Connect it to your computer via a USB 3.0 port and the Maxtor M3 will take care of transferring your files, photos, music, and even your programs at a speed of up to 5.0 Gb/s.
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Description
The Seagate Maxtor Portable is an external hard drive that supports USB 3.0 technology. The drive unit comes in NTFS format, so you can have direct access to the drive unit simply by connecting it to your computer via a USB port. It features a small blue light for successful computer connection, and the light flashes when accessing data on the drive unit. It comes with AutoBackup, a personal backup solution, Secure Drive for worry-free data security, and SecretZone, which allows the user to encrypt data on the device.
Small and fast
User-friendly Software
It's not just a regular hard drive! With the included software, it allows you to do AutoBackup, "lock" your files with SafetyKeyTM, and create a SecretZoneTM on your drive for better encryption.
Durable design
Don't leave it in the drawer, as it is designed to follow you everywhere! With the durable Durable Black casing, it won't suffer anything from everyday use and movements.
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Main Specifications
- Capacity
- 4000 GB
- Size
- 2.5"
- SSD
- No
- Colour
- Black
Connectivity
- Interface
- USB 3.0
- AC Power Outlet
- No
Technical Specifications
- Raid
- No Raid
Important information
Specifications are collected from official manufacturer websites. Please verify the specifications before proceeding with your final purchase. If you notice any problem you can report it here.
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For its price, I got it for 40€, it's worth it. Nice design and good data transfer speed.
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It comes formatted in NTFS and after transferring data, approximately 1/3 of the disk capacity, I ran speed tests on Linux. For 40€ (1TB), it is an excellent value for money. It delivers what it promises and even comes with a 3-year warranty, while more expensive disks offer 2 or 1 year. It is highly recommended. As for durability over time, I have no opinion, but disks are a gamble anyway, so all data should be backed up.
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After 3 years with a total usage of only 5 hours, just for backing up photos and videos, it simply crashed... just because it got tired... Far awayyyyy
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Did you find this review helpful? I had it for 2 years on the PS4 and now I put it on the Xbox Series X. No absolute problem so far
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Did you find this review helpful?I have a 4TB, 3 years full of movies but with careful transportation it hasn't suffered anything. I hope it continues to produce hard drives but it seems to have stopped.
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Without much use, only for backup, I believe that the 3 years it lasted with half an hour of use per month, I don't think I would buy the same again, especially at a price of €55 and above that it had. I considered it to be of higher quality than the rest on the market due to its name, but...
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Did you find this review helpful? So far the best external hard drive I've had in recent years. I've been using it for almost two years, with a volume of stored files currently around 1.8tb. It's fast without raising temperatures, without disconnecting. Of course, I keep in mind that nothing lasts forever. That's why I keep backups on two other hard drives.
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I have it for a long time now and I have it permanently on my PC as a second hard drive. It does a good job, but sometimes when I do updates, the connection is lost and I have to unplug it and plug it back in
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I bought it in November 2019 and on Christmas 2020 the Partition got deleted. Tragic. Now I'm struggling to save the files.
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I bought it 10 months ago. It has fallen from a low height once without seeming to have suffered anything. When you take it out and put it back in the door, its files crash (logical if you don't do a safe removal), but nevertheless, today it no longer reads the laptop or my PC's disk, at all, regardless of the port. In other words, it is completely useless. Luckily, I only had games on it
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I have had it for over a year and have not encountered any problems. In fact, it has fallen once from a table without a case and its life remained at 100% according to the known program. The usage I make of it is relatively hard because the laptop I have is only 128gb and I have transferred all the games and series there, resulting in it functioning several times a day.
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Did you find this review helpful? In a year and a half, he stopped reading files, completely suddenly without anything justifying the damage. I sent him for diagnosis and they told me that the head needs replacement, with a cost of 6 times the value of restoration. Far away!!
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I have had it for 3 years... it was a gift when I got satellite TV. I didn't use it for PVR, but as an external on my PC. The first 2 years it was almost empty... mainly used it for backing up files and restore points. The last year I changed its use and filled it with movies and songs, but I didn't stress it much with write-delete. It's a hassle to erase it and rewrite it 3 times in total. Today, when I installed Hard Disk Sentinel, I see that its health is at 92% with 8 damaged sectors that have been isolated. During writing, the temperature goes up to 50C. I don't think it will last many more years.
