Seagate Backup Plus Portable Drive Review
Seagate Backup Plus Portable Drive Review
Life moves fast. Don’t miss a thing.
The Backup Plus portable drive from Seagate is the simple way to protect and share your entire digital life—without getting in the way of the rest of your life.- Protect your stuff with easy, flexible backups
- Automatically save photos from your social networks
- Share photos and videos to social networks with a click
- Easily increase transfer speeds by upgrading to Thunderbolt™ technology or FireWire® 800
Seagate Backup Plus Portable Drive Features
Protect…
Photos, videos, and more–on the go.
Life is full of amazing moments you want to remember
forever. The Backup Plus portable drive goes where you go, providing
easy, plug-and-play backups. So you know that no matter where “life
happens," your memories are always protected.
Save…
Your social life with a click.
Think of how many photos you’ve shared on Facebook or
Flickr. With Backup Plus, you can easily download them right to your
drive, so even more of your life is safe and sound.
Share…
Your favorite moments instantly.
With Backup Plus, your memories aren’t “trapped” in your
drive. Just a click lets you share photos and videos to Facebook and
Flickr or YouTube right from your Backup Plus drive.
Upgrade…
Your connectivity in a snap.
Getting a new computer with Thunderbolt™ technology or
USB 3.0? Not a problem. Changing your connectivity is as easy as
plugging in a new adapter.* So even when you upgrade, your Backup Plus
drive can upgrade right along with you.
*Additional adapters sold separately.
Perfect when you need to:
- Protect your stuff with easy, flexible backups
- Automatically back up your photos from Facebook and Flickr
- Share photos and videos to Facebook, Flickr, and YouTube
- Easily upgrade to Thunderbolt™ technology or FireWire® 800
What do you get?
- Seagate Dashboard pre-loaded on drive
- NTFS driver for Mac pre-loaded on drive
- USB 3.0 interface adapter
- 18-inch USB 3.0 cable
- Quick start guide
- 2-year limited warranty
System Requirements
- Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP3 (32-bit and 64-bit) operating system or Mac OS X 10.6 or higher
- SuperSpeed USB 3.0 port (required for USB 3.0 transfer speeds or backwards compatible with USB 2.0 ports at USB 2.0 transfer speeds)
Seagate Backup Plus Portable Drive Accessories
Seagate® Thunderbolt™ Adapter
Lightning quick transfers of large files. Connect to your Backup Plus portable drive and Thunderbolt cable for interface speeds up to 20x faster than USB 2.0.- Completely portable, powered through the Thunderbolt cable
- Transfer speeds up to 10Gb/s
- Works with any portable Backup Plus or GoFlex drive
Model Number: STAE121
Upgrade Cable — USB 3.0/2.0
This USB 3.0 upgrade cable delivers performance that is up to 10x faster than USB 2.0, making it perfect for transferring and accessing movies and other large files with your Backup Plus portable drive.- Works with any USB 3.0 port
- Backward compatible with USB 2.0
- Compatible with any portable Backup Plus or GoFlex drive
GoFlex Portable Case
Rugged and compact, this sleek case slips easily into a pocket, briefcase or bag to protect your GoFlex® ultra-portable drive when you’re on the move. Full-zip design fits both your drive and a GoFlex cable.
Compatible with all GoFlex Pro, GoFlex for Mac
ultra-portable and GoFlex Pro for Mac ultra-portable drives, plus
Expansion™ portable drives (640 GB or less)
Model Number: STAF106Upgrade Cable — FireWire® 800
Boost the transfer speed between your drive and your Mac® computer, and access data up to 2x faster than USB 2.0 when you upgrade to this FireWire® 800 cable.- Compatible with any portable Backup Plus or GoFlex drive
Works with a FireWire 800 or IEEE1394b port
Model Number: STAE102
GoFlex™ Upgrade Cable Kit — USB 3.0
Easily upgrade both your laptop and GoFlex® or GoFlex Pro ultra-portable drive to the enhanced speed of USB 3.0 (requires available ExpressCard adapter port on your laptop). This kit boosts your system with performance that’s up to 10x faster than USB 2.0.- Perfect for transferring and accessing movies and other large files.
- Includes everything you need to retrofit your laptop—PC card laptop adapter, USB 3.0 cable and USB power connector.
- Backward compatible with USB 2.0
Compatible with GoFlex and GoFlex Pro ultra-portable drives
Model Number: STAE101Seagate Backup Plus Portable Drive Specifications
| Capacity | 1TB | 750GB | 500GB | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interface Options | USB 3.0 | USB 3.0 | USB 3.0 | ||
| Physical | |||||
| Height (in/mm) | 0.57/14.5 | 0.57/14.5 | 0.57/14.5 | ||
| Width (in/mm) | 3.19/81.1 | 3.19/81.1 | 3.19/81.1 | ||
| Length (in/mm) | 4.86/123.4 | 4.86/123.4 | 4.86/123.4 | ||
| Weight (lb/g) | 0.440/224 | 0.440/224 | 0.440/224 | ||
| Model Number | Interface | Package | Capacity | Product Colors | Automatic Backup Software | Warranty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STBU1000100 | USB 3.0 | Drive Only | 1TB | Black | PC & Mac | 2 years |
| STBU1000103 | USB 3.0 | Drive Only | 1TB | Red | PC & Mac | 2 years |
| STBU1000101 | USB 3.0 | Drive Only | 1TB | Silver | PC & Mac | 2 years |
| STBU1000102 | USB 3.0 | Drive Only | 1TB | Blue | PC & Mac | 2 years |
| STBU750100 | USB 3.0 | Drive Only | 750GB | Black | PC & Mac | 2 years |
| STBU500100 | USB 3.0 | Drive Only | 500GB | Black | PC & Mac | 2 years |
| STBU500101 | USB 3.0 | Drive Only | 500GB | Silver | PC & Mac | 2 years |
| STBU500103 | USB 3.0 | Drive Only | 500GB | Red | PC & Mac | 2 years |
| STBU500102 | USB 3.0 | Drive Only | 500GB | Blue | PC & Mac | 2 years |
Data taken from http://www.seagate.com/external-hard-drives/portable-hard-drives/standard/backup-plus/ (Accessed on Jan 17, 2013)
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