Seagate Backup Plus Reviews

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Expert review by: Ahmer Kazi (pcmag.com)

Seagate Backup Plus

The Seagate Backup Plus is a worthy successor to the venerable GoFlex line, offering a killer combination of speed, ease of use, and versatility, all while innovatively incorporating social networking.

Interchangeable USM interface. Swift performance. Innovative social networking feature. Excellent user interface on included software

Plastic chassis could be sturdier. "Protect" feature not Mac compatible

Jun, 2012

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Expert review by: Elisa Pacelli (mymac.com)

Seagate Backup Plus

Seagate has long been a fixture in the world of internal and external hard drives. Recently, Seagate released a new type of drive—one that helps you share and save your digital media on social networks.

Jul, 2012

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Expert review by: Lucas Mearian (computerworld.com)

Backup Plus review: External drive saves social media data

Seagate's new line of lightweight external hard drives lets you back up both local and online data.

Easy to use; performs well; offers several interfaces

Difficult setup; loose connector in review unit

Seagate knows hard drives, and it has done a nice job making an easy-to-use portable helpmate with this one.

Jul, 2012

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Expert review by: (toptenreviews.com)

Seagate Backup Plus

Seagate's unique approach to backups and file sharing with this external hard drive is interesting and innovative, but only heavy social media users are likely to take full advantage of this function. Furthermore, the portable hard drive – and more...

The included Seagate Dashboard is user friendly and makes backing up important files easy and effortless

The plastic chassis feels a bit shoddy, and the drive isn't outfitted with any encryption

If you're looking for an easy way to back up or share files with a portable hard drive, consider the Seagate Backup Plus.

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Expert review by: Cliff Joseph (pcadvisor.co.uk)

Seagate Backup Plus review

The Seagate Backup Plus is a portable USB 3 drive with useful photo backup features. Read our full review to find out more.

It’s hard to make any hard disk stand out from the crowd these days, but the Backup Plus provides fast, efficient storage for Macs and PCs, along with useful software that keeps your photos safe even if you upload them onto Facebook straight from your...

Aug, 2012

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Expert review by: (expertreviews.co.uk)

Seagate Backup Plus review

External hard disks are usually used to back up local data, from pictures and videos to game saves and important documents, but with its latest drive Seagate has addressed the fact that more people are storing important information on social networks...

Not particularly quick, but an easy way to back up both local and social networking data

Jul, 2012

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Expert review by: Anthony Caruana (macworld.com.au)

Seagate Backup Plus

At about the size of a paperback, it's hard to believe that Seagate has packed a whopping 3TB of storage into the Backup Plus. It was very easy to set up, with a USB 3.0 connection. However, as Seagate uses a proprietary connector, the Backup Plus can...

Social media backup; performance; capacity

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Great performance, massive capacity and the ability to backup your Mac and online data makes the Seagate Backup Plus worth considering.

Feb, 2013

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Expert review by: Cliff Joseph (macworld.co.uk)

Seagate Backup Plus review

Portable USB 3 drive with useful photo backup features

Slim, light and fast portable drive, with good Mac software support

Pre-formatted as NTFS, Firewire adaptor costs extra

It’s hard to make any hard disk stand out from the crowd these days, but the Backup Plus provides fast, efficient storage for Macs and PCs, along with useful software that keeps your photos safe even if you upload them onto Facebook straight from your...

Aug, 2012