500gb External Hard Drive
a deep review moat (42,668 avg reviews) — 500gb External Hard Drive doesn't clear our bar today.
Flapen Score
Is 500gb External Hard Drive profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, 500gb External Hard Drive is a £139K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (104K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 88% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.
500gb External Hard Drive: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Not really. Search demand moved -11.8% over the last 90 days and 5.2% of searches end in a purchase.
£139K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 88% of demand, so 12% of the market is open.
12%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 11 products
Top 500gb External Hard Drive products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
UnionSine External Hard Drive 500GB Ultra Slim Portable Hard Drive USB 3.0 HDD Storage Compatible for PC Mac Laptop Xbox Xbox one PS4(Black)
- Price
- £23.11
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 51,194
- Age
- 5y ago
ModusTech Facet 500GB External Hard Drive Portable USB-C/USB 3.1 Plug & Play Ultra-Slim HDD Hard drive for Backup Gaming PC Mac Laptop PS4 Xbox Smart TV (Black)
- Price
- £20.02
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 2,584
- Age
- 1y ago
Ezekers 500GB USB 3.0 USB C External Hard Drive Ultra Fast & Slim Portable HDD Storage for PC MacBook Laptop Xbox One and PS4 Black
- Price
- £20.17
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 496
- Age
- 1y ago
Meyritech 500GB External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 Type-C 500GB Hard Drive for Portable External Data Storage Macbook iMacs PCs Laptops Xbox One & PS4 Consoles
- Price
- £18.74
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 1,701
- Age
- 4y ago
Sonnics 500GB Dark Grey External Portable Hard drive USB 3.0 super fast transfer speed for use with Windows PC Apple Mac Smart tv XBOX ONE & PS4
- Price
- £20.94
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 9,012
- Age
- 10y ago
Trending
90-day click momentumSonnics 500GB Dark Grey External Portable Hard drive USB 3.0 super fast transfer speed for use with Windows PC Apple Mac Smart tv XBOX ONE & PS4
- Price
- £20.94
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 9,012
- Age
- 10y ago
UnionSine External Hard Drive 500GB Ultra Slim Portable Hard Drive USB 3.0 HDD Storage Compatible for PC Mac Laptop Xbox Xbox one PS4(Pink) HD2510
- Price
- £23.89
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 51,194
- Age
- 5y ago
ModusTech Facet 500GB External Hard Drive Portable USB-C/USB 3.1 Plug & Play Ultra-Slim HDD Hard drive for Backup Gaming PC Mac Laptop PS4 Xbox Smart TV (Black)
- Price
- £20.02
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 2,584
- Age
- 1y ago
Meyritech 500GB External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 Type-C 500GB Hard Drive for Portable External Data Storage Macbook iMacs PCs Laptops Xbox One & PS4 Consoles
- Price
- £18.74
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 1,701
- Age
- 4y ago
Sonnics 500GB Black External Portable Hard drive USB 3.0 Compatible with Windows PC Mac Smart tv XBOX ONE & PS4
- Price
- £18.83
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 9,012
- Age
- 8y ago
Newest
by launch dateEzekers 500GB USB 3.0 USB C External Hard Drive Ultra Fast & Slim Portable HDD Storage for PC MacBook Laptop Xbox One and PS4 Black
- Price
- £20.17
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 496
- Age
- 1y ago
ModusTech Facet 500GB External Hard Drive Portable USB-C/USB 3.1 Plug & Play Ultra-Slim HDD Hard drive for Backup Gaming PC Mac Laptop PS4 Xbox Smart TV (Black)
- Price
- £20.02
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 2,584
- Age
- 1y ago
Aiolo Innovation 500GB Ultra Slim Portable External Hard Drive HDD-USB 3.0 for PC Mac Laptop PS4 Xbox one Xbox 363-Super Fast Transmission
- Price
- £22.03
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 4,407
- Age
- 2y ago
Toshiba Canvio Partner 1TB Portable 2.5 External Hard Drive USB 3.2 Mac & Windows compatible. (HDTB510EK3AB)
- Price
- £45.15
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 12,239
- Age
- 3y ago
Meyritech 500GB External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 Type-C 500GB Hard Drive for Portable External Data Storage Macbook iMacs PCs Laptops Xbox One & PS4 Consoles
- Price
- £18.74
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 1,701
- Age
- 4y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products capture 84% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
9 falling
Sellers
16
Top-5 brand share
88%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
84%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
8%
- UnionSine37%
- ModusTech23%
- ezekers11%
- Meyritech10%
- Sonnics7%
- Maxone4%
- Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 8%)
500gb External Hard Drive demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.4×
Top 500gb External Hard Drive search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- 500gb external hard drive33K/yr
- external hard drive 500gb25K/yr
- 500gb hard drive14K/yr
- hard drive 500gb10K/yr
- 500gb7K/yr
- 500 gb external hard drive7K/yr
- portable hard drive 500gb5K/yr
- 500gb portable hard drive4K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about 500gb External Hard Drive
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
82% of reviews“Good value for money”
“The build quality feels solid and reliable, especially for the price”
“Product matches description”
“is perfect for extra storage”
“Easy access and transfer”
What buyers complain about
80% of reviews“The drive has stopped working”
“Not compatible”
“and its physically broken”
“constantly disconnects”
“The unit is not that well made”
500gb External Hard Drive return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
1.9%
Return rate
4%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common 500gb External Hard Drive questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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