The 21st century is an information age, and the total amount of files stored on personal computers increases avalanche: pictures, videos, games, music, results of engineering calculations, development of equipment require space more and more. Not rarely the problem of how to transfer information from one computer to another, or to backup system and keep it in a safe place. The most obvious way is to use different flash cards, but it is suitable only for small amounts of data. Drives larger than 128 GB are not affordable for the average inhabitant.
To help in this case come the good old external hard drives. At the same time, competition often pushes the manufacturer to provide a nice bonus, in addition to large volumes and low cost. External drive Seagate Backup Plus Ultra Slim – just like that. Drive has a stylish design, additional software for the backup and compact is the thinnest external drive (2 TB). Doubly pleased that all these “chips” the customer gets a virtually free, because the price tag 6500 rubles is at the level of competitors are deprived of all these advantages.
The device comes in a compact cardboard box. Major labels that are worth paying attention to: the capacity of 2 TB (commercially available and 1 TB) and an additional 200 GB in the cloud OneDrive for 2 years – another nice bonus. Inside, besides the hero of the review are the documentation and the USB 3.0 Micro-B length 48 cm Looking ahead, we note that the disk works perfectly when connected through microUSB, and a USB 2.0 port, just the data transfer speed will be much less.
The body of the plastic Winchester: the bottom is black, top is Golden and platinum shades. The lid has a textured pattern simulating the surface of the Golf ball. These “dents” the drive not only looks interesting but also not slip out of your hands. On the bottom there is a stamping in the form of a Seagate logo. The surface is not easily soiled, and any dirt removed with one hand movement. Size and weight are impressive: 113.5x75x9.6 mm and 135 grams. At first I can not believe there is a mechanical head, and only when connected to the computer, the disk starts to vibrate slightly, resulting in the willingness of the movable mechanisms. The drive is easy to find a place in any pocket or purse. Despite the miniaturization, the Assembly is performed at a high level: there are no squeaks, backlash or cracks.
On the short side edge located connector USB 3.0 Micro-B. good news is that no additional power required – all power the drive receives a DATA cable. The front panel has a white led, made in the form of thin strips and lights up when connected to PC. Installed inside the experimental disk ST2000LM007 of the line Mobile HDD with onboard 128 MB cache and running at the speed of 5400 rpm.
When connected to the computer, the drive appears under “Hard drives” and does not require extra drivers. At its root is a special utility, which is running, you get to the product registration page, and then get due to 200 GB in the cloud OneDrive. Then offer to download the latest version of the program Seagate Dashboard, which allows you to easily back up and restore data with computer, phone, online storage and even social networking (immediately or scheduled). In addition, you can use it to test the disk for errors and to see detailed information on it.
During testing, the drive connection was carried out using the supplied cable to a USB 3.0 port. Crystal Disk Mark showed the read speed 125.3 MB/s, write 124.6 MB/s; according to the results of HD Tune average read speed – 101.6 MB/s, access time of 18.8 MS; AS SSD Benchmark gave a read speed of 120.8 MB/s write and 89 MB/s, access time of the disk is 25 milliseconds; ATTO Disk Benchmark showed the speed of reading/record at 122 MB/s. As can be seen from the results, the disc appeared to be really nimble: the high-speed read-write, and fast access to files. I was surprised that during all runs, the disk remained completely silent, and even though the temperature is increased, but not significantly. No problems during the test drive arose.
Seagate Backup Plus Ultra Slim is a really good solution. Decent volume in 2 TB will fit in a ultra slim, lightweight and stylish body. Winchester has a good performance speed read-write and it is completely silent. As a bonus – a handy utility for creating backup copies and an additional 200 GB in the cloud. And all this at a very affordable price.
If you have the need to frequently transfer data, back up information or just not enough memory for your laptop the Seagate Backup Plus Ultra Slim is a great choice.
