USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drives: Seagate Backup Plus 2TB $70 (orig. $120), WD Elements 3TB $91 (orig. $160)

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Update (10/23 4:15pm): Newegg offers the Seagate Backup Plus 3TB USB 3.0 Desktop External Hard Drive for $129.99 shipped. Coupon code EMCWPHG46 brings the final price down to $89.99. That’s a savings of $70 off the original price and nearly $30 better than Amazon where 384 customers rate this hard drive 4.2/5 stars.

Newegg has the Seagate Backup Plus 2TB USB 3.0 Desktop External Hard Drive (STDT2000100) for $99.99 shipped. But using code 2TBSTBUP during checkout drops the total to $69.99 shipped. That’s $30 off the original listing, $25 under Amazon and best price we can find. It has USB 3.0 connectivity, PC and Mac compatible, and works with Time Machine. It has received a 4.2/5 star rating from over 380 Amazon customers.

Next up, B&H has the WD 3TB Elements External Desktop Hard Disk Drive for $91 shipped. That’s $69 under the original price, $19 under Amazon, the best price we can find and a couple bucks under our previous mention. It has 3TB of storage, is USB 2.0/3.0 compatible, and has up to a 5 Gb/s data transfer rate. It has received a 4.4/5 star rating on Amazon.

More from Seagate:

More Room for Your Whole Life

Backup Plus desktop drive from Seagate is the simple, one-click way to protect and share your entire digital life—without getting in the way of the rest of your life.

Includes easy-to-use backup software

Features mobile backup using the Seagate Mobile Backup App

Automatically save photos from your social networks

Easy to share files between PCs and Mac computers

Massive capacity for a lifetime of memories

Back Up from Your Mobile Devices

Use the Seagate Mobile Backup App to easily back up photos and videos on-the-go directly from your mobile devices to your Backup Plus desktop drive.

Easy Backup Options

Backup Plus lets you back up your content  using two easy, automatic backup options—scheduled or continuous backups.

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