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Seagate Backup Plus for Mac 500GB Portable USB 2.0 External Hard Drive (Silver)

Seagate Backup Plus for Mac 500GB Portable USB 2.0 External Hard Drive (Silver)

Item: 757080    Model: STBW500100

Seagate Backup Plus for Mac 500GB Portable USB 2.0 External Hard Drive (Silver)
4.0stars
( 4 reviews)
  • 500GB / USB 2.0
  • Portable / PC & MAC compatible
  • The Seagate® Backup Plus for Mac® portable drive simplifies backup for consumers who want to protect their entire digital life locally or on social networks
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by PowerReviews
Seagate Backup Plus for Mac 500GB Portable USB 2.0 External Hard Drive (Silver)
 
3.8

(based on 4 reviews)

Ratings Distribution

  • 5 Stars

     

    (2)

  • 4 Stars

     

    (0)

  • 3 Stars

     

    (1)

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    (1)

  • 1 Stars

     

    (0)

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Easy to set up (3)
  • Easy to use (3)

Cons

    Best Uses

      Reviewed by 4 customers

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      (2 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

       
      2.0

      Doesn't support older systems

      By SAY

      from Westchester, NY

      About Me Budget Shopper

      Verified Buyer

      Pros

      • Easy To Set Up
      • Easy to Use
      • Efficient

      Cons

        Best Uses

          Comments about Seagate Backup Plus for Mac 500GB Portable USB 2.0 External Hard Drive (Silver):

          I need to back up my old computer files and figured this was a perfect external drive to store years worth of data before getting rid of the old system. But it does not support early versions of Mac System Software so the disk comes up as unreadable. Using it as intended but must transfer files 8GB at a time on a flash disk instead of transferring the whole hard drive over in one step.

          • Primary use:
          • Personal
          • Was this a gift?:
          • No

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          (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

           
          3.0

          great value

          By jr

          from New York City

          About Me Power user

          This customer has reached Intern level on the Staples.com Leaderboard

          Pros

          • Attractive Design
          • Compact
          • High Capacity
          • Portable
          • Quiet

          Cons

          • Advertising Unhelpful

          Best Uses

          • Additional Storage
          • Backup
          • File Transfer
          • Photo Storage
          • Video

          Comments about Seagate Backup Plus for Mac 500GB Portable USB 2.0 External Hard Drive (Silver):

          Seagate does good stuff but they are unnec. coy about this. Chat with Seagate a few days ago: "The software for the PC does backups, but not the Mac, and the Mac software that is on the drive, only works properly in 10.6 Snow Leopard or higher. 10.4 Tiger is not supported." That is, even the software that works on Mac does copying of user files only -- locally and in the cloud (free trial). Even "Use it interchangeably on your Mac or PC computer without reformatting" will only work in later editions of Mac.
          But all of this is about the software bundled on the drive. Since I wasn't interested in cloud storage or local storage of only user files, since I wanted a serious backup (image) of a MacBook, this small, light, slick little piece of hardware worked great right out of the box at a terrific price. (I plugged in the USB cable and used with SuperDuper on the Mac (10.4), which apparently simply formatted the drive before doing the backup.) So the drive needs to be exclusively PC or Mac with my two antique machines, and I *would* need to reformat to use with the XP box. (It is big enough to partition it for use with both machines and I may experiment with that in the future.) Anyway, if you really understand what you are buying, it's good value from a good company. But Seagate would lose nothing and gain something by helping the consumer out with a clearer statement of functionality. (Like, I would have given in five stars if the company wasn't so likely to mislead/disappoint other buyers. For example, SAY from Westchester shouldn't have to move 8GB at a time. He/she could probably just reformat the drive and drag and drop files all at once -- tho it's not clear exactly *how* old a machine we're talking about.)

          • Primary use:
          • Business
          • Computer Platform:
          • Mac

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          5.0

          Great storage in a little package

          By Reverend

          from Monroe, MI

          About Me Casual user

          Verified Buyer

          Pros

          • Attractive Design
          • Compact
          • Easy To Set Up
          • Easy to use
          • High Capacity
          • Portable
          • Quiet

          Cons

            Best Uses

            • Additional Storage
            • Backup
            • Photo Storage

            Comments about Seagate Backup Plus for Mac 500GB Portable USB 2.0 External Hard Drive (Silver):

            I use this external hard drive for backup and to story photos. It is quiet and easy to use. All I have to do is plug it in and away I go.

            • Primary use:
            • Personal
            • Computer Platform:
            • Mac

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            5.0

            Works great as advertised

            By Red Boots

            from Los Angeles, CA

            About Me Midrange Shopper

            Verified Buyer

            Pros

            • Easy To Set Up
            • Easy to Use
            • Transfer Files Mac To Pc

            Cons

              Best Uses

                Comments about Seagate Backup Plus for Mac 500GB Portable USB 2.0 External Hard Drive (Silver):

                I needed to transfer large video files from Mac to PC to use in editing software and it works great.

                • Primary use:
                • Business
                • Was this a gift?:
                • No

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