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Seagate Backup Plus 4TB Portable External Hard Drive USB 3.0 US $117.10 (~AU $155) Delivered @ Amazon

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Create easy customized backup plans with included Seagate Dashboard software
Quick file transfer with USB 3.0 connectivity
USB powered -no power supply necessary
Compatible with PlayStation 4 (Requires PS4 System Software Update 4.50 or higher)
Works interchangeably on PC and Mac computers—without needing to reformat

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  • yanman on 16/04/2017 - 20:58
    +1

    Just be aware this is an SMR drive intended for backups - writing big slow contiguous jobs to disk and not constant read/writes of random sectors.

    http://www.storagereview.com/seagate_4tb_backup_plus_portabl…

    • pw2002au on 16/04/2017 - 21:10
      +1

      Latest updates suggest the following:

      Update - 10/21/2016: The drive uses platters that operate partly in PMR mode and partly in SMR, along with multi-tier caching (MTC) which includes DRAM and flash - The efficiency of MTC ensures that an empty drive maintains as much consistency as a PMR drive even under heavy traffic

      Source www.anandtech.com/show/9489/seagate-backup-plus-portable-4tb…

      I've never really noted much difference when compared to other 5400 drives tbh.

    • hamwhisperer on 16/04/2017 - 21:32

      Thanks for that, not a fan of SMR in the slightest. Do we know if a PMR 2.5" 4TB disk exists?

  • nfr on 16/04/2017 - 22:03

    Why not just get the 5TB one posted recently?

  • theUnderdog on 16/04/2017 - 22:28

    good price. i got the same unit unfortunately dropped on the floor and HDD died. a bit sad as I dropped my WD several times with no problems

    • thebargainhunter on 17/04/2017 - 07:14
      +10

      To quote Oscar Wilde, "To drop one hard drive may be regarded as a misfortune; to drop both looks like carelessness"

    • ohrehman on 17/04/2017 - 16:58

      HDDs are super fragile. It's not bad luck that your seagate died after a drop, it's just good luck that the WD didn't :P Be more careful with them. SSDs on the other hand can take a good ol' beating

  • Phoebus on 16/04/2017 - 23:05

    SMR PMR pft
    How much performance do you need for a media drive for your Android TV?
    I think this is the best price ever for a 4TB 2.5" portable drive

    • hamwhisperer on 16/04/2017 - 23:43

      This has nothing to do with performance and more to do with drives wearing out faster, due to the odd design of SMR.

    • Flyerone on 17/04/2017 - 08:06

      I think this is the best price ever for a 4TB 2.5" portable drive

      Cheaper last July I bought 2 delivered for $209 USD which worked out at about about $138 AUD each

  • jctdell on 17/04/2017 - 13:03

    It says Referral link must be opened on a mobile device with the latest Amazon App (Android) installed.
    So how do I open the referral link from the Amazon App(Android) itself ?

  • spersephone on 17/04/2017 - 13:16
    +1

    I've had several of these drives over the years, and most of them failed prematurely. I've got one that is still happily going on, but I prefer to buy other brands now.

    • nafe on 17/04/2017 - 16:24

      I've got several (i.e. around 10) portables from Seagate, WD, Iomega and Transcend. Sizes range from 1TB to 3TB. All working fine, I stick to the major brands these days but realistically they have all been fine.

    • spersephone on 17/04/2017 - 16:42

      Edit: I'm only talking Seagate. I've had to return two under warranty and one I simply didn't follow up.

  • DanielR on 17/04/2017 - 17:39

    Using the Fast version of this drive, which is fantastic on consoles… given the fast version uses 2x 2TB drives in raid 0, no chance I will use it as a "backup" device… but great on consoles.. currently using it on the XBox One S

  • jlogic on 18/04/2017 - 10:59

    Any longterm tests using SMR? Seems like random writes are out of the question. But for media seems perfect?

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