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Q: Does anyone know how to safely remove the drive from the external enclosure?

Get a small, flat-bladed screw driver and gently insert between the aluminum top and the plastic bottom. Rotate the screwdriver slightly to pry the top off. At this point slide the screwdriver around the perimeter and the top will come off. Once the top is off, you will see the top of the internal drive. Carefully remove from the plastic lower without prying or subjecting the drive to significant shock. It is easiest to remove by lifting the side opposite the USB connector. Once the drive is out of the plastic enclosure, you'll need to remove some aluminum tape and wax paper from the drive. Be careful when doing this to avoid ESD which may damage drive circuitry. Once the tape and paper are removed, the USB to SATA board can be carefully removed from the drive. It is an interference fit without any fasteners. You now have a bare 2TB, Samsung Spinpoint 9T drive that is only 9.5 mm tall! Great for laptops and the PS4.I'll try to post some photos later.

Q: what is the difference between this and the "fast" version that costs 200$? Think the dimensions are different, could it be a 7200rpm vs 5400rpm

As the other users have said, this means it's using two drives in Raid 0 mode, meaning you split the data between two drives to effectively double your speed. The Seagate site says 120mb/s vs. 220mb/s. While this sounds great, realize that by splitting your data between two drives, you are also effectively doubling your statistical chance that one will fail causing you to lose said data. It's not a good idea for storage, but fine if you need read/write performance for something like using the drive as a cache/scratch disk for video editing.

Q: Does it work with ps4?

The 2 TB or smaller ones will work with the PS4 after they are removed from the enclosure, but the 4TB one will not. It is larger than the other ones and will not fit. Or at least I could not get mine to fit as it is double the thickness of the current 500gb hard drive that was in my PS4. So if this is for a PS4 make sure to purchase the 2TB or smaller ones!!

Q: does this item need cables if so are they included

What's in the Box Seagate Backup Plus portable drive Seagate backup software 18-inch (45.72cm) USB 3.0 cable NTFS driver for Mac Quick start guide

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Protect your data with easy flexible backups
Share your files between Windows and Mac computers
Back up from Facebook and Flickr and share to YouTube
Ultra slim design provides premium portability
USB 3.0 plug-and-play with no bulky power supply adapters

The Seagate Backup Plus portable drive offers the mobility of a portable with the high capacity of a desktop drive. Under a sleek metal design lies 4TB of storage - twice the capacity of comparable 2.5-inch portable drives. This gives you the space to store your movie, music and photo collections - and bring them with you wherever you go. High-speed USB 3.0 and 2.0 connectivity offers plug-and-play functionality on your PC without the need of an external power supply. Install the NTFS driver for Mac, and yo

Specifications

RAM	8192 MB
Hard Drive	4 TB usb 3
Number of USB 3.0 Ports	1
Brand	Seagate
Series	Segate Backup Plus Portable
Item model number	STDR4000902
Hardware Platform	PC;Mac
Item Weight	8.6 ounces
Product Dimensions	4.51 x 3.07 x 0.81 inches
Item Dimensions LxWxH	4.51 x 3.07 x 0.81 inches
Color	Red
Computer Memory Type	DDR3L-1600 SDRAM
Flash Memory Size	4
Hard Drive Interface	USB 1.1
Manufacturer	SEAGATE
ASIN	B0196J40BA
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer	No
Date First Available	January 1, 2016

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Does anyone know how to safely remove the drive from the external enclosure?

what is the difference between this and the "fast" version that costs 200$? Think the dimensions are different, could it be a 7200rpm vs 5400rpm

Does it work with ps4?

does this item need cables if so are they included

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