CONCLUSION

   We’ve been using the Seagate Backup Plus Hub 8TB in the office for roughly 3 weeks and although it’s not quite as fast as the D2 Thunderbolt 10TB by LaCie still it comes pretty close and ontop of that it offers the two front USB 3.0 ports which can be used to connect pretty much everything you can throw at it. The charging feature for mobile devices although convenient is really nothing new since it can be also done by the USB ports of your computer (both while on and off). Still it’s not a feature we see often (if at all) so it’s certainly not a bad thing to have. As expected due to the plastic enclosure interior temperatures are getting somewhat higher compared to let’s say the D2 Thunderbolt or the Innov8 but well within safe/acceptable levels. Having 200GB of online cloud storage may not be a deal breaker (out of the 200GB I have I’ve used less than 10%) but it can come in handy so again it’s a good addition to this product.

   The Backup Plus Hub 8TB Desktop Storage by Seagate currently retails for USD199.99 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for 202Euros inside the EU (Amazon.co.uk) and so as expected (this applies to most external drives) it costs less than the Archive HDD v2 8TB SATA III HDD. That being said although 8TB is more than enough to cover the majority of consumers we do hope Seagate will expand their external desktop drives to include 12TB models soon since you can never have enough space. With that out of the way we really think that the Backup Plus Hub 8TB represents a great value for money and that’s why it gets our Golden Award.

PROS

- Design / Size
- Very Good Performance
- 8TB Storage Capacity
- Dual USB 3.0 Hub
- Free 200GB OneDrive Subscription

CONS

- Only Up To 8TB