There are tons of reasons external hard drives are worth having, and considering the low investment cost of obtaining one it actually becomes more difficult to argue why you shouldn’t have one. From to photos and documents, external hard drives are an inexpensive way to protect yourself against data loss. In the case of the, the portability part of the external drive is taken to a whole new level. If you are looking for an external hard drive that allows you to store tons of data but is also lightweight and extremely compact then this is definitely the product you’ve been looking for.

Related: Seagate Backup Plus Ultra Slim Specs. • A bit more expensive than most portable HDDs • Inconsistant benchmarks, a couple even showing it to be slower than average Breakdown of the Features Seagate Backup Plus Ultra Slim comes in 1TB and 2TB capacities, which isn’t a lot but will do just fine for most casual users.

Make copies of your data while on the move with this Seagate Backup Plus Slim STDS2000100 hard drive for Mac that features a 2TB capacity for ample space to store your pictures, music and more. The slim design fits in a bag or purse for easy portability.

Plus, higher capacities would cost the drive its sleek design. The drive features a USB 3.0 connection and an average 2-year warranty. As for transfer speeds, the Ultra Slim delivers one of the highest sequential read/write speeds among portable hard drives. 125-135MB/s sequential benchmarks are common with this drive and are higher than the usual 110-120MB/s that most other drives deliver. However, it’s worth noting that some benchmarks actually showed it to be slower than most of its competition, showing speeds around 110-115MB/s. While there were only a couple of such benchmarks that we could find, they showed that consistently high transfer speeds are not guaranteed with this device.

Still, you would barely notice the difference as most hard drives from the largest manufacturers deliver similar read/write speeds as the Ultra Slim. Although fast and small, the Backup Plus Ultra Slim is also quite expensive, reaching 4.2 cents per GB for the 2TB version, and 6.5 cents for the 1TB version on most major retailer sites. Most portable drives are in the ballpark of 4.5-5 cents/GB for lower capacities, making the Ultra Slim slightly more expensive. But the slim and dashing silver or gold design does add to the value of this drive, so it’s far from an unreasonable price. My First Impression When I was looking for a new external hard drive one of the biggest priorities was lightweight portability. The last one I had was a Western Digital and it was a little too big to be conveniently carried around in my work bag.