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Store your digital life in 1 centralized location with this Seagate Backup Plus for Mac STDU3000101 hard drive, which provides 3TB of space for your important files and documents. The hard drive is compatible with Time Machine for enhanced functionality.
This is a nice external hard drive for the money. I bought the 3TB for Mac, and am pleased - no issues. I don't mind that it has an external power supply - in fact I wonder if it might be better to not draw power from the computer. I'm sure that there are some high quality hard drives out there that cost a lot more, but I would, and will, continue to buy Seagate external hard drives to protect my data. I have a couple of WD units as well, and they also continue to give me good service.
Store your digital life in 1 centralized location with this Seagate Backup Plus for Mac STDU3000101 hard drive, which provides 3TB of space for your important files and documents. The hard drive is compatible with Time Machine for enhanced functionality.
Can I back up my WD MyBook and my Mac Mini to this Seagate?
MyBook is almost full and my Mac Mini internal drive is full, can I back both up to the Seagate?
Since the Mac Mini has a USB connection, you should be able to back-up files to the external Seagate HD.
Store your digital life in 1 centralized location with this Seagate Backup Plus for Mac STDU3000101 hard drive, which provides 3TB of space for your important files and documents. The hard drive is compatible with Time Machine for enhanced functionality.
Can I back up two different Macs, both using Time Machine, onto this one hard drive?
I'm confident that the answer is "yes". I have a WD external HD and have backed up three Macs to it using Time Machine, with a different folder for each Mac.