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  • Front. Seagate - Backup Plus Desktop 5TB External USB 3.0/2.0 Hard Drive - Black.
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Seagate - Backup Plus Desktop 5TB External USB 3.0/2.0 Hard Drive - Black

Model:
STDT5000100
SKU:
5127069
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Customer reviews

Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 2392 reviews

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    Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars

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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.

This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.

The vast majority of our reviews come from verified purchases. Reviews from customers may include My Best Buy members, employees, and Tech Insider Network members (as tagged). Select reviewers may receive discounted products, promotional considerations or entries into drawings for honest, helpful reviews.
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  • A lot of storage

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    Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love the quality from sea gate works with no problems

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Works good

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

    No problems so far. My only complaint would be the fragile usb connector.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Big storage

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

    I got this on sale and think I grabbed myself a bargain! Does what it says

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Decent hard drive

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

    Great value for the price. I am using it to backup all of my important photos

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Large, speedy storage

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

    This External Hard Drive is great for backing up your data in a timely way.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great addition to my PS4

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

    Bought this to expand my HDD space on my PS4. It was a great addition

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great External Storage Product

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

    Easy setup, reliable storage, would purchase again. Quick data transfer.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Researched prior to purchase

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

    Researched prior to purchase And am very happy so far! Easy, no issues!

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Excellent for gaming backup

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    Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Backup for my PS4 Pro, works great and no problems!

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Works like an USB hard drive.

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

    Does what it should do. Nice and fast if connected to USB 3.0. Looks good.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Seems to work as needed

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

    I can't comment on long term. I only power it up to back up data and then power off. I wish I could afford a bigger drive :)

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great Workhorse

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

    Bought for my PS4 Pro for extended hard drive for downloading games.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great value

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

    This is a nice disk. It does what it needs to do and seems to work well.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Lots of storage

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

    So far so good. Had this for about a month and is working perfectly.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • What I Expected

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

    Not super fast but adequate, especially for this price range. Great backup hard drive but you would not want it for everyday use

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • great price for the amount of storage

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

    I have a lot of pictures that I want to store so this give me plenty of storage.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • ok for back ups

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

    Not a real seagate fan but thats all they had. It seems the sea gate only last a couple years while the WD last 3 times as long

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend

  • Very reliable

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

    Perfect solution for more space to store xbox games. Good response time.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Good Bulk Storage

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

    Device works great as a place to dump stuff that doesn't need to be retrieved quickly. Its not as fast as internal hard drives.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great backup

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

    Waited or this brand as it had the highest rating. Salesman agreed.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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