Question 1

Is this brand new or refurbished or used?

Accepted Answer

It was brand new, if I remember correctly. (If it wasn't, then it was a really good refurbish. I use mine for storing scientific data and it has worked perfectly.)

Question 2

Does this work with Apple MacBook w/o problems?

Accepted Answer

It does work fine with my macbook air on both OS Lion and Yosemite.  However, you have to reformat the drive to a exFAT or apple specific format first.  Which means you lose the auto backup software that comes with it.  I didn't mind because it was crap and timecapsule works better anyway

Question 3

IS THIS UNIT COMPITIBLE WITH WINDOWS XP AND WINDOWS 7.
I ALSO HAVE Lenovo 59421808 IN MY SHOPPING CART WITH WINDOWS 8.1 AND WILL THIS WORK WITH ALL 3 OS'S?

Accepted Answer

The Seagate Backup Plus is compatible with windows 7 and has been very reliable for me.

Question 4

does this work with Windows 10?

Accepted Answer

Yes this item will work with any operating system.

Question 5

Is this flash memory or hard drive?

Accepted Answer

This is a spinning hard drive, not flash. It is a 2.5" Seagate HDD in an aluminum case case with a USB controller.

Question 6

Will this HD work on a USB2 port?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it has a faster transfer rate on on a USB 3.0 but it will work on a 2.0

Question 7

* Does this Case have the Spinpoint M9T 2TB 9.5MM Laptop capable drive from Seagte?> Does it have Sata connectors instead of USB?

Accepted Answer

Yes it does... I opened it up, took out the drive and put it inside my MacBook Pro.

Question 8

What is the actual length of the cable - some people say 5 inches yet the specifications say 18 inches - which is it?

Will the drive work with a longer cable?

Accepted Answer

It's 18" and it's work"s whit any size of cable

Question 9

Is this compatible with 64 bit machines?

Thanks.

Bill

Accepted Answer

I can think of no reason that it would not be.  It works with my Mac, Linux, and Windows 64-bit machines.  It is blazing fast if connected to a USB 3 port.

Question 10

Can store full length movies on this storage device?

Accepted Answer

Yes and no. It's dependent on the file size (2 gig limit on older OS's) and how the drives are formatted under which OS that is used to set-up.
So no videos on windows 95 if the file size is over 256 megs or under 2 GB depending on the BIOS (PC), OS patch and HDD format.
Window 3.1, you are in for an even bigger headache.
I could never get the boot loader to work on 3.1.

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