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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1756195437163ssd.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Seagate Ultra Compact SSD. Arthur Fuentes, ABS-CBN News"/>Seagate Ultra Compact SSD. Arthur Fuentes, ABS-CBN News </div>MANILA — Seagate’s massive 2-terabyte USB-C thumb drive isn’t for everyone. But for people like graphics artists, video editors and content creators who need to process or move large files from one device to another, the Seagate 2TB Ultra Compact SSD is a handy little secret weapon.Time was when every geek in the creative field carried a flash drive in their pocket for large files, like multilayered PSD files, RAW photos, and videos. But since cloud storage became almost ubiquitous and cheap, the need for flash drives or thumb drives seems to have evaporated for most people. Why bother carrying a thumb drive when you can easily upload and download directly to OneDrive, Google Drive or Dropbox using your phone, tablet or laptop?  But for graphics pros and developers, cloud storage also has its drawbacks. First, unless you’re one of the fortunate ones to get a 1Gbps connection, uploading and downloading from the cloud is also not that fast. I have a 100-Mbps fiber line, and downloading a 10GB game patch takes anywhere from 15 to 30 minutes, depending on whether someone else is using the wifi to watch Netflix or download their own 10-gig patch. Imagine downloading or uploading a 20GB project–it’s like the dialup era all over again.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1756195117943phone.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Seagate Ultra Compact SSD plugged into an Android phone. Arthur Fuentes, ABS-CBN News"/>Seagate Ultra Compact SSD plugged into an Android phone. Arthur Fuentes, ABS-CBN News</div>Moving 15-minute 8K Insta360 videos from a laptop to a desktop using the cloud would also be cumbersome. You first have to upload the file, wait for it to finish, and then download the file, and then wait for the process to finish again.Second, despite advances in recent years, the Philippines’ internet infrastructure still isn’t among the most reliable in the world. Check the comments section of the Facebook pages of the major telcos and ISPs, and you’ll see tons of complaints about how it takes several days before an outage gets resolved. Uploading or downloading 10GB files from your cloud storage can quickly drain your mobile data plan, if that’s your only backup connection.But how about AirDrop and Nearby Share? Yes, these apps let you transfer large files wirelessly between devices. But what if you don’t have any more space on your laptop, tablet or phone for these new large files?<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1756195175243laptop.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Seagate Ultra Compact SSD plugged into a laptop. Arthur Fuentes, ABS-CBN News"/>Seagate Ultra Compact SSD plugged into a laptop. Arthur Fuentes, ABS-CBN News</div>This is where large physical storage devices come in. They’re not just great for transferring files between devices; they also provide actual extra storage.I have been shooting my motorcycle and bike rides using a 360-degree camera. The files are huge, and while I can sometimes edit short 60-second or 3-minute clips on the phone or tablet, for longer edits, I want either a laptop or a desktop.Which is why when Seagate offered us to test their new 2TB thumb drive to transfer files from one device to another, I jumped at the opportunity to review this gadget. With its fast 1,000 MBps read/write speeds, I can even do the editing on the flash drive itself.  The flash drive is pretty rugged too. According to Seagate, the drive is built to withstand the rigors of travel with its 3-meter drop resistance, IP54 dust and water resistance. It also comes with a removable rubber sleeve for extra protection.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1756195224962tablet.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Seagate Ultra Compact SSD plugged into a tablet. Arthur Fuentes, ABS-CBN News" style="width:950px"/>Seagate Ultra Compact SSD plugged into a tablet. Arthur Fuentes, ABS-CBN News</div>The drive also comes with a 3-year limited warranty and 3 years of Seagate Rescue Data Recovery Services for extra peace of mind.I remember working as a freelance graphics artist back in the dialup era, when we had to “burn” our work on CDs so that I could show them to a client. There was still no way to send a “massive” 200MB PSD or InDesign file reliably through email, and cloud storage was just a dream. It’s great to finally be able to carry a whole hard disk drive’s worth of data in your pocket.  I guess my only gripe about this USB drive is that you often have to remove your phone or tablet&#x27;s protective case to plug it in properly. I wish the designers of this device made allowances for the average thickness of protective cases for phones and tablets. But this is a relatively minor gripe for something so convenient. A popular online store sells the Seagate Ultra Compact SSD 1TB version for P5,395 and the 2TB version for P9,995.

Seagate’s massive 2-terabyte USB-C SSD thumb drive isn’t for everyone; it's for people who need to move large files from one device to another.

Seagate’s massive 2-terabyte USB-C SSD thumb drive isn’t for everyone; it's for people who need to move large files from one device to another.

REVIEW: Seagate’s 2TB Ultra Compact SSD flash drive is great for content creators, pros

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REVIEW: Seagate’s 2TB Ultra Compact SSD flash drive is great for content creators, pros

Arthur Fuentes,

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Published Aug 27, 2025 09:05 AM PHT

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