Seagate Backup Plus 4TB Portable $199 (USD) +Shipping @Amazon

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O15 on 29/11/2014 - 22:14 amazon.com (191 clicks)
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I believe this is the lowest this drive has been. Works out at around $250 AUD, unless using a card with better rates.

Not the cheapest portable per gigabyte, but one must also consider the performance increase.

Please be aware, this is two 2TB drives in RAID0. This drive will be faster than other portables, but your data will be more vulnerable.

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  Starflex on 29/11/2014 - 22:17

  +1

  Muppet-question. Can actually the USB3 standad deliver enough power to safely feed the two hard drives installed in the enclosure?

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    O15 on 29/11/2014 - 22:26

    +1

    Not really a Muppet question.
    I think USB 3.0 can, not sure about 2.0. I believe it comes with a Y cable.

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      Gnostikos on 30/11/2014 - 17:36

      Not really a Muppet question.

      So you think Seagate would release a product that couldn't actually power on and/or delivered insufficient current to it's internal components?

      I can't believe there's been this much discussion over an incredibly ridiculous assertion.

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    scrimshaw on 29/11/2014 - 22:29

    +1

    According to an Amazon review, The drive itself only takes 0.7-2.3W to operate and according to wikipedia, USB 3.0 can supply 4.45–5.25 V.

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      Riczter on 29/11/2014 - 22:32

      +1

      How much does a 3.5" drive take to operate?? Why cant USB3 power desktop external hard drives?

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        scrimshaw on 29/11/2014 - 22:33

        +1

        6.5 to 9 W. My Seagate 'Cuda 7200.12 requires 9.4 watts at peak.

        That is many times higher than a 2.5" drive.

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        Riczter on 29/11/2014 - 22:34

        Fair enough

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      O15 on 29/11/2014 - 22:36

      +1

      To add to this, the CNET reviewer said they did not need the Y cable, during their testing. Didn't specifically say it wasn't needed for USB 2.0,but they did refer to USB 2.0 performance.

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      Maverick-au on 29/11/2014 - 22:46

      +4

      According to an Amazon review, The drive itself only takes 0.7-2.3W to operate and according to wikipedia, USB 3.0 can supply 4.45–5.25 V.

      Comparing volts and watts is utterly pointless.

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    psdillon on 29/11/2014 - 22:42

    Yes it can. It comes with a normal USB 3.0 cable, and also a Y-cable so you can plug it into two USB 2.0 ports to power it. I have this drive. I once plugged it into a single USB 2.0 port and it worked, but made an occasional clicking sound which it never did on a USB 3.0 port. I wouldn't try my luck again.

    Have to say that I love this drive. It's very compact - only slightly thicker than a single drive model. I paid $380 for this drive a month ago!

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      scrimshaw on 29/11/2014 - 22:46

      380 dollars… Ouch.

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        psdillon on 29/11/2014 - 23:16

        Was desperate, on the day it wasn't cheaper or in stock elsewhere and I had JB gift cards…

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    dawyndham on 29/11/2014 - 22:59

    It depends on your computer. I have this drive and my Gigabyte Brix won't power it without the Y-cable, but other people haven't needed it.

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      psdillon on 29/11/2014 - 23:14

      Are you sure you're using USB 3.0 ports? With the "SS" in the logo? Some of those Brix things have a mix of 2.0 and 3.0 ports.

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        dawyndham on 02/12/2014 - 19:53

        Yep, my Brix has all 3.0 ports.

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  Junereth on 30/11/2014 - 02:45

  would be cheaper to get 2 of the 2TB ones, if you don't mind having to either swap disks or take up more space (or black, since it's the only colour to be going for $79.99 vs $89.99 for the others)

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    quarrymaster on 30/11/2014 - 09:37

    Was thinking the same. Unless you're using the 4TB as a scratch disk, the $90 2TB drive seems the better option. I'm not a fan of RAID 0.

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  jenna12 on 30/11/2014 - 09:54

  Can this be configured to run in RAID 1?

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    psdillon on 30/11/2014 - 10:12

    +1

    No. Striped only. The Western Digital one can do it, though it's much bigger and more expensive.

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      jenna12 on 30/11/2014 - 11:21

      Cheers! :)