Pros & Cons
Pros
The seagate external hard disc has a capacity of 5tb. It works perfectly on the xbox one s and mac computers. The disc can also be used as a portable hard disc to take with you when you are away from home. It is a much needed upgrade from my previous ... Read More
Cons
Warning:bought two. All three are being returned. Unable to gain any further access to it and so dispatched it to the tip. Am returning for refund and will look elsewhere. Sent back to amazon within 24 hours of receipt.
The drives will always 'power' but not appear as usb devices or usable drives. Can't even write a few mbs of word documents without waiting for ages. It keeps disconnecting when moved even slightly making it basically unusable. It is advertised as usa... Read More
Total rubbish. Slow and clunky. Shoddy product presentation.
Highlights
Quality
It is well made and has a massive memory
Quiet and easy to use, it looks smart, fits well and is long-lasting.
I bought this product last year, very functional and virus-free.
1 2tb external portable hard disk 2tb for pc, tried to back things up on it and failed each time.
Price
Brought for my ps4,great size and not badly priced, quiet to run and you don't notice it when setup.
Shipping
I was kept informed throughout and a few days later got confirmation that all my data had been successfully recovered, which wa... Read More
I contacted seagate online and they were very helpful, prompt and confirmed my hard-drive was still under the `recover date warranty`.
Packaging/appearance
Also, got a nice case to protect it all.
Competitiveness
Highly recommended and i will certainly stick to the seagate brand.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Mac users need to be aware that even though this drive is listed as being for mac they will need to reformat it to use it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This is a simple matter using the mac disc utility application
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Other than that its a solid performer albeit one which will not win a speed contest
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Cant comment on life span of this one from this seller
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
But the other 4tb seagate ive had since about 20152016 still functions amd i still use it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Although it does what it says on the tin i wasnt expecting it to be noticeably noisier compared with the old ones
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Needed to get stuff of my laptop as it was struggling due to lack of space