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Customers like Samsung T5 noticeably more

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Samsung T5
Toshiba Canvio Basics
Consumer score (CS) is a normalized computed representation of customers' sentiment towards a product.
CS of 10 is similar to a 4.8 star review, CS of 0 is similar to a 2 star review.

Samsung T5, the pricier option, tends to get more favorable reviews than Toshiba Canvio Basics.

As can be seen in the chart above, median best-selling external hard drive receives a consumer score of 9.1 (great). Samsung T5 ranks higher than that and Toshiba Canvio Basics ranks lower than that.

Samsung T5
In comparison:
Samsung T5 ranks #5 out of 38. Very high levels of customer satisfaction.
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9.7
Amazing
Toshiba Canvio Basics
In comparison:
Toshiba Canvio Basics ranks #22 out of 38. Very high levels of customer satisfaction.
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9.0
Great
Median best-selling External Hard Drive
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LaCie Rugged Mini ranks #20 out of 38. Very high levels of customer satisfaction.
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9.1
Great





Toshiba Canvio Basics is more popular than Samsung T5

It's fairly safe to say that Toshiba Canvio Basics is a more popular external hard drive than Samsung T5, based on its 6,000+ reviews. Popularity is determined based on product sales. Note that older and cheaper products tend to sell more.


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Customers who view Samsung T5 and Toshiba Canvio Basics often consider WD Elements, a more popular, cheaper option.
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WD Elements $60
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WD Elements ranks #6 out of 38. Very high levels of customer satisfaction.
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9.6
Amazing
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Seagate Backup Plus $89
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Seagate Backup Plus ranks #15 out of 38. Very high levels of customer satisfaction.
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9.4
Amazing
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Seagate Game Drive for PS4 $80
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10.0
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WD My Passport Ultra 500GB $75
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9.0
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Expert Reviews There are people on the Internet whose job is to review products. Below are their opinions.
No expert reviews linked yet for Samsung T5.

Expert reviews [15]

No critic scores
Total expert reviews: 15
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  • without a score: 15
From Seller:
  • Storage Capacity: 250GB Solid State Drive
  • Form Factor: Portable SSD. Color: Blue
  • Dimensions (W x H x D): 2.91 x 2.26 x 0.41 inches. Weight: 1.80 ounces
  • Interface: USB 3.1 Gen 2 (Up to 10Gbps). Backwards Compatible
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From Seller:
  • USB 3.0-powered portable add-on storage.
  • Easy to use with no software to install.
  • Protects your drive (Internal Shock Sensor and Ramp Loading Technology).
  • Gives you peace of mind (Toshiba 3-Year Limited Warranty).
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From Manufacturer Manufacturer-provided product description, urls and documents.
EAN Numbers: 0887276226309, 8801643919344, 8801643919405, 8806088887036, 8806088888514
UPC Numbers: 887276226309
Model Numbers: MU-PA1T0BEU, MU-PA1T0G/EU, MU-PA1T0R/EU, MU-PA500B/AM, MU-PA500BEU
EAN Numbers: 0012300276757, 0012303493274, 0012305135646, 0012305135677, 0012305135707, 0021112689693, 0022265149959, 0022265333402, 0022265334959, 0022265494981, 0022265495001, 0022265548103, 0022265793596, 0022265793602, 0022265793619, 0022265931714, 0042111740345, 0079977725605, 0080050265246, 0081270828549, 0088020599735, 0115971009867, 0151903046326, 0163120286843, 0163120772995, 0168141462153, 0168141462320, 0222653334022, 0222657935966, 0222657936024, 0222657936192, 0612996196140, 0630481880053, 0652710823167, 0663193317517, 0715337822729, 0738003409710, 0742230507811, 0763615881784, 0777786344030, 0783401994481, 0801947291489, 0801947291670, 0803982766113, 0803982767653, 0804067308570, 0804067308761, 0804904111981, 0804904112162, 0808112947486, 0808112947677, 0809185329186, 0809385178324, 0809394261826, 0809394594030, 0809394594221, 0858321092842, 0883974913442, 0883974913459, 0883974979516, 0889028053867, 0898029633398, 0976865292396, 1320010050543, 2273724023053, 2273724025514, 4051528143867, 4051528143874, 4053162531666, 4056572588985, 4260557510001, 4260557510018, 4260557510025, 4260557510223, 4923133101276, 5054484652151, 5054484652212, 5054531992841, 5054533652156, 5054533652217, 5054629475904, 5054629475980, 5056066727837, 5425656826852, 5596692289540, 7337331786406, 7426043320395, 7426800544507, 7426801265272, 7427457863881, 8839749134422
UPC Numbers: 012300276757, 012303493274, 012305135646, 012305135677, 012305135707, 021112689693, 022265149959, 022265333402, 022265334959, 022265494981, 022265495001, 022265548103, 022265793596, 022265793602, 022265793619, 022265931714, 042111740345, 079977725605, 080050265246, 081270828549, 088020599735, 115971009867, 151903046326, 163120286843, 163120772995, 168141462153, 168141462320, 222653334022, 222657935966, 222657936024, 222657936192, 612996196140, 630481880053, 652710823167, 663193317517, 715337822729, 738003409710, 742230507811, 763615881784, 777786344030, 783401994481, 801947291489, 801947291670, 803982766113, 803982767653, 804067308570, 804067308761, 804904111981, 804904112162, 808112947486, 808112947677, 809185329186, 809385178324, 809394261826, 809394594030, 809394594221, 858321092842, 883974913442, 883974913459, 883974979516, 889028053867, 898029633398, 976865292396
Model Numbers: 4041K09, 4041K10, 4041K11, 4041K55, HDTB103XK3AA, HDTB107XK3AA, HDTB115XK3CA, HDTB210XK3BA, HDTB220XK3CA, HDTB305XK3AA, HDTB310EK3AA, HDTB310XK3AA, HDTB320EK3CA, HDTB320XK3CA, HDTB330XK3CA
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Samsung T5 is a well-known option at the top of the price range. It's in the top 3 bestselling external hard drives and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Seagate STGY8000400 or Seagate Expansion Desktop Portable .

Samsung T5 is $97 more expensive than the average external hard drive ($92.99).

Toshiba Canvio Basics is a popular option on the lower end of the price range. It's in the top 3 bestselling external hard drives and has a couple of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Silicon Power 2TB A60 .

Toshiba Canvio Basics is $21.75 cheaper than the average external hard drive ($92.99).

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