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Seagate Backup Plus 2TB FireWire 800/USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive for Mac(STCB2000100)

4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 502 ratings
2 TB
USB 2.0
Digital Storage Capacity 2 TB
Hard Disk Interface USB 1.1
Connectivity Technology Firewire
Brand Seagate
Hard Disk Form Factor 3.5 Inches
Hard Disk Description Desktop
Compatible Devices Desktop
Installation Type Plug In
Hard Disk Size 2 TB
Specific Uses For Product Personal

About this item

  • Formatted for Mac out of the box and instantly compatible with Time Machine software
  • Keep copies of your precious digital files, in case disaster strikes
  • Impressive 2 TB storage capacity
  • Save feature enables user-generated content to be backed up from your favorite social network
  • Share feature allows multiple files to be uploaded to social networks at once from your computer
  • Features FireWire 800/USB 2.0 for quick data transfer rates; upgrade to Thunderbolt or USB 3.0 with the available additional adapter
  • Install the HFS+ driver for PC and use the drive interchangeably between Mac computers and PC's

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The Seagate Backup Plus for Mac desktop external hard drive simplifies backup for consumers who want to protect their entire digital life locally or on social networks. The drive is formatted for Mac out of the box, making it compatible with Time Machine software to provide the simplest and most efficient way to back up locally. Keep multiple copies of your files in case disaster strikes. With the Save feature, user-generated content can be backed up from your favorite social networks. Many people now use their smartphones to capture priceless moments. While these devices are handy and readily available, storage is not their strong suit. Capture a memory, post it on a social networking site and let the Seagate Dashboard automatically back up any content posted. Even if the file gets accidentally deleted from the device, another copy can be waiting. The Share feature allows multiple files to be uploaded to social networks at once from your computer. The days of uploading individual files without creating a new album are gone! Simply select files to upload, choose where to post them and even add comments. Managing your social profile has never been easier. Install the downloadable HFS+ driver for PC, and use the drive interchangeably between Mac computers and PCs without reformatting. Take advantage of the Seagate Backup Plus design and upgrade from the included FireWire 800/USB 2.0 interface to Thunderbolt technology or USB 3.0 with the additional adapter. Ships with: Seagate Backup Plus Drive, Seagate Dashboard pre-loaded on drive, FireWire 800/USB 2.0 Interface adapter with capacity gauge, 5-foot FireWire 800 cable, 5-foot USB 2.0 cable, Power adapter, Quick start guide, 3 year limited warranty. System Requirements: Mac OS X 10.6 or higher or Windows® 7, Windows Vista®, Windows XP SP3 (32-bit and 64-bit) operating system (HFS+ driver for PC operability available for download), FireWire® 800 or USB 2.0 port (compatibility may vary depending upon user's hardware configuration and operating system).

From the Manufacturer

Back Up Your Digital Life

The Backup Plus for Mac desktop drive delivers high-capacity, flexible protection for your files that's compatible with Time Machine backup software straight out of the box. This easy-to-use drive also works seamlessly with your social media accounts, making it simple to back up and share your online photos, movies and more.

Powered Performance

Transfer large files at the speed of life. With up to 30% faster transfer speeds and capacities up to 2x larger than portable drives, the Backup Plus for Mac desktop drive is everything you want.

Designed to integrate smoothly with OS X for Mac computers
Unique adapter lets you quickly upgrade or change the drive's interface The Seagate Dashboard makes it simple to share your files with online social networks
Compatible with Time Machine backup software straight out of the box
Fuel for Your Time Machine

The Backup Plus for Mac desktop drive has been designed to integrate smoothly with OS X for Mac computers, so it's simple to back up and protect your files. It's compatible with Time Machine backup software out of the box, and works interchangeably with Mac computers and PC without the need to reformat.

Save Your Social Life

The Backup Plus for Mac desktop drive includes the Seagate Dashboard. This premium software makes it simple to share or save files associated with online social networks including Flickr, Facebook and YouTube. Automatically download copies of your photos, movies and more from social networking sites to your drive. Share files by simply clicking on your social icons within the Seagate Dashboard. Easily share multiple files with your social networks at the same time.

Powerfully Flexible

The Backup Plus desktop drive for Mac features a unique adapter system that lets you quickly and cost-effectively upgrade or change the drive's interface. Take advantage of the newest, fastest connections--now and in the future: Choose from FireWire 800/USB 2.0 (included), USB 3.0, and Thunderbolt technology.

What's in the Box?

Backup Plus for Mac desktop drive, preloaded Seagate Dashboard, quick start guide, FireWire 800/USB 2.0 adapter with capacity gauge, 5-foot (150 cm) FireWire 800 cable, 5-foot (150 cm) USB 2.0 cable, warranty.

