However, if local storage is the only thing you’re looking for, I would suggest you to look elsewhere as you might get a similar capacity external hard drive at a cheaper price. If you’re planning to keep a backup of your data on social networking sites, this drive will make your life a lot easier. To wrap this up, the software is the only differentiator. The software is really easy to use and allows to share content to social networks via the connected external hard drive, internal HDD or Seagate’s cloud service.

FREE shipping, friendly support, and 30-day return policy on storage. The software supports Facebook, Flickr and YouTube social networks, which are admittedly the biggest ones but would’ve been better if Seagate added support for other social networking sites as well. Western Digital, leaders in digital storage solutions compatible with Mac and PC. This Seagate hard drive comes pre-loaded with Seagate Dashboard software and is essentially the only way to take advantage of the drive’s social networking features. 12V AC Power Adapter fits for Seagate Backup Plus SRD0SD0, Expansion SRD00F2, Central, FreeAgent GoFlex, SimpleTech External Hard Drive Power Supply Cord and More 4. The Backup Plus Hub is available on at 140 and 250, respectively. Now that we’ve talked about the hardware performance, let’s talk about the software. The answer is totally a yes if you have a USB 3.0 (or 3.1)-ready desktop computer and need extra storage space. FireWire 800 and Thunderbolt adapters can be bought separately. However, if you feel USB 3.0 is ‘slow’ for your work, you can easily swap the USB 3.0 with a better and faster FireWire 800 and Thunderbolt support. On the performance front, the drive supports USB 3.0 out of the box that gives a read/write speed of around 110MB/s and 107MB/s respectively. Seagate’s Backup Plus Desktop also needs to be powered up via an external source and comes with the requisite AC adapter. One of the major differences between is a portable and a desktop drive is the power source – a portable one can be powered by a USB port whereas you’ll need an external power source to power the desktop drive. The bottom side of the drive is detachable that supports different interfaces. The Backup Plus Desktop drive starts from 1TB storage and is available in four different SKUs up to 4TB.ĭesign-wise, the Seagate Backup Plus Desktop HDD features a glossy finish that attracts a decent amount of fingerprint smudges and vents placed on the side for dissipating heat from the drive. The portable Backup Plus drives max out at 1TB and this is where the Backup Plus Desktop drive steps in with more storage. Now we’re taking Seagate’s desktop offering for a spin that promises the same Backup Plus advantages with a humongous local storage of 3TB. We also reviewed the portable 1TB Backup Plus drive in September last year and found it a decent offering if you considered your social network data ‘save-worthy’. We will continue to investigate and shall update the review if we manage to get to the bottom of this problem.Seagate introduced the Backup Plus lineup last year that allowed users to backup content from and upload to their favourite social networks. Futuremark told us, that in theory, there shouldn't be any issues associated with SMR. Oddly, Futuremark's PC Mark 8 wouldn't run on the drive and would consistently crash. It reached a staggering 124MBps in sequential read, and a jaw-dropping 195MBps in sequential write both figures were obtained via the popular storage benchmark, CrystalDiskMark 3. Sure, put a 1TB SSD in an external enclosure and you'd end up with something faster – but compared to other traditional platter-based hard disk drives with a low RPM, it is a stunner. The Seagate Backup Plus 8TB is probably one of the fastest external hard disk drives we've tested. You will need to add a couple of Watts for the actual power consumption but it is fair to say that leaving it connected 24x7 wouldn't be a bad idea given that it is essentially built for doing just that. Note that these figures are for the internal drive (Seagate hasn't provided the figures for the Backup Plus). The drive can be used 24 hours a day and sips power when in standby mode (less than 1W) and even in operating mode, consumes just 7.5W.

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