There are two important reasons to store data in the hard disk. First reason is to backup important files on your computer. We use external hard disk to backup photos, videos, documents and other necessary files. The second reason it to store heavy files consuming large space on your computer, like movies. People tend to buy 1 TB hard disk these days as they become affordable. 1 TB memory is sufficient to store thousands of documents and hundreds of movies.
Seagate is the most popular brand when it comes to external hard disks. Seagate Backup Plus and Seagate Expansion are the two versions of Seagate 1 TB hard disk. The price of these two hard disks is almost equal. This is confusing for many people. Why Seagate came up with the two versions of 1 TB hard disks? What is the difference between Seagate Backup Plus and Expansion? We need to compare these two hard disks to see the difference between them.
Seagate Backup Plus Hard Disk
Comparison and Difference Between Seagate Backup Plus and Expansion Hard Disks
Let us compare the features of Seagate Backup Plus and Expansion hard disks. The Backup Plus comes with a backup software. This backup software gives you the option to set automatic backups. The Seagate Dashboard of this software lets you share all your photos, videos and other files on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. The backup software makes it easy to backup all your data online and offline on your hard disk. Seagate Expansion do not come with this backup software.
We can also see the difference in their dimensions. The size of Seagate Backup Plus is 123.4 x 81.1 x 14.5 mm. and the size of Seagate Expansion is 128.1 x 89.1 x 15.5 mm. The weight of Seagate Backup Plus is 224g, where Seagate Expansion is 270g. The Seagate Backup Plus is more compact and light weight than Seagate Expansion.
The another important difference between these two hard disks is about warranty period. The Backup Plus has 3 years warranty period, where the expansion offers 2 years warranty period. Both of these hard disks support USB 3.0 connectivity and both of them do not need external power supply. These are portable hard disks. There is just a slight difference in their price. The Backup Plus is a bit more expensive than Expansion hard disk.
Update – I had compared Seagate Backup Plus hard in this article, but now there is a new version of this hard disk is available in the market. This version is more slim than the previous one. The dimensions of backup plus slim hard disk are 4.5 x 3 x 0.4 inches. I recommend you to go for Seagate Backup Plus Slim 1TB Portable hard disk. (For Indian readers – Seagate Backup Plus Slim Portable External Hard Drive).