This drive is beautifully packaged and, for those who are complaining, the drive is formatted to 20 TB but has the potential for 22TB (those extra 2 TB loss belongs to the formatted properties of this large drive to store "games". I don't play games on my computer, but find it increasingly necessary to add more hard-drive storage. Online storage, like DropBox and Box, are limited in what they offer and are, in my opinion too high priced. This drive is connected to a Windows 10 Pro computer and I am currently transferring ALL of my Dropbox files to it as well as a 8TB NAS drive that died (I don't think I can save it). Overall, very pleased. Update: I purchased three of these. They are incredibly well-made. Unfortunately, one of my drives died (I think the cat tipped it over when I wasn't home) and all my drives are under warranty. I followed the instructions, contacted the company by e-mail, they emailed me back the same day with a pre-paid USPS self-addressed mailing label. I sent the drive back to them and about a week later I got a new drive. I can't say enough about that kind of customer service. I see other people have said otherwise, but my experience was perfection: a no-questions asked return policy with a new product and paid shipping/handling. It does not get better than this. If I could give them 10 stars I would. THANK YOU! Read more
WANT TO LOSE 14GB OF DATA 2 DAYS AFTER IT ARRIVED? THEN BUY THIS JUNK! I'd write more but I'm to upset. What I said is enough anyways. Worked fine for 2 and a half days but then just took a dump. The folders appeared but were all empty. Prior to that everything was recognized and could be opened and accessed. Read more
Got the 22TB USB External Drive model. It's fast! Sequential write speed is slightly faster than Seagate 18TB USB Ext Drv. Packaging is professional. Includes 2 year warranty, power supply and USB cable. Overall, an excellent value! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CrystalDiskMark 8.0.4 x64 (C) 2007-2021 hiyohiyo Crystal Dew World: https://crystalmark.info/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * MB/s = 1,000,000 bytes/s [SATA/600 = 600,000,000 bytes/s] * KB = 1000 bytes, KiB = 1024 bytes [Read] SEQ 1MiB (Q= 8, T= 1): 284.989 MB/s [ 271.8 IOPS] < 29344.99 us> SEQ 1MiB (Q= 1, T= 1): 281.594 MB/s [ 268.5 IOPS] < 3721.53 us> RND 4KiB (Q= 32, T= 1): 90.117 MB/s [ 22001.2 IOPS] < 1453.06 us> RND 4KiB (Q= 1, T= 1): 40.828 MB/s [ 9967.8 IOPS] < 100.21 us> [Write] SEQ 1MiB (Q= 8, T= 1): 264.223 MB/s [ 252.0 IOPS] < 31585.43 us> SEQ 1MiB (Q= 1, T= 1): 264.044 MB/s [ 251.8 IOPS] < 3967.28 us> RND 4KiB (Q= 32, T= 1): 20.299 MB/s [ 4955.8 IOPS] < 6451.08 us> RND 4KiB (Q= 1, T= 1): 15.356 MB/s [ 3749.0 IOPS] < 266.49 us> Read more
I didn't buy it for game storage but it works fine. However, I knew it wouldn't be 22 TB but 20 TB is quite disappointing. Other than that I like it. Read more
This is as advertised -- a 20TB external hard disk. (Gamers get an additional 2TB, but if you use a PC and not a Playstation or X-Box, its exactly 20TB of useable storage.) There are no frills (it has no "hub" or additional ports, so you can't daisy-chain other devices), but that's no different than many competitors. It works great right out of the box, and at $13.50 per TB, it is the best value out there. Read more
I bought the 22tb External Hard Drive specifically to connect to a Windows 10 Laptop for storage. Pros: Sleek design and light weight Cons: Immediately received the 'Device not recognized...possible malfunction' error from Windows - the Hard drive didn't even show in Disk Partition or Device Management - tried multiple USB ports and even on another Windows Laptop - I even searched the internet looking for updated Drivers - NOTHING worked - I wasn't going to waste time calling Customer Service and get some formulaic troubleshooting steps that don't work - Now-A-Days if an electronic device has the proper drivers it should work on plug-in - I boxed the device up and applied for a refund I can only comment on what happened on a Windows 10 Laptop - The Avolusion instructions only describe Xbox, Cube game consoles so maybe it wasn't designed for Windows 10+ ??? Unfortunately I will pay more $$ for a known devices that work with Windows like Western Digital. Read more
Very satisfied. Transfer speed of this drive much greater than any external & most internal Hard Drives I have ever had. The formatted capacity is 20 TB due to way industry typically lists capacity. Only nit I'd pick is drive is noisy when reading & writing. However, given storage & speed, it is a small price to pay. Too new to rate longevity at this time. Read more
Had it for a few months now and have been using it to store my movies and shows and it is working great. No issues setting it up or getting it to work. Read more
