#4tb backup plus portable portable#

Mix in color options of white, black, and silver for this aluminum portion… and the overall looks of the Seagate Backup Plus Portable series are much improved. To be precise the top and one edge is made from solid aluminum and the rest of the chassis is plastic (black or white depending on color option you choose). Still too much plastic, but every bit does help.

This generation Seagate has once again improved things by using more aluminum and even less plastic. The last generation only the top was made of aluminum and the rest was plastic. This time around Seagate has upped their game and while it still makes use of way too much plastic and not enough metal, at there is even more metal used for part of the chassis than there used to be. Of course, they would never be mistaken for LaCie products, but they were actually better looking than Western Digital’s various series.

It allowed them to have more personality than they otherwise would have, without adding (much) to the cost. For their asking price this was a somewhat decent solution. Plastic that tried to improve its overall aesthetics via the use of injection molding with dimples/diamonds/pyramids/etc.

#4tb backup plus portable free#

While this free application will never replace Acronis, for a freebie it is a nice little bonus feature that does help offset some of the asking price.įor a few generations there Seagate’s Portable series came clad in plastic. Better still is you can configure it to auto-copy any or all of the above via mirroring, which uses MS or Apple’s Shadow Copy (aka ‘VSS’) technology that can backup files even when they are in use. With it you can backup specific files, folders, even drives automatically.

#4tb backup plus portable install#

This is not all that surprising as Seagate does own LaCie as such both brands should get the same good software solution… that is worth the install to say the least. This is basically the exact same application as which ships with LaCie branded drives, just with a different skin. So, while the Type-C adapter is missing, it really will not be missed by most.Īlso included, albeit on the hard drive itself (just as with the Ultra Touch series), is Seagate’s Toolbox software. Basically, you still get a moderately sized (18-inch) USB 3.0 Type-A to Micro-USB cable, a nice instruction/warranty pamphlet… and a free two month subscription to Adobe CC Photography plan as well as a free one year subscription to Mylio’s Create service. The accessory list is not quite as nicely appointed as the Ultra Touch series. Be it across a city or a continent (or three). This extra layer of protection all but ensures your new purchase will arrive safe and sound. One that makes good use of color, pictures and data.Īlso like the Ultra Touch, the Seagate Backup Plus Portable’s 4TB drive is housed inside a nice, yet easy to open, clamshell protective layer. Much like its ‘smaller brother’ the Seagate Backup Plus Ultra Touch, the Seagate Backup Plus Portable 4TB comes housed in a rather nice shipping container.