Install the free Seagate Mobile Backup app on an iOS or Android mobile device to back up all of the pictures and videos from the device to your external drive or the cloud. Run a one-click backup or schedule an automatic backup plan to protect your files in your Backup Plus portable drive at your convenience. Via the Seagate Dashboard software, you are provided with tools for local, mobile, cloud and social media backup.

Install the NTFS driver for Mac and you can use the drive interchangeably between Windows and Mac computers without reformatting. High-speed USB 3.0 and 2.0 connectivity offers plug-and-play functionality on your PC without the need of an external power supply. This gives you the space to store your movie, music and photo collections-and bring them with you wherever you go. Under a sleek metal design lies 4TB of storage- twice the capacity of comparable 2.5-inch portable drives. The Seagate Backup Plus portable drive offers the mobility of a portable with the high capacity of a desktop drive. The 4TB model tested here today enjoys a $129.99 MSRP $20 lower than the previous generation.Small drive, large storage for your digital life on your computer and mobile devices In closing, the Backup Plus Portable is still the tried and true workhorse we all need it to be, and with its latest refresh enjoys a sizeable price cut. In testing, I was able to reach 110/120 MB/s, which is pretty decent for a portable HDD. With that said, there isn't a real need for increased performance within the enclosure of the Backup Plus lineup, the drive used internally is your basic Barracuda 5400RPM drives.

Keeping costs down, Seagate has also chosen to stick with the micro B USB 3.0 interface for this run which does take away from consumers that have upgraded to USB-C. Seagate continues this with-it latest refresh offering the same high capacity solutions of the last generation with a new blend of plastic enclosure and colored aluminum.

The Backup Plus portfolio for the longest time has been one of the best bangs for your buck lineups in portable storage. Performance of the Backup Plus Portable came in at 110 MB/s read, and 120 MB/s write.

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