System Requirements

Compatible operating systems are Mac OS X 10.6 or higher and Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP3 (32-bit and 64-bit) (HFS+ driver for PC operability available by download).

There's a Seagate Backup Plus Drive that's Perfect for Every Backup Need

Backup Plus Portable Drive

Big Backup. Small Package.
With capacities up to 1.5TB, the Backup Plus portable drive makes it easy to take along plenty of extra storage.

Backup Plus Desktop Drive

Space to spare.
Capacities up to 4TB make the Backup Plus desktop drive the simple solution when your digital life goes big.

Backup Plus for Mac Portable Drive

Ready to roll with your Mac computer.
The Backup Plus for Mac portable drive is compatible with Time Machine backup software straight out of the box.

Backup Plus for Mac Desktop Drive

Massive Mac backup.
Straight-out-of-the-box Time Machine software compatibility meets massive capacities in the Backup Plus for Mac desktop drive.

Customer reviews

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502 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the performance, noise, and capacity of the computer drive. For example, they mention it works well, is reasonably fast, and quiet when operational. That said, opinions are mixed on quality and value.

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152 customers mention117 positive35 negative

Customers like the performance of the hard drive. They mention that it works well, is quiet, and does what's asked of it. The LED for power and working status is not intrusive at all, and there are no issues with it. Some appreciate the responsiveness of the drive, and say that it stayed active during the entire transfer.

"...recommending the Seagate Backup Plus series of hard drives as an excellent and easy to use value for the Mac user...." Read more

"...Anyway, overall, I would say that this drive works pretty well. I would like to see the price drop by quite a bit, but that will take time...." Read more

"...Regardless of those things, it's working perfectly for my application. I recommend if you can get it at a good price." Read more

"...is if you're coming from older drives And yes, it is technically slower than Thunderbolt, but in practice I've found that it's not slower by much...." Read more

73 customers mention65 positive8 negative

Customers like the transfer speed of the external hard drive. They mention that it has huge capacity and is reasonably fast. They say that the USB 3 speed is nice, and the backups are very fast. Some say that it performs well, but overheats. Overall, most are happy with the performance and recommend it for use as an external backup drive.

"...I use an excellent backup program called Carbon Copy Cloner, well worth the money...." Read more

"...and felt great when it immediately began working quietly and efficiently on my Mac, backing up using the Time Machine, which it said it was..." Read more

"...was a downside, but after running some speed tests, this drive is waaaaaay faster when compared to the USB-powered-only drives, even with USB3...." Read more

"...The speed is great through the Firewire 800 port on my iMac, i use a SSD in my computer for the OS and all my software programs, the external drive..." Read more

56 customers mention46 positive10 negative

Customers like the noise level of the computer drive. They mention that it is quiet when operational, and sleeps when not in use for more than a few hours. The setup is essentially noiseless, and barely gets warm.

"...No setup, just plug them in and start backing up. They are very quiet when in use (to be honest I've never heard anything from either one), and do..." Read more

"...The drive is totally silent while running; there is no fan or vibration that I can detect. This is a real change from my previous drive...." Read more

"...And this setup is essentially noiseless, and barely gets warm...." Read more

"...And it's very quiet...much quieter than my LaCie. If it continues to work as I hope, I'll definitely be getting another Seagate soon...." Read more

49 customers mention38 positive11 negative

Customers find the computer drive easy to use. They mention that it works quietly, is simple to set up, and is recognized immediately on the desktop. They also say that the formatting of the drive is quick and easy, and that it provides excellent value for the price.

"...Seagate Backup Plus series of hard drives as an excellent and easy to use value for the Mac user.Edit (September 5, 2013)...." Read more

"...It was pretty simple to set up and use. Pulled it out of the box, plugged in the power, plugged in the usb, it was recognized and mounted right away...." Read more

"...Brilliant.And all that works great. I had no trouble installing on the Mac and creating two partitions, one for the Time Machine and one..." Read more

"...This is an update to the previous review. There was a problem with the software, and it should not have taken from Friday until Tuesday to find out..." Read more

48 customers mention45 positive3 negative

Customers are satisfied with the capacity of the computer drive. They mention that it has lots of storage space, has had no performance issues, and is small enough to hide away. Some say that it backs everything up with room to spare and that it offers a great amount of space for the price.

