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# **externe festplatte**
**Worth a look**
Shows a $12.7M/yr market, but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 100Growth 17Conversion 33Competition 80Returns 87Price range 29Avg price 83Brand share 49Review moat 0Quality gap 40
**Market size**
**Incredible****€12.7M**
€12.7M/yr · 6.2M searches
**Returns**
**Great****1.4%**
return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate
**Avg price**
**Great****€77.76**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Competition**
**Great****35%**
top-5 click share — an open shelf
**Brand share**
**Okay****76%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Conversion**
**Okay****2.6%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Price range**
**Okay****€17.09–€301.30**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Growth**
**Bad****-16.8%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Review moat**
**Bad****67,668.35**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, externe festplatte is a €12.7M/yr Amazon Germany market (6.2M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 76% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.
Data updated Jul 10, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **Market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **150K–200K**
- avg 3,000–4,000/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **€11.7M–€15.6M**
- units × avg price
- **Launch success**
- **100%**
- 6 of 6 new (360d)
- **Conversion rate**
- **2.6%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#11**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **88%**
- **Out of stock**
- **1.2%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **53 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **183 days**
## **Competition**
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (35% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.
**Brands**
**15 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**424**
**Top-5 brand share**
**76%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**35%**
Top 20: 79%
**Open market**
**19%**
- Intenso26% - Seagate20% - UnionSine13% - TOSHIBA10% - WD7% - Maxone6%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 85 weeks — -16.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
300K200KSpike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26 seasonDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun
Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/de/computer-zubehoer/externe-festplatte/trend)
## **Product shelf**
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%3%€380K6%€759K9%€1.1M12%€1.5M101001K10K100K1.0M Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 43 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**UnionSine Externe Festplatte 500GB ultradünn tragbar 2 5 Zoll USB 3.0 SATA Festplattenspeicher für PC Mac Desktop-Computer Laptop Wii U Xbox PS4 (Schwarz) HD2510**UnionSine**€25.47**4.5★50,539 rev](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B091FS79T8) [2**Intenso 2 5 Portable Hard Drive 1TB - Externe Festplatte mit Super Speed USB 3.2 Gen 1x1 Schneller Speicher im kompakten Design 5400 U/min 8 MB Cache Plug & Play Certified refurbished schwarz**Intenso**€50.52**4.2★73 rev](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0GHRK6MWF) [3**TOSHIBA Canvio Partner 1TB - Tragbare Externe 2 5-Festplatte USB 3.2 kompatibel mit Mac und Windows. (HDTB510EK3AB)**TOSHIBA**€54.52**4.6★12,449 rev](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0BGXWT3GL) [4**WD My Passport externe Festplatte 5 TB (mobiler Speicher schlankes Design herunterladbare Software automatische Backups Passwortschutz) Schwarz - auch kompatibel mit PC Xbox und PS4**Western Digital**€104.17**4.5★24,285 rev](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07VP5X239) [5**Seagate Portable Drive 5TB tragbare externe Festplatte 2.5 Zoll USB 3.0 inkl. Datenrettungsdienst (STGX5000400)**Seagate**€111.26**4.6★264,399 rev](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07VS8QCXC)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Intenso 2 5 Portable Hard Drive 1TB - Externe Festplatte mit Super Speed USB 3.2 Gen 1x1 Schneller Speicher im kompakten Design 5400 U/min 8 MB Cache Plug & Play Certified refurbished schwarz**Intenso**€50.52**73 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0GHRK6MWF) [**Amazon Basics Tragbare Externe SSD Externes Solid-State-Laufwerk 1TB Geschwindigkeiten bis zu 2000MB/s USB 3.2 Gen 2 Wasser- und staubdicht nach IP65 Schwarz**Amazon Basics**€82.21**734 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0DX65SQXF) [**ModusTech Facet 1TB Externe Festplatte Tragbar USB-C/USB 3.1 5Gbps Kompakte High Speed HDD für Backup Datensicherung Gaming PC Mac Laptop PS4 Xbox Smart TV (Schwarz)**ModusTech**€49.76**1,482 