Whenever we consume and store more digital data. Photos, videos, movies and apps … Many times your hard drive or SSD memory give of themselves and it is necessary to opt for an alternative solution. The Toshiba Canvio 4 TB is a gadget capable of offering space for 400 movies in high quality and up to a million songs. In addition, thanks to Toshiba Wireless accessory this disc can be converted into a media center to access our files via a smartphone or tablet without any cable. A great avenue couple who have had the chance to try. We tell our conclusions.
A large capacity hard disk
The Toshiba Canvio offers 4 TB of space so we can keep all our multimedia files. This device becomes an excellent tool for completing the capacity of a desktop or a laptop. Especially if we have opted for one of the ultrabooks that use SSD memory to run. This format achieves great speed and is very reliable, but the higher price makes many models remain at 128 GB or 256 GB of storage. A space that is usually quite short if we download large files or have many applications and games installed. Here comes the Toshiba Canvio with 4 TB of space. For instance, this drive is capable of storing 400 movies in high quality or a million songs.
In addition, Toshiba hard drive integrates USB 3.0 capability. This protocol expertly aboriginal women we multiply speeds up to 10 transfer rates of USB 2.0 Traditional. For example, to transfer three hours of film in high quality, this drive only needs 5 minutes to download 350 photos just takes 15 seconds. Most desktops and laptops that have hit the market in the last two years already have one of these ports. Yet we can also use it as normal, with a USB 2.0 port if our team lacks this fast connection. To install the Toshiba Canvio 4TB simply connect the drive to the mains and the computer via cable provided. When Plug & Play should run smoothly. Incidentally, the disk rotation speed is 7200 rpm, a number that is above (5400 rpm) average values.
Within the design of this equipment is to remark that has a 3.5-inch format. That is to say, is thicker than many portable hard drives but instead offers us greater capacity. The company markets this disc in combination matte black and glossy black anodized finish but without much fanfare. This simplicity makes it a gadget that house very well both home and office environment. The full dimensions of the model amounted to 16.7 x 4.2 x 12.9 inches while its weight reaches 1.4 kilos. This format can hinder a bit transport, although their main goal will always be to serve as a multimedia container at home. The hard disk for this to work minimum technical requirements is a computer with a 750 MHz processor and 256 MB RAM minimum. This disc should work fine on both Windows and Mac computers.
Create your own cloud at home
But if you want to convert this hard drive into a media center for all your gadgets (both computers and smartphones and tablets) sells an accessory called Toshiba Wireless Adapter. This adapter connects directly to disk through its USB port and power supply through cable. That is, you need two nearby outlets to launch this couple. Once the adapter is connected, wait a moment (usually a minute) to begin to be operational adapter. You will know that this moment has come when the LED lights shine top steadily.
To configure this adapter in our network have to download the dedicated application of Toshiba, available for Android and iOS. This application is called Wireless Adapter and can be downloaded from the official Apple and Android stores. After launching the application, the first thing we have to do is connect the phone to the adapter. You click on the button “Settings” at the top and then on “Internet”. Our adapter should appear as a separate network, similar to “Toshiba WADP” name followed by a series of letters and numbers. One advantage of Toshiba Wireless Adapter is that we create a bridge between the adapter and connection to Internet. Thus, we can continue browsing our smartphone or tablet and download files directly to disk. A great way to not overload our internal memory and reduce intermediate steps. Through this configuration page, you can also check the option “Enable password” so that no intruder can access our drive.
The application of Toshiba splits files on your hard drive into different groups: photos, videos, music or documents. In addition, we also explore folder by folder via the “File” option. To upload the content you have stored on your phone, you press on “local content”. Overall, we think this application has a very clean and easy to use interface. However, we lack in the local content that we had the option to preview or thumbnail images of the phone, it is necessary to open the file for their content. In addition, we also feel that the content management of the phone is not as fast as it should.
The Toshiba Wireless Adapter enables us to simultaneously connect eight devices, smartphones, tablets, computers … a capability that seamlessly covers the needs of a home. We also noticed the option to work with hard disk directly from some third party applications as, for example, FileExplorer, ES File Scan or GoodPlayer. Incidentally, this adapter should work with any Toshiba portable hard drive that has a full size USB output.
Price and Review
Both the Toshiba Canvio 4TB as the Toshiba Wireless Adapter and can be found on the market. The price of the hard disk is placed around 160 euros while the adapter costs around 50 euros. In short, these two devices form a fine avenue partner for home and small office even if you want to expand the capabilities of your hard drive and does not require advanced network functionality.
Toshiba Canvio 4TB with Wireless Adapter, review
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