Pros & Cons
Pros
First external drive i've ever seen with a fabric cover to it and feels like it has just a little bit of padding to the covering. It's so lightweight it can fit in my small purse with no problems. I love the cloth texture on the top.
Seagate backup plus is a great way to back up your mac. The toolkit software is easy to install & automatically backs everything up. Speeds and stability were not appreciably compromised when used over my home wi-fi system. The only thing i don't ... Read More
The port on the drive itself is a usb 3 micro b connector. Works plug-and-play with my windows pc and chromebook. For my android phone (with usb-c port), i have to use the seagate android app. It comes with a traditional usb plug but also includes an ... Read More
Cons
This is not a usb c drive, it’s a usb 3 drive with an adapter. Data disappears and can’t be extracted. I believe the faulty cord to be the culprit.
The * thing collects dust like your grandma's faux flower arrangements. You even look at it sideways and some misc weird black mark will end up on the fabric. Heaven forbid you move the thing, it comes right out.
Highlights
Quality
Good hard drive, it has nice security with the password protection.
Packaging/appearance
As noted in other reviews it worked right out of the pkg on my macbook pro w/o any formatting.
Competitiveness
Great price for 1tb and a good solution compared to the many, many flashdrives of every high-rated brand under the sun that has failed.
It wasn't hard to set up with my macbookpro.
I do not use it for automated backup and i use a miscrosoft surface book 2.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
First thing i did was drop this on the floor several times
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It wasnt completely my fault though that i dropped it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Usbc adapter that came with it is almost impossible to insert in my macs usbc port
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I ended up not using the adapter and instead plugging the drive into a usb port on a new hub that i bought
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I had an issue on day 2 with toolkit not starting up but i went online the seagate website reinstalled it after i logged in
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I wish it would run while my computer was sleeping
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Only backing up the files that have changed greatly shortens the backup process
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I have used g drives in the past but the prices are extremely high now if all you are doing is backing up to your personal computer