500gb External Hard Drive
MaybeProducts sell for $43.99 on average, inside the sweet spot. But the average product has 44,165 reviews to catch up to, so 500gb External Hard Drive is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 52 / 100Top 15% of 8,347 Electronics niches · +9 vs the category median of 4352
- Market size
- $593K/yr291K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +18.1%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 66%top-5 click share · 13 brands · 112 sellers
Flapen Score
500gb External Hard Drive against its category
The dotted line is the Electronics 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 States searched for 500gb External Hard Drive 291K times last year and spent an estimated $593K. The top 5 brands take 75% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jul. Flapen scores it 52 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
An estimated 4.6% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 291K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 4.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +18.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $593K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 291K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +18.1%
- Conversion, latest week
- 4.6%
- Market size, estimated
- $593Ka year
- Peak month
- July3.2× the quietest month
- Top search term
- 500gb external hard drive72K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth $43.99.
Listings sell for $43.99 on average, from $25.10 to $115.29. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 750 to 1,000 of them. At $43.99 that is $33K to $44K a year per listing.
- Average price
- $43.99inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- $25.10–$115.29
- Amazon United States median price
- $24.38across 115,062 niches
- Units sold a year
- 15K–20K
- Units per listing a year
- 750–1,000
- Revenue per listing a year
- $33K–$44K
- Returns
- 2.7%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is ads and reviews.
91% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #21 within Data Storage. It carries 44,165 reviews at 4.43 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 91%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 0.5%
- Average rank
- #21in Data Storage
- Average rating
- 4.43 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
- Average reviews
- 44,165per listing
- Listings tracked
- 22
04 · Newcomers
4 of last year's 4 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.
4 products launched here in the last 12 months. 4 of them cleared the first-year sales bar, our mark for a successful launch. The brands on the shelf have sold for 60 months on average, so the names here are established.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 4
- Successful launches
- 4Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 60 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 30, 2026. The live listing can differ.
Top sellers
by estimated 90-day click share
YOTUO 500GB External Hard Drive Portable Storage Expansion HDD USB 3.0 & USB-C for PC Mac Desktop Laptop Smartphone PS4 Xbox One Xbox 360 Office & Game Black
- Price
- $32.11
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 968
- Age
- 4y ago

Maxone 500GB Ultra Slim Portable External Hard Drive HDD USB 3.0 Compatible with PC Laptop Charcoal Grey
- Price
- $30.23
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 61,704
- Age
- 8y ago

UnionSine 500GB Ultra Slim Portable External Hard Drive HDD-USB 3.0 for PC Mac Laptop PS4 Xbox one Xbox 360-(Black)
- Price
- $33.65
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 2,061
- Age
- 9mo ago

Aiolo Innovation 500GB External Hard Drive Ultra Slim Portable HDD-USB 3.0 for PC Mac Laptop PS4 Xbox one Xbox 360 HD-A4
- Price
- $30.80
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 3,727
- Age
- 2y ago

Seagate Portable 1TB External Hard Drive HDD USB 3.0 for PC Mac PlayStation & Xbox 1-Year Rescue Service (STGX1000400) Black
- Price
- $71.32
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 272,007
- Age
- 8y ago
Trending
estimated 90-day click momentum
GODBPNYMU 500GB External Hard Drive Compact Portable Hard USB 3.0/USB C
- Price
- $30.04
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 104
- Age
- 7mo ago

YOTUO 320GB External Hard Drive Portable Storage Expansion HDD USB 3.0 & USB-C for PC Mac Desktop Laptop Smartphone PS4 Xbox One Xbox 360 Office & Game
- Price
- $25.10
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 129
- Age
- 4y ago

Maxone 500GB Ultra Slim Portable External Hard Drive HDD USB 3.0 Compatible
- Price
- $35.72
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 61,704
- Age
- 8y ago

UnionSine 500GB Ultra Slim Portable External Hard Drive HDD-USB 3.0 for PC Mac Laptop PS4 Xbox one Xbox 360-(Black)
- Price
- $33.65
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 2,061
- Age
- 9mo ago

UnionSine 500GB Ultra Slim Portable External Hard Drive HDD-USB 3.0 for PC Mac Laptop PS4 Xbox one Xbox 360-(Pink)
- Price
- $34.05
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 2,061
- Age
- 9mo ago
Newest
by launch date
GODBPNYMU 500GB External Hard Drive Compact Portable Hard USB 3.0/USB C
- Price
- $30.04
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 104
- Age
- 7mo ago

Kosbees 500 GB External Hard Drives Portable Hard Drive for Windows Ultra Slim External HDD Store Compatible with PC MAC Laptop PS4 Xbox one Xbox 360;Plug and Play Ready
- Price
- $32.28
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 475
- Age
- 7mo ago

UnionSine 500GB Ultra Slim Portable External Hard Drive HDD-USB 3.0 for PC Mac Laptop PS4 Xbox one Xbox 360-(Black)
- Price
- $33.65
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 2,061
- Age
- 9mo ago

UnionSine 500GB Ultra Slim Portable External Hard Drive HDD-USB 3.0 for PC Mac Laptop PS4 Xbox one Xbox 360-(Pink)
- Price
- $34.05
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 2,061
- Age
- 9mo 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
- $31.19
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 1,628
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 66% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
13 rising
Sellers
112
Est. top-5 brand share
75%
Top 20: 100%
Est. top-5 click share
66%
Top 20: 98%
Open market
19%
- Maxone22%
- YOTUO18%
- UnionSine16%
- Aiolo Innovation11%
- Seagate8%
- NRICO6%
Demand
500gb External Hard Drive search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.2×
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 drive72K/yr
- 500 gb external hard drive51K/yr
- external hard drive 500gb41K/yr
- 500gb hard drive31K/yr
- hard drive 500gb18K/yr
- maxone external hard drive13K/yr
- 500 gb hard drive13K/yr
- external hard drive 500 gb7K/yr
- disco duro externo 500gb7K/yr
- 256gb external hard drive6K/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.
“Doesnt last”
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.
15 topics
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FAQ
Common 500gb External Hard Drive questions
Answered from the same tracked data.
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