Last Updated on September 23, 2020 by Ellen Christian
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Some days I wonder what I would do if all the technology disappeared in my home. Between the four of us, we have two computers, a lap top, several game systems, iPhones, iPad, iPod touch, and all sorts of other peripheral technology. All of our information is stored on these computers: budget, business files, homework, correspondence, music, videos, photos, etc. Making sure that this information is safe and secure is extremely important to us all.
Why Portable Backup Drives are a Necessity
- They are portable. You can take your portable backup drive with you to a friends house and connect it to any of their computers provided they have a USB port to connect to.
- Safe place for storage. Portable backup drives are not a permanent part of your computer. If your computer crashes, the information and files that you have stored on your portable backup drive will still be safe.
- Upgradeable when necesary. If you find you need more storage space, you can replace the portable backup drive with a new one or purchase an extra one.
- Able to store large amounts of data and files. If you have a 1TB portable backup drive, you could store up to 17,000 hours of music or 320,000 high resolution digital photos. That’s a lot of information!
- Frees up space on your computer. Don’t slow your computer down by storing all sorts of downloads and large files. Free up the space by storing these files on portable backup drives like the 1 TB Backup Plus from Seagate.
Seagate Backup Plus
The Backup Plus portable backup drive from Seagate lets you protect all your information locally. From the Seagate Dashboard, you can use the Protect function to set up a one click plan or customize your local backup. You can keep multiple copies of your files in case of disaster. Using the save feature enables user-generated content to be backed up from your favorite social network. The share feature allows multiple files to be uploaded to social networks at once from your computer. You can install the pre-loaded NTFS driver for Mac and use the drive interchangeably between PC and Mac computers without reformatting. It features USB 3.0 for quick data transfer rates; upgrade to Thunderbolt technology or FireWire 800 with the available additional adapter.
The first thing that I noticed is that , the Backup Plus portable back up drive is very quiet. I love that. The last thing I want to hear is something running constantly next to where I’m working. The 18″ SuperSpeed USB 3.0 cable is short for use on desktops, so it’s best suited for laptops. It was very simple to use and very compact which is convenient for a college student who doesn’t have a lot of room. It measures roughly 4.86 in length by 3.19 in width by .57 deep. It weighs about .440 pounds. It’s super easy to toss in your backpack or brief case when you travel.
The Backup Plus retails for $109.99 direct from Seagate. It comes with a two year warranty which is quite impressive. One of my winners will win the black 1TB Backup Plus from Seagate:
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The Pulsar solid state drive
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Momentus XT Solid State Hybrid Drive
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Backup Plus Portable Drive for Mac
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GoFlex TV HD Media Player
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don’t have any backup solution yet
I sure could use one of these to free some space on my laptop’s drive.
I learned it autosaves photos from social networks.
They offer drives in three sizes and four colors.
The devices have two year warranties.
Backup Plus also lets you link your Facebook, Flickr, and YouTube accounts directly to your drive, making sharing and protecting things online easier than ever before.
I learned that you can share to various websites right from the drive!
Automatically save photos from your social networks
So cool you can link up your acct with Facebook, which is great since I’m always on there.
You can automatically save photos from your social networks to the backup plus portable drive.
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Backs up photos you’ve shared automatically, choose from two backup options, automatic or scheduled.
The drive can do automatic backups.
Their system will back up photos and information from all of your social networks.
I learned that it will Automatically save photos from your social networks!
Thanks!
I learned that it’s a lot smaller than I expected, and that I need one!
It backs up pictures put on social media like facebook. thanks
I learned that you can also back up from facebook.
Easily increase transfer speeds by upgrading to Thunderbolt™ technology or FireWire® 800. looks cool.
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I learned that you can share photos and videos to your social networks. It will also work with a PC or a MAC. Thanks for the giveaway! 🙂
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i learned you can easily increase transfer speeds by upgrading to Thunderbolt™ technology or FireWire® 800
it allows you to link your social accounts
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that it automatically backs up photos!
