Toshiba
Toshiba Canvio Advance Spec and Price in Canada
USB2TB
Canvio Advance is Toshiba's step-up portable: a 2.5-inch drive with USB 3.2 Gen 1 over a Type-A to Micro-B cable (not USB-C), password-protection software via the Canvio app, and a two-year warranty, per the Toshiba storage page. Over the Basics it adds the security software for a small premium. It is the My Passport competitor at the value end of the portable market.
Current best price
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Specifications
- Capacity
- 2TB
- Interface
- USB
- Form factor
- 2.5-inch
- Warranty
- 2 years
Capacities
| Configuration | Part number |
|---|---|
| 1TB | HDTCA10EK3AA |
| 2TB | HDTCA20EK3AA |
| 4TB | HDTCA40EK3CA |
Guides for this category
How much hard drive you actually needWhat a mechanical drive is still for beside an SSD, how to size it for the pile you are offloading, and why a cheap high-capacity drive can be slow.Portable vs desktop hard driveWhat the enclosure decides between a bus-powered 2.5-inch drive and a mains-powered 3.5-inch one, and why an external listing carries fewer numbers.
What owners and reviewers say
Summarised from 1 source(s), reviewed September 14, 2026. A source is counted only where it names this model exactly. How we track prices
Commonly praised
- Reviewers noted that the top capacity puts a large amount of storage into a pocket-sized enclosure.
- Backup and password-protection utilities are available as downloads from the vendor.
- It is available in a range of glossy colour finishes.
Commonly criticised
- Its transfer speeds were not the fastest among external drives.
- The supplied USB cable was judged too short for convenient desktop use.
Sources behind this summary
Sources
Every spec above was pulled from one of these — a field a source didn't state was left off rather than estimated.