Seagate Backup Plus Slim 1TB Portable External Hard Drive with Mobile Device Backup USB 3.0 STDR1000100 T-Shirt - Black, Large

Na primeira vez que conecta no macbook, já é feita uma instalação de uma espécie de driver para acessar NTFS. Isso era um problema que eu tinha com outros HD externos que fiquei contente em ver que não tive com esse

Excellent product ..no problem so far

Best buy from Amazon, it's really sleek and handy. The sync works really well for all backup. Tension free!!

An update: Sadly, I did lean back the other day in my chair, with my laptop, and overlooked that this was attached! It slipped off the desk, dangled by the USB cable, and then stopped working! Now makes beeps, then goes quiet. There are some great videos on the web that show how to take this apart. Sure enough, the head was stuck, but freeing that up has not helped. Now, it just clicks. I wonder if there are other small, external drives that are more fall resistant. I remember reading that the hard drives inside Macs automatically lift the head (or park it) when they fall… that'd be great to have in an external HD. I did notice that, unlike some of the videos of the HD, this had no side bumpers inside the case and no side screws. Assembly line issue? Or, newer design? In any event, as I noted in my original review, the drive is slim, lightweight, and fast-- and a tad noisy. I'm not taking off a star for this (operator error! :-) ), but it's worth highlighting how short the cable is and how smart it is to unplug it after backing up with it! Original review: This is a very fast external drive. It's also small (3" x 4 ½" by '"), making it quite portable (easily "tossed" into a briefcase or backpack). The blue color is great looking. If you're getting more than one of these (as I did) be sure to get different colors, so you can easily tell which is which, especially for a backup rotation. (I got blue and black. The black is fine, but the blue, special, deep and rich.) On the downside, there is a noticeable noise when it's in operation--a combination of swooshing and a higher pitch. I've had other external drives whose noise is virtually undetectable. If your hearing is average or you are insensitive to noises, it's likely no big deal. (Or, if you work in an office or like having music on, those should drown this out.) However, if you have good hearing, are sensitive to noises, and work in a quiet environment, it is a distraction. The USB cord is also short, meaning that the drive is right beside you and your ears (well, at least one of them!). I also could see music aficionados not liking the noise in the background of the songs or classical music they are listening to! I'm in the good hearing, prefer quiet group, but the drive is fast enough (updating backups of, say, 1 gb in about 7 minutes) that it's too bad a problem. One can leave the room or try to ignore it! OTOH, watch out! That short USB cord means that when you lean back in your chair with your laptop, you will likely pull the drive off your desktop! The only solution is to religiously unplug the drive after it finishes its backup.

For the most part, there's really not a lot to say about this drive in comparison to others. Everything one would expect is here: solid transfer speeds, quality build, svelte looks, and reliability (some will disagree with this last but, in my experience, Seagate is just as good as the rest). What makes this drive a "go to" drive is the size. If you own Seagate's 500Gb Slim, you know what I'm talking about (this 1Tb version is a bit thicker). if you don't, dig around for whatever 1Tb portable drive you have handy. Now, cut the thickness of that drive into almost half and you've got this drive (the actual dimensions are listed below). What makes this drive worth the price (if you can get it on sale) is that you get the same storage as other 1Tb drives, but at half the thickness. For many, this won't matter, and I can certainly understand that. For those who are packing things tight, though, saving 1/4" on the thickness of a portable drive can be a big difference. I can now easily carry this portable drive in it's own pocket my messenger bag, rather than having it rattle around in the larger pocket with all the other doodads that don't have a good spot. Combined with the fact that this drive will run off a standard Micro USB cable (albeit at USB 2.0 speeds), this winds up being a big advantage for "road warriors" and geeks. Is the drive worth the cost? That's hard to say. If you can get this on a decent sale, I would say yes. I have all sorts of portable drives, but since getting this one I find many of them are gathering dust. It's just hard to pass over the tinned form factor for this drive. I will, however, point out that the Toshiba Canvio Slim is more or less the same price, but manages to shave 1/2" off the length. Personally, I trust Seagate a bit more, but that's personal preference (I also like the look of this drive more).