I do weekly backups with external drives. Unfortunately I've noticed that my Toshiba and WD drives have been far more reliable.
The warranty process has been really easy and accommodating but you lose trust with the "recertified" drives they send back. The drives that come from China are particularly prone to faults -- and this is all with drives that simply sit in an air conditioned office on a desk for a small amount of data transfers every week.

Hasn't backed up my data since I bought computer. Disconnects and reconnects randomly. tried Seagate support. Nothing to offer. Microsoft useless as well. Will buy something with quality and useful support in the future.

Very sorry to say but Seagate have a real lemon on their hands. I travel extensively and photograph. I purchased 4 of these units as storage while traveling (large photo files 64MG up). Were well cared for, never dropped or mishandled yet ALL 4 crashed (unrecoverable) in 6 weeks. POOR Show Segate.

Bought a Seagate 1tb to put all my family photos on it and now it’s completely dead! Tec guy said cheap components! I said what it cost me over $100 . It will take $500 to recover your darter!
I was now very disappointed!

I bought this to expand my Xbox One S disk space and download more games. It works a treat, no noticeable delays from using an external HDD. I keep all my frequently used games on the internal storage, and I have set the external HDD as the default for downloads. Took some time copying over the games when I first got it, but it's been very reliable ever since.

The drive itself works well, but being a large 4Tb sitting on numerous glass parents. These glass platters need more power to run off a standard USB3 port. Sometimes it works, then it drops off due to a lack of power. This drive requires an external power supply (which it cannot accept), or a high power USB port.

This drive is very quiet and works reliable on modern OS/USB3 ports but the write speed of max ~120MB/s is a tad slow especially for a 4TB disk - transferring big files/recordings takes a while! The included usb cable is very short maybe 1 foot long - bring a longer cable if needed.

Purchased a few years ago and is still working, I only plug it every now and then. It is not the fastest option to use on daily basis but since I use it for backup purposes, it doesn't give any problem. Pros: slim nice design, USB 3, for some reason it is light (lighter than my other HDD). Cons: none

Bought this to use with my PS4 and decided to test it on my PC first. It doesn't show up in file explorer and just makes a repetitive beeping noise every few seconds. This doesn't even deserve one star. When you pay $98 for an external hard drive, you expect it to work. Well, don't expect this one to work if you buy it.

Quiet a few years back I moved away from Seagate to Western digital as there products we're not lasting under heavy data transfer usage.
About 2 years ago I decided to give them another try after years of departing from their products and the 4TB portable Hard-drive has not let me down to date and still under high data transfer and usage rates.
Quality seems to have got somewhat better but the real test now is time, so far so good.

I bought a 2tb product of Seagate brand and stopped working short after. I was very angry as on that device I had lots of importants file and I did no want to lose averything.
I called their customer service and the handled the issue very well. The product was sent to Holland for repair and returned in a few weeks (as scheduled), They managed to retrieve all the data on the same device plus they sent me a 4TB device for free. Honestly, well done

I use this as a external hard drive for my Xbox one. I have had no issues with any save data at all. It is a straight up plug and play unit and does the job well. I will happily buy another one for my computer when I need the storage!

Like this sleek unit very much. It transfers data smoothly and quickly. Have had no hiccups yet. I always use the proper exit strategy suggested by the manufacturer in the instruction brochure prior to removing it from my Laptop.

I can say I am very pleased with my data storage device bought from Officeworks in East Victoria Park.

My second one and same problem lost work data now again last one also just month or 2 old same problem with this one the whole thing is my work data is gone. All they can do is give a new one that does not solve my problem but now I see how your customer care.

Excellent product. The design is slim, lightweight and functional. I haven't had a single problem with mine. I have the 2TB and it still has so much space on it. It's loaded with movies, tv shows, music and documents. i've had it for over a year now and it works like brand new. Always opens files quickly and exports / imports even faster. Highly recommend this product.

Purchased and used for a year now. So far, with proper care it still functions the same as when I first bought it. It has a really nice sleek design and has proven to be reliable in storing my data. Transfer speeds are average, not too fast but not too slow.

Great product, using it currently as a replacement from my previous Seagate 2TB Expansion Desktop and have had no issues with it thus far. Loving the usb cable and not having to use a power cord as well. Very convenient for my job as well as I can just chuck it in my bag.