In all, at the current price of around $100 for 1TB or $75 for 500GB, the Toshiba Canvio Slim II is an easy recommendation for anybody who needs a quick storage solution, either to expand their laptop capacity or to backup important data. For more choices on great portable drives, including those that are slimmer than the Slim II,. Quite compact but the Canvio Slim II is somewhat thicker than other slim portable drives, such as the Seagate GoFlex Slim, shown here.Dong Ngo/CNETCompact, sturdy and well-thought-out designMeasuring 4.2 x 3 x 0.5 inches, the Slim II is is very compact. It's not the slimmest drive on the market, however. The that came out two years ago is a bit thinner at.32-inch.And like the GoFlex Slim, the Canvio Slim II's casing is made of aluminum instead of plastic, making it look expensive and feel sturdy. Still, the drive is light, just 5.4 ounces. On one side, it has a Micro-USB 3.0 port, which works with any standard Micro USB 3.0 cable (there's one included).
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The drive is bus-powered, meaning it draws its electricity through the USB port to which it's connected.In my trials, the drive worked with all USB 3.0 ports and USB 2.0 ports without problems. It has one interesting feature, which is its status light in one corner. This light turns on when the drive is plugged in, turns off when it's not in use, and and flashes to indicate data activity.
The color of the light changes to white if you use it with a USB 2.0 port and to blue when it's plugged into a USB 3.0 port. This is very helpful for folks who don't know which type of USB port they're using. Drive type2.5-inch external USB hard driveConnector optionsUSB 2.0, USB 3.0Size (LWH)4.2 inches x 3 inches x 0.5-inchWeight5.4 ouncesAvailable capacities500GB, 1TBCapacity of test unit1TBOSes supportedMicrosoft Windows (XP, Vista, 7), Mac OS 10.4.6 or higherSoftware includedNTFS driver (Mac), Password Tools (Windows and Mac), NTI Backup Now Ez (Windows), Pogoplug@PC (Windows)Helpful bundled softwareSimilar to the Canvio Connect, the Canvio Slim II comes preformatted in, so if you're using it with a Windows computer, all you have to do is plug it in. On a Mac, you'll need to install, included on the drive itself, before you can write to the drive. After that, you can also use the drive to back up your Mac using Time Machine. The Toshiba Canvio Slim II comes bundled with a long list of useful software utilities.Dong Ngo/CNET.