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Jan 5, 2025 8:57 AM

20TB Seagate Expansion Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive

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Best Buy also has 20TB Seagate Expansion Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive on sale for $229.99. Shipping is free.

B&H Photo Video has 20TB Seagate Expansion Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive on sale for $229.99. Shipping fees apply (starting from $10.43).

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Features:
  • 20TB Storage Capacity
  • USB 3.0 Interface
  • AC Powered
  • Rescue Data Recovery Services
  • Includes USB 3.0 Cable
  • Preformatted exFAT
  • Windows and Mac Compatible

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  • This comes out to just $12/TB
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Update: This popular offer is still available

Best Buy also has 20TB Seagate Expansion Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive on sale for $229.99. Shipping is free.

B&H Photo Video has 20TB Seagate Expansion Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive on sale for $229.99. Shipping fees apply (starting from $10.43).

Thanks to Community Member OrangeRecess770 for finding this deal.

Features:
  • 20TB Storage Capacity
  • USB 3.0 Interface
  • AC Powered
  • Rescue Data Recovery Services
  • Includes USB 3.0 Cable
  • Preformatted exFAT
  • Windows and Mac Compatible

Editor's Notes

Written by citan359 | Staff
  • This comes out to just $12/TB
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Written by OrangeRecess770

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FrozenBeer
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while I have done my fair share of research in the last couple of years, I still haven't decided if it's wise to use one of these giant hard drives as a backup for my secondary backups of my old family photos, videos and other junk. (currently around 15TB of stuff... they are currently on the original media, two 10TB hard drives, on the cloud(both Google Drive and iCloud), as well as data Blu-ray discs.

My thinking is that I can NEVER have enough back-ups.(of back-ups of back-ups) because any one of them can and probably will fail several years down the road? Smilie

When big SSDs4TB or 8GB+ are cheap enough, I may also look into getting some of those as another form of back up?

Sound paranoid... well... yes... becuase while I was backing up stuff, two of my back-up drives died within a day of each other, (one WD and one Seagate) and I lost all of my converted film and photos between 1980 and 1985. Frown That's why everythying that I have currently has at least 3 different forms of back-ups on different medias or the cloud, at a minimum, and stored at different locations(my house or with my other family members)
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dee-khan
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By way of comparison of recent sales on external 20 TB drives, the WD Easystore was $250 on Black Friday and the WD Elements was $266 on Prime Day in the Fall.
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TenderRiver160
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I just bought four of these today and so far I've shucked one. It's branded as a Baracuda and uses HAMR.

Update: All four drives are the same.
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Jan 5, 2025 2:00 PM
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brianlovesmoneyJan 5, 2025 2:00 PM
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Quote from AceNJ View quoted comment :
Is this comparable from a performance perspective as well? I've had some other older Seagate's that were much slower than WD in the past.
You might have had a shingle drive that is much slower on write. This should not be one of those though
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Jan 5, 2025 2:02 PM
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AprilWatermelonJan 5, 2025 2:02 PM
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B&H same price now -
Jan 5, 2025 2:02 PM
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wolverine88Jan 5, 2025 2:02 PM
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Shackable?and useable as NAS drive?
Jan 5, 2025 2:08 PM
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AmusedMeal841Jan 5, 2025 2:08 PM
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Quote from nitemare View quoted comment :
imagine even considering to buy a seagate? and 20TB nonetheless ?? hardpass!
I have Seagate drives from 2014 that are still running strong full of media.
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Jan 5, 2025 2:09 PM
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QCwvGyFuJan 5, 2025 2:09 PM
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Quote from FrozenBeer View quoted comment :
while I have done my fair share of research in the last couple of years, I still haven't decided if it's wise to use one of these giant hard drives as a backup for my secondary backups of my old family photos, videos and other junk. (currently around 15TB of stuff... they are currently on the original media, two 10TB hard drives, on the cloud(both Google Drive and iCloud), as well as data Blu-ray discs.

