Seagate 5TB Back Up Plus Portable Drive £94.99 @ Argos

Decent price, thanks!

Thank you

Any good for the PS4?

Considering buying this to back up all my sons baby photos & vids (There are THOUSANDS) ill problaly buy 2 incase one fails.

raich33321/07/2019 12:48

Considering buying this to back up all my sons baby photos & vids (There …Considering buying this to back up all my sons baby photos & vids (There are THOUSANDS) ill problaly buy 2 incase one fails.Read lessRead more

Wise...

Amazing, I bought one of these several years ago for about this much. Then Brexit happened.

Warning though: this is shingled media and Performance can collapse under certain types of write patterns. If you don't need the extra space, stick to the non-shingled 3tb drives.

whats the reputation of seagate nowadays? I've had two Seagates around 2012 and 2014 and they both failed after about a years usage.

nice find OP

dodoegg121/07/2019 14:41

whats the reputation of seagate nowadays? I've had two Seagates around …whats the reputation of seagate nowadays? I've had two Seagates around 2012 and 2014 and they both failed after about a years usage.Read lessRead more

I doubt there is any real reliability difference between any of the manufacturers any more.

The only thing to say is never put all your eggs in one basket....

good deal for a portable

I dont trust Seagate. In my PCs they are the manufactuer whose drives have failed the most. WD being the best.

dodoegg121/07/2019 14:41

whats the reputation of seagate nowadays? I've had two Seagates around …whats the reputation of seagate nowadays? I've had two Seagates around 2012 and 2014 and they both failed after about a years usage.Read lessRead more

I have only ever had two external hard drives so sample size is small. One was a Seagate from years ago and another was WD from last year. WD failed within months whereas the seagate is still going.

raich33321/07/2019 12:48

Considering buying this to back up all my sons baby photos & vids (There …Considering buying this to back up all my sons baby photos & vids (There are THOUSANDS) ill problaly buy 2 incase one fails.Read lessRead more

Yes, never have any files you wouldn't want to lose on just one drive. Have at least two, with one kept in a safe place without being touched unless you need to. Maybe invest in some cloud storage as well, if you'd trust a company with private photos.

Lonners21/07/2019 12:47

Any good for the PS4?

Yeah, should be fine.

Cheesetoastie21/07/2019 19:50

I have only ever had two external hard drives so sample size is small. One …I have only ever had two external hard drives so sample size is small. One was a Seagate from years ago and another was WD from last year. WD failed within months whereas the seagate is still going.Read lessRead more

I've only ever had one hard drive fail on me and it was an old portable that got battered around in a backpack on a daily basis so it was to be expected really. Can't remember the brand.

Currently I have an 8 year external Seagate and two 9 year old internal WDs which are all still going strong, plus a 5 year old WD NAS drive which is always on and still fine and several portable drives which are a mix of WD and Seagate. No problems with any of them either.

So basically forget the brands - just buy whatever is the best value, but make sure you back up anything important. Because any drive you buy could last the rest of your life, or fail tomorrow.

I bought two of these last year, one failed within 6 months, completely unexpectedly, never moved from its position either. If you're buying for the space, get two to be on the safe side.

Anyone else tired of backing up?

H0TDAMN21/07/2019 21:51

Anyone else tired of backing up?

One day internet speeds will be less asymmetric and cloud storage will be a realistic option. Until then we backup...

Still not enough storage for my porn

redserpent21/07/2019 19:51

I dont trust Seagate. In my PCs they are the manufactuer whose drives have …I dont trust Seagate. In my PCs they are the manufactuer whose drives have failed the most. WD being the best.Read lessRead more

The only drive to fail on me so far was WD lol

MrMatt99121/07/2019 12:59

Amazing, I bought one of these several years ago for about this much. Then …Amazing, I bought one of these several years ago for about this much. Then Brexit happened.Warning though: this is shingled media and Performance can collapse under certain types of write patterns. If you don't need the extra space, stick to the non-shingled 3tb drives.Read lessRead more

I'm intrigued, shingled media, nnon-shingled what's the difference?, or ... (genuine question), thanx.

Deal-boy-trotter21/07/2019 23:18

Still not enough storage for my porn

Buy TEN of them then ... lol.

amour3k22/07/2019 05:43

I'm intrigued, shingled media, nnon-shingled what's the difference?, or …I'm intrigued, shingled media, nnon-shingled what's the difference?, or ... (genuine question), thanx.Read lessRead more

Fortunately, Google still works in my house and I found this: ‌

MrMatt99121/07/2019 12:59

Amazing, I bought one of these several years ago for about this much. Then …Amazing, I bought one of these several years ago for about this much. Then Brexit happened.Warning though: this is shingled media and Performance can collapse under certain types of write patterns. If you don't need the extra space, stick to the non-shingled 3tb drives.Read lessRead more

Any chance you could elaborate for us layman?

Sam_JonesbRS22/07/2019 18:48

Any chance you could elaborate for us layman?

"Big drive, slow, smaller one, more fast"

Looks good, thanks. Has anyone tried it already?