Seagate External Hard Disk Drives

As the world's second-largest hard disk drive manufacturer, Seagate has a wide variety of external storage solutions, from network-attached storage (NAS) to the ubiquitous USB hard disk drives. Even when it comes to portable hard disk drives, Seagate have recently realigned their offerings into three main families :

• Seagate Backup Plus - premium portable hard disk drive with cloud backup and option to upgrade to faster interfaces, replacing the FreeAgent GoFlex family of drives.
   
• Seagate Wireless Plus - premium portable hard disk drive with built-in WiFi router and battery for wireless access on-the-go.
   
• Seagate Expansion - low-cost portable hard disk drive.

Today, we will be looking at the Seagate Backup Plus 1 TB portable USB 3.0 hard disk drive. It boasts the following features :

• Comes with a super-fast USB 3.0 interface!
• Upgradable to FireWire 800 or Thunderbolt interfaces.
• Share directly to Facebook, Flickr and YouTube.
• Automatically back up photos you have shared online.
• Two easy backup options included in the Seagate Dashboard software.

Now, let's take a look and see how this portable hard disk drive fares against the competition!

Packaging

The Seagate Backup Plus 1 TB portable hard disk drive comes in a compact, printed cardboard box. The drive's storage capacity and interface is printed clearly on the sticker at the upper right corner on the front, with the key features listed on the back of the box. There is a notable lack of specifications on this drive, both on and inside the box as well as online.

Inside, you will find that the drive is well-protected by a plastic case. Once you take it apart, you will find the following items :

• the Seagate Backup Plus 1 TB portable hard disk drive (with preloaded software),
• the Seagate Backup Plus USB 3.0 interface adaptor with an 18-inch cable (attached to the drive),
• a Quick Start Guide, and
• a warranty information sheet.

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