Seagate 2TB Portable Hard Drive | USB 3.0 (STGX2000400)

The Seagate Portable 4TB External Hard Drive is a great option if you need a lot of extra storage without spending a fortune. It’s compact, easy to set up, and connects through USB 3.0, making it convenient for backing up photos, videos, documents, and other large files. Real-world testing of similar Seagate 4TB portable HDDs has shown roughly 100+ MB/s read/write performance, which is plenty for everyday backups and file transfers. What I like most is how simple it is to use—plug it in, and you can start transferring files. The 4TB capacity gives you plenty of room to consolidate files without constantly worrying about running out of space. The biggest downside is that it’s an HDD rather than an SSD, so it won’t be as fast or as resistant to drops as a portable SSD. I’d also recommend keeping important files backed up in more than one location rather than relying on a single external drive. Overall: 5/5 ⭐ — excellent storage capacity, easy to use, portable, and a practical choice for everyday backups and extra storage.

As a music producer, my last external drive was much smaller and it began to fill up quickly. I bought this Seagate because of the known quality, and the size. I understand that with a Windows computer, it’s plug and play. If you use a MacBook Pro, it is a simple task to prepare it. I’ll copy instructions for Mac preparation. It was ready to go in about a minute. It’s not something to worry about. Here are the instructions: First an easy installation, you’ll use Disk Utility on the Mac to erase and reformat the drive; it’s straightforward and only needs to be done once before you start using it. 1. Decide on a format For a drive used only with your MacBook Pro for plugins/projects: APFS (best for SSDs, modern macOS, fast and robust). If you also want to plug the same drive into Windows regularly: ExFAT (works read/write on both Mac and Windows, fine for large audio files). 2. Erase and format the drive Connect the new external drive to your Mac. Open Disk Utility (Applications → Utilities → Disk Utility). In the menu bar, choose View → Show All Devices so you see the whole physical disk, not just volumes. In the left sidebar, select the top-level entry for that external drive (it will usually show the manufacturer’s name and “Media”). Click the Erase button at the top. In the dialog: Name: Something like “Audio Plugins” or “Samples”. Format: Choose APFS (or ExFAT if you need Mac/Windows). Scheme: Choose GUID Partition Map if offered. Click Erase and wait for it to complete, then click Done. After this, the drive will mount on the desktop in the new format and you can start moving plugin content or sample libraries to it. It took time to move data off the old drive and load onto the new drive. That’s natural. With this new Seagate drive, I store all my music plug-ins and virtual instrument files along with a large collection of audio and midi files. When producing music, there’s no delay and everything works fine. With that said, I have the new M4 chip and 48GB of Ram. With that, the computer works fine, but the Seagate also keeps up just fine. This Seagate external drive was a good purchase. It is reliable, portable and built well with a good appearance.

I’m very happy with this external hard drive. The 4TB of storage gives me plenty of space for photos, videos, and important files without havinn to worry about running out of room. It was easy to set up and works great with my computerr. I also like that it’s compact and easy to take with me. So far, it’s been reliable and exactly what I neded. Definitely recommend it!

I'm really happy with this Seagate 2TB portable hard drive. It gives me plenty of extra storage for my files and is compact enough to take with me when needed. Setup was simple, and transferring files was easy. I like having a portable backup option without taking up much space. Overall, it's been a great addition for extra storage, and I would definitely buy it again.

To be clear, it is a hard drive not a SSD. It seems to save about 10 MB per second whereas a SSD could be 100 times faster at 1 GB per second. So overall it is a 10-year older technology that is less reliable or robust and slower than a Solid State Drive. Maybe I was mistaken when buying this but it wasn't clear to me this was not an SSD and that it would write this slowly.

