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
(83%)
88 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Very fast, 4TB of capacity, Very low cost per gigabyte
Very difficult to recover from a RAID 0 failure, Thicker and heavier than single-drive alternatives
The Seagate Backup Plus Fast is indeed fast. It's also capacious. But use it for backup—not primary—storage. It's very difficult to recover data from a RAID 0 failure....
Massive capacity for a portable drive, Easy to set up, Fast write speeds
Slight price premium over two 2TB USB 3.0 drives, Can eat up two USB connectors
You don’t get a bulk discount on its four terabytes, but the Backup Plus Fast is your best choice if you need the most speed and capacity possible from one portable hard drive. ...
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....
Published: 2014-03-10, Author: Daniel , review by: geardiary.com
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
works with USB 3.0 but not thunderbolt; uses mechanical drives rather than solid state drives
Excellent software and apps, Good price for 4TB of storage, Very fast transfer speeds with it's dual-drive configuration
RAID0 for backup is dangerous, Not serviceable by the user
The Seagate Backup Plus Fast Portable drive with USB 3.0 provides consumers with a very durable and fast 4TB mobile hard drive; it is also bus powered, meaning that users do not need to pack those pesky AC cords with them when they are on the go. Cons...
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...
