The Seagate Wireless Plus 2TB external hard drive is no ordinary drive. Not only does it connect wirelessly through Wi-Fi but it also comes with a built-in battery, letting you connect it to any PC, smartphone or tablet with great ease. The box of the hard drive leaves nothing to imagination – this is a wireless drive. Period.
The Seagate Wireless Plus 2TB drive is pretty well packaged. No chances of accidental shocks or jolts while the device is still intact within its original box packaging.
After unboxing the package, these are its contents. Apart from the 2TB Seagate Wireless Plus drive, there's a quick start guide, a USB 3.0 connector cable, and a power adapter with 3 different socket plugs. The plugs easily snap onto the adaptor, no problems whatsoever.
As for the drive itself, it has a industrial grey look. The Seagate Wireless Plus 2TB drive is 8.9cm x 12.7cm x 2.1cm and weighs exactly 272 g. It has activity indicator LEDs – one to show whether it's connected to Wi-Fi and other for power. The drive is capable of streaming three different HD movies to three devices simultaneously.
This is the solitary USB 3.0 port on the side of the hard drive. The Seagate Wireless Plus includes a built-in battery (the exact mAh is unknown) which claims to deliver up to 10 hours of constant drive usage on a single charge – a claim that we're eagerly waiting to test out first-hand. The drive also connects throughout your home to DLNA devices, Samsung Smart TVs, and AirPlay, according to Seagate.
The Seagate Wireless Plus 2TB drive also comes with an ON/OFF switch on its side to enable or disable the drive, especially when it's used in wireless mode when the drive creates its own Wi-Fi signal / network around it. The drive is now available at 2TB for Rs. 18,500 and 1TB for Rs. 14,500.