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★☆☆☆☆
Unreliable. Do not buy.
The worst drive ever. I bought brand new and filled it in XCOPY for backup purposes. When it got to 3.5TB it slowed down on writing from 20-40 MBs to 300 KBs, probably rebuilding itself. I will never buy portable Seagate again.
the product in question
Seagate Backup Plus 5TB External Hard Drive Portable HDD – Light Blue USB 3.0 for PC Laptop and Mac, 1 year MylioCreate, 2 Months Adobe CC Photography, 2-Year Rescue Service (STHP5000402)
4.7★ · 1,171 ratings, as of 2023