The USM interface gave the older drive more flexibility and support for additional interfaces, like FireWire and Thunderbolt, but it made for a thicker and longer chassis. It's also slimmer and smaller than the former Editors' Choice Seagate Backup Plus, since the new drive doesn't need to support the Universal Storage Module (USM) interface. That's almost identical to the Toshiba Canvio Slim II (1TB) ($99.00 at Amazon) and much slimmer than the Seagate Backup Plus Fast. It's compact, measuring about 0.5 by 4.5 by 3 inches (HWD) and weighing 6 ounces. This drive can easily slip into a front pants pocket and is barely noticeable in a commuter bag. While it's not as fast as the Seagate Backup Plus Fast ($450.00 at Amazon), our Editors' Choice for portable external drives, and has only half that drive's 4TB capacity, the Backup Plus Slim's ($79.99 at Amazon) features and sleeker form factor still make it a great choice.ĭesign and Features Our review unit has a red painted aluminum top panel, but you can also get it in blue, black, or silver. This hard drive offers a generous amount of space in a chassis that's compact enough to slip into your pocket, and its proprietary Dashboard software also lets you save your media from your social networks and phone to the drive. The Seagate Backup Plus Slim (2TB) ($129.99) is a compact repository for just about everything you need to save, like photos, term papers, and videos. Best Malware Removal and Protection Software.

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