My thinking is that I can NEVER have enough back-ups.(of back-ups of back-ups) because any one of them can and probably will fail several years down the road? Smilie

When big SSDs4TB or 8GB+ are cheap enough, I may also look into getting some of those as another form of back up?

Sound paranoid... well... yes... becuase while I was backing up stuff, two of my back-up drives died within a day of each other, (one WD and one Seagate) and I lost all of my converted film and photos between 1980 and 1985. Frown That's why everythying that I have currently has at least 3 different forms of back-ups on different medias or the cloud, at a minimum, and stored at different locations(my house or with my other family members)
you should look into backblaze as backup to your backups
Jan 5, 2025 2:18 PM
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NervousLake876Jan 5, 2025 2:18 PM
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Quote from NervousLake876 View quoted comment :
Has anyone purchased one of these very recently and shucked it? Any idea what drive is inside?
I went ahead and bought one at that price. From my "research" it seems they play the same game WD plays on their larger externals. Good to have as a reserve drive to put in if one fails in unraid
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Jan 5, 2025 2:41 PM
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ShrewdRoom3230Jan 5, 2025 2:41 PM
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How long will this deal last?
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Jan 5, 2025 3:20 PM
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FatalExceptionJan 5, 2025 3:20 PM
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Any idea where these are manufactured? May be a good time to buy with tariffs potentially raising prices on electronics in the next 1-2 months?
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videotraderJan 5, 2025 3:20 PM
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Nice, had a 5 dollar coupon in my email. Was able to apply…
Jan 5, 2025 3:20 PM
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cowbe0x004Jan 5, 2025 3:20 PM
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Quote from fuzzyballz View quoted comment :
You know how I know you didn't buy a Seagate Expansion External HDD and just talking out of your behind? Seagate puts actual enterprise or NAS drives in their Expansion Ext HDDs, you get either Exos or Ironwolf/Pro, not failed white labels like WD. When I built my NAS last year using Seagate Expansion Ext HDDs, I got all Exos Mach.2 Exos 2X14.
This is likely not true any more, someone opened one of these 20tb expansion and inside is a barracuda.
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Quote from cowbe0x004 View quoted comment :
This is likely not true any more, someone opened one of these 20tb expansion and inside is a barracuda.
That must have been a smaller capacity, they don't make Barracuda drives in 20TB, they only go up to 8TB
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Jan 5, 2025 3:36 PM
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ut84088Jan 5, 2025 3:36 PM
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Quote from FrozenBeer View quoted comment :
while I have done my fair share of research in the last couple of years, I still haven't decided if it's wise to use one of these giant hard drives as a backup for my secondary backups of my old family photos, videos and other junk. (currently around 15TB of stuff... they are currently on the original media, two 10TB hard drives, on the cloud(both Google Drive and iCloud), as well as data Blu-ray discs. My thinking is that I can NEVER have enough back-ups.(of back-ups of back-ups) because any one of them can and probably will fail several years down the road? Smilie When big SSDs4TB or 8GB+ are cheap enough, I may also look into getting some of those as another form of back up? Sound paranoid... well... yes... becuase while I was backing up stuff, two of my back-up drives died within a day of each other, (one WD and one Seagate) and I lost all of my converted film and photos between 1980 and 1985. Frown That's why everythying that I have currently has at least 3 different forms of back-ups on different medias or the cloud, at a minimum, and stored at different locations(my house or with my other family members)
Two is one and one is none
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Jan 5, 2025 3:43 PM
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NervousLake876Jan 5, 2025 3:43 PM
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Quote from FatalException View quoted comment :
Any idea where these are manufactured? May be a good time to buy with tariffs potentially raising prices on electronics in the next 1-2 months?
Some people seem to think this won't happen, but Trump 1.0 had no issue throwing on tariffs and I don't see reason why 2.0 will be different about it.
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