
Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 236 reviews
4.7- Storage (113)
- Ease of use (51)
- Speed (28)
- USB 3.0 (22)
- Price (20)
- Heat (3)
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- Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Backup Drive
Backs up my server every night. Easy setup, quick speeds and fair price with the price match guarantee!
Posted by Bankrupt
- Rated 5 out of 5 stars
An excellent option for Xbox one
I specifically bought this for my Xbox one so I can't comment on PC or Mac connectivity. It likely works fine on both, but I got it when on a short term sale just for the Xbox. On Xbox one you simply plug it in and the Xbox immediately recognized it and asked if I wanted to format it to store games on. It was up and running shortly and so far, has worked like a charm. I can't notice any speed difference playing games off this external vs the internal drive which is fine by me. I just needed the space since the Xbox one doesn't necessarily have a user replaceable hard drive. So there you go, for Xbox one you get massive space for your games and the performance for me at least is the same as the internal drive, if you can find this on sale, I highly recommend it.
Posted by Drjoey
- Rated 4 out of 5 stars
A well performing drive thats great for backups
I purchased this to add to my set of rotating backup drives I use to back up my home server. My current set of 3 & 4 Tb drives are getting full so I needed a new drive to add to the set to extend the rotation period of each drive. The drive is easy to use and quiet which is a must for me. USB 3.0 also helps decrease my current backup time by about 30-35%. The bottleneck now appears to be the ability of my home server to push data down to the system the drive is attached to. I have only used it for a short time. I disconnect the backup drive and store it in a safe in between backup sessions so that means it is not in constant use like most external drives. During the ~2 days I had it out and in use I noticed no problems or any thing exemplary about it. I expect this Seagate to last as long as the 4 others I use in my backup set and that is a long time indeed. I plan to purchase more the next time I need a new drive or I decide its time to finally replace some of my much older drives. Until I use it a lot more I cannot say if it is an outstanding drive or simply a very good one. For that reason I will not give it 5 stars. (You have to earn a top score in my book, I never give it without some evidence or experience to back it up.)
Posted by IAmBruceK
- Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Tons of space!
I bought this for my Xbox one and I am so glad I did. I have about 40 games for the system and before I got this I had to delete a game to add a game. This thing makes that idea obsolete. It holds a ton of games not sure of how many but I would guess easily into the 100s. I got this on sale for a little over 100 dollars and it was a no brainer for me. The company that makes it is great I have not had any problems out of any of their products in the past. It is the same brand as I build my PC's with. If you can get this at a decent deal and need space it is a nice one to get. The size of it is decently small I didn't measure it maybe in the description but easily sits next to my Xbox one on the stand I have it on.
Posted by Scruffy
- Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great value - lots of space
I bought 3 of these hard drives and didn't have any trouble connecting them via the USB 3.0 connection. They are very fast. I transferred a little more than 2 TB to them and was amazed how quick they were done. These new drives will hold my video and my old 3TB drives will hold my photos. This is a way better solution that cloud based storage. Its faster and in the end a lot cheaper. If you want the ability to access your data anywhere, that option is available from Seagate in a different drive and doesn't have a monthly charges.
Posted by cameraguy