Queries Thu, 24 May 2012 04:52:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: JE http://www.teenqueries.com/toshiba-canvio-plus-10-tb-usb-20-portable-external-hard-drive-e05a100pbu2xk/comment-page-1/#comment-8841 JE Sat, 29 May 2010 19:07:12 +0000 http://www.teenqueries.com/toshiba-canvio-plus-10-tb-usb-20-portable-external-hard-drive-e05a100pbu2xk/#comment-8841 I've had the previous version of the Toshiba portable hard drives, and this model makes nice improvements. The case is smaller with textured rubber all along the edges. Also, this drives gets recognized faster than the previous Toshiba models, and data transfer seems faster, though I haven't done any concrete tests. The colors are more appealing to me. <br /> <br />The only thing I don't like, which others may or may not agree with, is that the LED light indicating power and activity is much, much brighter than the previous model. The previous model was a small, dimly lit dot, and this model has a larger rectangular LED that's annoying. I won't detract any stars from that because it's very fixable with a small bit of electrical tape. <br /> <br />Overall, this is a very good purchase. Rating: 5 / 5 I’ve had the previous version of the Toshiba portable hard drives, and this model makes nice improvements. The case is smaller with textured rubber all along the edges. Also, this drives gets recognized faster than the previous Toshiba models, and data transfer seems faster, though I haven’t done any concrete tests. The colors are more appealing to me.

The only thing I don’t like, which others may or may not agree with, is that the LED light indicating power and activity is much, much brighter than the previous model. The previous model was a small, dimly lit dot, and this model has a larger rectangular LED that’s annoying. I won’t detract any stars from that because it’s very fixable with a small bit of electrical tape.

Overall, this is a very good purchase.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: Amazon electronics buyer http://www.teenqueries.com/toshiba-canvio-plus-10-tb-usb-20-portable-external-hard-drive-e05a100pbu2xk/comment-page-1/#comment-8840 Amazon electronics buyer Sat, 29 May 2010 17:31:51 +0000 http://www.teenqueries.com/toshiba-canvio-plus-10-tb-usb-20-portable-external-hard-drive-e05a100pbu2xk/#comment-8840 931GB formatted capacity. Fairly fast for and external drive. No auto install backup software. Standard USB cable. Small size. Runs cool. What more could you ask for? Rating: 5 / 5 931GB formatted capacity. Fairly fast for and external drive. No auto install backup software. Standard USB cable. Small size. Runs cool. What more could you ask for?
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: Reviewer from Palo Alto http://www.teenqueries.com/toshiba-canvio-plus-10-tb-usb-20-portable-external-hard-drive-e05a100pbu2xk/comment-page-1/#comment-8839 Reviewer from Palo Alto Sat, 29 May 2010 14:49:17 +0000 http://www.teenqueries.com/toshiba-canvio-plus-10-tb-usb-20-portable-external-hard-drive-e05a100pbu2xk/#comment-8839 This is the 3rd removable drive I bougut from Toshiba. I have nothing but praise for all three of them. This is exactly the kind of product I like: no fuss, easy installation, easy to use, reliable. I haven't tried the competition (Western Digital), but I highly recommend the Toshiba. Rating: 5 / 5 This is the 3rd removable drive I bougut from Toshiba. I have nothing but praise for all three of them. This is exactly the kind of product I like: no fuss, easy installation, easy to use, reliable. I haven’t tried the competition (Western Digital), but I highly recommend the Toshiba.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: Pukeruvian http://www.teenqueries.com/toshiba-canvio-plus-10-tb-usb-20-portable-external-hard-drive-e05a100pbu2xk/comment-page-1/#comment-8837 Pukeruvian Sat, 29 May 2010 11:34:04 +0000 http://www.teenqueries.com/toshiba-canvio-plus-10-tb-usb-20-portable-external-hard-drive-e05a100pbu2xk/#comment-8837 Just received this and was disappointed that the pre-loaded backup software is only for Windows. My operating system is Ubuntu, a version of Linux, so when I read on the box that the hard drive is only compatible with Windows I was concerned. I plugged it in and my system could identify the external drive and write to the disc using drag-and-drop. There was no drama getting it to work. It would presumably be even easier to use in a Windows environment. <br /> <br />Really, the description of the product should have specified the limited compatibility, but that is no reflection on the product. <br /> <br />Nice things come in small packages! The rubber edges give confidence that it is rugged. It's fast and quiet. An LED lets you know what it is doing. The unit is wonderfully compact although the USB cable is a bit short. Rating: 4 / 5 Just received this and was disappointed that the pre-loaded backup software is only for Windows. My operating system is Ubuntu, a version of Linux, so when I read on the box that the hard drive is only compatible with Windows I was concerned. I plugged it in and my system could identify the external drive and write to the disc using drag-and-drop. There was no drama getting it to work. It would presumably be even easier to use in a Windows environment.

Really, the description of the product should have specified the limited compatibility, but that is no reflection on the product.

Nice things come in small packages! The rubber edges give confidence that it is rugged. It’s fast and quiet. An LED lets you know what it is doing. The unit is wonderfully compact although the USB cable is a bit short.
Rating: 4 / 5

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