You can use the NTFS-formatted drive right away as a drag-and-drop backup drive, or reformat it to HFS+ and use it with Time Machine on a Mac. (Opens in a new window) Read Our G-Technology G-Drive Mobile USB 3.0 (1TB) Review The USM interface gave the older drive more flexibility and support for additional interfaces, like FireWire and Thunderbolt, but it made for a thicker and longer chassis. It's also slimmer and smaller than the former Editors' Choice Seagate Backup Plus, since the new drive doesn't need to support the Universal Storage Module (USM) interface.

That's almost identical to the Toshiba Canvio Slim II (1TB) ($101.00 at Amazon) (Opens in a new window) and much slimmer than the Seagate Backup Plus Fast. It's compact, measuring about 0.5 by 4.5 by 3 inches (HWD) and weighing 6 ounces. This drive can easily slip into a front pants pocket and is barely noticeable in a commuter bag. Our review unit has a red painted aluminum top panel, but you can also get it in blue, black, or silver. While it's not as fast as the Seagate Backup Plus Fast ($229.00 at Amazon) (Opens in a new window), our Editors' Choice for portable external drives, and has only half that drive's 4TB capacity, the Backup Plus Slim's ($139.99 at Amazon) (Opens in a new window) features and sleeker form factor still make it a great choice. This hard drive offers a generous amount of space in a chassis that's compact enough to slip into your pocket, and its proprietary Dashboard software also lets you save your media from your social networks and phone to the drive. The Seagate Backup Plus Slim (2TB) ($129.99) is a compact repository for just about everything you need to save, like photos, term papers, and videos. Lacks Universal Storage Module (USM) interface.How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication.

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