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Seagate Expansion Desktop, 16TB, External Hard Drive, USB 3.0, for PC Laptop, Amazon Exclusive (STEB16000402)

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  • Includes an 18-inch USB 3.0 cable and 18W power adapter
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  • USB 3.0 cable, Power adapter, Quick Start Guide

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    Simple add-on storage

    The Seagate Expansion External hard drive by Seagate offers an easy-to-use solution when you need to add data storage to your computer instantly.

    • Drag and drop file saving, right out of the box.
    • Fast data transfer with USB 3.0 connectivity.

    The easy-to-use storage solution

    The Expansion external hard drive can be installed easily by plugging in two cords. Start saving your digital files to this hard drive within seconds of removing it from the box.

    Adds storage capacity instantly

    Digital photos, video and music files can tax your computer’s storage, causing performance to decline as its internal hard drive fills to capacity.

    1. Photos based on a 10 megapixel camera producing images 5 MB in size.
    2. Songs based on average length of 4 minutes, 4 MB size.
    3. HD video based on 720p or 1080i video.
    4. Blu-ray HD Movie was calculated at 16.2 GB per hour recording rate.

    Can be installed in seconds

    Seagate Expansion External hard drive features make it easy to start using this drive within seconds of removing it from the box:

    • Simply plug in the included power supply and USB cable.
    • The hard drive is automatically recognised by the Windows operating system — no software to install and nothing to configure.
    • Drag and drop to save files to the Expansion external hard drive.
    • Built-in power management automatically ensures energy-efficient operation.

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    Product Description

    Ideal for the home, office, or dorm room, the Seagate Expansion Desktop Drive provides ample storage capacity for your photos, movies, music, and more. Backing up your content and transferring it is as easy as drag and drop! To install the drive, connect it to your Windows PC. It will be automatically detected with no software required. On Mac computers, simply reformat. A 46cm USB 3.0 cable and an 18W power adapter are included.

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    Bill J Burnett
    5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of storage space.
    Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2021
    Color: BlackCapacity: 16 TBStyle: DesktopVerified Purchase
    This product has been online now for a couple and no problems. It’s being used for Mac Time Machine Backup taking up 8tb with lots room left. There is also an 18tb on the market. Thumbs UP!
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    Craig C.
    1.0 out of 5 stars Beware of Poor Packaging & Massive Return Shipping Costs
    Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2020
    Color: BlackCapacity: 16 TBStyle: DesktopVerified Purchase
    I bought a Seagate 16TB hard drive from this vendor. It arrived in a paper shipping package (no box and padding). The hard drive was faulty and didn't spin which makes sense as the package was probably thrown around in shipping and had no solid packaging to support it. The vendor only covers max $20 on return shipping, and the minimum trackable shipping option I could get was $105. So, not only did it cause me inconvenience (I needed the hard drive asap), cost me my time to have to return it, it also cost me about $85 out of pocket - and I still have to buy another - BUT NOT FROM THIS VENDOR. No more buying from 3rd party vendors on AMAZON for me!
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    JD
    3.0 out of 5 stars disappointed
    Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2021
    Color: BlackCapacity: 16 TBStyle: DesktopVerified Purchase
    I Like Seagate Products and look for the name when I'm shopping.

    However I'm a little disappointed with this item for the simple reason that I ordered and paid for a 16 terrabyte drive and it arrived in a package that described it as a 16 terrabyte drive, but after I opened it and installed it, it turned out to be a 14 terrabyte drive with a capacity of 14.1 terrabytes .

    as far as I'm concerned, Seagate owes me 2 TB

    Other than that I'm satisfied completely.
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    jtp
    1.0 out of 5 stars Listed less than the year, after troubleshooting, by Time to start a warranty it was expired already
    Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2023
    Color: BlackCapacity: 16 TBStyle: Desktop
    Listed less than the year, after troubleshooting, by Time to start a warranty it was expired already.
    Now I'm stuck with a 5 pound doorstop or paperweight.
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    Thaddäus
    5.0 out of 5 stars Hervorragende Festplatte!
    Reviewed in Germany on December 28, 2023
    Color: BlackCapacity: 16 TBStyle: DesktopVerified Purchase
    Die Seagate Expansion Desktop 16TB externe Festplatte eignet sich aufgrund ihrer Größe hervorragend als Datenfriedhof für alles was nicht ständig benötigt wird oder auch bestens als Backup Festplatte. Die Seagate wurde von uns vor allem für ersteren Zweck gekauft und es wurden von uns damit mehrere kleinere Festplatten durch eine einzelne große ersetzt.

    Die Festplatte wurde wie gewohnt rasch und gut verpackt geliefert. Im Lieferumfang ist ein Netzgerät enthalten.

