Modern computing accessories like Seagate storage solutions help boost productivity and security and are great for anyone who works from home. Some people want an ultra portable solution like the One Touch SSD that is light-weight and compact yet still able to store a lot of information. Others prefer a massive Firecuda Gaming Dock with the super fast Thunderbolt 3 connection to get the data to and from your computer with minimal delay, you know Seagate is a great option to handle your data. This contest has both options available as prizes: one winner will get the portable solution, one winner will get the high-capacity solution.

Seagate protects you from putting all your eggs in one basket

Idioms are beautiful language tools that, among other things, enable us to address complex topics in simple terms that are accessible to everyone. The idiom above about eggs in a basket is a great example: the eggs are your data; the basket is the harddrive in your computer; the risk is to lose all data if that one storage location fails or falls or is stolen, etc.

Industry experts have been advising people for decades to back up data. There was a time when that meant using multiple floppy disks; now it is much easier thanks to the options like those from Seagate.

How much storage do you need?

More than you think, is the short answer. If your data is mostly word files, pdfs, some image, for a small family or small business, then get 500 GB or 1 TB. This amount of storage is available in very small packages these days: like the Ultra Portable prize offered in this contest. Learn more about this prize in this article on the blog.

If you are a gamer and you need storage for huge game files, game downloads, or video files, then you need at least a couple terabytes and this contest has a 4TB prize that will serve your needs. I actually sent this product to Dave Neufeld for a review from a gamers viewpoint, and to Brad Moon for a review from a productivity viewpoint. Dave found that as a gamer, this was the ultimate epicenter of his gaming setup. Brad, however, suggested that you might not get the most from this unless you regularly managed large files, and had a computer capable of capitalizing on the high data transfer rates from the Firecuda.

So think about it: how much storage do you think you really need in your home? That’s the question to answer.

How to enter

Entering is easy but you can only enter once. In a comment below, tell us how much storage you think would be ideal in your home to backup data on your computers. Is 500GB enough or do you need a lot more?

What you can win

At the end of this contest we will draw two winners. One will win the 500GB One Touch SSD and the other will win the 4TB Seagate Firecuda Gaming Dock.

This contest runs from April 1st to April 15th.Ā 

Remember you can only enter once. However, you probably have a friends or perhaps someone in your family who should backup their data more often. Tell them about the contest so they too have a chance to win.

Win Seagate Storage Contest Rules and Regulations

Good luck.

Martin Renaud
Martin Renaud
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Martin loves working with the talented editors and writers on the Best Buy Blog as Editor-in-Chief. During his spare time he is either working on his next novel, cooking up a masterpiece in the kitchen, or adding some smart tech to his new home on Mayne Island in British Columbia.
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942 COMMENTS

  1. I think 500g would be great for me, for my PlayStation I have a terabyte external hard drive but on my laptop not nearly as much

  6. 500GB would be enough for myself, for my family even 1TB or under would be good for backing up photos, videos, music, etc.

  10. We are very much into gaming but also video editing as well.. We currently have 20 1TB hard drives already full. I could use 10 of these awesome storage drives!

  15. Iā€™m not good with technology so I donā€™t know what would be considered enough storage for me but I take a lot of pictures of my son and download music and books and also need my computer for work and school documents. I feel I would need something with a decent amount of storage

  22. Currently 500GB would be more than enough for myself. I have some photos and some files that need to be backed up regularly.

  26. Although larger size is definitely more convenient, around 2 TB should be adequate as in case of the hard disk failing, you don’t lose too much of data.

  33. I would like 4TB, ultimately, so I don’t need to worry when I digitize my home videos.

  35. to be 500 GB sounds good enough to me.
    There are lots of files but I am trying to purge every time when I try to store files.

  41. I have a 1 TB, 2 TB and 500GB external hard drive. Definitely not large enough since my backups are spread all over the place. Would love to be able to consolidate my backups on a single 4 GB external hard drive!

  43. Size is everything. I’m not looking just to fill up the drive, but to have some left over for more photos, documents and entertainment. A 4T would fit just fine šŸ™‚

  50. I would need 2TB. I’m just starting the process of backing up and digitizing a hundred hours of home movies, tons of old music on CDs, movies, and photos. This storage would be excellent for it from how your article reads!

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