It will help you enable the encryption feature as well as automate file backups. Toolkit is the backup and utility software. Pre-loaded on the drive are a warranty document and a quick start application, which helps you get started on the company's value-add software. This means it should also work with most Thunderbolt 3 ports, which can switch into a USB compatible mode.įrom the factory, the Ultra Touch comes pre-formatted as exFAT so that it is both PC and Mac compatible. Included with the drive is one 18-inch USB micro-B to USB Type-A cable for broad compatibility and the USB-C adapter. And warranty coverage comes in at 2-years. But in our testing, they can at least hit 140MBps. Performance stats aren’t listed in their marketing documents.

Seagate’s Backup Plus Ultra Touch comes in capacities of 1TB and 2TB at this time and is available in both black and white. Some competing drives offer this as well, so keep a lookout for it if you're shopping for a portable storage drive. You wouldn’t want to leave your backup drive somewhere by mistake and give some stranger access to all your personal files, photos, videos, etc., would you? The Ultra Touch aims to prevent that with this handy feature. It features AES 256-bit encryption to keep your precious data secure. The most important differentiator between the Ultra Touch and its competitors is a bit more intriguing. This is a rather boring feature, but important to consider, as laptop manufacturers are moving more and more to the new smaller connector. But rather than feature a USB-C port on the device itself or a full-blown USB-C cable like LaCie products have, Seagate simply includes a small USB-A to USB-C adapter in the box to check off that compatibility checkbox.

What we consider more important is the fact that that the Touch drives come with USB-C compatibility. 18' SuperSpeed Micro-B to Type-A cable Type-A to Type C adapter

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