Toshiba Stor.E. Canvio Desktop 2TB

      This is a sealed drive, so I can only guess that the 2TB drive inside is made by Toshiba (probably a desktop unit like the PA4292E-1HL0). What’s mildly amusing is that, if that's the case, the bare mechanism
costs £10 more than the same technology packaged in white and black plastic.
      Looking at what others are doing in this sector, about £60 for 2TB seems to be the going rate. Where this product possibly edges the others is in the software bundle, the excellent NTI Backup Now EZ, a product that costs £15 retail if you choose to buy it. What this offers is sequential scheduled backups that can secure your files, cloud storage, data areas or the entire system for a bare metal restore by making the Canvio bootable. It might not be equivalent to the most sophisticated backup solutions – it doesn’t offer live file capture, for a start – but the competitors don’t offer securing a complete system with their applications.
DETAILS
• Price: £60 inc. VAT
• Manufacturer: Toshiba
• Product Code: HDWC120EW3J1
• Required Spec:
Windows XP or newer,
OS X (Tiger or better),
1x USB 3.0 or USB 2.0
       What it also does well is perform. In testing, it delivered excellent read and write numbers of 154MB/s and 144 MB/s respectively. There Toshiba offers two-tone storage at a more competitive priceare quicker solutions that use multiple drives or hybrid storage, but the Canvio Desktop 2TB is quick compared with most desktop drive enclosures. 

      If there is a complaint about this unit, it’s the weight. Obviously Toshiba don’t want anyone confusing this with one of their mobile storage products as it weighs in at a hefty 1.4kg, at least half a kilogram more than the Seagate 2TB Expansion Desktop Drive.
      Toshiba also decided not to grace this design with a power switch, something most people would normally expect to see on a desktop drive. The drive's on-board power management doesn’t appear to be able to tell if the PC is running on or not, unless it’s been shut down at the PSU.

Toshiba offers two-tone storage at a more competitive price

Specifications
Interface:USB 3.0 (USB 2.0 compatible)
Colour:black/white
Capacity: 2TB
File System: NTFS (MS Windows). The drive can
be re-formatted to HFS+ file system for full Mac compatibility
Power:AC Power adapter cable. Input: 100-240V, 650MA.
Output: 12V - 2A (EU/UK exchangeable plug head)
Dimensions:129 (L) x 42 (W) x 167 (H) mm
Backup Software:NTI Backup Now EZ

      For those who just want an externally connected USB 3.0 drive the Toshiba Stor.E. Canvio Desktop 2TB is a perfectly acceptable solution. If the 2TB in the review model isn’t enough capacity for you, Toshiba also make 3TB, 4TB and 5TB models, along with a cheaper 1TB option if you don’t need 2TB.