Extra storage without committing to a full desktop drive, the Toshiba Canvio Ready 2TB is a pocket sized portable hard drive from Toshiba’s Canvio range. It sits in the same space as WD Elements and Seagate Basic, aimed at simple file backups and expanding a laptop or console when internal storage is tight. Plug it in and you have room for big photo libraries, video projects, and older games you do not want to keep deleting.
Who is this for?
Pick this up if you want lots of capacity for the money and do not mind hard drive speeds. It suits Time Machine or Windows File History style backups, moving large folders between machines, or keeping a local media archive. If you regularly edit 4K video directly from an external drive, an SSD will feel snappier, but it will cost more per gigabyte.
- 2TB capacity, enough for years of documents, photos, and sizeable game installs
- Portable form factor, easy to throw in a bag for commuting or travel