However, like the previous version, there is a 15mm tall, 2.5″ SATA drive sitting in the enclosure. Unlike the previous version, the enclosure requires a little work to open. With the 2019 refresh, Seagate has significantly increased the build quality of the Backup Plus Portable. As with previous version, Seagate has used aluminum foil tape to meet EMI requirements. Then use the smudger to gently pry the drive out from the side opposite of the USB connector (near the red or green rubber supports). Start by removing the black rubber corner pad near the status LED. Removing the drive is fairly straight forward. Always lift on the side opposite of the USB connector.Use a smudger to gently pry the drive out.The drive’s specs are very similar to the ST4000LM016 seen in the older 2016 Backup Plus, the primary difference being the increased storage capacity. Inside sits the ST5000LM000, a 5TB 5400 RPM SATA 6Gb/s drive. Once the top of the enclosure is removed, the drive is accessible. A closer look at the wrap-around portion of the lid.Additionally, Seagate used some double sided adhesive tape on three sides of the top. On the top side, there are a total of 8 tabs, 3 on each long side, and two on the USB port side. The top aluminum lid contains two tabs at the bottom of the wrapped over portion along with two sliding tabs. 2019 Backup Plus Portable enclosure closeupĭisassembly requires a fine pointed wedge (or X-ACTO knife), and a wedge/smudger. The enclosure has a metal plate that wraps around from the side opposite of the USB connector to the top. However, the 2019 version has a new enclosure. This lid was easy to remove with just one’s fingernails (or guitar pick if one must). The previous versions of the Backup Plus enclosure had a metal lid that was attached using double sided adhesive tape. Comparison shot of the 20 Backup Plus Portable Apparently, a block size of 4096 appears to not be optimal for this drive do to its SMR platters. For this drive, it will take badblocks over 26.5 hours to complete a full run of a single test pattern.įurthermore, it takes 11 days to complete all 4 test patterns. Not setting the block size may result in badblocks complaining about the size of the drive. In Linux, the badblocks utility with the block size set to 4096 (or greater) can be used (e.g. Drive ShuckingĪs always, before attempting to remove a drive from its external enclosure, it should be tested for errors. For those looking to inexpensively fill 2.5″ drive bays in a storage server/NAS, this seems to be the only choice. This new model, the STHP5000400, contains a 5TB 5400RPM hard drive in the 15mm tall 2.5″ form-factor. The previous version was somewhat popular for drive shucking due to price, capacity, and ease of shucking. Overall, the drive is plenty fast and perfect for its intended role as, yes-a backup drive.Seagate has recently updated their 2.5″ Backup Plus Portable line, redesigning the hard drive’s enclosure. The older but universally compatible FAT file system is slower than NTFS is with small files, but the Backup Plus 5TB was indeed formatted to NTFS. So much so, that we double- and triple-checked the formatting, thinking it used FAT. But like its LaCie Porsche Design cousin (Seagate owns LaCie), it fell well off the pace writing small files and folders. The Backup Plus 5TB was a very good performer writing and reading large files, as well as reading small files. If you need to password-protect, look to WD and others. As an interested reader and new Backup Plus owner recently reminded me via Answer Line, there is no security software bundled with this drive. One thing you shouldn’t do is rely upon data recovery rather than maintaining multiple backup copies of your data, for the simple reason that it’s not always possible to recover the data. Indeed, most of mine have lasted more than three years. But it’s all about the odds–drives don’t always go bad. Data recovery without the warranty can cost many hundreds of dollars. What you do about that is your own affair. Recovery is not 100% certain, so keep your drive backed up. You can purchase recovery insurance, but don’t rely on it. Seagate provides a setup utility, which allows you to register, download the Seatools or Dashboard backup utilities, and offers you a data recovery warranty for $10 for two years, or $15 for three years. The unit features a micro-USB port and comes with a cable that plugs into standard USB Type A for transfer speeds of up to 5Gbps. But hey, if you want 5TB, you’re going to have to deal with a couple of extra ounces-it takes another platter or two to hold the extra data. That’s neither small or light for an external USB hard drive. The Backup Plus Portable 5TB measures about 3 x 4.5 x 0.75 inches and weighs about half a pound. The little black drive is always a classic.
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