

- #Seagate backup plus slim 2tb vs wd my passport ultra for windows 10#
- #Seagate backup plus slim 2tb vs wd my passport ultra portable#
Check out Seagate Backup Plus Slim 2 TB External HDD USB 3.
#Seagate backup plus slim 2tb vs wd my passport ultra for windows 10#
Another difference is My Passport Ultra is USB-C ready, USB 3.0 compatible and formatted for Windows 10 to with plug-and-play storage out of the box.
#Seagate backup plus slim 2tb vs wd my passport ultra portable#
Also, my laptop has USB2.0 and USB3.0 but desktop does not have a USB-3.0 port and I run a USB hub from a USB2 port on the desktop, so will such hard disks work properly with it?Īdvice on power requirement (only-on-USB/plugged-in etc with no external power source), data transfer speed and device durability will also be helpful, since I am unaware of these on the concerned devices. Amazon.in: Buy Seagate Backup Plus Slim 2 TB External HDD USB 3.0 for Windows and Mac, 3 yr Data Recovery Services, Portable Hard Drive Light Blue with 4 Months Adobe CC Photography (STHN2000402) online at low price in India on Amazon.in. My Passport Ultra comes with metal cover innovative style and comparatively slim & small which is easy to handle and keep in handy as compare to My Passport. I do not wish to buy the WD My Passport v.1 because it will lead to confusion owing to 2 similar looking disks in the household. Seagate Backup Plus Ultra Touch Portable HDD ( (Image credit: Toms Hardware)) The Backup Plus Slim, which is under a half-inch thick, comes in capacities of 1TB and 2TB and is available in four. The WD v.1 which I had got seemed to had all required features built-in and also had the ability to encrypt the drive and for locking it unless it was used on an "authorised" PC. Seagate Backup Plus Slim Review: Here’s a review of the Seagate Backup Slim 2TB portable hard drive. On top of that, its fairly safe to say that Seagate Backup Plus is a more popular external hard drive, based on its 60,000+ reviews. Though both disks provide a backup application, my existing Seagate BP-Portable came with a "lite" version and expected me to make do with it as the "Premium" application was available only in higher priced disks. So Seagate Backup Plus, while being a pricier option, tends to get more favorable reviews than the 50 WD My Passport, as seen on the chart below. My apprehension arose since I read somewhere that WD does not last long and will be more prone to disk failure/disconnection when writing data. WD provides a better USB 3.0 cable, because I purchased a myPassport (v.1) for my father and it is more flexible than my Seagate Backup Plus cable, which I had to buy 3rd-party replacement cables for since the time I purchased it. I had earlier thought of buying the WD disk, owing to its size and since the OEM product page states compatibility with Win10 (my current OS).ġ) Seagate FreeAgent Go 320 GB USB 2.0 (running fine since 2008)Ģ) Seagate Backup Plus Portable 1TB USB 3.0 (since 2013) I want to purchase a USB 3.0 portable hard disk with support for USB2.0 as well and have narrowed my choice down to two:ġ) WD My Passport Ultra 2TB (ver.2 - Apr 2015+)
