Can Recommend!! This is my 8th Seagate Drive, one lasted 4.5 years after heavy use on XBOX ONE S (the 4TB green portable game drive) and the rest are still in use.
Bought this (8TB game drive) as a backup for media and general files for long-term storage.
Contrary to Q&A's, it works fine on PC, works out at £15 per TB (purchased at £120), so worked out great value, even compared to internal 3.5 drives. Usually for a HDD in mid-2021 it's around £20-25+ per TB. Western Digital has also been reputable to be fair but their similar external drive was around £40-50 more.
Overall, I've just installed it and am starting backups, I will update later if needed but can recommend.
Also, it's industry standard to get less capacity than stated in marketing i.e. real life 1 TB = 1,024 GB, and manufactures assume 1TB = 1000 GB, they use standard base-10 numbers that people are more familiar with. I'm used to this so discount any low review with this as a reason. Also actual capacity is effected by how the drive is formatted. Also, SMR is fine for me (the way it writes data, once the drive is full, it slows down somewhat when replacing data), if you need faster then get a NAS Drive like the IronWolf for high Capacity but be warned they are designed to always be on, and are much more expensive.
And just a last note, I assumed my fastest USB ports would be the front panel of my PC but nope, so make sure you are using on the fastest port available, tested on a USB.3.2 port.
Gave Portability 5 Stars as it is designed for desktop use, also it's fine to move, just remember it needs external power.
| Brand | Seagate |
|---|---|
| Product Dimensions | 29.74 x 20.32 x 3.74 cm; 217.72 g |
| Batteries | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. |
| Item model number | STEA2000403 |
| Manufacturer | SEAGATE |
| Series | STEA2000403 GAME Drive |
| Colour | Green |
| Form Factor | 2.5-inch |
| Computer Memory Type | DDR3L-1600 SDRAM |
| Hard Drive Size | 2 TB |
| Hard Disk Description | Mechanical Hard Disk |
| Hard Drive Interface | USB 3.0 |
| Hard Disk Rotational Speed | 0.01 RPM |
| Voltage | 12 Volts |
| Wattage | 18 |
| Hardware Platform | Xbox One |
| Operating System | XBOX ONE |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Lithium Battery Energy Content | 4.9 Watt Hours |
| Lithium Battery Packaging | Batteries contained in equipment |
| Lithium Battery Weight | 0.85 g |
| Number Of Lithium Ion Cells | 2 |
| Item Weight | 218 g |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
