externe ssd
Worth a lookShows a $2.0M/yr market, but a deep review moat (42,137 avg reviews) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size
Great€2.0M€2.0M/yr · 2.0M searches
Returns
Great1.4%return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Great€80.18avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Competition
Good41%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Price range
Good€25.47–€164.23cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Brand share
Okay76%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Quality gap
Okay4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Conversion
Bad1.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Growth
Bad-20.0%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Review moat
Bad42,137.19avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, externe ssd is a €2.0M/yr Amazon Germany market (2.0M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 76% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 52/100.
Data updated Jul 10, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
Market data
- Units sold / yr
- 30K–40K
- avg 1,000–1,250/product
- Revenue / yr
- €2.4M–€3.2M
- units × avg price
- Launch success
- —
- 4 of 4 new (360d)
- Conversion rate
- 1.3%
- Avg BSR
- #10
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 94%
- Out of stock
- 0.3%
- Avg brand age
- 47 months
- Avg seller age
- 183 days
Competition
The top 5 products take 41% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
12 falling
Sellers
485
Top-5 brand share
76%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
41%
Top 20: 85%
Open market
17%
- SanDisk31%
- Intenso19%
- TOSHIBA12%
- Seagate8%
- Crucial7%
- Samsung6%
- Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 17%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 79 weeks — -20.0% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×
Product shelf
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 32 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
SANDISK Extreme Portable SSD 1 TB (tragbare NVMe SSD USB-C bis zu 1.050 MB/s Lesen bis 1.000 MB/s Schreiben Wasser- und staubbeständig) Schwarz
SanDisk€102.744.6★80,497 rev
TOSHIBA Canvio Partner 1TB - Tragbare Externe 2 5-Festplatte USB 3.2 kompatibel mit Mac und Windows. (HDTB510EK3AB)
TOSHIBA€54.524.6★12,449 rev
SANDISK Extreme Portable SSD 2 TB (tragbare NVMe SSD USB-C bis zu 1.050 MB/s Lesen bis zu 1.000 MB/s Schreiben Wasser- und staubbeständig) Schwarz
SanDisk€149.174.6★80,497 rev
Intenso Externe SSD TX100 500GB USB 3.2 Gen 1x1 (5 Gbps) bis zu 500 MB/s schneller Speicher für PC Laptop Mac PS5 PS4 & Xbox kompakt & stoßfest
Intenso€54.314.6★564 rev
TOSHIBA Canvio Partner 2TB Portable 2.5 Externe Festplatte USB 3.2 Mac & Windows kompatibel (HDTB520EK3AB)
TOSHIBA€69.474.6★12,449 rev
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€50.5273 rev
Samsung Portable SSD T7 Resurrected 1 TB Externe Festplatte USB 3.2 Gen.2 Highspeed Speicher Externe SSD für iPhone 17 Mac PC Android-Geräte & Gaming-Konsolen Metallic-Silber MU-PD1T0G/WW
Samsung€135.9927,531 rev
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€82.21734 rev
Amazon Basics Tragbare Externe SSD Externes Solid-State-Laufwerk 2TB Geschwindigkeiten bis zu 2000MB/s USB 3.2 Gen 2 Wasser- und staubdicht nach IP65 Schwarz
Amazon Basics€144.05734 rev
Crucial X10 2TB Externe SSD Festplatte bis zu 2.100MB/s USB-C 3.2 Gen2 IP65 Wasser- und Staubgeschützt Portable SSD für Mac PC Smartphone und Spielkonsole Blau matt - CT2000X10SSD9-02
Crucial€164.232,252 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumSamsung Portable SSD T7 Resurrected 1 TB Externe Festplatte USB 3.2 Gen.2 Highspeed Speicher Externe SSD für iPhone 17 Mac PC Android-Geräte & Gaming-Konsolen Metallic-Silber MU-PD1T0G/WW
Samsung€135.994.7★
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€50.524.2★
Seagate Portable Drive 5TB tragbare externe Festplatte 2.5 Zoll USB 3.0 inkl. Datenrettungsdienst (STGX5000400)
Seagate€111.264.6★
Seagate Portable Drive 1TB Tragbare Externe Festplatte 2.5 Zoll USB 3.0 inkl. Data Rescue Service (STGX1000400)
Seagate€54.204.6★
SANDISK Extreme Portable SSD 1TB (up to 1050 MB/s read 1 000MB/s write USB-C NVMe Solid State Performance IP65 rated for dust and water resistance Updated Firmware) Monterey
SanDisk€107.464.6★
Reviews
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Super Produkt”
“Super Produkt tolle Übertragungsrate”
“portable Lösung für den zusätzlichen Speicherplatz”
“Perfekter Deal”
“Produkt entspricht Erwartungen”
“Handhabung”
“Super schnell und robust”
“Passt”
“Super für raspberry pi 4”
“Super robust”
What buyers complain about
“Defekt nach 11 Monaten”
“Funktioniert NICHT”
“recht teuer”
“Sehr schlechte Performance bzgl”
“hab viel Probleme damit wenn man die Festplatte anschließt stürzt der PC ab”
“Als HDD langsamer als SSDs bei zufälligen Zugriffen”
“Für playstation5 ungeeignet”
“Die versprochenen 5 GB /s bei USB 3.0 werden nicht erreicht - stattdessen bei mir nur zwischen 50 und 100 mb/s”
“Klein und günstige”
“Speicherprobleme ade”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is externe ssd profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
- The niche generates €2.0M/yr across 32 tracked products. 4 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -20.0%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (52/100).
- How competitive is the externe ssd niche?
- 12 brands and 485 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 41% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 76% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in externe ssd?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Haltbarkeit, Funktionalität insgesamt, Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis. The return rate is 1.4%.
- When does demand for externe ssd peak?
- Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.3× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the externe ssd niche?
- Listings span €25.47–€164.23; the average listing price is €80.18 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 42,137 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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