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TOSHIBA 1.5TB Canvio 3.0 Plus Portable Hard Drive USB 3.0 Model HDTC615XK3B1 Black
- Model HDTC615XK3B1
- USB 3.0
- 2.5"
Put peace of mind first, and make your memories last, with Toshiba's new Canvio® 3.0 portable hard drive, offering one of the simplest, most complete backup solutions in style.
Designed for those who want an easy, effective way to preserve and restore their pictures, documents, music and videos-or their entire system-the Canvio® 3.0 delivers truly comprehensive, set-and-forget data protection. Offering up to 1.5 terabytes1 of storage, and powered by USB 3.0 technology, it lets you copy even some of the largest files off your PC and onto the drive faster than ever before, or use integrated cloud backup2 capabilities for extra protection. Thanks to a special internal shock sensor and ramp loading technology to guard against accidents and drops for greater peace of mind, it's also the perfect way to share or transport your digital content, and can be used with USB 2.0 connections, too.
Warranty & Returns
Warranty, Returns, And Additional Information
Warranty
- Limited Warranty period (parts): 2 years
- Limited Warranty period (labor): 2 years
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Return Policies
- Return for refund within: 30 days
- Return for replacement within: 30 days
- This item is covered by Newegg.com's Standard Return Policy
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- Support Phone: 1-877-689-4899
- Support Email: TAEC_SPBU_techhelp@taec.toshiba.com
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Pros: IRemarkably small and light for such a high capacity - at least for now. Decent performance with USB 2.0. Was about the same speed as my 2 TB Western Digital USB 2.0 3.5 inch drive. I don't have any USB 3.0 ports to test with. Draws power from the USB port. Does not require a separate power line or wall wart. The cable is short, about 16 inches. I call that a Pro rather than a Con because it takes less room and weight than a longer cable and with no power outlet located further away to bother with there's no need for a longer cable. Worked with Linux (Ubuntu 12.04) and Windows.
Cons: No real cons. The cable is different at the disk end from the usual USB cables one finds - presumably this has to do with drawing power as well as data from the USB port. Don't lose the cable.
Overall Review: I had a scare when I first connected it to my Linux computer. Nothing happened. The light didn't go on and Linux didn't recognize it. I thought, What an idiot I am. Why didn't I buy a drive that someone else already tested with Linux? I connected the drive to my Windows 7 netbook and it came up just fine. I couldn't find any info about Linux problems on the net and was about to post a message in the Ubuntu forum when I decided to try again and, Eureka, it came up fine. I don't know what the problem was but I've copied several hundred gigabytes of data to the drive with no problems and had my computer go to sleep (which presumably aborted the drive too since it gets power from the computer) during a file transfer with no obvious data corruption. When I powered up again everything was fine and I was able to restart the transfer. As we programmers like to say, If it only happened once, it didn't happen. :)