Toshiba brings you the simple solution to solve all your data storage and backup needs. The all new Toshiba Canvio Basics Hard Disk Drive offers a great capacity to store all your music, movies and videos.
Build
The slim and portable design of this Toshiba hard drive gives you the advantage of carrying it anywhere you go without any hassle. The sleek exterior has inclined edges with a glossy finish which looks extremely handsome. The panels with the matte surface are admirable. The LED light at the top end indicates drive activity and power status and looks quite neat. Weighing only 147.4 g, the Toshiba Canvio hard drive slips easily into your pocket. It has dimensions of 13.5 x 79 x 118.9 mm.
Performance and Requirements
The Toshiba Canvio hard drive comes with a data storage capacity of 500 GB and is designed specifically for those looking for an easy and effective way to preserve up to 1,42,000 digital photos, or 1,31,000 digital music files, or 410 digital movies. You can transfer data from your computer to the Toshiba hard drive or vice- versa using a USB 2.0 connection. Coupled with an RPM of 5400, USB 2.0 offers data transfer speeds of up to 480 Mbps.
The Toshiba Canvio Basics hard disk drive is quite flexible and compatible with Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Xp operating systems and can be reformatted and used with Mac operating systems as well.
Gone are the days where you had to find extra plug points to power your hard drive. The Toshiba Canvio Basics hard drive is powered by the USB cable that connects it to your computer. This allows you to access the Toshiba disk drive from your laptop even while on the move.