Seagate backup plus power consumption

What is the power consumption of the Seagate Backup Plus?

Peak power consumption for the 5TB drive was around 4.2W, while the 2TB drive came in at 3.9W. Corresponding idle numbers are 1.4W and 1.1W. The performance profile of the Seagate Backup Plus Portable and Slim drives are as advertised.

Is Seagate Backup Plus a good hard drive?

For us, our review panel, and the thousands of 4TB Seagate Backup Plus Portable Drive Hard Drive users, it has been and will be for some time to come, the top choice for portable external hard drives. If you need more bang for your buck, reliable storage, and extremely fast drag and drop times, this is the right drive for you.

Is the Seagate Backup Plus 8TB a good choice?

The Seagate Backup Plus 8TB is hard to resist if you're looking for a portable storage solution with acres of space to spare. It sips power, doesn't cost the earth and is blazingly fast – what's not to like? Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you’re buying the best.

What's inside a Seagate Backup Plus?

Inside the Backup Plus is an 8TB drive from Seagate's Archive HDD family, which intriguingly belongs to the company's enterprise portfolio. You'd expect to use these mostly in data centres, for cold storage and in so-called hyperscale scenarios, not in a prosumer/consumer product.

How much does a Seagate Backup cost?

Prices range from $100 for the 2TB Seagate Backup Plus to $300 for the 8TB model, though you might be able to find it for less than that. The Backup Plus 6TB offers the best value when you divide dollars by gigabytes; it currently sells for $200. The Backup Plus ships with a four-foot USB 3.0 cable and a wall wart-style power plug.

Is the Seagate Backup Plus hub a good terabyte drive?

It's the only route to double-digit terabytes at an affordable price point. The Seagate Backup Plus Hub delivers a big bang for buck. Performance is very good for a USB hard drive, and you’d be hard put to find this kind of capacity elsewhere.