"...I would say it is a good drive. It is very big and, knock on wood, appears to be reliable so far." Read more

"...the My Book Studio II, makes much less noise, costs less, and stores 50% more data...." Read more

"The product has plenty of space but these are my observations,1...." Read more

"The drive is, so far, useful for backup of a new Macbook Pro, has huge capacity and is reasonably fast...." Read more

169 customers mention79 positive90 negative

Customers are mixed about the quality of the computer drive. Some mention it's a solid product, reliable, and high-quality. However, others say that it began failing and abruptly stopped functioning, causing data loss.

"This is a horrible drive. I bought one in early July because it had all the features I wanted at a reasonable price. It sounded so good!..." Read more

"...I like the rubbery finish, and they feel very well made...." Read more

"...heavy use every day since i purchased it in sept of 2012 my drive developed a glitch that required i reformat to repair...until a few days ago it..." Read more

"...It is very big and, knock on wood, appears to be reliable so far." Read more

76 customers mention46 positive30 negative

Customers are mixed about the value of the computer drive. Some mention that it works very well, is the cheapest 4TB drive they could find anywhere, and is a great investment to back up all of their important data. However, others say that the thunderbolt version was a waste of money, an expensive paperweight, and useless as an external hard drive.

"...one in early July because it had all the features I wanted at a reasonable price. It sounded so good!..." Read more

"...It is clearly insufficient. One corner of the drive box itself was crushed in a bit showing it had taken quite a hit at some point...." Read more

"...It's unbelievable that 4TB can be this affordable, and this fast: if your computer has USB3, this is crazy fast...." Read more

"...than half the space of the My Book Studio II, makes much less noise, costs less, and stores 50% more data...." Read more

41 customers mention7 positive34 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the connectivity of the hard drive. They mention that it disconnects repeatedly and freezes their computer. The connection is reset and the drive appears. The quality of manufacture is poor and the connectivity is iffy. Some customers also report that the drive does not support networking.

"...I plugged them in and then turned on the Seagate. Now my project files had disappeared, but the backups were still on there...." Read more

"...every hour, the Seagate HD makes a small squawking sound and revs up every few minutes...." Read more

"...and when the cable is moved even a little bit, the connection is reset and the drive will appear/disappear from Finder or Windows..." Read more

"...Within 5 minutes, it disconnected again. I've checked that all of the connections are secure, and the power cable is properly connected...." Read more

A nice improvement over my Western Digital MyStudio Pro II
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A nice improvement over my Western Digital MyStudio Pro II
I bought this to replace a Western Digital My Book Studio II that had begun to disconnect from my computer randomly. For a backup drive, that's worrying. I was delighted to see that this Seagate Backup Plus takes less than half the space of the My Book Studio II, makes much less noise, costs less, and stores 50% more data. It's not strictly an apples-to-apples comparison, as the My Book Studio II is designed to hold two drives rather than one, but as it is not designed to allow the user to upgrade the storage after purchase, and I do not want to run a redundant array, there is no advantage to the dual-drive design.The drive comes with a remarkably slick bit of registration software that detects the drive's serial number so you don't have to locate and transcribe the tiny numbers on the drive itself. The drive is totally silent while running; there is no fan or vibration that I can detect. This is a real change from my previous drive.The marketing material for this drive makes a big deal of the drive being "Time Machine Ready." This is less impressive than they would have you believe; any drive can be used with Time Machine. 30 seconds with Disk Utility may be needed to reformat some drives, but it would be silly to pay extra for that "feature".I've uploaded a photo comparing the size of this drive to a couple of other external drives, for those who care about aesthetics or portability.
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Derek Dean
5.0 out of 5 stars Plug & Play for Mac users
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2012
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I really enjoy products that make my life simpler, and the Seagate Backup Plus series of hard drives do just that. I have both the 2TB and the 3TB versions, and they have both worked perfectly since plugging them into my new Mac Mini. No setup, just plug them in and start backing up. They are very quiet when in use (to be honest I've never heard anything from either one), and don't seem to put out any heat. I like the rubbery finish, and they feel very well made. I use an excellent backup program called Carbon Copy Cloner, well worth the money.

I will say, however, that there are a few minor issues I will mention (minor enough to not deduct a point).

Fist, it would be nice if they included some kind of a small stand, because these stand up just like a small book, and it's a little to easy to knock them over. It hasn't really been a problem for me because I have them located behind my monitor, out of the way, but I have to be extra careful when I'm hooking something else into the system. But again, that's really only a very minor quibble.

Second, the 2TB model came without the USB 2.0 cable. Not a huge issue, as I am using these with the included Firewire 800 cable, but a little annoying that it wasn't included as specified. The 3 TB model did come with both the Firewire and USB cables. Again, a pretty minor quibble.

Third, because these use an AC/DC transformer (wall wart), they take up an extra space when plugged into my UPS, so it would be nice if they would include a short AC cable from the transformer to the AC outlet, thus taking up only one space instead of two.