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i learned that you can set it to automatically backup your stuff, so you don’t even have to think about it…one less thing to remember.
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founded in 1979
I learned that they have a very easy to find place to download drivers for their products on their site!
It has a 2 year limited warranty
Backup Plus is the amazing line of external drives from Seagate that lets you do more with photos and movies, protect everything in your digital life, and manage it all from a single, intuitive dashboard.
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Love that you can connect all your social media accounts to your backup plus! That’s awesome!
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Easily increase transfer speeds by upgrading to Thunderbolt™ technology or FireWire® 800
You can automatically download photos from social networks
That the backup drive automatically saves pictures from social networks.
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All you need is a USB port to use it!
Protect your stuff with easy, flexible backups
Automatically save photos from your social networks
Share photos and videos to social networks with a click
Easily increase transfer speeds by upgrading to Thunderbolt™ technology or FireWire® 800
there is a find and compare product finder on their website to help you
Seagate also sells their Go Flex TV, allowing you to not only get your own digital content but
show services like Netflix on your TV.
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I learned it has a two year warranty
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can save my whole computer system
I learned you can sync with social media!!
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That it can be synced with social media.
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I learned that you can actually get it to do an automatic backup of your system….totally SWEET. cause I always forget to do it. That would take the guess work out of it!
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I learned that you can save the photos you’ve shared automatically.
Visited the site and I like that it lets you Sync with your social media.
Backup Plus also lets you link your Facebook, Flickr, and YouTube accounts directly to your drive, making sharing and protecting things online easier than ever before.
I learned that Seagate also has wireless external drives! Way cool!
I learned you can Easily increase transfer speeds by upgrading to Thunderbolt technology or FireWire 800
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Seagate company was founded in 1979 and is the leading provider of hard drives.
You can use it to autosave photos from social networks
It lets you link your Facebook, Flickr, and YouTube accounts directly to your drive, super cool!
It is easy… with a USB cord! I can backup EVERYTHING I can backup when I choose or set it up to do it automatically.
Learned that it saves photos automatically from your social networks. Awesome!
I learned its USB powered and is simple to install as it’s a plug and play.
I would very much like to have a wireless drive.
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I learned that Seagate employs more than 50,000 people around the world.
Their products are simple and easy, so are more likely to be used.
User friendly
I learned that their products work with both Macs and PCs.
I learned I can easily link my social media accounts directly to the drive.
i learned that you can synch with your social media, and that it holds LOTS of photos! I really need to back my stuff up!
Where would we be without back ups and storage?
Learned that it protects as a backup so I will never lose pictures again.
I learned that Getting a new computer with Thunderbolt™ technology or USB 3.0? Not a problem. Changing your connectivity is as easy as plugging in a new adapter.* So even when you upgrade, your Backup Plus drive can upgrade right along with you.
How safe it keeps your important documents or photos.
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You can choose automatic or scheduled backups.
I learned that it’s easy to Share photos and videos to social networks with a click
Nothing like finding out all your info on your computer is gone I really could use this. I learned that its small, you can save things onto it automatically, and sync up to your social media account. What a great little invention.
Share photos and videos to social networks with a click
They were founded in 1979
i think its cool that u can automatically save photos from your social networks
i can sync it with my social media
I learned it can Easily increase transfer speeds by upgrading to Thunderbolt™ technology or FireWire® 800.
I LEARNED THIS WILL WORK WITH YOUR PC AND THAT I CAN SAVE MOVIES. I WOULD SAVE OUR HOME MOVIES. I JUST HAVE TO FIND OUT HOW.
Backup Plus also lets you link your Facebook, Flickr, and YouTube accounts directly to your drive, making sharing and protecting things online easier than ever before.
I learned that it’s user friendly and makes sharing easy. thanks!
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One of the features about the hard drive sports is Sharing photos and videos to social networks with a click which will be very convenient and something that I haven’t seen in a hard drive before
It sounds pretty easy to use and adapts with any usb 3.0 /2.0 port