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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:
    Ease of use

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Same as expected

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

    It's simple to use. Does what it needs to do. Not lightning quick.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    It works for a Time Machine Backup

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

    It works as a Time Machine Backup. However, I had to reformat it a few times to get it to work correctly.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Big drive lots of storage in the

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

    Good luck with Seagate external drives in the USB three really fast

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

    I could not believe the price I saw in store.

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

    I could not believe the price I saw in store. I grabbed last one before some e got it and checked reviews before I went to pay for it and all the reviews were Right! A great product with fast speeds! I Love it and it has been used often for backups.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Very good product

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

    Fast and easy to use. 2nd one I own and they are very well made.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great

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

    Happy with purchase. Lots of storage and works well with my Mac!!

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Lot of space for a good price

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

    Not a ton of bells and whistles, but it is fast and reliable!

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great External Drive

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

    Great external drive! No issues with setup, as expected. Plug and play.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great value.

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

    Easy setup, 3.0 usb, the transfer speed was very good also. ,

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great hard drive

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

    Works great and stores alot of stuff. Well worth the money.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good Buy

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

    Item works fine for my back up of music, photos and documents.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great product easy to use.

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

    Easy set up. Easy to use. Great Product for backup storage.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    GOOD RESOLUTION

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

    GOOD RESOLUTION WITH BRIGHT PICTURE FAIRLY EASY TO OPERATE

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Works great

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

    It works gees as a backup drive and the price was excellent.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good back up drive

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

    It does what it is supposed to do and is easy to set up.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    easy plug play use

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

    this was first time use of Seagate product and it was good

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great external hard drive

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

    Has a lot of space for games. I use it for my Xbox one

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great storage product

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

    Stores all my data with room to spare. Just what I needed.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    works well

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

    used it on freeNAS, works well so far without problems

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    useful backup drive

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

    bought this to backup my home NAS, good GB/price ratio

    I would recommend this to a friend