So, only very minor issues, and not enough to stand in the way of me highly recommending the Seagate Backup Plus series of hard drives as an excellent and easy to use value for the Mac user.

Edit (September 5, 2013). Almost a year, and no problems. It's nice to have equipment that works quietly in the background, never requiring attention. Good stuff.
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Steve K.
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice size for the price. Amazon's packing leaves something to be desired, but they work well to replace if damaged in shipping.
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2013
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Despite the horrible packing job by the people in Amazon's distribution facility, I finally received a working drive. The first one evidently got banged around quite a bit en route, so it made LOTS of noise when I plugged it in and then every 30 seconds to a minute thereafter. If you order from Amazon, it comes in a cardboard box barely bigger than the drive itself with only one or two of those pillow cushion things shoved on one side of it to absorb the bumps and bangs. It is clearly insufficient. One corner of the drive box itself was crushed in a bit showing it had taken quite a hit at some point.

Despite the shipping, I will say that, so far, this drive does a pretty good job. It spins up a little bit slowly when it wakes back up from sleep, so that can be pretty annoying while you wait on it. It goes to sleep pretty often...after about probably 5 minutes or so...and anything you do in the OS from opening Spotlight, to opening a new Finder window, to opening Dashboard makes it wake back up. There are times it wakes from sleep when I really don't need it to at all. I suspect it is because I have Spotlight indexing it as well, but if I am going to put files on it, then I want it to be indexed. It is the slowdown when trying to do anything after it has gone to sleep that made me take off a star on the device. If it came up quicker, I would put 5 stars no problem.

I have it plugged into a USB 2.0 port on my late 2009 iMac, so I am obviously not seeing the USB 3.0 speeds that it is supposed to be capable of, so I cannot comment on its speed from that standpoint. Otherwise, it appears to run at full 2.0 speeds. I wish the replacement modules for the base weren't $50. I really would like to swap this USB 3.0 one to a Firewire 800, but if it is going to cost $50, then I most definitely will not be doing it. That is just stupid expensive.

There are indicator lights on the base of the drive which shows you how full it is. They can be turned off via the software that comes with the drive. There is no way to adjust how much time passes before the drive spins down for sleep mode. I wish there was.

Anyway, overall, I would say that this drive works pretty well. I would like to see the price drop by quite a bit, but that will take time. You don't have to do anything at all to configure it for a Mac. It just works straight out of the box when you plug it in. I had it out and had Time Machine sync with it within about 5 minutes I would say. The capacity reported by finder is 4TB. Disk Utility says total capacity is 4 TB (4,000,787,025,920 Bytes). I would say it is a good drive. It is very big and, knock on wood, appears to be reliable so far.
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Farmboy34
5.0 out of 5 stars Using as Time Capsule, So Far, So Good
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2013
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I'm just using this as a time capsule for an older macbook. I had a lot of pictures and videos that I wanted to back up and needed a safe place to hold a lot of stuff. I decided to get this one when it was a gold box (or maybe lightning) deal because I've got several older Seagate drives that I use for my iMac that haven't given me one bit of problem.

It was pretty simple to set up and use. Pulled it out of the box, plugged in the power, plugged in the usb, it was recognized and mounted right away. I went through the set up for Time Capsule and it got to work. Of course the first backup took a while but everything since has been just a few minutes. Obviously since I'm using this with a macbook it doesn't stay plugged in and powered on all the time. I jack it in once a week or so when I'm recharging the computer. Easy as pie.

There are a few things that you should probably know...it only comes with a FireWire 800. Not a 8/6 or some other converting cable to work with the older spec. That sucked for the first backup because I didn't have a spare sitting around and had to use USB which seemed to take forever (only a couple hours for about 120GB backup). Since that first one though the USB has been just fine. As I said, only a couple minutes from jacking it in to unmounting it when it's done its thing.

It is loud. That surprised me because the other seagate drives I have run pretty quietly. Because I use it pretty infrequently it seems like the discs are always spinning and making a bit of noise. Maybe it's fans, I'm not sure, but something is definitely humming. But I tend to notice and get distracted by things like that.

Regardless of those things, it's working perfectly for my application. I recommend if you can get it at a good price.
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ospishus
1.0 out of 5 stars No Firewire as advertised
Reviewed in Canada on February 13, 2014
Capacity: 3 TBStyle: USB 3.0Verified Purchase
When it said that firewire 800 was included in the box I bought it for my 3 year old imac, but when it arrived on the outside of the box it stated that an optional adapter had to be purchased separately! Returned it without opening it.
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