    -Geschwindigkeit
    Die Geschwindigkeit der Datenübertragung ist dank USB 3.0 Verbindung sehr hoch. Auch große Datenmengen lassen sich somit in kurzer Zeit schnell kopieren. Von der Festplatte lassen sich direkt Filme ohne stottern abspielen, Musik abzuspielen klappt ohnehin problemlos. Der USB-Anschluss ist nach unten hin kompatibel.

    -Reaktionsgeschwindigkeit
    Die Festplatte reagiert auch bei hoher Belegung ausreichend schnell. Einen kurzen Moment zum Anfahren benötigt sie zwar – es handelt sich aber ja auch um keine SSD.

    -Größe
    Es wurde die 16 TB Variante gewählt. Die Größe im Hinblick auf das Datenvolumen ist phänomenal und im Vergleich auch zum physischen Raum den die Festplatte am heimischen Schreibtisch einnimmt ist beeindruckend.

    -Lautstärke
    Die Festplatte ist im Betrieb hörbar, jedoch in einem angenehmen und nicht störenden Ausmaß. Bei Stillstand ist kaum ein Geräusch wahrnehmbar. Alles bestens.

    -Optik & Design
    Die Optik der Festplatte ist grundsätzlich schlicht, hebt sich aber dann doch etwas mit seiner Schuppenartigen Aufmachung von Konkurrenzprodukten ab. Uns gefällt das Design sehr gut, dafür Daumen hoch!

    -Fazit
    Das Preis-/Leistungsverhältnis ist für das was von Seagate hier geboten wird hervorragend. Der Preis pro GB-Datenvolumen ist ausgezeichnet und die Festplatte hat auch im Langzeittest keine Schwachstellen offenbart. Die Platte läuft seit mittlerweile beinahe zwei Jahren problemlos. Zur Perfektion hätten wir uns noch einen Ein-/Ausschalt-Knopf gewünscht, insbesondere zu Zeiten von hohen Energiepreisen und Anforderungen an die Nachhaltigkeit – dabei handelt es sich aber bereits um Kritik auf sehr hohem Niveau. In Summe klare Kaufempfehlung!
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    Thaddäus
    5.0 out of 5 stars Hervorragende Festplatte!
    Reviewed in Germany on December 28, 2023
    Die Seagate Expansion Desktop 16TB externe Festplatte eignet sich aufgrund ihrer Größe hervorragend als Datenfriedhof für alles was nicht ständig benötigt wird oder auch bestens als Backup Festplatte. Die Seagate wurde von uns vor allem für ersteren Zweck gekauft und es wurden von uns damit mehrere kleinere Festplatten durch eine einzelne große ersetzt.

    Die Festplatte wurde wie gewohnt rasch und gut verpackt geliefert. Im Lieferumfang ist ein Netzgerät enthalten.

    -Geschwindigkeit
    Die Geschwindigkeit der Datenübertragung ist dank USB 3.0 Verbindung sehr hoch. Auch große Datenmengen lassen sich somit in kurzer Zeit schnell kopieren. Von der Festplatte lassen sich direkt Filme ohne stottern abspielen, Musik abzuspielen klappt ohnehin problemlos. Der USB-Anschluss ist nach unten hin kompatibel.

    -Reaktionsgeschwindigkeit
    Die Festplatte reagiert auch bei hoher Belegung ausreichend schnell. Einen kurzen Moment zum Anfahren benötigt sie zwar – es handelt sich aber ja auch um keine SSD.

    -Größe
    Es wurde die 16 TB Variante gewählt. Die Größe im Hinblick auf das Datenvolumen ist phänomenal und im Vergleich auch zum physischen Raum den die Festplatte am heimischen Schreibtisch einnimmt ist beeindruckend.

    -Lautstärke
    Die Festplatte ist im Betrieb hörbar, jedoch in einem angenehmen und nicht störenden Ausmaß. Bei Stillstand ist kaum ein Geräusch wahrnehmbar. Alles bestens.

    -Optik & Design
    Die Optik der Festplatte ist grundsätzlich schlicht, hebt sich aber dann doch etwas mit seiner Schuppenartigen Aufmachung von Konkurrenzprodukten ab. Uns gefällt das Design sehr gut, dafür Daumen hoch!

