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Customers like WD Elements and Seagate Portable Drive about the same
At ReviewFinder we prefer to focus on professional product reviews, because customer reviews can be disproportionately affected by unrelated factors such as delivery, specific seller listing problems, and, of course, fake reviews. With that said, below is the summary of consumer sentiment.
WD Elements
CS of 10 is similar to a 4.8 star review, CS of 0 is similar to a 2 star review.
Both WD Elements and Seagate Portable Drive have very similar amazing customer reviews.
As can be seen in the chart above, median best-selling external hard drive receives a consumer score of 9.1 (great). Both Seagate Portable Drive and WD Elements receive customer reviews that average out above that median threshold.
| Seagate Portable Drive |
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Seagate Portable Drive ranks #5 out of 38. Very high levels of customer satisfaction. Go to rankings 9.6 Amazing
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| WD Elements |
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9.6 Amazing
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| Median best-selling External Hard Drive |
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Transcend StoreJet 25H3 ranks #20 out of 38. Very high levels of customer satisfaction. Go to rankings 9.1 Great
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WD Elements is more popular than Seagate Portable Drive
It's fairly safe to say that WD Elements is a more popular external hard drive than Seagate Portable Drive, based on its 200,000+ reviews. Popularity is determined based on product sales. Note that older and cheaper products tend to sell more.
To consider
| Table: Top compared alternatives for Seagate Portable Drive and WD Elements | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | WD Gaming Drive | $109 |
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10.0 Amazing
| Better Reviews |
 | Seagate Expansion Desktop | $129 |
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Seagate Expansion Desktop ranks #17 out of 38. Very high levels of customer satisfaction. Go to rankings 9.1 Great
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 | WD My Passport Ultra | $128 |
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8.7 Great
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 | Toshiba Canvio Advance | $109 |
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Toshiba Canvio Advance ranks #16 out of 38. Very high levels of customer satisfaction. Go to rankings 9.3 Amazing
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Expert reviews [14]
- with a score: 5
- without a score: 9
| Highest score by CNET | 80 |
| Average score based on 14 reviews | 80 |
| Lowest score by gizbot.com | 80 |
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
| 0-20 |
- Easily store and access 1TB to content on the go with the Seagate Portable Drive, a USB external hard drive.Specific uses: Personal
- Designed to work with Windows or Mac computers, this external hard drive makes backup a snap just drag and drop. Reformatting may be required for Mac
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- Adding extra storage for your videos, music, photos, and files..Date transfer rate:5Gbps.Operating temperature: 5°C to 35°C, Non-op. temperature: –20°C to 65°C.
- Transfer data at maximum speed with USB 3.0; USB 2.0 compatible
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Seagate Portable Drive is a very popular and one of the more expensive options. It has many popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Silicon Power 2TB A60 or Seagate Backup Plus Slim .
Seagate Portable Drive is $14.25 more expensive than an average external hard drive ($105.74).
WD Elements is a top selling and one of the most affordable options. It's a #1 bestseller in external hard drives category and has many popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Seagate Backup Plus Slim or Silicon Power 2TB A60 .
WD Elements is $35.79 less expensive than an average external hard drive ($105.74).
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