Testseek.com have collected 88 expert reviews of the Seagate Backup Plus Fast USB3 STDA and the average rating is 83%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Seagate Backup Plus Fast USB3 STDA.
April 2014
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The editors liked
Small drive that has a 4 TB capacity
Bus powered
Includes two cables
One allows you to pull enough power from laptops that wouldn't otherwise drive the drive
Tightly integrated with Seagate's dashboard software and ships with it preloaded
Allows you
Excellent software and apps
Good price for 4TB of storage
Very fast transfer speeds with it's dual-drive configuration
Massive capacity for a portable drive
Easy to set up
Fast write speeds
Prodigious storage capacity. Speedy throughput.
Very fast
4TB of capacity
Very low cost per gigabyte
The Seagate Backup Plus Fast is indeed extremely fast
And includes helpful backup software. The drive also provides top capacity
And is bus-powered
Good speeds
Especially for reads
4TB
No adapter required for powering up the drive
The editors didn't like
Works with USB 3.0 but not thunderbolt
Uses mechanical drives rather than solid state drives
RAID0 for backup is dangerous
Not serviceable by the user
Slight price premium over two 2TB USB 3.0 drives
Can eat up two USB connectors
No more Universal Storage Module (USM) interface. No Thunderbolt option. Bulky
Very difficult to recover from a RAID 0 failure
Thicker and heavier than single-drive alternatives
Users can't change the internal drives
The RAID 0 setup might result in a higher risk of data loss
RAID 0 carries risks that would discourage many users to purchase
Seagate Dashboard doesn't have the option to change the RAID configuration
Local price (India) is insanely priced
Casing should be lot stronger considering it houses 2x mechanical HDDs
Published: 2014-07-14, Author: Dan , review by: apcmag.com
Abstract: The main difference here is that Seagate's used the far more common USB 3.0 interface for its drive, meaning it's good for use on PC's, Macs and everything in between. The downside is that, to get enough power for it to work on older USB 2.0 ports, you'l...
The Seagate Backup Plus Fast HDD 4TB is a brilliant backup option and because of USB 3.0, it could even be used to supplement your existing hard drives with software and even gaming due to its performance. Installation is very simplistic and it offers a h...
Published: 2014-06-02, Author: Alex , review by: fatducktech.com
The Backup Plus Fast looks like any other external drive from the outside. But what's on the inside counts, and in this case it counts very fast indeed.Seagate Backup Plus Fast: On the plus sideHard drives are, as a rule, not terribly exciting creatures. ...
Abstract: If you're buying a portable hard drive, chances are you're looking for extra storage space for your desktop PC or laptop. It makes sense to find a drive with the maximum capacity possible, without trading off too much portability. The Seagate Backup Plus...
Abstract: For the longest time, I have been waiting for someone to take 2.5-inch external storage to new heights in terms of capacity. Late last year, we finally were able to reach 2TB in a 12.5mm z-height, and now with the Seagate-Samsung division, we have the M9T...
4TB capacity, RAID 0, Works on a single USB 3.0 port
The cloud features in the software didn't work as intended
Seagate's Backup Plus Fast has a 4TB capacity and excellent speed. Both of these traits make it a good portable drive to consider if you want a large and fast drive for transferring data while on the job (or even at home between computers)...
The Seagate Backup Plus Fast is indeed extremely fast, and includes helpful backup software. The drive also provides top capacity, and is bus-powered
Users can't change the internal drives; the RAID 0 setup might result in a higher risk of data loss
The Backup Plus Fast is an excellent choice for anyone, especially those for those needing lots of storage space or the ability to edit videos on the go....
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Published: 2014-04-09, Author: Elias , review by: pcworld.co.nz
4TB capacity, RAID 0, Works on a single USB 3.0 port
The cloud features in the software didn't work as intended
Seagate's Backup Plus Fast has a 4TB capacity and excellent speed. Both of these traits make it a good portable drive to consider if you want a large and fast drive for transferring data while on the job (or even at home between computers)...
Published: 2016-10-25, Author: Frank , review by: uk.hardware.info
After having looked at a total of fifteen drives, we can conclude that the Seagate Backup Plus Fast 4 TB is the most interesting from a technical point of view. It also performs very well, thanks to its two disks in RAID 0. We awarded this drive the Har...
The Seagate Backup Plus Fast is indeed extremely fast, and includes helpful backup software. The drive also provides top capacity, and is bus-powered
Users can't change the internal drives; the RAID 0 setup might result in a higher risk of data loss
The Backup Plus Fast is an excellent choice for anyone, especially those for those needing lots of storage space or the ability to edit videos on the go....
