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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

  • Quality

    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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  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Good Hard Drive for the price

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

    Seagate is a very good brand for the price and this one fit my needs perfectly

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

    Stellar!

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

    Perfect for my high storage backups. Seagate always makes an excellent product.

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

    large hard drive

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

    Lots of space, but requires additional power supply rather than powered by USB.

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

    Best product

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

    Need more room to store videos, and this product is perfect for what we need.

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

    Great Product

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

    Very happy with the previous purchase. Felt comfortable buying a 2nd one.

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

    Great one

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

    I like it more storage and convenient..my friend referred it to me.

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

    Easy to expand storage

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

    Used for data backup, W USB 3.0 seem much faster than previous backup HD

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

    perfect

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

    its great and has a lot of space for all the movies I want to put on it.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Lots of storage space

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

    Overall, Great Value for a 5 TB external USB drive. It does however require external power for operation.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Expand Xbox One S Memory

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

    I needed to expand the memory of my Xbox One S and this works wonderfully. It is a simple plug and select "add external memory" option in settings. It was up and running smooth literally within 2 minutes of plugging it in and I now have plenty of memory on my Xbox.

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

    works as advertised

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

    works as advertised; does what it should; doesn't do what it shouldn't

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

    Great Product

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

    I have not had any issues with this product. I would recommend this to everyone.

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

    Mac compatible.

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

    Works great with my mac pro. The quality and size are about right.

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

    Very nice

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

    Huge storage capability and compatible with Xbox One. Enough said.

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

    Reliable

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

    Ben running 24 hours a day, works fine and seems to be reliable.

    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.

    Lots of storage for a good price. Used this with a Mac and the time machine started right up and only took a few minutes to back up and complete.

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

    Good product

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

    Seems to be a good product thus far. Easy to use and good capaxhy

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

    I got 2

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

    I ordered 2 and they are working good for what I'm storing so far.

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

    Seamless instalation. Works perfectly!

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

    I use the drive for photo storage and it works great.

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

    Good and reliable

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

    Reliable quality with this hard drive and a good amount of space

    I would recommend this to a friend
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