Seagate STEL10000400 Backup Plus 10TB External HDD

The Seagate Backup Plus Hub STEL10000400 puts 10TB of spinning-platter storage on your desk with an unusual extra: two front-facing USB 3.0 ports that turn the drive into a functional peripheral hub. For creative professionals, photographers, and video editors who routinely offload cards, charge devices, and manage growing archives from a single workstation, the consolidated footprint is a real workflow advantage. The drive uses Seagate's standard 3.5-inch desktop form factor with AC power, meaning it's built for desk duty — not bag-and-go portability.

On the compatibility side, Windows users are plug-and-play; Mac users need to install the included NTFS driver or reformat before getting full read/write access. Sequential transfer performance runs 100–180 MB/s under typical conditions — adequate for media backup and large file archiving, but below what a modern SSD would deliver. The bundled Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Plan trial (four months) is a meaningful add-on for new subscribers. As a primary backup destination, NAS supplement, or creative asset archive, the Backup Plus Hub earns its footprint on the desk. Just pair it with a secondary backup — no single drive should be your only copy.