Seagate - Backup Plus Hub for Mac 8TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - White
Model: STEM8000400
SKU: 5496258
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Customers enjoy the Backup Plus Hub's massive storage capacity and the convenience of its extra USB ports. The ease of setup and the reasonable price point are also frequently praised. However, some customers note that the device can be noisy during operation.
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While purchasing other items at Best Buy I saw this item on the shelf and realized its potential. Cloud backup is slow and restore is equally slow. This device gives me 8 Tb of storage and backups and restores are relatively fast. Having 2 USB ports, it also allows me to backup from 2 devices simultaneously.
This review is from Seagate - Backup Plus Hub 8TB External USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive - Black
Posted by Bernie
If you are needing lots of storage for your family photos and home videos, this external 8TB drive is what you are looking for. With it's sleek design and easy USB hookup, you can have instant access to hard drive storage in just minutes. I hooked it up and instantly was able to partition it for different operating systems to use on my iMac. Sleek, easy, modern, you can't go wrong with this purchase!
Posted by ExtraStorageNeeded
This is one of the best Hard Drives I have had, this Seagate Has 8TB of data which about 7451GB is Free Available Space (if it's in NTFS File System) I have had it for a year now and It's still going strong. If you have a lot of data to back up and want the biggest Hard drive, you should get this one, this drive uses a power brick which is not portable ofcourse but you get a Huge Capacity. The Speed it's Good, I usually get around 30-70 MBs/Second while backing my data from other drives. It has a light indicator, but it's only to let you know if it's On/Off. Notes: The Drive takes some 5-8 seconds to load when first plugged in, but that's normal, don't worry, and when you disconnect it from your PC it takes about 10 seconds to fully power off so you can safely move it around. The noise is not big so it's quiet, and the two USB ports on the hub are great to charge devices. ****One Huge advice: If you decide to buy this Drive, know that you are getting a great drive BUT DON'T rely on it enterely, like you should have at least another place where your data is backed up too, just in case this one fails unexpectedly, since most Hard drives will fail eventually (statistics say that most drives will last 2-3 Years or even more depending on their use and care), so you should get another drive to back your data, not only this one. That's the best recommendation I could offer you, take care of your Data by having it copied in at least 2-3 different places. This would be the best way to protect All of your precious Data: Have a copy of all your data on: 1: This or any other Hard Drive/SSD. 2: A Second Hard drive, with the same Capacity. 3. A cloud (Internet) backup in case of a fire, earthquake, robbery, etc. That's the best Backup Plan I can give you, other than that, enjoy this huge 8TB Seagate Hard Drive :)
This review is from Seagate - Backup Plus Hub 8TB External USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive - Black
Posted by Bryandroid