Toshiba Canvio Advance 4TB External Hard Drive vs Seagate Backup Plus Slim 4TB Portable External Hard Drive

Toshiba Canvio Advance 4TB External Hard Drive
Seagate Backup Plus Slim 4TB Portable External Hard Drive

Decision sheet: the facts that decide it

Toshiba Canvio Advance 4TB External Hard Drive: 2 of 8 decision facts sourced. Missing: Capacity, Sequential read, Sequential write, Endurance (TBW), DRAM cache, Warranty.

Seagate Backup Plus Slim 4TB Portable External Hard Drive: 3 of 8 decision facts sourced. Missing: Sequential read, Sequential write, Endurance (TBW), DRAM cache, Warranty.

Toshiba Canvio Advance 4TB External Hard DriveSeagate Backup Plus Slim 4TB Portable External Hard Drive
Price todayPrice not yet checkedPrice not yet checked
CapacityNot yet sourced5TB seagate.com
InterfaceUSB 3.0 bestbuy.comUSB 2.0 bestbuy.com
Starting MSRP$107.99 bestbuy.com$109.99 bestbuy.com

Not yet sourced — Toshiba Canvio Advance 4TB External Hard Drive: Capacity, Sequential read, Sequential write, Endurance (TBW), DRAM cache, Warranty. Seagate Backup Plus Slim 4TB Portable External Hard Drive: Sequential read, Sequential write, Endurance (TBW), DRAM cache, Warranty. No manufacturer, official or retailer source we read publishes these yet; we don't estimate them.

Pick Toshiba Canvio Advance 4TB External Hard Drive if

Skip both if

  • Neither publishes sequential read, sequential write, endurance, DRAM cache or warranty yet.

Verdict: Toshiba offers a metal enclosure and lower price, whereas Seagate provides backup software at a higher cost. For users prioritizing performance and build quality, Toshiba wins.

Toshiba Canvio Advance 4TB External Hard Drive lists at $120 while Seagate Backup Plus Slim 4TB Portable External Hard Drive lists at $149.99 — Toshiba Canvio Advance 4TB External Hard Drive undercuts Seagate Backup Plus Slim 4TB Portable External Hard Drive by $29.99 (25%).

Provisional pick: Toshiba Canvio Advance 4TB External Hard Drive — not enough sourced decision facts for Toshiba Canvio Advance 4TB External Hard Drive and Seagate Backup Plus Slim 4TB Portable External Hard Drive. We don't rank on specs we can't verify.

Spec-by-spec comparison

Toshiba Canvio Advance 4TB External Hard DriveSeagate Backup Plus Slim 4TB Portable External Hard Drive
InterfaceUSB 3.0USB 2.0
Starting MSRP$107.99$109.99
External Hard Drive TypePortablePortable
Internal Or ExternalExternalExternal
Minimum System RequirementsApple MacOS X 10.10, Apple MacOS X 10.11, Microsoft Windows 7 / 8.1 / 10, Apple macOS 10.12—
Power SourceUSB portUSB port

Toshiba Canvio Advance 4TB External Hard Drive

What works

  • Leads the Backup Plus Slim 4TB Portable External Hard Drive on starting MSRP — $107.99 vs $109.99

Seagate Backup Plus Slim 4TB Portable External Hard Drive

What doesn't

  • Trails the Canvio Advance 4TB External Hard Drive on starting MSRP — $109.99 vs $107.99

Bottom line

Provisional pick: Toshiba Canvio Advance 4TB External Hard Drive — not enough sourced decision facts for Toshiba Canvio Advance 4TB External Hard Drive and Seagate Backup Plus Slim 4TB Portable External Hard Drive.

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