Testseek.com have collected 49 expert reviews of the Seagate Seven Portable Drive USB3 STDZ and the average rating is 75%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Seagate Seven Portable Drive USB3 STDZ.
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49 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
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72 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Great design
Durable build
Bundled management software is easy to use and adds value
Looking device that is easily portable and will appeal to both techies and nontechies alike. Budget friendly. Supports both Windows and Mac
The
Extremely portable
Pocketable
Cutting edge thin design
Slimmest chassis for an external hard drive
Three-year warranty
Cool retro aesthetic
Super-slim design with rugged metal shell
Snazzy cable
Clean
Simple backup software
Preformatted to work with Mac or PC
Portable and slim
Fast performance
The Seagate Seven portable drive is razor-thin
Has fast performance and includes helpful backup software. The drive is also very rugged and aesthetically pleasing
The editors didn't like
Only available in a 500GB capacity
Limited to 500 GB in capacity. Not a very fast drive
More expensive than standard 500GB hard drive
Only available in 500GB
USB cord is short
Premium price per GB
Not fast
Costs about the same as thicker models with two to four times the capacity
USB cord is too short
Only available with a 500 GB option
There's only one capacity -- 500GB -- and the drive is comparatively expensive
In most of our tests, the Seagate Seven was a little slower than a standard hard disk drive of the same capacity connected to an USB 3.0 port. In short, the Seven did not perform exceptionally, but it was not slow at all, for a portable external hard disk...
Published: 2015-03-29, Author: Ali , review by: chipchick.com
looking device that is easily portable and will appeal to both techies and nontechies alike. Budget friendly. Supports both Windows and Mac, The
Limited to 500 GB in capacity. Not a very fast drive
Comparing it to the rest of Seagate's offerings, the Seven is not one of Seagate's faster drives. It's not meant to compete with the faster drives – but to be a portable, attractive and affordable backup solution. That said, you need to think of the...
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Published: 2015-03-24, Author: Robert , review by: nerdreactor.com
l, I am thoroughly impressed with this product and highly recommend it to anyone who has huge files that they use on a regular basis. Although it is a little bigger, and weighs more, it feels smaller because of how thin it is, and still weighs less than m...
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Published: 2015-03-20, Author: Joel , review by: pcmag.com
Slimmest chassis for an external hard drive, Three-year warranty,
At the end of the day the Seagate Seven was found to be a solid premium portable hard drive that is aimed at consumers looking for an all steel enclosure that is as thin as possible. This drive makes a statement when it is pulled out of a laptop bag as it...
Great design, Durable build, Bundled management software is easy to use and adds value
Only available in a 500GB capacity
The Seagate Seven is a super thin USB 3.0 portable hard drive and is the company's first foray into the ultra-premium design market under the Seagate banner. The Seven also supports both Mac and Windows platforms, giving users the ability to manage the dr...
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Published: 2015-02-12, Author: Juli , review by: macrumors.com
The Seagate Seven portable drive is razor-thin, has fast performance and includes helpful backup software. The drive is also very rugged and aesthetically pleasing
There's only one capacity -- 500GB -- and the drive is comparatively expensive
If you need only a moderate amount of external storage space, the Seagate Seven is an excellent investment, thanks both to its design and performance....
