Seagate 8TB Backup Plus USB 3.0 External Hard Drive with USB Hub
$175.99
In stock
Description
Store, access, and edit up to 8TB of data, whether at home or on-the-go, including documents, music, movies, photos, and more with the 8TB Backup Plus USB 3.0 External Hard Drive with USB Hub from Seagate. This drive connects to your system using its integrated micro-USB 3.0 (micro-B 10-pin) port and provides data transfer speeds of up to 160 MB/s, while also being backwards compatible with USB 2.0. In addition to its storage capabilities, this drive has also been equipped with dual front-mounted USB 3.0 Type-A ports, which can be used to recharge your tablet, smartphone, or camera, as well as back up files, even if your system is turned off or in standby mode.
Seagate’s Backup Plus Hub is compatible with both Windows and Mac systems. It is pre-formatted for Windows and Mac compatibility requires the downloadable NTFS driver for Mac. Once installed, this drive can be used interchangeably between Windows and Mac without needing to be reformatted. Also included is downloadable Seagate backup software, a 4′ micro-USB 3.0 to USB Type-A cable, a power adapter, and a complimentary four month membership to Adobe’s Creative Cloud Photography Plan.
Note: The free Adobe membership is redeemable during product registration and must be redeemed within one month of registration.
Additional information
| Weight | 3.05 lbs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 9.2 × 9 × 2.75 in |
| Storage Capacity | 8 TB |
| Connection Interface | 1 x USB 3.2 / USB 3.1 Gen 1 (USB Micro-B)<br />2 x USB 3.2 / USB 3.1 Gen 1 (USB Type-A) |
| Read Speed | Maximum: 160 MB/s |
| Write Speed | Maximum: 160 MB/s |
| Pre-Format | NTFS |
| Internal Interface | SATA (Unspecified) |
| Type | Hard Disk Drive |
| Form Factor | 3.5" |
| Power Source | Included AC Adapter |
| Dimensions (L x W x H) | 4.6 x 1.6 x 7.8" / 118.0 x 41.0 x 198.1 mm |
Reviews (218)
218 reviews for Seagate 8TB Backup Plus USB 3.0 External Hard Drive with USB Hub
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Susanna Ryan (verified owner) –
Transfer rates appear to slow when you put mode data on it. Tax (GST) for Malaysia was originally calculated on an incorrect deivery charge. Fortunately this was fixed before delivery. Much appreciated – FedEx.
Jo Osinski (verified owner) –
I use two for backup on my desktop, and the third for backup on my laptop. They have fast data transfer, and the front-mounted USB3 ports are very handy and fast. Oldest unit is over 1 year.
Cordie Crist (verified owner) –
Simple plug in and it just works.
Janelle Fahey (verified owner) –
And the only reason is, that the hd does NOT come partitioned with enough room to install on a Mac OS. You also cannot repartition through the disk utility. You must MANUALLY repartition the drive using the Terminal app and enter code. You can find the code online, but it does take some searching for. If you feel confident that you can do this, the product is great. If you need a plug & play…I’d probably stay away.
Maxwell Trantow (verified owner) –
Bought a WD G Drive sipped to me i one day. Loaded it with content and overnight it lost the content and file system. Bought this Seagate 10tb drive and we have had several power failures and this thing is still rockin! Files are safe and backed up. Never will I buy a Western Digital Product like the G Drive again.
Sydni Streich (verified owner) –
It was great to find a great big storage device for a great price! I have already filled it
Abdiel Nolan (verified owner) –
Sipped and receive a day prior to date promise,package was box correctly and delivered promptly I love B&H
Fern Ward (verified owner) –
Well I have two MAC computers. A laptop which is High Sierra and a desktop which is El Capitan. On the El Capitan the disk first wouldn’t mount, but the software automatically loaded (even though it was for a PC) So I plugged it into my laptop where is showed up, but ope having errors reformatting in MAC Os, even though it was suppose to be MAC ready. I was on the phone with Apple Care for over an hour and then they said to try calling Seagate. I called the next day and something must have gone right through the night and after restarting the computer over and over because it finally showed up when I called Seagate, like when you feel fine after you are at the doctors. Seagate was no help at all and said it was MAC’s fault even though my system were suppose to be compatible. I just pray it lasts.
