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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.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Reliability

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    2nd unit puchased. enough said

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

    I purchased one of these about 18 months ago, perhaps a bit more recently than that. It's almost full and has been completely reliable, so I purchased a second one. I can't think of a better recommendation than that. Would buy again? More like, DID buy again.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good Storage Option

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

    Drive offers ample space at a good price. 200GB Onedrive sto rage is a nice bonus. This is a 5900 RPM SMR drive, so it's not blazing fast but it is more than adequate for archive usage.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great backup for my all my devices.

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

    So far so good. Backup for all my devices stored in one place for ease of mind. Easy installation and the optional scheduling of backups was impressive to me and just what I was looking for.

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

    Does its job

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

    Good drive so far. Many negative Seagate reviews out there. Always make redundant backups.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Usb

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy to use and works great

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

    Plug and play set up (altho needing it's only power source kind of sucks) Works great, haven't had any problems using this. I use this as an external hard drive for my Xbox One.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Usb

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great capacity and speed

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

    Good choice for an external drive with high capacity. Worked as soon as it was connected to USB3 (Windows 7). I already possess an external Seagate 3GB of which I am satisfied ( 1 year old and still in use).

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Reliability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    You Can't Go Wrong

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

    This is probably my fourth or fifth Seagate Backup Plus and they run perfectly. I haven't bothered using any of the included software (because who needs it?) but as a drive, it's solid.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good hardrive for videogame console's

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

    This is a great external hardrive to get when you have to get a smaller space for your videogame console so if ur looking to expand ur video game library deffinetly get this hardrive

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage capacity

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Portable library

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

    This hard drive has ample room for pretty much all of your needs. I could add my whole music library (practically 1,000 plus albums), all of my digital pictures, and digital videos to this hard drive and still have lots of space remaining!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Reliability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    External for PS4

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

    I got into the beta for the new firmware from Sony which included support for external drives. This works like a charm for that reason. No more delting games to make room for more.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage capacity

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    IT works

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

    For what I am using this for is storage for Music it works as described. I attached this to my storage server and have all of my music for my ITUNES server on this drive. It is adequate however, not the fastesr drive out there. Great for what I use it for.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Reliability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Just what I needed!

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

    I got this as an external drive for my Xbox One. It only took a minute to set up and works perfectly. New games download straight to this drive and there is no lag time during playback.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Gets the job done

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

    Massive space for 4K video storing, read/write speeds between this and PC is decent for smaller files less than 2gb. I usually transfer large files within 30 minutes (300gb worth)

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Big External Hard Drive for Cheap

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

    5tb hard drive for under 200 dollars. I'm now able to fit everything in one place. A 3.0 USB connection allows fast transfer. Just plug and play.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good value for lots of storage

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

    I needed to clear some hard drive space and this external drive certainly does work. I can store videos and pictures probably until the day I die and not fill up the storage.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellant Hard drive

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

    For the amount of storage this hard drive is great. With the USB 3 it is extremely fast on retrieving data.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage capacity

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    A Great Deal of Storage in a Small Drive

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

    A Great Deal of Storage in a Small Drive! Lots of Space for Movies and Music, etc. But 3 of my 6 Seagate Hard Drives have failed over the years, conviently after 2-4 years when they are no longer under warrenty.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great unit at a reasonable price

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

    If you just need extra storage it is a perfect unit. I would recommend getting a stand alone storage solution that would support web based transactions for even more usefulness.

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

    Sufficient

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

    Nice to have the space, was a great Christmas gift!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Tons of memory for gaming!

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

    I bought this for my Xbox one. I needed something with a lot of memory to be able to download games on my Xbox without using all the memory on my Xbox. This size was perfect for the price.

    I would recommend this to a friend