Seagate Backup Plus 4TB USB 3.0 Portable HDD US $122.42 ~ AU $164 Delivered @ Amazon

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Not the cheapest ever but still a good price.

200GB of free OneDrive cloud storage for 2 years is included when you register a new Backup Plus drive ($95US value)
After registering your drive on Seagate.com, a link will be provided to add 200GB to any new or existing OneDrive account
Only one offer can be redeemed per OneDrive account, offers must be activated by June 30, 2017 and may not be available in all countries
Create easy customized backup plans with included Seagate Dashboard software
Backup your mobile device photos and videos automatically with the Lyve App
Quick file transfer with USB 3.0 connectivity
USB powered -no power supply necessary

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  Kaboda on 23/08/2016 - 14:35

  Possible to crack this open and replace a ps4 hard disk apparently based on amazon comments.

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    xdivino on 23/08/2016 - 14:38

    it's slightly thicker than standard 2.5" drive. it may fit but might be a tight squeeze.
    2TB Slim still the prefered option for HDD replacement in PS3/PS4.

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      shrodes on 23/08/2016 - 14:58

      Personally I like the 1TB SSHD which is a good combo of size and performance. If you prefer not to worry about space, the bigger size of the 2TB Slims might be the better pick.

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        xdivino on 23/08/2016 - 15:45

        For console, videos i've watched don't really show any benefit for SSHD or faster that the stock drive. I'd just go largest capacity you can get for the lowest price. That's what Sony's done upfront with the preinstalled drive. 500GB/1TB of games on console should be heaps anyway.

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        shrodes on 24/08/2016 - 11:05

        @xdivino: The DigitalFoundry video on it sold me on the SSHD - check it out.
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OP0tgY4vmM

        They test a bunch of games, some perform much better on SSHD over HDD. I'll take 7 seconds less loading time on Bloodborne for slightly more money than a normal HDD.

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    [Deactivated] on 23/08/2016 - 15:29

    -3

    Don't do it. See here https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/262593#comment-3945035

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      xdivino on 23/08/2016 - 15:43

      -2

      Nonsense forum post. If you've worked with hard drives you can see the BS right away.

      ie. Designed to not work external or without enclosure? BS.
      again, brand preference is moot between Seagate and WD these days. They've bought out all their competition pretty much and it's moot these days.

      Buy the right class drive for the use. That's all. Second to that Backup>Brand.

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        [Deactivated] on 23/08/2016 - 16:27

        -2

        Do you mean by 'working with hard drives' you have experience plugging them in? Your post sounds like nonsense to me.

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        xdivino on 23/08/2016 - 19:20

        @tren: lol, when you have 12+ racks of servers you look after and dealing with HDD's failing and also looking after mum and dad shop servers and every friends laptop/desktop issue you learn a few things.
        I can plug them in better than anyone.

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        [Deactivated] on 23/08/2016 - 19:24

        @xdivino:

        So you'd use this SMR drive in your servers? What exactly was nonsense about those posts? Could you please backup your claims with some factual information or are you the type to just label things as 'moot' with 0 logic behind your claims.

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        xdivino on 23/08/2016 - 19:32

        +1

        @tren:
        Yes, I've been using SMR Drives for a long time. At home I have 3x 8TB SMR Seagate drives. All the reported clicking issues and noises that sound like failing drives are SMR process clicks. People freak out far too much.
        I use a mix of SMR 10TB Drives in work racks as I look after some HPC kit with NMVe SSD, Write Intensive SSD, Mix Use SSD, Read Intensive SSD, 15k, 10k 7.2k. All in various Raid groups and tiered on white box solutions as well as vendor solutions like Dell, HPE etc.

        The forum post was pretty much someones rant they had not understood the design purpose to SMR.

        Furthermore, most people will have drives with write caching disabled or suited for USB style quick removal, even when connected via SATA it'll preference for hotplug in some setups, simply disabling the quick removal options will make SMR's perform better, but they're good for file storage, not RAID and constant read/write due to the SMR process.

        You want more details there's many sites you can google that will rebut lots. Even in that post at the bottom of that first page is pretty accurate as well.

        Regardless, Backup>Brand, and risk management would be not to have the same batch as well.

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      atlas on 23/08/2016 - 17:02

      That post has absolutely nothing to do with this product.

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        [Deactivated] on 23/08/2016 - 19:25

        Same product family and brand, loads of people online have had issues with the 4TB drive in high IO environments, so how does it have nothing to do with it?

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        xdivino on 23/08/2016 - 19:36

        +1

        @tren: this isn't a high IO Drive. simple. If you want constant write/read then there's products more suited.

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        atlas on 24/08/2016 - 09:34

        +1

        @tren: yes and did you notice that the product family name is 'backup' and not 'high io'?

        This is a 2.5" drive vs 3.5" in your thread.

        I personally have two of these 4tb drives and they haven't missed a beat.

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    CH on 23/08/2016 - 16:50

    Not really without modding the PS4 drive tray, 2TB is fine.

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  Icecold5000 on 23/08/2016 - 15:30

  Shows up as $USD115 for me. Is this worth buying over a WD?

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    xdivino on 23/08/2016 - 15:34

    Brand's not really important. Backup is more important that brand preference.

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    Frankieei on 23/08/2016 - 15:48

    i have both, the my passport is a bit shorter and thinner… look more like portable than the seagate :) and WD has 4 rubber pins on the bottom to make it stay stick on the slippery desk.. very nice design.

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  blitz on 23/08/2016 - 18:22

  +1

  Had to look this up, thought it might be useful to others.

  Inside this are two 2TB drives (Seagate/Samsung Spinpoint M9T) in RAID 0. The drives are 2.5 inches and it uses a single USB 3.0 cable for power.

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    atlas on 23/08/2016 - 18:54

    +1

    No it doesn't. You're referring to the 'fast' version.

    This has a single drive.

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  aussieaubs on 26/08/2016 - 13:47

  will officeworks pricematch this?

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    Jase2801 on 26/08/2016 - 16:55

    +1

    Nope :(