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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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Seagate Backup Plus, easy backup for your digital life on your computer and the cloud.

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.

  • 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
  • The drive is formatted for Mac out of the box, making it compatible with Time Machine® software to provide the simplest and most efficient way to back up locally
  • Keep multiple copies of your files in case disaster strikes
  • With the Save feature, user-generated content can be backed up from your favorite social networks
  • The Share feature allows multiple files to be uploaded to social networks at once from your computer
  • Install the downloadable HFS+ driver for PC, and use the drive interchangeably between Mac computers and PCs without reformatting
  • Dimensions: 0.57"H x 3.19"W x 4.86"L, 0.44 lbs
  • 2 year limited manufacturer warranty


This Seagate external hard drive was designed so that you can always have access to the files you want when you need them. With over 500 GB of storage, you have plenty of room to carry videos, music, and all the documents you could possibly need. You'll never have to worry about lugging around a bulky hard drive again, because this hard drive weighs hardly anything and fits in your pocket.

  • Portable
    • The Seagate Backup Plus is designed to fit into whatever bag you are carrying without being too much of a burden. It is smaller than a pocket-sized book and only weighs .44 pounds. This means that it won't take up much space in your briefcase or jacket pocket.
  • Format
    • This hard drive is formatted for Mac right out of the box, so all you need to do is plug in your USB cable, and you are ready to start using your new hard drive. It uses USB 2.0 connectors to link with your computer. You can also install an additional option to let you use the hard drive interchangeably between Mac and Windows desktop computers or laptops.
  • Automatic Backup
    • You can save time and confusion by setting your hard drive to do automatic backups of your system. This means that if your computer happens to crash, you will still have copies of all your files. It is formatted to work with Apple's Time Machine software right out of the box, but it can also be set up to work with any other automatic backup software.

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    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)

    • 2 Stars

       

      (1)

    • 1 Stars

       

      (0)

    100%

    of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

    Pros

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

    Cons

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        Reviewed by 4 customers

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        10/26/2012

        (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

            (2 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

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            1/3/2013

            (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

            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

            (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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            2/8/2013
             
            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

              Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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              11/29/2012
               
              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

                  Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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