Seagate Backup Plus Slim 2TB USB 3.0 Portable Hard drive
Capacity: 2TB
Interface: USB 3.0 - Backwards Compatible with USB 2.0
46cm USB Cable
Polished Aluminium Texture
3 Years Limited Warranty
In the market for a reasonably priced portable hard drive with the option of shucking in the future if need be.
Store's located in Victoria.
Bought one of these from JBHIFI about 5 months ago for around $75 for PS4 storage and it's been brilliant, even think the game load times are faster with it.
works as an internal drive too if you transplant it
Yea can confirm I have the 4TB one as my ps5 backup drive (stores all of my ps4 games)
Can it shucked?
I know someone will ask this Q.
So I get it out of the way😁
Yes, and no tools needed if you have nails. That's how I ripped it open
What's the optimal nail length to open it?
3.5"…. but they can't be floppy
Pay with Afterpay($10 off ) and get it at $59. Selling at $69 at Mwave
https://www.mwave.com.au/product/seagate-backup-plus-slim-2tb-usb-30-portable-hard-drive-black-sthn2000400-ac31023?gclid=Cj0KCQjw-NaJBhDsARIsAAja6dMvnojqkS1_kDIjWcWlZJooJQ2ZxzSMWWf4hprO3dUrYVbBSRkYRJwaApJnEALw_wcB&cf_chl_jschl_tk=pmd_8_bpWUL6egkp3fANk3U4Ke8BIRUOoHhmlsKVWzwsgB0-1630920793-0-gqNtZGzNAxCjcnBszQtR
Higher shipping cost ?
Yes, thats what the problem with MWAVE is. But If anyone leaves nearby and can pick up, coould be a good deal.
What's the drive RPM?
5400
Is that good? what would that amount be able to execute and would be shit at?
5400 only gets around 100mb/s where 7200 gets 120mb/s
5400 good for storing files, 7200 good for constant copying and moving stuff
@PeeDee: yeah of course. Wouldn't be any point using usb2 anymore unless you have an older computer with only 2.0 ports
It is not bad, but you used to be able to buy a 4tb hdd for $99 just recently which seems like a lot better value.
could send me the direct link?
Here is a $99 Seagate 4TB HDD from Officeworks
I bought one when $99 was the standard price for 4TB external drives and it still works fine even after a 1.5m drop.
Thats a desktop drive, so not a direct comparison to the portable drive listed above.
WD Elements 4tb drive seems to be the cheapest portable at OW/JB at the moment at $128/$129 - https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/wd-4tb-ele…
I also have this drive. Definitely better value in terms of $/TB but this drive is SMR.
SMR drives have slower write speeds as the drive fills up compared to CMR, but that doesn’t really bother me as it’s more a read drive for me.
If you have to pay for delivery, 2TB for $75 is sort of awful value imo. A long running deal is Seagate's 4TB Expansion Desktop Hard Drive for $99 delivered from Officeworks if you are in a Zone 1 address (e.g. metro addresses). Even paying $5.95 for delivery if you are in a regional address may be worth it over this.
https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/seagate-4t…
This one is both larger, housing a 3.5" (5800rpm iirc) HDD and is not USB powered (e.g. has its own power supply) so it wouldn't suit your needs if you need a portable HDD, but judging by the comments not everyone who is buying this would move it around.
Noob here, could I leave it plugged permanently to a hub for my MBP which I regularly connect/disconnect from to access and store files? Or should I be used more as a stand-alone and plugged in permanently?Have a old base model and don’t want to shell out $$$
What’s the difference between this and the One Touch? The One Touch was available for $79 just a few days ago.
Will this work as an external storage for PS4?