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0FDF3WZH3) [**WD Elements AE 4 TB Tragbare Externe Festplatte SuperSpeed USB 3.2 Gen 1/USB 3.0 Plug-and-Play-Erweiterung Formatiert für Windows Schwarz**WD**€100.36**297,053 rev11mo ago](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0FLY53XT3) [**WD Elements AE 5 TB Tragbare Externe Festplatte SuperSpeed USB 3.2 Gen 1/USB 3.0 Plug-and-Play-Erweiterung Formatiert für Windows Schwarz**WD**€107.83**297,053 rev11mo ago](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0FLY4LFB7)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Intenso 2 5 Portable Hard Drive 1TB - Externe Festplatte mit Super Speed USB 3.2 Gen 1x1 Schneller Speicher im kompakten Design 5400 U/min 8 MB Cache Plug & Play Certified refurbished schwarz**Intenso**€50.52**4.2★**▲ 291%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0GHRK6MWF) [**Intenso 6023580 Memory Drive 2TB Externe Festplatte inklusive Tasche 6 4 cm (2 5 Zoll) 5400rpm 8MB Cache USB 3.0) schwarz**Intenso**€75.90**4.7★**▲ 237%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B073P9L81C) [**ModusTech Facet 1TB Externe Festplatte Tragbar USB-C/USB 3.1 5Gbps Kompakte High Speed HDD für Backup Datensicherung Gaming PC Mac Laptop PS4 Xbox Smart TV (Schwarz)**ModusTech**€49.76**4.0★**▲ 228%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0FDF3WZH3) [**Seagate Expansion Desktop 10TB Externe Festplatte 3.5 Zoll USB 3.0 PC & Notebook inkl. Data Rescue Service (STKP10000400)**Seagate**€193.77**4.4★**▲ 196%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B093BWHR9C) [**WD Elements AE 4 TB Tragbare Externe Festplatte SuperSpeed USB 3.2 Gen 1/USB 3.0 Plug-and-Play-Erweiterung Formatiert für Windows Schwarz**WD**€100.36**4.6★**▲ 163%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0FLY53XT3)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **Reviews**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Qualität insgesamt**15%
*“Super Produkt”*
**Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis**12%
*“Super Preis/Leistung”*
**Speicherkapazität**12%
*“portable Lösung für den zusätzlichen Speicherplatz”*
**beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt**12%
*“Produkt wie beschrieben”*
**Datenübertragungsgeschwindigkeit**10%
*“WD Elements externe Festplatte ist robust, überträgt schnell”*
**Benutzerfreundlichkeit**5%
*“Fast zu einfach”*
**Haltbarkeit**3%
*“Super robust”*
**Funktionalität insgesamt**3%
*“Festplatte funktioniert”*
**Rechnenleistung**3%
*“Super schnell und robust”*
**Kompatibilität – insgesamt**3%
*“Ps4 geeignet”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Haltbarkeit**25%
*“Defekt nach 11 Monaten”*
**Funktionalität insgesamt**11%
*“Funktioniert NICHT”*
**Qualität insgesamt**8%
*“Sehr schlechte Performance bzgl”*
**Datenübertragungsgeschwindigkeit**7%
*“Enttäuschende Geschwindigkeit”*
**Konnektivität – insgesamt**6%
*“Instabile USB Verbindung”*
**Speicherkapazität**5%
*“Speicherprobleme ade”*
**Kompatibilität – insgesamt**5%
*“Funktioniert bei mir am macbook nicht”*
**Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis**4%
*“Geld für die Festplatte weg, Festplatte weg, hohe Summe für den Rettungsversuch gezahlt, sehr hoher Datenverlust, keine Kontaktaufnahme zum Verkäufer möglich”*
**Rechnenleistung**4%
*“Als HDD langsamer als SSDs bei zufälligen Zugriffen”*
**Geräuschpegel**3%
*“Geräuschentwicklung im Betrieb”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Kompatibilität – insgesamt**24%
**Funktionalität insgesamt**20%
**Gesamtgröße**10%
**Konnektivität – insgesamt**9%
**Speicherkapazität**6%
**Defekt Material/Teile**6%
**Geräuschpegel**4%
**beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt**3%
**Buchse/Anschluss/Stecker**3%
**Produktzustand**3%
## **Common questions**
- **Is externe festplatte profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?**
- The niche generates €12.7M/yr across 43 tracked products. 6 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -16.8%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (56/100).
- **How competitive is the externe festplatte niche?**
- 15 brands and 424 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 35% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 76% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in externe festplatte?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Haltbarkeit, Funktionalität insgesamt, Qualität insgesamt. The return rate is 1.4%.
- **When does demand for externe festplatte peak?**
- Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the externe festplatte niche?**
- Listings span €17.09–€301.30; the average listing price is €77.76 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 67,668 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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