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Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 201 reviews

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Customers value the Backup Plus Desktop 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive's massive storage capacity, ease of use, and reliable performance. Many appreciate its competitive price and compact size, while the fast USB 3.0 connection is also frequently praised. Although some users noted that the drive can get slightly warm, the overall experience is overwhelmingly positive.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Reliability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works Great! Happy to have such a large drive.

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

    I have had no issues. It works as it is supposed to.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent storage!

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

    I needed a lot of storage and this was a great item!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Product

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

    Bought to replace my 3TB, works without any issues.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    awesome amount of space

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

    Has all of the storage I needed and works great!!!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    High Capacity, Low Price

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

    In our office we use a great number of external hard drive to store the different film and TV project files with which we are working. This was a great deal, and a great product. I will buy more.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great price for amount of storage.

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

    Just purchased this to replace a failing 4TB version. Hoping that these newer models are better in reliability. However, if it is within the warranty date, seagate gives great service.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Easy setup for novices

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

    Good value for those who need tons of extra storage or who just want one place to back up multiple devices.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Worth the price

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

    A Daily Offer from Best Buy. Came in handy, I was able to consolidate several external drives. Easy to set up, works flawlessly.

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

    very reliable

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

    lightweight but powerful. easy to travel with. love the touchscreen option. the solid state drive is a life saver. no more worries about drive going bad, which has happened in almost all my other laptops through out the years.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    great portable hard drive

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

    lots of space on this portable hard drive! Should last for years!

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

    Great drives

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

    The 8 TB drives are fast and great for Mac or PC. I used them to backup a Mac server, formatted them for Mac and they work great.

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

    Quiet and gobs of space.

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

    Plugged in to my Windows 10 laptop and it was immediately ready to go. Pre-formatted NTFS with a GUID Partition Table (GPT). Great for backing all your data.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Lot if memory

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

    Tons of memory, purchased for backup hard drive for Xbox one

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great storage!

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

    Love this external hard drive. Great purchase for the price.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy to use

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

    This product is easy to use, lots of storage. I recommend this product. Excellent for all storage needs.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for an external on both PC & Mac

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

    I need a lot of space and need to be able to jump from PC to Mac and this has been a dream come true.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great drive, 8tb at great price

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

    Great value, nice size, no complaints ! Runs pretty quietly.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    8tb hardrive

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

    love this hardrive huge storage and it is cheap and i store so many anime and movies and music

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    8TB is fabulous

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

    Has worked well with "W7 backup" from Windows 10, and also with W10 "filehistory" backup. Have not yet installed Seagate Backup Plus software (included), but will try that soon. So great to have all the space I need for large 1TB sized backups. I plan to buy a second 8TB drive and swap out monthly for backup use. Included USB cable is longer than 3 feet, much longer than some other drives include.

    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.

    I think it's a great product and I've already recommended it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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