Keshawn Rau (verified owner) –
Easy to install
Caitlyn Rohan (verified owner) –
I had been using the 4TB version of this but it failed after approximately 3 years. It is warranted for only 2 years but still 3 seems a bit short based on my experience with other hard drives. Despite that experience I went ahead and bought the 6TB model to replace it. Unfortunately on day 6 of using it it back thrashing and the data was unreadable and it failed tests (using Seagate Seatools). As it was under warranty I sent it to Seagate and received a replacement drive about 2 weeks after they received the defective unit back. The offered a free data recovery service and it looks like that will be an additional week. The support service was good albeit a bit slow when you are depending on having the drive available. I went with Seagate based on their reputation of quality but now I’m not so sure. I would think long and hard about purchasing Seagate again in the future.
Riley Bauch (verified owner) –
Nice HDD, fast, but very noisy. I have a 3TB Seagate and they do not compare in terms of noise.
Josie Rosenbaum (verified owner) –
Fast, accurate and stable. Moved over many pictures in a quick period of time.
Sterling Stoltenberg (verified owner) –
This is the second of the Backup Plus Hub drives that I have purchased. the first 6GB version has worked well for years. The new 10GB one seems to be working well once I got it properly to support Mac OS’s Time Machine. Note the quick start instructions should not be followed if you want to format this drive for use with Time Machine! Seagate should mention this in their quick start guide, however the information on how to properly format your drive is on their web support site. I must admit that I have been very impressed with how Seagate packages this drive. It is virtually all recyclable paper or card board other than the plastic bag around the drive. The drive comes with a 2-month membership offer for Adobe’s Creative Cloud Photography Plan. I tried to use it and got to the add the license code at the Adobe site and the number Seagate gave me was not valid as it had already been used. I asked Seagate support about this about 1 week ago and have heard nothing from them. I hope that if you have an actual problem with the drive that they respond in the 1-day they state they will respond within.
Morgan Hirthe (verified owner) –
Works good, generating 165GB files (all 13 card bridge hands, 97 files), then compressing to 17GB, for later analysis. Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on ========= === ==== ==== ===== =========== /dev/sdb2 7.3T 1.2T 6.2T 17% /media/usr/seagate8TB3
Alejandra Bartoletti (verified owner) –
This seagate device really helped me feel secure with lots of photos….I use an iMac and it works smoothly.
Napoleon Cummings (verified owner) –
used this to backup my macbook before upgrading from sierra to mojave. worked great after i reformatted for mac, but first backup took ~19 hours for 400gb of data using the usb to my convertor to my usb-c port. the dongle’s probably the limiting bitrate factor. no complaints about the drive!
Michelle Howell (verified owner) –
Bought this to backup a NAS that has 6TB of data on it. Transfers (rsync) started out at 30MB/sec (not great) over USB, but by the time I got a couple of TB on this drive, transfer speeds had dropped to less than 1MB/sec. I seriously doubt it will even be possible to copy all 6TB from the server to this drive. Additionally, when totally idle, this drive continuously thrashes the head around for no apparent reason. Serves me right for buying Seagate. If you buy this drive, you have only yourself to blame.
Eryn Grady (verified owner) –
i used it to back up 3 500Tb drives, it’s great to have
Rickie Emard (verified owner) –
I do volumes of Adobe creative suite files. I often need to reference templates and files that are years old, and from different locations. I thought apple cloud was the holy grail. I was wrong. I won’t even start with the cloud issues. I will say having 4TB sitting on my desktop is stress free. The Mirror function of this drive is very nice. The two usb outs are awesome. I also have the small 4TB Seagate doing Timemachine. These drives are small enough to travel, large enough to hold years of work. So far, no broken links in my video or design files. That was my main cloud issue. I will not be going back to cloud. cons: This drive is not lightening fast. When you search for something, it doesn’t give you that snappy flash drive search that you’ve come to love. Just be patient, it will get it.
Novella Ankunding (verified owner) –
So Far so good, I’ve transferred over 4TB of archives from a four auxiliary hard drives and a cloud server that had evolved out of several generations of computers & photos & trips & shows & letters and 40 years worth of stuff. Now I’m ready for the next 30 years. I’ve had Seagate, Maxtor which I think is now Seagate, Hitachi not to mention every line of computers that’s existed before they had auxiliary HD. Auxillary HDs are much more reliable that cloud service because if you lose your connection you can still work. I’ll probably buy another to backup the backup eventually. I also bought an APC Back-UPS Pro 700VA Battery Backup & Surge Protector.