external hard drive | here's the thing https://heresthethingblog.com Making sense of gadgets and technology Mon, 22 Jan 2018 20:23:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.2 https://heresthethingblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/FB_icon_500x500-copy-130x130.jpg external hard drive | here's the thing https://heresthethingblog.com 32 32 Give your Mac or PC a massive 3TB storage boost for just $80 https://heresthethingblog.com/2017/06/27/seagate-3tb-external-hard-drive/ https://heresthethingblog.com/2017/06/27/seagate-3tb-external-hard-drive/#respond Tue, 27 Jun 2017 15:47:37 +0000 http://heresthethingblog.com/?p=23627 If you skimped on storage when you bought your desktop Mac or PC (understandable, given how much PC makers tend to charge for extra storage), here’s an easy—and ultra-cheap—way to make up for it. On sale for $80 (a 20% savings), this Seagate Expansion desktop drive adds a whopping 3 terabytes of storage to your […]

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]]> If you skimped on storage when you bought your desktop Mac or PC (understandable, given how much PC makers tend to charge for extra storage), here’s an easy—and ultra-cheap—way to make up for it.

On sale for $80 (a 20% savings), this Seagate Expansion desktop drive adds a whopping 3 terabytes of storage to your PC or Mac. Just plug the drive into your system’s USB 3.0 port, attach the power supply, and bask in an ocean of storage space.

Generally speaking, 3TB external desktop drives sell for north of $100, so this $80 3TB Seagate drive makes for a pretty enticing deal.

Check out the Seagate Expansion 3TB desktop hard drive on Amazon!

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]]> https://heresthethingblog.com/2017/06/27/seagate-3tb-external-hard-drive/feed/ 0 Now’s a good time to snap up a 2TB external hard drive https://heresthethingblog.com/2017/03/30/2tb-external-hard-drive-usb-3/ https://heresthethingblog.com/2017/03/30/2tb-external-hard-drive-usb-3/#respond Thu, 30 Mar 2017 14:25:00 +0000 http://heresthethingblog.com/?p=22648 Seventy bucks for a portable two-terabyte backup drive? That’s about as cheap a price as you’re going to find, and there are at least a couple of these deals available right now. Seagate Backup Plus Slim portable hard drive Price: $70 on Amazon (13% off) First up, the Seagate Backup Plus Slim, a svelte 2TB […]

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]]> Seventy bucks for a portable two-terabyte backup drive? That’s about as cheap a price as you’re going to find, and there are at least a couple of these deals available right now.

Seagate Backup Plus Slim portable hard driveSeagate Backup Plus Slim portable hard drive

Price: $70 on Amazon (13% off)

First up, the Seagate Backup Plus Slim, a svelte 2TB external hard drive that boasts USB 3.0 support for speedy file transfers. Just plug the 4.8-ounce Backup Plus Slim into your Mac or PC’s USB port, then turn on Time Machine for Mac or the Windows backup tool to start backing up your precious data.

This Seagate drive tends to retail for about $80, but it’s on sale now for $70.

Check out the Seagate Backup Plus Slim on Amazon!

Western Digital 2TB Elements Portable hard driveWestern Digital 2TB Elements portable hard drive

Price: $70 on Amazon (7% off)

Also on sale: Western Digital’s 2TB Elements Portable hard drive, which also comes with USB 3.0 support and shares the Seagate’s “plug-and-play” capability.

Weighing in at half a pound, the Western Digital drive is a bit heftier than the Seagate, but at $70, the price is right. Update [4/1/17]: The price tag has jumped back up to $80.

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]]> https://heresthethingblog.com/2017/03/30/2tb-external-hard-drive-usb-3/feed/ 0 Seagate Backup Plus Slim portable hard drive Western Digital 2TB Elements Portable hard drive Add 2TB of storage to your Mac or PC with this $74 portable drive https://heresthethingblog.com/2017/02/15/toshiba-tb-portable-drive/ https://heresthethingblog.com/2017/02/15/toshiba-tb-portable-drive/#respond Wed, 15 Feb 2017 20:04:01 +0000 http://heresthethingblog.com/?p=22305 Shopping for more storage space? Well, anything below $80 for a two-terabyte portable drive is a pretty good deal, which makes this $74 drive from Toshiba worth a serious look. The slim and trim Toshiba Canvio Premium boasts a full 2TB in storage, perfect for a huge archive of HD videos or backing up your entire PC […]

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]]> Shopping for more storage space? Well, anything below $80 for a two-terabyte portable drive is a pretty good deal, which makes this $74 drive from Toshiba worth a serious look.

The slim and trim Toshiba Canvio Premium boasts a full 2TB in storage, perfect for a huge archive of HD videos or backing up your entire PC or Mac, while its USB 3.0 interface makes for super-speedy file transfers. An Amazon “deal of the day,” the Canvio’s $74 price tag probably won’t stick around beyond today, the 15th of February.

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]]> https://heresthethingblog.com/2017/02/15/toshiba-tb-portable-drive/feed/ 0 Back up your Mac or PC with this $77 2TB portable hard drive https://heresthethingblog.com/2017/01/24/seagate-2tb-portable-hard-drive/ https://heresthethingblog.com/2017/01/24/seagate-2tb-portable-hard-drive/#respond Tue, 24 Jan 2017 17:52:48 +0000 http://heresthethingblog.com/?p=22122 Need a backup drive big enough to store all the files on your Mac or PC? A two-terrabyte drive will probably do the trick, but they’ll typically set you back about $90 or more. Looking for more of a bargain? Give this $77 drive from Seagate a try. Update [1/26/2017]: The price has ticked up at bit to […]

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]]> Need a backup drive big enough to store all the files on your Mac or PC? A two-terrabyte drive will probably do the trick, but they’ll typically set you back about $90 or more. Looking for more of a bargain? Give this $77 drive from Seagate a try. Update [1/26/2017]: The price has ticked up at bit to $78.

Just 12.1 millimeters thick and weighing in at 4.8 ounces, the Seagate Backup Plus Slim 2TB portable hard drive is small and thin enough to fit in the side pocket of a purse or a backpack, yet it boasts enough storage to back up everything on your average PC or Mac. Plug this Seagate drive into your system’s USB port (no power cable required), turn on Time Machine for Mac or Windows 10’s built-in backup utility, and you’re all set.

The Seagate Backup Plus Slim 2TB drive usually lists on Amazon for an already cheap $80, but if you’re willing to go with the blue version (go figure), you can shave off a few bucks and get the price down to $77.

Check out the Seagate Backup Plus Slim 2TB portable hard drive on Amazon!

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