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Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 2392 reviews

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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96%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers are enthusiastic about the Backup Plus Desktop 5TB External Hard Drive's large storage capacity and ease of use. Its reliability and relatively quiet operation are also frequently praised, along with the competitive price and fast USB 3.0 transfer speeds. While some users found the bundled software to be problematic, most customers reported a positive experience.

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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fine drive

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The drive acts as a master backup and has worked fine for the purpose it is to serve.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Design and connectivity are excellent.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Options for setup with specifications and profiles worked well for my backup plans.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    all the space you need

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I had a 1 tb storage drive before and it wasn't enough. This one is easy to use and big enough.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great value

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works great as a backup drive. I've had drives fail, hoping this one lasts a long time.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great long term storage backup device

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    used this new drive to consoldiate several older harddrives. Dependable and fast.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Seagate - Backup Plus Desktop 5tb External Usb 3.0

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Seagate - Backup Plus Desktop 5tb External Usb 3.0/2.0 Hard Drive - Black was great

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good product

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is a 5TB external hard drive, it has to be powered externally, but it is a good way to back-up your desktop or laptop hard disk.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Seagate has never failed me

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great hard drive,no slow down, I use it for video editing

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy to install

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Easy to install and fast transfer data ! 5TB you can go wrong with this capacity.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Backup Drive

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This worked perfect for what I needed it to do. I would recommend it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great product

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this to connect to my media center in the living room and it works great.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    love the size and the speed

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I am able to keep all my files in one place. Fabulous product. Very quiet and fast.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great quality

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great prices at Best Buy with quality . Price match always honored at my location.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent just now.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It working very well, no problems just now. good balance between price and quality.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great hard drive

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The hard drive is really a great value for the money. I've had no problems with it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good and quite

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The hard drive has a light "hum" to t, but it isn't loud and you can barely hear it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Unlimited space for my needs

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    A great price and a huge upgrade from the 150gb I have and my Xbox one loves it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love it

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love this product. It is fast, cheap and it works perfect for gaming application.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Product

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Always purchased Seagate products and never had a problem with any of them.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Segate Drive

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have had very good luck with Seagate drives. This one is doing the same job!

    I would recommend this to a friend