500gb Hard Drive
FailShoppers spend an estimated $46K a year here, so 500gb Hard Drive is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 43 / 100Ranks 4,131 of 8,347 Electronics niches · on the category median43
- Market size
- $46K/yr44K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -4.0%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 56%top-5 click share · 9 brands · 65 sellers
Flapen Score
500gb Hard Drive against its category
The dotted line is the Electronics average. Past it, 500gb Hard Drive is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The 500gb Hard Drive market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for 500gb Hard Drive 44K times last year and spent an estimated $46K. The top 5 brands take 91% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan. Flapen scores it 43 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
An estimated 3.1% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 44K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 3.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -4.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $46K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 44K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -4.0%
- Conversion, latest week
- 3.1%
- Market size, estimated
- $46Ka year
- Peak month
- January2.0× the quietest month
- Top search term
- 500gb hdd13K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth $33.63.
Listings sell for $33.63 on average, from $16.29 to $66.32. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 1K to 2K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At $33.63 that is $0 to $3K a year per listing.
- Average price
- $33.63inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- $16.29–$66.32
- Amazon United States median price
- $24.38across 115,062 niches
- Units sold a year
- 1K–2K
- Units per listing a year
- 0–100
- Revenue per listing a year
- $0–$3K
- Returns
- 1.8%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
43% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 81% ship with Prime. On an average day, 6.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #993 within Data Storage. It carries 3,984 reviews at 4.39 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 43%
- Prime listings
- 81%
- Out of stock, average day
- 6.7%
- Average rank
- #993in Data Storage
- Average rating
- 4.39 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
- Average reviews
- 3,984per listing
- Listings tracked
- 21
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 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
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 1TB Ultra Slim Portable External Hard Drive HDD-USB 3.0 for PC Mac Laptop PS4 Xbox one Xbox 360-(Black)
- Price
- $66.32
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 2,061
- Age
- 9mo ago

WD Blue 500GB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 16MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD5000AAKX
- Price
- $37.28
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 5,751
- Age
- 15y 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 Constellation.2 500GB 7200RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 2.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive ST9500620NS
- Price
- $22.52
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 121
- Age
- 14y ago
Trending
estimated 90-day click momentum![Seagate Pipeline HD ST3500312CS 500GB 5900RPM 8MB Cache SATA II 3.0Gb/s 3.5in Internal Hard Drive (PC RAID NAS CCTV DVR) [Renewed] -w/1 Year Warrany](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/518j7-VQYAL.jpg)
Seagate Pipeline HD ST3500312CS 500GB 5900RPM 8MB Cache SATA II 3.0Gb/s 3.5in Internal Hard Drive (PC RAID NAS CCTV DVR) [Renewed] -w/1 Year Warrany
- Price
- $28.40
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 276
- Age
- 10y ago

Western Digital AV-GP WD5000AVDS 500GB 32MB Cache 5400RPM SATA II 3.0Gb/s 3.5 Internal Hard Drive (CCTV DVR PC Mac) (Renewed)
- Price
- $27.91
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 798
- Age
- 10y ago

MDD MAXDIGITALDATA 500GB 8MB Cache 5900RPM SATA 3Gb/s 3.5-inch Internal Desktop Hard Drive (Renewed)
- Price
- $16.29
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 71
- Age
- 8y ago

MDD MaxDigitalData 500GB 8MB Cache 5900PM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5 Internal Surveillance CCTV DVR Hard Drive - 2 Year Warranty (Renewed)
- Price
- $19.11
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 391
- Age
- 6y ago

Seagate BarraCuda 500GB Internal Hard Drive HDD 3.5 Inch SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 RPM 32MB Cache for Computer Desktop PC (ST500DM009)
- Price
- $45.12
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 436
- Age
- 10y ago
Newest
by launch date
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 1TB Ultra Slim Portable External Hard Drive HDD-USB 3.0 for PC Mac Laptop PS4 Xbox one Xbox 360-(Black)
- Price
- $66.32
- 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

UnionSine USB C Flash Drive 128GB USB3.2 Solid State External SSD Up to 450MB/s Mini Type-C USB Drive SSD-Stick for iPhone 15/16/17 Series Android Phone Laptop Tablet TV Car Audio
- Price
- $33.95
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 189
- Age
- 11mo ago

500GB 2.5 SATA HDD for Dell Inspiron 1120 1318 14 1420 1425 1427 1440 1470 1501 1505 1520 1521 1525 1526 1545 1546 1564 15R 1720 1721 1750 1764 17R 640M 9400 E1505 E1705 M5010 N3010 N4020 N4030 N4110
- Price
- $20.78
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 22
- Age
- 2y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 56% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
9 rising
Sellers
65
Est. top-5 brand share
91%
Top 20: 100%
Est. top-5 click share
56%
Top 20: 99%
Open market
6%
- UnionSine41%
- Western Digital17%
- Seagate17%
- MDD MAXDIGITALDATA10%
- Aiolo Innovation7%
- Maxone3%
- Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 6%)
Demand
500gb Hard Drive search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×
Search terms
Top 500gb Hard Drive search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with estimated yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- 500gb hdd13K/yr
- hdd 500gb8K/yr
- unionsine external hard drive8K/yr
- 500 gb hdd5K/yr
- unionsine5K/yr
- 512gb hdd3K/yr
- 500gb sata hard drive2K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about 500gb Hard Drive
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“Broke way too easily”
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 Hard Drive questions
Answered from the same tracked data.
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