Toshiba Canvio Alu New 2.5" HDTH320ER3AB 2 TB

Not just a gadget, but an accessory

The history of external hard drives is a story about volumes and protection measures. And very rarely it goes into the plane of appearance. Canvio Alu New from Toshiba stands out from this row — outwardly, it does not look like a rectangle sealed in rubber, but a notebook that is pleasant to the eye in a light brown leather cover. Although there are also black and silver colour options in the lineup, Toshiba focuses on this colour option because it looks really cool.

Slim and durable aluminium body

The body of the disc is made of two metal parts, interconnected by a thin white plastic insert. Moreover, these are not just two plates at the top and bottom of the disk, but in fact a reliably assembled aluminium case that protects the disk from accidental drops. Aluminium is rough to the touch, so the case lies securely in the hand. Additional protection measures include a built-in shock sensor that prevents accidental drive head failures and support for Ramp Loading technology, which prevents the drive head from touching the drive while being carried.

High speed HDD from Toshiba

Inside a thin aluminium case (only 12 mm!) Hidden HDD from Toshiba with a capacity of 3 TB with a spindle speed of 5400 rpm. You can't find fault with the quality of the disk — the volume is enough to store even very large archives, and a decent write and read speed of 120 – 125 MB / s will not let you get bored while copying data. All of the above makes sense only if connected using USB 3.1 gen1.

Set and forget

As a small bonus, when buying a drive from the Toshiba website, you can download the NTI Backup Now programme, with which you can automate data backup. You just need to set the necessary folders or disk partitions for copying, then set the parameters for intervals and time for copying, after which the automation will take care of all the work. Well, the icing on the cake is the low price by the standards of competitors — Canvio Alu New 3 TB is cheaper than many competitors 2 TB.