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Something more than 8 months on my laptop, up to the 3rd disk, for now no absolute problem, quite fast in collaboration especially with the laptop's SSD, completely flawless... average data transfer 100mb/sec.... sometimes even more, without raising temperatures!
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I have had it for over 3 years and until it was full, it didn't create any problems. What I noticed when it was almost full was that when I tried to transfer all my files together, it said they wouldn't fit, but when I added them one by one, it accepted them all. I don't understand why this happened, maybe other disks do the same thing, but overall it's a very good disk.
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Very large batch caused a problem and also has a Seagate inside, one of the worst disks.
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Did you find this review helpful? I have 2 of them since January 17th. Permanently connected to the PC, I have never had any disconnections or failures to be recognized immediately. They have suffered a few bumps (not very strong).
They have caused me trouble and I have had constant issues with external drives in the past.
I don't want to jinx it, but I am extremely satisfied with them!Update: One of the drives was purchased at the beginning of 2017 and has been connected to the PC 24/7. I still have zero problems and zero disconnections. I understand that we have all been burned by external drives, and as I can see from some of your reviews, some of you have had issues. But honestly, this is the first time a drive has lasted me so many years and no, it hasn't broken, but it hasn't caused me any problems even once!
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Did you find this review helpful?DOG!!!! (as the people say). I have 2. One is a "samsung" 4TB that I bought 3-4 years ago, it has worked a lot, it has traveled even more and it hasn't given me any trouble! The HDtune in "Health" hasn't shown any warnings yet. Inside, there is a seagate disk of course. Today I bought a second one, "Maxtor" 4TB. A little faster and a little "warmer". I am currently testing it but I don't think I will find any issues. The "unhappy" ones probably got some faulty pieces. It happens. What can I say, after a LONG time, I started to trust Seagate somewhat again. It seems they learned their lesson. P.S. I emphasize, I am talking about 4TB, I don't know about the other capacities.
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The disk was purchased today, October 14, 2019, for 50€. When you get it, format it as ntfs if you have Windows, as hfs if you have Mac, or as fat32 for compatibility with most systems (although it sacrifices small file performance). It will also benefit from better speeds. Before formatting it, I connected it to a USB 3.0 port using its cable and performed a benchmark read/write test, which resulted in speeds of 37 MB/s. I also used a specialized error detection program, which showed write errors. After formatting it to NTFS because I have Windows, I performed the same benchmark and consistently achieved speeds of 130 MB/s read/write (which is very good for a 2.5-inch HDD with 5400RPM). It also performed without any write errors. The internal disk is a Seagate (st1000lm035-1rk172) and it is currently working fine. It has a nice case design. The cable is of average quality for USB 3.0, although I would have preferred a longer one.
Note: If you have the disk with you but don't have its cable, you can use your mobile phone's cable (if it's microUSB) to connect it, although it will be slower because the mobile phone cable supports USB 2.0 and not the 3.0 standard.
Update December 6, 2020: The disk is functioning at 100% health with very little usage. However, after formatting it, if you observe the image (once it is approved), you will notice that the values of the Read Error Rate and Seek Error Rate continue to fluctuate, which concerns me as it may indicate a faulty batch. The speeds are good.
Update March 15, 2022: Suddenly, while copying 12 songs to the computer, the transfer was interrupted and errors occurred. I opened the diagnostic program Hard Drive Sentinel and was shocked to see that the disk's health was at 14% with write errors, bad sectors, and I was filled with despair trying to quickly back up anything important at that moment. It is unjustifiable hardware failure because it has had minimal usage compared to other HDDs that have endured ten times more usage. Never again will I choose Seagate hard drives, as they have proven to be the most faulty in my experience. Please see the related photos that I will upload.
Not recommended under any circumstances!!!
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Guys, don't get him! Prefer to give your money elsewhere. After 1 year, it suddenly crashed and I lost all my files. I don't recommend it to anyone!
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I bought it 2 years ago.
I had it permanently connected to the laptop and everything that was downloaded went there.
Suddenly, without any warning, it stopped working.
