Backup Plus Portable Drive for Mac

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Life moves fast. Don’t miss a thing.

The Backup Plus portable drive for Mac from Seagate is the simple way to protect and share your entire digital life—without getting in the way of the rest of your life.

  • Mac OS and Time-Machine® ready out of the box
  • Automatically save photos from your social networks
  • Share photos and video to social networks with a click
  • Easily increase transfer speeds by upgrading to Thunderbolt™ technology
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  • Windows 7 Compatible

    Windows 7 32 and 64-Bit

     

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What is Backup Plus?

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.

  • Flexible backup that's fully compatible with Time Machine software
  • Save the photos you’ve shared online—automatically
  • Share photos and videos on social networks like Facebook and Flickr
  • Upgrade your connection in a snap with swappable adapters
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Time Machine ready

Set it up for easy, automatic backups on your Mac. Since it is Mac formatted out of the box, simply plug it in, set it, and forget it.

Also works with PCs.

Also works with PCs.

Use it interchangeably on your Mac or PC computer without reformatting.

USB 2.0 plug-and-play

USB 3.0 plug-and-play

You can also easily upgrade to Thunderbolt™ technology or FireWire® 800, with add-on adapters (sold separately.)

Thunderbolt and the Thunderbolt logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries.

More Backup Plus portable drive for Mac features
*Note: USB 3.0 models are compatible with both USB 3.0 and USB 2.0. USB 2.0 models include a cable and adapter that supports USB 2.0 only.

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Expert Ratings and Reviews
Gizmodo.com: Automatically Upload and Download Photos
Gizmodo.com: Automatically Upload and Download Photos

The included file management software will not only schedule backups for you, but it will automatically upload and download photos from Facebook and Flickr.

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Reviews.cnet.com: Seagate Backup Plus Review
Reviews.cnet.com: Seagate Backup Plus Review

With flexible design, fast performance, and helpful software, the new Seagate Backup Plus makes an excellent portable external hard drive for both business and home users alike.

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Features

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Protect...
Photos, videos, and more—on the go.

Life is full of amazing moments you want to remember forever. The Backup Plus for Mac portable drive goes where you go and works perfectly with Apple’s Time Machine® software to provide easy backups. So no matter where “life happens,” your memories are always protected.

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Save...
Your social life with a click.

Think of how many photos you’ve shared on Facebook or Flickr. With Backup Plus, you can easily download them right to your Backup Plus drive, so even more of your life is safe and sound.

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Share...
Your favorite moments instantly.

With Backup Plus, your memories aren’t “trapped” in your drive. Just a click lets you share photos and videos to Facebook, Flickr, or YouTube right from your Backup Plus drive.

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Upgrade...
Your connectivity in a snap.

Getting a new Mac with Thunderbolt™ technology? Not a problem. Changing your connectivity is as easy as plugging in a new adapter.* So when you upgrade, your Backup Plus drive can upgrade right along with you.

*Additional adapters sold separately.

System Requirements
  • Mac OS X 10.6 or higher or Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP3 (32-bit and 64-bit) operating system
  • USB 2.0 port

Specifications

 
Capacity 1TB 500GB
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Interface Options USB 2.0, USB 3.0 USB 2.0, USB 3.0
Physical    
Height (in/mm) 0.57/14.5 0.57/14.5
Width (in/mm) 3.19/81.1 3.19/81.1
Length (in/mm) 4.86/123.4 4.86/123.4
Weight (lb/g) 0.440/224 0.440/224
Model Number Capacity Interface Automatic Backup Software Warranty
STBW1000100 1TB USB 2.0 PC & Mac 2 years
STBW1000900 1TB USB 3.0 PC & Mac 2 years
STBW500100 500GB USB 2.0 PC & Mac 2 years
STBW500900 500GB USB 3.0 PC & Mac 2 years
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Model Number: STAE104

Upgrade Cable — USB 3.0/2.0

This USB 3.0 upgrade cable delivers performance that is up to 10x faster than USB 2.0, making it perfect for transferring and accessing movies and other large files with your Backup Plus portable drive.

  • Works with any USB 3.0 port
  • Backward compatible with USB 2.0
  • Compatible with any portable Backup Plus or GoFlex drive
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Model Number: STAF106

GoFlex Portable Case

Rugged and compact, this sleek case slips easily into a pocket, briefcase or bag to protect your GoFlex® ultra-portable drive when you’re on the move. Full-zip design fits both your drive and a GoFlex cable.

Compatible with all GoFlex Pro, GoFlex for Mac ultra-portable and GoFlex Pro for Mac ultra-portable drives, plus Expansion™ portable drives (640 GB or less)

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Model Number: STAE102

Upgrade Cable — FireWire® 800

Boost the transfer speed between your drive and your Mac® computer, and access data up to 2x faster than USB 2.0 when you upgrade to this FireWire® 800 cable.

  • Compatible with any portable Backup Plus or GoFlex drive

Works with a FireWire 800 or IEEE1394b port

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Model Number: STAE101

GoFlex™ Upgrade Cable Kit — USB 3.0

Easily upgrade both your laptop and GoFlex® or GoFlex Pro ultra-portable drive to the enhanced speed of USB 3.0 (requires available ExpressCard adapter port on your laptop). This kit boosts your system with performance that’s up to 10x faster than USB 2.0.

  • Perfect for transferring and accessing movies and other large files.
  • Includes everything you need to retrofit your laptop—PC card laptop adapter, USB 3.0 cable and USB power connector.
  • Backward compatible with USB 2.0

Compatible with GoFlex and GoFlex Pro ultra-portable drives