The Backup Plus Hub is compact for a desktop external drive. It measures just 4.6 by 1.6 by 7.8 inches (118 by 41 by 198 mm) with a weight of 2.3 pounds (1.1 kg). And like all desktop drives, it ...

The new Seagate Backup Plus Hub digital storage solution, showing the dual USB ports. (Source: Seagate.) Based on Seagate’s popular Backup Plus Desktop, the Seagate Backup Plus Hub external storage ...

Seagate's Backup Plus comes with 4TB (with options from 1TB to 5TB) while WD's comes with 8TB (with options from 1TB to 12TB), both of which will be plenty of space for whatever you're doing.

The Backup Plus Hub, as it is called, is available in 4TB to 8TB capacities in a piano black finish. Also, the enclosure houses two USB 3.0 ports on the front of the unit making access paramount ...

Seagate’s Backup Plus Hub comes in flavors from 4TB to 14TB. The 8TB version I tested is currently about $217 on Amazon.

The Backup Plus Hub costs $140 (4TB), $200 (6TB), and $250 (8TB). Seagate also sells the Backup Plus without the front USB 3.0 ports.

Compatibility includes Windows 7 and 10 along with macOS 10.12.4 and later. MSRP of the Seagate Backup Plus Portable in the 4TB capacity reached $129.99 with a two-year warranty.

Design and Features Seagate's been selling its Backup Plus line for years. Design wise, the 4TB Backup Plus looks like any standard 2.5-inch portable hard drive.