- #TOSHIBA CANVIO PREMIUM 2TB HOW TO#
- #TOSHIBA CANVIO PREMIUM 2TB MANUAL#
- #TOSHIBA CANVIO PREMIUM 2TB PORTABLE#
- #TOSHIBA CANVIO PREMIUM 2TB FREE#
Writes peaked just before the end of the test at the 8MB block mark at 136.88MB/s The Canvio Advance drive read performance peaked at the 256KB block size with a figure of 147.97MB/s before gradually dropping back down to finish the test at 135.29MB/s. The drive had no difficulty handling our backup/restore test with transfer rates well over 100MB/s for both tests. We set IOmeter up (as shown above) to test both backup and restore performance on a 100GB file. IOMeter is another open source synthetic benchmarking tool which is able to simulate the various loads placed on hard drive and solid state drive technology. The two CrystalDiskMark Random 4K write scores at 5.04MB/s at a queue depth of 1 and 5.085MB/s at a queue depth of 32 are very good. The sequential read/write scores are what you might expect from a 5,400 rpm drive over a USB3.0 interface. AS SSD includes a sub suite of benchmarks with various file pattern algorithms but this is difficult in trying to judge accurate performance figures. It performs an array of sequential read and write tests, as well as random read and write tests with sequential access times over a portion of the drive.
#TOSHIBA CANVIO PREMIUM 2TB FREE#
Use ATTO Disk Benchmark to test any manufacturers RAID controllers, storage controllers, host adapters, hard drives and SSD drives and notice that ATTO products will consistently provide the highest level of performance to your storage.ĪS SSD is a great free tool designed just for benching Solid State Drives. Several options are available to customize your performance measurement including queue depth, overlapped I/O and even a comparison mode with the option to run continuously. Measure your storage systems performance with various transfer sizes and test lengths for reads and writes. The ATTO Disk Benchmark performance measurement tool is compatible with Microsoft Windows. We tested the drive as it comes out of the box, factory formatted as NTFS.Ĭrystalmark is a useful benchmark to measure theoretical performance levels of hard drives and SSD’s. Using the CrystalMarkInfo utility the drive inside the Advance's enclosure is recognised as a 2TB Toshiba MQ04UBD200, using two 1TB platters with a spindle speed of 5,400rpm. To keep them looking as fresh as the day you opened the box you will need a micro fibre cloth close to hand as these glossy finishes are real finger print magnets. The Advance is available in four high-gloss finishes black, white, blue and red.
#TOSHIBA CANVIO PREMIUM 2TB MANUAL#
The Canvio Advance's manual comes pre-loaded on the drive itself.
#TOSHIBA CANVIO PREMIUM 2TB HOW TO#
The rear of the box is has multilingual information about the Backup and Password Protection software downloads.Īpart from the drive all that is in the box is a USB 3.0 Type A to Micro-B cable, which could do with being a little longer for PC connections, and two paper information leaflets, one with details on how to contact Toshiba support and the other providing regulatory information. The drive's capacity is displayed on the top right of the box while warranty information is displayed at the bottom left. The Canvio Advance comes in a stout box with a largish panel cut into the front of it, giving a view of the drive in its inner packaging. Toshiba back the drives with a 2-year warranty. All drive ranges use a standard USB 3.0 interface.
By using Toshiba's 1TB platter technology the drives are slimmer than previous models, for example the 2TB Advance we have for review has a 14mm profile, some 5.5mm slimmer than previous versions. The Canvio Premium and Advance ranges have drive capacities of 1TB, 2TB and 3TB while the Basic models come in 500GB, 1TB and 2TB sizes. In this review we look at the Canvio Advance drive to see if it's worth buying.
#TOSHIBA CANVIO PREMIUM 2TB PORTABLE#
Toshiba recently refreshed their range of Canvio portable hard drives with the Canvio Premium, Advance and Basic models with capacities up to 3TB with HDD's featuring Toshiba's 1TB platter technology.