Reviewers Liked
- Fast and flexible
- Good-looking
- Includes backup software
- Easy to use
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Caps at just 1TB
- Price could be lower
Seagate Backup Plus Desktop USB3 STCA
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By TechRadar
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The Seagate Backup Plus 8TB is hard to resist if you're looking for a portable storage solution with acres of space to spare. It sips power, doesn't cost the earth and is blazingly fast – what's not to...
By PCMag
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The Seagate Backup Plus Desktop Drive (5TB) is incredibly spacious, reasonably fast, and since it has a class-leading 5 terabytes of storage, it costs only pennies per gigabyte.
By Computer Shopper
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If you tend to fill hard drives quickly, the strong performance and gargantuan capacity of this 5TB model make it one of the best direct-attached single-bay drives for the money. Read...
By CNET Australia
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Fast and massive, the Seagate Backup Plus Desktop is an excellent backup drive for any USB 3.0-enabled computer or...
By bit.com.au
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While we highly recommend RAID devices and NAS boxes for certain situtation in small businesses where backups are needed, another cheaper option for some people is to get a simple external backup drive. Here is one that received a recommendation from...
By micromart.co.uk
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Seagate is a name with some strong credentials in the hard drive world, but external drives are easy to get right. What has this old-guard manufacturer done to distinguish itself from the competition, if anything?The answer, strangely, is to embrace the...
By hardwarebbq.com
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Barracuda is a good choice for a drive with media backup utility. As can be seen on the 98.39GB...
By Expert Reviews
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A very fast hard disk with a lot of storage for a low price and the bundled software is excellent,...
By Macworld Australia
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We all know how important it is to back up our data, but which hard drive does the better job for your needs? We take a look at four current models on the market to help you decide. SeagatePROS: Social media backup; performance; capacityCONS: Not...
By itreviews.com
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The Seagate Backup Plus is fast, easy to use and versatile, making it a worthy successor to the formidable GoFlex line of portable hard...
By TopTenREVIEWS
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6.33/10...
By CNET Australia
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Seagate Backup Plus carries the flexibility of the GoFlex portable drive while adding performance and style to portable storage. The new drive makes an excellent...
By CNET France
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Le Seagate Backup Plus Desktop est une excellente alternative à son petit frère, le disque dur Backup Plus portable. Le nouveau périphérique de stockage externe de Seagate dispose d'une énorme quantité d'espace de stockage pouvant atteindre à 5 To et...
By Chip.de
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Im Durchschnitt wiegen die externen 3,5-Zoll-Festplatten in der Bestenliste gut 1 Kilogramm. Daran gemessen ist die Seagate mit 897 Gramm recht leicht und verdient sich viele Wertungspunkte in der Kategorie Mobilität. Ebenfalls sehr gut ist die...
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