A mechanism, a bridge and a case, and buyers compare the wrong one of the three · review
Intenso 1 TB portable drive, refurbished into a new case review
A one-terabyte portable drive that names its USB generation precisely and states that the mechanism inside it has been reconditioned and fitted into a new case.
The bottom line Precise where it counts on the interface and blank almost everywhere else. A reconditioned mechanism stated openly, with no warranty term beside it, asks the buyer to weigh a disclosure against a missing reassurance.
On the listing
A one-terabyte portable hard drive in a 2.5-inch case; ultra-fast transfer through USB 3.2 Gen 1×1 for backing up large files; a compact 2.5-inch case for maximum mobility, light and handy and suited to travel; plug and play with no installation before a copy or a transfer begins; a capacity of 1 TB for photographs, videos, documents and large backup files; and a certified refurbished drive, with high-quality internal mechanisms reconditioned in Germany and fitted into new cases.
Gen 1×1, spelled out
The title says USB 3.2 and the first bullet says USB 3.2 Gen 1×1. The second is the useful one, because the family name covers arrangements that differ from each other. Naming the generation and the lane arrangement is the precision this shelf usually lacks, and it arrives here without a rate in gigabits per second to go with it.
A new case around an older mechanism
The fifth bullet does something no other listing on this shelf does: it says the drive inside has been used before, reconditioned, and fitted into a new housing. That is a disclosure rather than a selling point, and it belongs in the specification. What it does not carry is a warranty term, an hour count or a test result, so the disclosure stands alone.
The cable that is never counted
The generation of the port is named twice. What plugs into it is named nowhere: no cable in the box list, no connector on the drive, no plug at the computer end. A drive sold on its interface ought to say what reaches that interface.
Before ordering
Ask two questions: what warranty covers a reconditioned drive, and what cable comes with it. The page is candid about the first subject and silent on both answers.
Availability
Priced from 71 € to 105 € across the German, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores the day this page was checked.
It is stocked on the American and British Amazon stores as well, in that country’s own currency. The range above leaves those out: it counts euro stores and no others.
Every figure in this section is what Keepa held on the day this page was last updated. Stock and prices move without warning.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 10 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.
Where it holds up, and where it stops
Strengths
Names the USB generation to its full designation, Gen 1×1, rather than stopping at the family name as the title does
States plainly that the drive is certified refurbished and describes where and how the mechanism was reconditioned
The capacity is printed twice and never contradicted, which on this shelf is worth saying
Compromises
No cable is listed anywhere, so what arrives in the box beyond the drive itself is unknown
No connector at either end, on a drive whose interface generation is otherwise stated with unusual precision
No warranty term, on a reconditioned product where the term is the main thing a buyer would want to read
Specifications
Capacity
1 TB — printed in the title and repeated in the fourth bullet, in the maker’s unit and reported here in that unit
Portable or desktop format
Portable — the title names it a portable hard drive in 2.5-inch form, and the second bullet gives mobility as the reason for the case size
USB generation
USB 3.2 Gen 1×1 — stated in the first bullet in that exact form. The title stops at USB 3.2, which is the broader name; the bullet is the more precise of the two
Stated link rate
Not published on the listing — the first bullet names the generation and calls the transfer ultra-fast, and no figure in gigabits per second follows it
Connector type
Not published on the listing — no socket is named on the drive and no plug is named at the computer end
Power source
Not published on the listing — no mains adapter is named and no statement about drawing power from the port appears; the third bullet says only that the drive starts without an installation
Stated dimensions
Not published on the listing — the case is given as 2.5-inch and called compact, and no measurement follows
Weight
Not published on the listing — the second bullet calls the drive light and handy, and prints no figure
Cable supplied
Not published on the listing — no lead appears in any of the five bullets, on a page that names the generation of the port at one end and nothing about what connects to it
Warranty length
Not published on the listing — no term of any length appears, on a page whose fifth bullet is entirely about the reconditioning the drive has been through
Amazon reference
B0GHRK6MWF (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN
4034303037889
The questions that come up before an order
What does USB 3.2 Gen 1×1 add over USB 3.2?
It identifies which of several arrangements under the same family name is in use. The family covers more than one rate, and naming the generation and the lane arrangement pins down which one applies. The title here gives the family and the first bullet gives the precise designation, which is the order most listings on this shelf reverse.
What does certified refurbished describe on an external drive?
On this listing, an internal mechanism that has been reconditioned and fitted into a new case. The case is new; the drive inside it has a history the page does not quantify — no operating hours, no test result, no warranty term. It is stated openly, which is the part that matters, and the details are not published.
4 TB · portable · USB-C · USB 3.2 Gen 1 and Gen 2 and Thunderbolt 3 listed · shock, water and pressure resistance claimed · three-year warranty · one cable in, one out
A four-terabyte portable drive that lists five interface standards it works with, names the cable in the box and the cable that is not, and publishes a three-year warranty.
Best for: A drive that leaves the desk and goes into a bag on a site or a shoot, where the protective claims and the published warranty are the reason to pay more.
4 TB · portable · USB 3.0, backwards compatible with USB 2.0 · compatible with computers and two console families · sold exclusively through one marketplace
A four-terabyte portable drive whose page names a generation, a compatibility list and a marketplace exclusivity twice, and that never states a connector, a measurement or a warranty.
Best for: A console or laptop that has run out of room, where four terabytes at a low price per terabyte is the requirement and the interface details can be confirmed with the seller.
500 GB · 2.5-inch portable · USB 3.0, also working on USB 2.0 · up to 120 MB/s read and 103 MB/s write · one cable in the box · three-year warranty
A five-hundred-gigabyte portable drive that publishes read and write figures and calls them theoretical, lists what is in the box, and names neither its connector nor its measurements.
Best for: A small pocket drive for carrying documents and photographs between machines, where the modest capacity is the point and the price reflects it.
