

Ironically, the barebones 5TB drive is up to 50% more expensive than the external model, despite having fewer materials (no cable, chassis or electronics) the laws of supply and demand at work. It carries a two-year warranty, as does the Backup Plus Portable. This ST5000LM000 drive also has 128MB cache and a spindle speed of 5,400RPM. It is a 12.5mm tall, five-platter model, with each platter having a 1TB capacity. The 5TB hard disk drive used by the Backup Plus Portable was actually launched back in 2016. Here’s how the Seagate Backup Plus Portable performed in our benchmark tests:ĬrystalDiskMark: 146MBps (read) 130MBps (write)Ītto: 131MBps (read, 256mb) 139MBps (write, 256mb) Performance
