500gb External Hard Drive
FailThe average product has 42,668 reviews to catch up to, so 500gb External Hard Drive is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 43 / 100Top 45% of 1,028 Computers & Accessories niches · +1 vs the category median of 4243
- Market size
- £139K/yr104K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -11.8%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 84%top-5 click share · 9 brands · 16 sellers
Flapen Score
500gb External Hard Drive against its category
The dotted line is the Computers & Accessories average. Past it, 500gb External Hard Drive is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The 500gb External Hard Drive market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for 500gb External Hard Drive 104K times last year and spent an estimated £139K. The top 5 brands take 88% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov. Flapen scores it 43 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
An estimated 5.2% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 104K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. An estimated 5.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -11.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £139K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 104K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -11.8%
- Conversion, latest week
- 5.2%
- Market size, estimated
- £139Ka year
- Peak month
- November2.4× the quietest month
- Top search term
- 500gb external hard drive33K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £25.91.
Listings sell for £25.91 on average, from £18.74 to £50.72. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 5K to 6K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £25.91 that is £13K to £19K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £25.91inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £18.74–£50.72
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 5K–6K
- Units per listing a year
- 500–750
- Revenue per listing a year
- £13K–£19K
- Returns
- 1.9%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
73% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 2.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #11 within Data Storage. It carries 42,668 reviews at 4.33 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 73%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 2.3%
- Average rank
- #11in Data Storage
- Average rating
- 4.33 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 42,668per listing
- Listings tracked
- 11
04 · Newcomers
Brands here are established.
The brands on the shelf have sold for 65 months on average, so the names here are established.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 0
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 65 months
Products
Top 500gb External Hard Drive products & what they sell for
The products selling here, as shoppers see them on Amazon. Shelf share and sales are our estimates.
Prices and ratings read from Amazon on Jul 21, 2026. The live listing can differ.
Top sellers
by estimated 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
estimated 90-day click momentum
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

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 date
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

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
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 84% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
9 falling
Sellers
16
Est. top-5 brand share
88%
Top 20: 100%
Est. 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%)
Demand
500gb External Hard Drive search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.4×
Search terms
Top 500gb External Hard Drive search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with estimated 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
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about 500gb External Hard Drive
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“The drive has stopped working”
Every topic
Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.
Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.
17 topics
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FAQ
Common 500gb External Hard Drive questions
Answered from the same tracked data.
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