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Seagate Portable 1TB External Hard Drive HDD USB 3 0 for PC Mac PlayStation Xbox 1 Year Rescue Service STGX1000400 Black
Last Updated: July 10, 2024 (Refresh Now)
6.0
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
999
Old Reviews
878
Unverified
33
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1048576 GB
MEMORY
Yes
USB
18 meters
SIZE
3
NUMBER OF USB PORTS
Review Analysis - 88 recent, verified reviews
Detailed Mode
Storage
20drives, hard drive, photos, external, backup
+70%
-30%
" ... Great little backup drive. ... "
" ... Plenty of storage here, which is great. ... "
" ... I've used a Seagate portable drive for years with no problem and needed a second. ... "
" ... No more worries about storage in laptops. ... 5T is a decent amount of storage for most consumers. ... "
" ... This is what I get for buying a cheap hard drive . ... "
" ... Been using these 1 TB drives for years at this point and they don't disappoint! ... "
" ... I use an M2 Mac mini from 2023 - 16GB RAM. ... I knew what I was potentially getting into when I got these drives -- but urgency dictated that I -had- to get my photos, videos, and other data onto these newer, portable drives. ... This suited my needs at the time, averaging about 75.0 MB/s. ... Getting my files organized on these drive is a real chore, using Apple's Photos app and PowerPhotos. ... Again, these drives served a purpose when I got them -- as backup drives for my photos, videos, and data. ... Once I have those 4TB external SSD drives -- that boast about 2,000.0 MB/s speeds (just slightly slower than my NVMe drive that tops out at 2TB in capacity) -- I will be using those to manage and organize my libraries. ... "
" ... I have not tested this unit in particular, but I’ve had at least 3 other Seagate portable hard drives in the past (actually, have them already) and it’s the brand that I trust the most for HDs. ... "
Connectivity
17computer, pc, mac, hard, external
+47%
-53%
" ... After two uploads device began beeping. ... Unable to be recognized by PC. ... "
" ... Bought it for my ps4 as it stated,just to put in it and have it saying unsupported ... "
" ... And now the external hard drive won't pick up on my computer, and even tried on another computer, and other USB ports. ... I have other external hard drives that will show up on my computer, but this one does not. ... "
" ... Get an external ssd with at least 2tb Don't get this external hdd this is not well suited for most modern media. ... "
" ... We tried a different SATA cable and that made no difference. ... "
" ... is OK as window USB sees it but then in a min there is a popup that says it has failed. ... It shows up in the USB connected device but it is not spinning. ... "
" ... Despite the product clearly being advertised as working for MacOS, it does not work on newer Macs. ... "
" ... I second the person who said it wouldn’t work with MacBook Pro. ... Not user friendly with Mac. ... "
Reliability
143, working, stopped working, months, within
+14%
-86%
" ... Despite the product clearly being advertised as working for MacOS, it does not work on newer Macs. ... "
" ... "An error was detected on device \Device\Harddisk2\DR2 during a paging operation." ... It averages out to one error message every 36 minutes. ... "
" ... It worked fine until this week, June 24th, 2024. ... "
" ... Got it as a gift, stopped working after 2 days, keeps crashing my computer, don't know what to do . ... "
" ... My drive just stop working yesterday, no reason, just stopped. ... "
" ... Within a couple of weeks of delivery, and while conducting an initial backup from another hard drive to this one, the unit stopped working. ... "
" ... Doesn’t come with no instructions on how to set it up been trying to figure it out for the past 3 days now and literally have to look up YouTube videos on how to do it. ... "
" ... After 3 years I tried to plug it in one day and it started to beep. ... "
Usage
11set, install, use, simple, product
+64%
-36%
" ... :) It's easy to set up and move documents. ... "
" ... It's portable with an easy to use format. ... "
" ... Very simple to install. ... On line instruction are easy to follow on how to back up data. ... "
" ... Capacity is as expected and set-up was simple. ... "
" ... I was shocked how easy this was to get setup and register it. ... "
Marketplace
10time, open, box
+40%
-60%
" ... I bought this product brand new I just open the box and look at the back it's broken and there's no way you can open the box and repair it do not buy. ... "
" ... By the time I got to do all the diagnostic processes in the order form, my time to return it had expired and it still has never worked. ... My bad for not returning it immediately. ... "
" ... Maybe I just received a dud ... "
" ... Had to return ... "
" ... Dont recommend at all, at this point it’s gonna get returned ... "
" ... Was I sent a fake? ... The product numbers also differ from the description. ... Will try to return this thing. ... "
Performance
9speed, drives, trying, transfer, nvme drive
+67%
-33%
" ... Use this storage to maintain the speed of you computers. ... "
" ... Quick and responsive. ... "
" ... and given the tremendously slow speed and sheer amount of data to go through -- I don't expect to. ... Once I have those 4TB external SSD drives -- that boast about 2,000.0 MB/s speeds (just slightly slower than my NVMe drive that tops out at 2TB in capacity) -- I will be using those to manage and organize my libraries. ... "
" ... I bought it for my editing class and its worked super well. ... "
" ... It's fast transfer and durable. ... "
" ... Performance is adequate. ... "
Body
6floor, cord
+67%
-33%
" ... nothing to dislike I like the small size it is ... "
" ... A separate carrying case is an option. ... 5T is a decent amount of storage for most consumers. ... "
" ... This thing WILL BREAK if it hits a tiled floor after being dropped. ... "
" ... Works well lots of space will buy another one ... "
Software
5drive, message, files, use, photos
+60%
-40%
" ... It's portable with an easy to use format. ... "
" ... Getting my files organized on these drive is a real chore, using Apple's Photos app and PowerPhotos. ... "
" ... Will update review if drive crashes, or I lose data. ... "
Marketplace / Returns
4time
-100%
" ... By the time I got to do all the diagnostic processes in the order form, my time to return it had expired and it still has never worked. ... My bad for not returning it immediately. ... "
" ... Had to return ... "
" ... Dont recommend at all, at this point it’s gonna get returned ... "
" ... Will try to return this thing. ... "
Cable
4cord, tried, hard, drive, another
+50%
-50%
" ... We tried a different SATA cable and that made no difference. ... "
Sound
3hard, external
-100%
" ... The external hard drive light turns on and there are sounds coming from the external hard drive, but the hard drive won't show up on either of my computers. ... "
" ... Next time I went to put more on there it was making a loud sound. ... "
" ... Drive starts dinging chiming macking noise ... "
Price
3money
+100%
" ... The price is OK. ... "
" ... Huge was of money ... "
" ... great hard drive for the price ... "
Marketplace / Delivery
3+100%
" ... Delivery was like the very next day so that made my life a lot easier. ... "
" ... Product arrived as described, no time, no issues. ... "
" ... It was delivered early. ... "
Gaming
3xbox, storage, ps5, ps4, product
+33%
-67%
" ... I had high hopes for this to use for PC gaming storage, since it would work fine for PS4/5-Xbox players, but unfortunately, my entire drive became corrupted and now the drive is useless and doesn't work. ... "
" ... I bought this product because it said it’s compatible with ps5 games and it is not you’ll still have to transfer from memory to console if you end up getting it ... "
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Specifications
Body
Size: 18 meters
Connectivity
USB: Yes
Number of USB ports: 3
Memory
Memory: 1048576 GB
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