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He is awesome, I have 100 movies inside him and I connect him to the television and he plays them directly, very good for movies
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Did you find this review helpful? This review is about the 4TB version. I have had it for 1.5 years. I write about 100-150 GB on it each month and it is always 70-85% full. It connects to many devices (two TVs - the third one doesn't recognize it - two Android boxes, etc.). The older TVs (2012) do not always recognize it, while the Android boxes have no issues (from 2015 and 2018). Overall, it works satisfactorily. I have extensively used it on 2 laptops and 2 desktops. On USB 2.0, it records at a speed of 30 MB/s and on USB 3.0 from 100 to 125 MB/s for movies (depending on the hardware). It connects to Android boxes, but after each connection, Windows requests a scan and repair. Once it needed a fixdisk, but then it worked normally again. In reading, I have seen speeds of up to 180 MB/s on some files (only on the new PC). On the old laptop (2011), after driver updates, it increased from 70-80 to 110 MB/s. However, on an old desktop (2009), for some unknown reason, it writes some videos at 50, 70, or even 100 MB/s. There, I have USB 3.0 with a PCI card. On the new one (2018), the speeds are always high. There is a low noise from the spinning of the disk during reading, which will only be noticeable late at night if you are watching TV with the volume very low. I should mention that due to work, I have handled about fifty hard drives in the last 10 years. Of these, 4 crashed permanently after considerable use. So far, out of the 11 SSDs I have in various computers over the last 5-6 years, none have crashed, although two have become slower (both KINGSTON SV300). I should add that it has never had any issues playing 720p, 1080p, or 2160p content, whether the movie was 4, 14, or 84 GB.
UPDATE 17-10-2021: With somewhat reduced usage over the last year (50 GB/month delete-write) and being 70-80% full (never more), it has lasted 4 years without a problem. Almost always when I switch platforms between ANDROID and WINDOWS, a check and repair occurs (although it never actually needs repair). The car Android I bought does not recognize it (it recognizes up to 500 GB). The cable from all the plugging and unplugging has slightly damaged the port, but it's OK. The LG from 2019 sometimes does not read it and requires turning off and on. For some reason, this only happens at the beginning with 4K movies, but it does not happen with the 128GB flash drive. The speeds on a new computer are 105-130 depending on the video file (reading and writing). For other files, it’s lower.
UPDATE 19-9-2024: With minimal use over the last two years, occasionally watching a movie from the stored files, and primarily using it for backing up some files in movies and music of about 2 TB, it suddenly stopped working. Half of the files were completely lost. It lasted seven years. I think out of the HDDs I had in many computers (about 40) over the last fifteen years, one in five failed or had serious issues (about 8-9 in total). None of the SSDs have crashed so far, although several become slower as they fill up and age (out of the 20 I have used). Maybe the next one should be an SSD?Translated from Greek ·- Speed
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First of all, I would like to emphasize that I exclusively use the disk on the PS4 (as an external storage space). The disk is very good for its price. I have had it for over a year without encountering any problems. Additionally, it has a decent warranty period (3 years). I am considering buying another one for use on a computer. I recommend it for use on the PS4.
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I bought it to back up before formatting my laptop and in 3 uses it completely broke.
Everything was lost, no expert could recover anything because it was completely destroyed internally.
I lost all my files and I can't have any compensation.
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I have had it for a long time and its program broke after a while. Sometimes I couldn't start it in safe mode, but other times it works perfectly fine and does its job.
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Did you find this review helpful? Burnin 72 hours, H2testw, writing and erasing without any problem.
Also, nothing heated up which I was afraid of and from what I saw, it's the only one with a 3-year warranty.
Other models from different manufacturers had 2.
Well done Seagate for the "maxtor m3" kTranslated from Greek ·- Speed
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First, we are talking about an external hard drive of 1tb, which will be priced at €44-€46. Its rating (5 stars) is unmatched by high-range hard drives. Compared to other drives in its category, it is very good, quiet to the point of being completely silent, compact enough to be aesthetically pleasing and not take up much space on your desk. Its data transfer speed (using USB 3.0 with the corresponding cable) meets my needs, and its build quality is neither innovative nor hastily made. It is entirely made of plastic, but at least its cover gives it a fake texture that makes it feel special, as it is designed not to retain fingerprints or dust. In conclusion, get it. If you want an external hard drive that is always connected to your PC or laptop, it's worth it! Additionally, I would like to add that personally, I use it as a storage platform for games, both online and offline, and I am quite satisfied!
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I have him permanently connected to COSMOTE TV because I have low speed, he is necessary for me to be able to watch movies. He has been flawless for a year.
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Black dog, permanently connected to a computer, hasn't made a sound for 2 years now. Fast, completely silent, and value for money.
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