Most people tend to wait until disaster strikes, or until their hard drive fails, to back up their laptops. The Seagate 2TB Portable Hard Drive removes most of your excuses. That’s enough to hold a complete system backup, all of your pictures, and a stack of video files. The USB port supplies the power needed to run this device, so it doesn’t require a separate AC adapter. At 4.5 by 3 inches and 6 ounces, this external drive fits comfortably in a standard laptop bag without being noticeable.
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A pocket-sized 2TB external hard drive that runs off USB power
A 2TB portable external drive provides sufficient capacity to fully protect most people’s data. There’s plenty of room to store copies of other items, free up disk space, and keep personal videos for years. Those who shoot high-definition video or keep massive photo libraries will find this capacity goes far beyond what a 1TB drive can hold.
The bus-powered design is what makes this device truly portable. Because the drive uses the USB cable to provide all necessary power, you don’t need to carry another bulky AC adapter, and you won’t lose valuable outlet space fighting for sockets when traveling. Using the device at a coffee shop is just as easy as using it at your office desk, since a single cable is the whole setup.
The USB 3.0 interface provides faster transfer speeds compared to USB 2.0, and because it is backward compatible with USB 2.0, the drive still works perfectly with computers that use older technology. No special installation is required before attaching the device to your Windows-based computer; you simply plug in the drive, and the operating system automatically recognizes and mounts it.
Because mechanical drives cost much less per gigabyte than solid-state drives, this Seagate external hard drive is priced accordingly. Since you typically won’t run applications directly off a backup drive, the spinning platters of a traditional hard drive will meet your needs for backing up large amounts of data without the premium an SSD of the same capacity would command.
The portable hard drive arrives preformatted for Microsoft Windows systems. As soon as you connect this device to a computer using the included 18-inch USB cable, that system will recognize it immediately. If you are working with an Apple computer, you can format it for use with your Mac in just a couple of minutes using Disk Utility. Along with the accessories mentioned above, Seagate backs the 2TB Portable Hard Drive with a one-year limited warranty.