Product Comparison: Western Digital My Passport Ultra vs Seagate Backup Plus Slim
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General Specifications
Brand
Western Digital
Seagate
Model
My Passport Ultra
Backup Plus Slim
Origin
China
China
About the Product
Equipped with USB-C™ technology, the My Passport™ Ultra portable drive offers an easy way to expand your storage with a modern metal design that complements your PC.
Small enough for a loaded laptop bag, spacious enough for loads of content—Backup Plus Slim is the perfect marriage of easy portability and truly useful file storage. Easily plug into Windows and Mac computers via USB 3.0.
Key Specs
Storage Drive Type
Portable
Portable
Capacity
1000 GB
1000 GB
What customers say about "Key Specs"
Seagate Backup Plus Slim 1TB External Hard Drive Portable HDD
- Purchased as expandable memory for Xbox One, and it's exactly what I needed. 1TB of additional space is nice.
- Excellent portable product. Seagate is great manufacturer.
- I like this portable product, used to back up files and works good.
- Plenty of storage for my purposes. Backed up my windows xp.
- This thing only runs at 5400rpm as opposed to 7200rpm.
Size & Weight
Color
Blue
Black
Height
0.5 in.
0.46 in.
Width
4.33 in.
4.52 in.
Depth
3.21 in.
3.07 in.
Weight
5.44 oz.
4.44 oz.
What customers say about "Size & Weight"
Seagate Backup Plus Slim 1TB External Hard Drive Portable HDD
- This storage hard drive is very slender and fits well in my laptop bag side pocket.
- I use it as a backup that remains in place, but it is a very portable unit, just unplug and slip it in your briefcase or purse and go.
- Great hard drive. Basic and takes up little room on my desk.
- This Seagate backup plus is great small and powerful device.
- Very easy to use and the device has really good, compact size.
Features
OS Compatibility
Windows 10/8/7/Vista
Windows 7 or higher, Mac OS X 10.11or higher
Interfaces
USB 3.0
USB 3.0
Backup Function
Yes
Yes
Data Protection
Password protection
Automatic backup
Extras
Innovative style with refined metal cover, USB-C™ and USB 3.0 compatible, Social media and cloud storage import
Easy-to-Use Backup Software, Easy plug-and-play operation, Stellar Style
What customers say about "Features"
Seagate Backup Plus Slim 1TB External Hard Drive Portable HDD
- This 1TB drive worked immediately upon connecting it to my 2012 macbook's usb port.
- This External Hard Drive works well for PC and Consoles. It can be used a s storage for both of them.
- I bought this to use as additional storage on a little laptop I'm running as an Ubuntu server. I haven't had any issues with it.
- This unit just sits on top of the desktop PC and provides a constant backup at a very affordable price.
- Plug and play would not work. I tried on 3 computers. Software would not load on any of them.
Included
Additional Accessories
USB 3.0 cable
USB 3.0 cable, 1-year Mylio Create plan, 2-month membership Adobe Creative Cloud Photography plan
Number Of Drives
1
1
Software
WD Discovery™ software, WD Backup, WD Drive Utilities
Seagate Backup Software
Power
Power Supply
Via USB
Via USB
Warranty / Certifications
Manufacturer Warranty
3 year(s)
2 year(s)
Certifications
CE
CE, FCC
Other Information
Manual
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