Seagate 4TB Backup Plus USB 3.0 External Hard Drive with USB Hub
Great backup solution for our large RAIDs!
We've been using large-capacity Seagate drives to backup our main editing drives and RAIDs for a long time. We only use these as a backup solution, and they represent the best value per gigabyte anywhere. I've yet to use the new USB ports but it's nice to know they're there.
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Very useful & reliable & after much searching cheapest 8TB
Very useful & reliable & after much searching cheapest 8TB I found. Very useful with extra USB sockets-saves having to transfer things through computer & so is much faster, also less ware & tear on computer-all controlled & viewed through USB cable plugged into computer.
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This is Awesome
I already have a 3 tera external hard drive which is full and My grandsons want to reformat their computers 'cause when one does it ,they all want to; So now I can copy or cut and paste everything on their computers to just one place. This external drive is super fast.
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1 month use trash
i bought the 8tb version in b&h, only used it for a month, the disk started to run slow then crashed. mechanical fail, now im spending 1 thousand us dollars to recover just 200 gb of information. i do monthly backups didnt last that long. Will never buy seagate again.
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Seagates drives are always great
This drive has a lot of space for my backups. It took a long time to backup 4TB of data from my computer. Im replacing two 4TB drives with this one and one new internal 8TB drive. This should do the trick as Seagate are probably the most reliable drives out there
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good bang 4buck
Works good, generating 165GB files (all 13 card bridge hands, 97 files), then compressing to 17GB, for later analysis. Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on ========= === ==== ==== ===== =========== /dev/sdb2 7.3T 1.2T 6.2T 17% /media/usr/seagate8TB3
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Great drive to connect to a router
This is the 3rd one I've purchased. I was outgrowing my 5TB drives connected to my router (i.e. accessing them as shared network storage). Swapped them out for these 8TB drives, and connected the 5TB drives to their USB ports. It's working out great.
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What a great deal
I bought the Seagate 8TB Backup Drive because I am concerned about redundant storage. I was going to use it to back my other drives into it. Liked the drive so much I am using it for my main drive and using the others to back up the Seagate drive.
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Great bargin.
We got this in the "Deal Zone" for a great price. Ran out of room on a couple of 1tb secondary drives so we got this. Transfer of each 1tb drive was relatively quick. We have it connected to our RAID drive for "easier" access. Works well so far.
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Works great
Was easy to setup and partition on my Mac. Doesn't make much noise and the logo LED isn't too bothersome. So far it's been solid and transfer rates line up with what the advertised specs. Great desktop backup solution. Highly recommend.
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Ordered the hard drive. They said they'd be open that day. Took money, processed order. Closed again. Order wasn't shipped. 2 and a half weeks from time order was placed to when I received it. That's absolutely too long and ridiculous.
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Great Product
Took it out of the box and started up. Downloaded Mac softfware and was up and running. Very fast compared to all the other products in the past I have purchased. Came with USB 3 to 2 connector which I needed. Quiet, super soft hum.
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A great combination of looks and functionality
Works perfectly as a large backup drive. having the additional USB ports is definitely a bonus. aesthetically pleasing on a desktop and handy for phone charging or quickly booting up/transferring files to a mobile or flash drive.
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LOVE THIS DRIVE!
I own two of these for photo backups. They are fast and reliable. I love them. I switched to Seagate three years ago from Western Digital, after multiple WD drive failures. I have never had a seagate drive failure.
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Data transfer rates and customs
Transfer rates appear to slow when you put mode data on it. Tax (GST) for Malaysia was originally calculated on an incorrect deivery charge. Fortunately this was fixed before delivery. Much appreciated - FedEx.
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A safe safe for my photos
My desktop computer had almost run out of space and my Star Tech was nearly full. I had just returned from a trip with a new batch of photos. What could Ido. The Seagate was the answer and I am most pleased.
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Easy Set Up
Drive was easily set up and easy to use. The two USB ports in the front are actually a lot more handy then I originally thought they would be. Drive is super quite and cannot hear it over the CLX next to it.
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USA only! Don't buy OS if you don't have a power adapter.
I bought 2 of these and one of the Mac ones. The Mac one had the multi-adaptor for power, but this one only has a power adapter for the US, which means more outlay of cash just to be able to use the drives.
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Best price per TB right now
We use a lot of these drives, mostly for backup and editing HD video. USB is too slow when editing 4K, but until the price comes down on Thunderbolt 3 drives, these remain an attractive alternative.
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Fast, Quiet, and Big
Outgrew my 5TB drive, and this is the replacement. The drive is silent except for the occasional light chunk of the drive heads moving. I get about 120 MB/s read/write speeds via the USB 3 cable.
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Mac 8TB backups with convenient USB hub
Have purchased two for efficiency and speed as redundant backups for photographic and research data. Pleased with results including USB hub, which adds quick convenience for temporary tasks.
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Solid Product
Seagate has a well deserved reputation when it comes to hard drives, and this unit falls right in line. I have three of these to back up an extensive set of photos and movies. Great product.
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Excellent external drive
This is my 5th Seagate external drive. I've used them for backups for many years and have never had a problem with one. The new models have USB hubs on the front which is an added bonus.
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received item today
Just received it and started transferring my data, seems great transfer rate @130mbps very nice speed. hopefully will be working fine had bad experience with other Seagate 8TB Drive.
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