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12TB Seagate Expansion Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive

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$160

$280

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B&H Photo Video has 12TB Seagate Expansion Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive on sale for $159.99 (discount reflected in cart). Shipping is free.

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  • 12TB Storage Capacity
  • Micro-USB 3.0 Port
  • One Year Data Rescue Services
  • Windows and Mac Compatible

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B&H Photo Video has 12TB Seagate Expansion Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive on sale for $159.99 (discount reflected in cart). Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member wheelsun for finding this deal.

Details:
  • 12TB Storage Capacity
  • Micro-USB 3.0 Port
  • One Year Data Rescue Services
  • Windows and Mac Compatible

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Written by RazorConcepts
  • About this Offer:
    • This is $70 lower (30% savings) than the next lowest price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $229.99.
  • About this Product:
    • This is rated 4.4 out of 5 stars based on over 400 ratings.
  • Refer to the forum thread for additional deal discussion.

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Mar 20, 2023
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zethyr
Mar 20, 2023
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Nice find. In 4 1
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Mar 20, 2023
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Mar 20, 2023
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank Jared4

Quote from JoseR4498 :
Bruhhhh
1 TB goes for about 70 to 100

Nd this 12 TB goes for 160??
Mmmm.....idk mannnnn idk.

Still tho, think i might just go for it
This is not a sata or NVME SSD. It's older style spinning disk drive (HDD) inside. Good for data storage but not running programs/games off of.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/ssd-vs...difference
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Mar 20, 2023
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joshownsyouall
Mar 20, 2023
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Quote from JoseR4498 :
Bruhhhh
1 TB goes for about 70 to 100

Nd this 12 TB goes for 160??
Mmmm.....idk mannnnn idk.

Still tho, think i might just go for it
I'd wait for the 12TB WD passport that goes on sale around 160. Been on sale twice the past month. WD > seagate
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Mar 20, 2023
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Ramukaka4ever
Mar 20, 2023
315 Posts
Bad experience in seagate. WD is the way togo for dependability
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Mar 20, 2023
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Pulvarize63
Mar 20, 2023
101 Posts
Does anyone know which drive is inside this external enclosure? Google shows that it might be their exos series inside, which is an enterprise level drive and would be fantastic for this price.
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Mar 20, 2023
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Mar 20, 2023
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Quote from JoseR4498 :
Bruhhhh
1 TB goes for about 70 to 100

Nd this 12 TB goes for 160??
Mmmm.....idk mannnnn idk.

Still tho, think i might just go for it
I just bought a 5tb at costco for $70, I think your price estimates might be a bit dated
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Mar 20, 2023
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sillyxone
Mar 20, 2023
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So tempting to jump in as my 5TB backup drives are getting nearly full. However, assuming this is also an SMR drive at such capacity, reading/writing speed gonna be a PITA, especially as it gets full.

I'll pass for now, will rethink my backup strategy to spread over smaller drives for now, hopefully the slow SSD drives will get bigger and cheaper soon (already have the fast ones as main internal drives)
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Refundroid
Mar 20, 2023
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Quote from Ramukaka4ever :
Bad experience in seagate. WD is the way togo for dependability
I hear/read that, but that hasn't been my experience. My external HDD is Seagate, and I've been using it for 7 yrs now. It's been on most of that duration too (aside from power saving that puts it to sleep, I think). I'm surprised by how long this is holding up.
Mar 20, 2023
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jablack
Mar 20, 2023
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Quote from sillyxone :
However, assuming this is also an SMR drive at such capacity, reading/writing speed gonna be a PITA, especially as it gets full.
Not a SMR drive. They only made those from 500 GB - 8 TB.

Seagate has this handy page telling you what sizes SMR came in:

https://www.seagate.com/products/cmr-smr-list/
Last edited by jablack March 20, 2023 at 07:07 AM.
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Mar 20, 2023
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rgthree
Mar 20, 2023
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Quote from Refundroid :
I hear/read that, but that hasn't been my experience. My external HDD is Seagate, and I've been using it for 7 yrs now. It's been on most of that duration too (aside from power saving that puts it to sleep, I think). I'm surprised by how long this is holding up.
Same. Have this same enclosure in 8TB for probably 5 years, always connected. May go for this one too.
Mar 20, 2023
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khauser86
Mar 20, 2023
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Quote from Jared4 :
This is not a sata or NVME SSD. It's older style spinning disk drive (HDD) inside. Good for data storage but not running programs/games off of.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/ssd-vs...difference
What about running movies/music for something like a Plex server?
Mar 20, 2023
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Tabe
Mar 20, 2023
190 Posts
Quote from khauser86 :
What about running movies/music for something like a Plex server?
You'll have no trouble running a Plex server off of this at all.
Mar 20, 2023
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ponagathos
Mar 20, 2023
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Quote from rgthree :
Same. Have this same enclosure in 8TB for probably 5 years, always connected. May go for this one too.
I am looking for more space. I always was OK with Seagate and have a mix of WD and Seagate. In the last year though, I have had two Seagate externals fail, 5GB and 8GB, so wondering whether the WD diehards are correct after all.

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Mar 20, 2023
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andmillionaire
Mar 20, 2023
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I've shucked 3 of these in the past, 2 were iron wolf pros and 1 was an exos drive I believe.

edit: double checked, all were iron wolf pros

same sku

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