The online tech support by Seagate leaves a LOT to be desired as the problem was, I could see the device in the printers, scanners and other devices on my computer, but it would not show up in File Manager where I should have been able to "drag and drop" stuff into/onto that drive. I did EVERYTHING I could think of - I tried it on my desktop, then my laptop, turned the computers on and off, unplugged the drive and nothing worked. I went to Seagate's online support and one of their videos stated, "try another cable - sometimes cables go bad." Uh, DUH, this portable drive has a very unique and proprietary type of cable! It's not like one end is a regular USB plug and the other side is a USB-C plug! It's sort of like a double USB-B or micro-USB plug, but two of them put together and one side is smaller than the other side, so, "try a different cable?" Puh-leaze! However, I requested a return of that original and asked for another of the same hard drive be sent. Got it today and IT WORKS PERFECTLY!!! Yes! I plugged it in and BOOM! There it was in File Manager. Checked the properties and it has the space I expected it to have. Then I did a drag and drop of an MP3 file just to see if there would be any problems and the file copied over to the new hard drive without issue. THIS is what I wanted and am happy to have - a great little external hard drive that works just as it should at an excellent price.

I bought this Seagate Portable 2TB USB external hard drive in January 2023, and I’m still using it years later. It’s relatively inexpensive for the capacity, and I’ve always found Seagate reliable. I’m happy with it. I knew going in that I was buying a mechanical hard drive, not an SSD. The listing is the everyday plug-and-play USB 3.0 portable HDD for Windows/Mac backup and file storage. It can be a little slow sometimes — it is what it is with a spinning disk. That tradeoff was expected, so I don’t ding it for being an HDD. Five stars for the storage, the price, and long-term reliability that matched what I paid for.

I had originally bought this external hard drive for extended storage for my PS4, thinking it would also be compatible for my PS5 down the road. Long story short, it only stores games when you transfer them on the PS5 (which takes an ridiculously long time to do, so long that it's just better to delete and reinstall games), unlike on the PS4 where you can directly install and run games from them (I have since learned about the technical differences between an external HDD and an SSD upgrade specifically for the PS5). Nowadays, I use it as a file archive for my laptop, of which this external hard drive by Seagate has been a stable and reliable tool for. I gave a similar discretion on another review for thumb drives from Micro Center, but you don't get the full, usable 2TB of storage, although it's very close at around ~1.87TB. Since I simply needed this for extra storage for games and now general files, this has more than enough space for me, although I'd recommend saving up for more depending on your specific use case. Overall, while I'm disappointed about the situation with my PS5 (that's arguably not Seagate's fault, just simply a technical reality), this portable 2TB External HDD Hard Drive by Seagate is definitely worth the money for the immense utility it provides.

Very happy with this purchased. The product itself was packaged very well and was protected very well.Ordered on the 15th July and was told it will arrive on the 29th but arrived 8 days earlier. The transfer speed is amazing.Now my phone and tablet has all it's memory back and I don't have to waste time looking for files to delete to create more space on them.

Aynı modelin backup plus slim olanı vardı. Kasasının üstü metal altı plastikti. Bunun ise yekpare plastik. Kaliteli hissettirmiyor ama elinizde dolaşan bir ürün de değil zaten. Bellikte Seagate kalitesini tartışmaya bile gerek yok. 2 TB alın kafanız rahat etsin.

We bought the 1TB External Hard Drive mainly to store images and videos especially now that we just had our first baby. Those memories are everything to us, and I didn’t want to rely only on my computer or risk losing them on a phone. So far, it’s been exactly what we needed. It’s small, lightweight, and very simple to use. I’m not a tech expert at all — just plug it in and it works. We use it strictly for photos and videos, and 1TB is more than enough space for our entire family’s memories. It’s easy to toss in a drawer or bag without taking up space. Pros: • Compact and lightweight • Simple plug-and-play setup • Plenty of storage for family photos and videos • Works with multiple devices (PC, Mac, consoles) • Great value for the price Cons: • The only real downside is the cable. It uses a specific wire for this unit. If you lose it, you’ll have to do some research to find the exact replacement. It’s not as universal as I would have liked. Overall, it gives us peace of mind knowing our baby’s photos and videos are backed up safely. For a family looking for a simple, reliable storage solution, this is a great option.

Excelente produto, bem embalado, produto original

I think it is excellent solution but only if you buy 20 TB version. The size is too huge for 8 TB in comparison to that who are using HDD with size 2.5. For idea and first who implemented this solution I give 5 ⭐