Seagate 5TB Mobile Drive ($190 in USA – or €310 in Europe!)

Consumers are creating more higher-resolution and higher volumes of content.

From action cam enthusiasts to selfie lovers to doting parents who capture every milestone moment on their 4K smartphones, the need for more space to store photos, movies, music and content-and take it on the go-is growing.

While storage demands are ever-increasing, so is the need to organize, centralize and backup that data.

With the launch of the Backup Plus Portable 5TB drive – largest capacity mobile drive on the market – Seagate Tchnology LLCwww.seagate.com is helping its customers better manage their massive deluge of data. This new storage solution is made possible thanks to Seagate’s new BarraCuda internal drive, featuring its 2.5-inch 1TB platter technology announced last month.

The Backup Plus 5TB drive will be the first device to ship with the new BarraCuda 5TB drive and offers:
    •    Unparalleled capacity for its size
    •    Customizable backup options with Seagate Dashboard software for easy local, mobile, cloud and socil media backup
    •    Use on both PC and Mac computers by installing the NTFS driver for Mac
    •    Quick file transfers with USB 3.0 connectivity
    •    Sleek 20.5mm form factor with aluminum cover making the drive durable

The Backup Plus 5TB drive joins Seagate’s family of external drives, including Ultra Slim, Slim, Portable 4TB, Fast, Desktop and Hub.

The Seagate Backup Plus Portable 5TB drive will be available this month for an MSRP of $189.99 in black, silver, red and blue color options at consumer electronics resellers worldwide. It is announced in Europe at €309.99.