Toshiba is a well-known brand in the laptop hard-drive business, having been used in Macs for many years as stock drives shipped by Apple.

The Toshiba 400GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive we tested is the most capacious external USB drive in Toshiba’s product line, but we found it unremarkable. It was the slowest performer in its category, its capacity sits right between the 320GB and 500GB offerings, and there was nothing about it that really stood out. While it is less expensive than some of the other drives in its category, other drives offer better value for Mac users.