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12TB Seagate Expansion Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive

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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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Written by wheelsun

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

Editor's Notes

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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Model: Seagate 12TB Expansion Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive

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zethyr

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zethyr

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Nice find. In 4 1

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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

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

joshownsyouall

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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

Ramukaka4ever

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Ramukaka4ever

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Bad experience in seagate. WD is the way togo for dependability

Pulvarize63

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Pulvarize63

Mar 20, 2023

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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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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

sillyxone

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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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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.

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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.

rgthree

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rgthree

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Quote from Refundroid

Same. Have this same enclosure in 8TB for probably 5 years, always connected. May go for this one too.

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khauser86

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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?

Tabe

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Tabe

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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.

ponagathos

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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.

andmillionaire

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andmillionaire

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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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Product Description:	Compatible with systems running Windows 7 or macOS 10.12 and later, the 12TB Expansion Desktop External Hard Drive from Seagate is automatically recognized by Windows, requires no additional software to install, and nothing to configure. Files such as photos, videos, music, and documents can be easily transferred to this drive via drag-and-drop, and fast data transfers are ensured using micro-USB 3.0 connectivity, which is also known as USB 3.1 Gen 1. This external hard drive features a 12TB storage capacity, is also compatible with USB 2.0, and includes a 4' USB 3.0 cable and a power adapter.
Product SKU:	1558326
12tb_storage_capacity:	Micro-USB 3.0 Port (USB 3.1 Gen 1)
host_connection:	USB-A 3.0 / 3.1/3.2 Gen 1
inputsoutputs:	1 x Micro-USB (USB 3.0 / 3.1/3.2 Gen 1)
pre-format:	NTFS
storage_capacity:	Total: 12 TB SATA 3.5" HDD
usb_20_compatible:	Drag-and-Drop Files

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