Testseek.co.uk have collected 129 expert reviews of the Seagate Backup Plus Portable USB3 STBU and the average rating is 82%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Seagate Backup Plus Portable USB3 STBU.
May 2013
(82%)
129 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(91%)
717 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
820100129
The editors liked
Good Performance
Sleek and Durable metal enclosure
Light
Small
And portable
Good package with 2-year OneDrive cloud service
Prices similar to internal drives
Four colours
Very simple to use
Back up social media
Good value for money
Fast
Light and reasonably compact
The editors didn't like
The drive gets a little slower as it fills with data
“The Seagate Backup Plus Slim Portable Drive is an affordable yet great performing and durable drive with a lot of included bonuses. If you need a drive for backup or portability
Published: 2012-09-17, Author: The , review by: hardwarebbq.com
Abstract: Seagate sent a Backup Plus 1TB Drive with a backup software which also enables you to backup your FB account ever since its enabled .I am not really into software or Operating systems, but as someone who sees software to the level that its user friendly, ...
Fast performance, Flexible interface, including Thunderbolt option, Easy-to-use backup software, Interoperable between Macs and PCs, Available in four colors
Social-backup software has some crucial Facebook limitations, Drive shell looks like metal, but is really plastic
The Backup Plus Portable Drive is a fast, flexible drive you can upgrade to other, faster interfaces down the line. It's snap-simple to use for basic backup tasks, and the price is right. Read More…...
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Disparity in software features between Mac and Windows. Only a difference between 500GB and 1TB, so there's no reason to buy the lowercapacity drives. Seagate's cloud storage service, which this drive can interact with, is pricey and seems unnecessary giv
Abstract: Seagate is moving away from its GoFlex branding with a new series of external drives dubbed Backup Plus, which will store not only your photos, videos and files, but some social media data as well -- users can back up or share documents to Facebook and...
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Published: 2012-06-14, Author: Jason , review by: bigbruin.com
Convenient, useful, and innovative backup solution provided with the drive, Social media backup is a great idea, Drive offers fast transfers rates, Available in a variety of sizes and colors, Competitive pricing
Would like to see a GoFlex Slim style version even smaller and even faster, Please drop by the Bigbruin.com Forum and feel free to post any comments or questions
Seagate has put out a large number of external hard drives over the last few years, and I'll admit that it can be hard to distinguish one from the other given all of the names, configurations, and so on. With the Backup Plus line up they seem to have take...
Published: 2012-06-12, Author: Helena , review by: chipchick.com
Super simple backup process with oneclick local backup, truly both Mac and PC friendly, can backup your Facebook and Flickr accounts, fast read and right speeds over USB 3.0, and compact formfactor, The
Thunderbolt support is only available via an adapter – but this does help keep the size of the drive down
Overall, the Seagate Backup Plus is a capable and compact portable hard drive that makes backing up your data simple, as it should be. We especially appreciate that Seagate has simplified the process of formatting the drive for use on both Mac and PC...
Super slim design and lightweight construction without sacrificing strength or durability, A great price for a 4 TB external hard drive that “just works” right out of the box, Cool freebies (one of which we highlight in just a moment) that make this a rea
Naming conventions haven't changed so buying the latest Seagate Backup Plus Portable can be a little confusing online, especially with so many previous-generation models still out there, These external drives still use HDD technology versus SSD (though it
At the end of the day, if you're looking for a reliable, rock-solid, and great performing hard drive to protect and backup your data you can't go wrong with the Seagate Backup Plus Portable.Combine that with the special promotion we mentioned a moment ago...