    -Fazit
    Das Preis-/Leistungsverhältnis ist für das was von Seagate hier geboten wird hervorragend. Der Preis pro GB-Datenvolumen ist ausgezeichnet und die Festplatte hat auch im Langzeittest keine Schwachstellen offenbart. Die Platte läuft seit mittlerweile beinahe zwei Jahren problemlos. Zur Perfektion hätten wir uns noch einen Ein-/Ausschalt-Knopf gewünscht, insbesondere zu Zeiten von hohen Energiepreisen und Anforderungen an die Nachhaltigkeit – dabei handelt es sich aber bereits um Kritik auf sehr hohem Niveau. In Summe klare Kaufempfehlung!
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    David
    5.0 out of 5 stars Perfecto para servidores
    Reviewed in Spain on October 24, 2022
    Color: BlackCapacity: 16 TBStyle: DesktopVerified Purchase
    He comprado 3 veces el disco.
    Dentro lleva un Seagate ST16000NM001G de nivel empresarial. Para el que no lo sepa, no están optimizados para consumir poco o ser silenciosos. Pero son mucho y digo mucho más seguros y duraderos y tienen los parámetros para cumplir con los tiempos de RAID, cosa que los de sobremesa no tienen.

    Dos de ellos los compré nuevos así que sin problema. Pero el último lo compré "reacondicionado" por Amazon y me he encontrado un disco con más de 9000 horas de uso. Eso es más de un año trabajando 24/7. "Reacondicionado" no es la palabra. Aunque comprobados todos los sectores del disco a lo largo de 72 horas están impecables.
    Me gustaría saber cómo con la política de devolución que tiene Amazon se puede devolver un artículo con más de un año de uso en buen estado. Porque después de los 30 días de devolución, es la garantía la que se hace cargo, y nadie devuelve por garantía algo que funciona...

    En fin, al menos el disco funciona bien y no me han hecho perder el tiempo con las pruebas de sectores. Hubiera sido bastante enfurecedor haber hecho la prueba y ver que tenía sectores defectuosos.

    Un disco empresarial a buen precio, aunque ya ha subido más de 100€ desde que los compré.
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    syntax0ne
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good reliable hard drive but significantly overpriced.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 31, 2022
    Color: BlackCapacity: 16 TBStyle: DesktopVerified Purchase
    A word of caution regarding this hard drive or any large storage devices. Make sure you unplug it from your pc (pull the usb out of the drive, its plug and play and causes no damage).
    Like most large storage devices or devices added on to your system, it will slow your reboot by upto a minute. This is a windows thing where it checks each device on bootup. This device will add considerable time to your boot up time.
    I also noticed by leaving it plugged into your pc all the time, it will randomly switch on, spin up (can make a fair bit of noise depending on the surface you place it on) do its thing, then spin down. This is nothing to be alarmed about, but it is not something I want it to do regularly, so I keep it unplugged until I need to transfer things across to it, or vice versa. I certainly wouldn't attempt to use this device for anything other than storing files on it.
    Concerning it's speed. I don't understand why other people have been getting moderately slow speeds from this device. I have a high end gaming rig, with more than 64gb ram and a rtx3090 card (waiting on the 3090ti card). I have multiple high capacity storage devices, all ssd's. However I bought this device as a back up offline device. You can never have enough back up options should the unthinkable happen.
    Regardless I have been getting up to 230mb/s in both read and write on file transfers. Which for a simple sata drive is pretty impressive, but obviously nowhere near as fast as a ssd.
    Overall I am pretty impressed with this device. However, it has a very high price range given it's only a 16tb drive, in all honesty it should be half the price for which I paid for it by now.
    I have never had problems with Seagate drives and i've had a few I can tell you over the years, but they have never failed me once, unlike other 'big' manufacturers have in the past at critical times.
    If your looking for a really reliable storage device, then your not going to go wrong with this device. The only thing that really concerns me to some degree, is just how expensive it is, it shouldn't be the price I paid for it by now. However I wouldn't swap it out for any other drive at present. I like my reliability. Is it worth buying, yes, but on the flip side, its really expensive. It all depends on how much you value reliablity, you wont go wrong with this drive.
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    Daan Damhuis
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good disk for the price of € 189,- in the Sale
    Reviewed in the Netherlands on September 4, 2021
    Color: GrayCapacity: 12 TBStyle: DesktopVerified Purchase
    Bought the drive to use it as an Internal drive, to my surprise it was a Exos 16 drive from Seagate. The 8TB variant was a Seagate Barracuda (SMR).
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Good disk for the price of € 189,- in the Sale
    Reviewed in the Netherlands on September 4, 2021
    Bought the drive to use it as an Internal drive, to my surprise it was a Exos 16 drive from Seagate. The 8TB variant was a Seagate Barracuda (SMR).
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    indidi
    5.0 out of 5 stars Exellent !!!
    Reviewed in France on July 16, 2021
    Color: BlackCapacity: 16 TBStyle: DesktopVerified Purchase
    Tellement bon qu'il est monté grave en prix, de moins de 300€ à 480€ pour le modèle en 16to
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