Take all your media with you using Seagate's 5TB portable hard drive on sale for $100

Seagate 5tb
Seagate 5tb

The Seagate Backup Plus 5TB external portable hard drive is down to $99.99 on Amazon. That price is $20 off what it regularly sells for. This drive does not drop below $110 very often. It has only done it three times ever, actually, and the other times were during big shopping events like Black Friday. Today's price is $10 above the lowest ever but still a very affordable deal.

The deal given is no longer valid and we do not have a better one. However, we have found some similar deals

Seagate Expansion 14TB USB 3.0 external desktop hard drive black

Seagate Expansion 14TB USB 3.0 external desktop hard drive black

$199.99 $250.00 Save $50

I mean, 14TB is a whole lot of space to work with. Works with Windows PCs and connects easily via USB. It's plug-and-play so you don't need any extra software. Comes with an 18-inch USB cable and 18W power adapter. It is covered by a 1-year warranty.

Seagate Backup Plus Slim 1TB portable hard drive Space Gray

Seagate Backup Plus Slim 1TB portable hard drive Space Gray

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This USB 3.0 drive that's backwards compatible with USB 2.0 and works seamlessly between Windows and Mac without reformatting. Has customized backups and folder mirroring. Comes with a year of Mylio Create and 2 months of Adobe Photography Plan.

Seagate Ultra Touch 500GB USB-C portable solid state drive

Seagate Ultra Touch 500GB USB-C portable solid state drive

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Seagate Expansion 10TB external USB 3.0 hard drive

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Uses USB 3.0 for connection and fast data transfer speeds. Backwards compatible with USB 2.0. Plug in the power adapter and USB cable and it's good to go. Just drag and drop right out of the box. Works with Windows. Comes with 1-year warranty.

Seagate One Touch 4TB external hard drive

Seagate One Touch 4TB external hard drive

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A simple on-the-go USB drive with a minimalist brushed metal enclosure. Works great as a backup or for portable media storage. Comes with a two-year warranty from Seagate. Compatible with Windows and Mac but may need reformatting for Time Machine.

The Seagate Backup Plus is historically one of the best external hard drives around. It has always been a top contender even though it has been around for a while. It's sleek, lightweight, and has a large capacity for its size. It's extremely portable and designed to be slipped into any pack on your way out the door. Use it to keep your favorite media with you at all times.

With 5TB of space you'll be able to keep tons of photos and other files with you. The drive works seamlessly with Mac and Windows and connects via a USB 3.0 port. That gives you some great data transfer speeds up to 5 Gbps.

You can even use this drive as a backup. It is designed so that you can schedule daily, weekly, or monthly backups. If you plan to use this with Time Machine on your Mac, you may have to reformat it first. So make that decision before putting any files on it you don't want to lose.

Seagate backs up the Backup Plus with a two-year limited warranty. Users give it 4.6 stars out of 5 based on 3,160 reviews.

John Levite
J.D. Levite has been in the deals game since 2012. He has posted daily deals at Gizmodo, The Wirecutter, The Sweethome, and now for Thrifter. He was there for the first Prime Day and has braved the full force of Black Friday. If you cut him, he bleeds savings. But don't try it for real. That's a metaphor.