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expiredskardem posted Feb 19, 2025 6:11 AM

24TB Seagate Expansion External USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive

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Best Buy has 24TB Seagate Expansion External USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive (STKP24000400) on sale for $279.99. Shipping is free.

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About the Product
  • 24TB Storage Capacity (24000 Gigabytes)
  • External Desktop Drive
  • USB 3.0 Interface
  • USB-C (USB 3.0 Gen 1)
  • Rescue Data Recovery Services
  • PC/Mac Compatible
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  • Includes 1-year manufacturers warranty w/ purchase (parts + labor)

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  • About the Deal
    • Large capacity HDD for all your storage, backup and everyday computing needs
    • Fast data transfer speeds w/ USB 3.0 port/interface
    • Product is eligible for return within 15 days of purchase
    • Offer valid while pricing/supplies last

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Best Buy has 24TB Seagate Expansion External USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive (STKP24000400) on sale for $279.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member skardem for finding this deal

Note, product for store pickup may not be available

About the Product
  • 24TB Storage Capacity (24000 Gigabytes)
  • External Desktop Drive
  • USB 3.0 Interface
  • USB-C (USB 3.0 Gen 1)
  • Rescue Data Recovery Services
  • PC/Mac Compatible
Warranty
  • Includes 1-year manufacturers warranty w/ purchase (parts + labor)

Editor's Notes

Written by Discombobulated | Staff
  • About the Deal
    • Large capacity HDD for all your storage, backup and everyday computing needs
    • Fast data transfer speeds w/ USB 3.0 port/interface
    • Product is eligible for return within 15 days of purchase
    • Offer valid while pricing/supplies last

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liamtoh1
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I got 2 of these delivered last week from BB and can confirm that they are indeed EXOS
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https://imgur.com/a/yZjkGDc Here are a couple of pictures of the shucked case so you can get a sense of where the tabs are
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Feb 19, 2025 1:25 PM
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swansong119Feb 19, 2025 1:25 PM
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Quote from liamtoh1 :
Thank you for this info. I will remove the drives as soon as I find some time in the next week or so. Can you post any pictures?
https://imgur.com/a/yZjkGDc Here are a couple of pictures of the shucked case so you can get a sense of where the tabs are
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Feb 19, 2025 1:56 PM
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longdiddyFeb 19, 2025 1:56 PM
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Are these brand new Exos or used/recert Chia Crypto Exos drives?
Is there anyway people can tell? They probably wiped power on hours etc.
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Feb 19, 2025 2:13 PM
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DeltaronFeb 19, 2025 2:13 PM
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Quote from longdiddy :
Are these brand new Exos or used/recert Chia Crypto Exos drives?
Is there anyway people can tell? They probably wiped power on hours etc.
I assume these come directly from Seagate? Are they allowed to sell used/recertified HDs as new? I have no idea. Typically since we don't have eyes inside the factories, we would never know if they are substituting used drives, especially since factories know how to wipe the SMART/statistics data, unless they physically damaged the outside of the drives which is unlikely.

If this were a 3 year warranty, I would buy at this price even though I normally avoid Seagate. However, a 1 year warranty on such an expensive drive tells me Seagate doesn't have a lot of confidence in their product lasting. So this is a pass for me solely due to the warranty length.

It seems I tend to end up waiting for sales on WD Red/Pro HDs when they are $15/TB which sadly isn't very often any more. At least those have 3 year warranties.
Feb 19, 2025 2:42 PM
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bhazardFeb 19, 2025 2:42 PM
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Glad to see this sale again. I bought this during the B&H deal and was happy to see an Enterprise EXOS inside as previously mentioned.
Feb 19, 2025 3:00 PM
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SwiftorFeb 19, 2025 3:00 PM
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Picked up 2, thanks!
Feb 19, 2025 3:09 PM
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Azrael_the_CatFeb 19, 2025 3:09 PM
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out of stock Frown
Feb 19, 2025 3:17 PM
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neonbanditFeb 19, 2025 3:17 PM
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If these are exos CMR, this is a steal. Too bad I don't need any drives right now

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Feb 19, 2025 3:42 PM
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TribalSeekFeb 19, 2025 3:42 PM
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Amazon review reports that this is the drive inside: ST24000NM002H

Here's the datasheet : https://www.seagate.com/content/d...-en_US.pdf
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Feb 19, 2025 6:23 PM
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drsa78Feb 19, 2025 6:23 PM
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Has anyone bought their 20TB ones, STKP20000400? DO those contain Exos as well or are those different?
Feb 19, 2025 7:18 PM
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RaccoonishFeb 19, 2025 7:18 PM
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Quote from riffdex :
Not for a cold storage you turn on and periodically make a full backup of a large data set, imo. You'd rather have one large drive with a large capacity, but of course any smart data preservation strategy wouldn't have your only copy on a single drive like this, so this could still be part of a solid backup strategy.
Curious - is there a way to keep a "backup / cold storage" drive within my tower, and turn it "off" when not in use and back to "on" only when I need to to do another backup? I am sure there are backup apps out there, but I'm a simple man and copy/paste works well too lol
Feb 19, 2025 9:49 PM
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riffdexFeb 19, 2025 9:49 PM
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Quote from Raccoonish :
Curious - is there a way to keep a "backup / cold storage" drive within my tower, and turn it "off" when not in use and back to "on" only when I need to to do another backup? I am sure there are backup apps out there, but I'm a simple man and copy/paste works well too lol
Assuming you're using Windows here… even if you use software to cut off a particular drive, Windows has processes running all the time then tend to turn them back on. So really the only reliable way would be to get a physical switch that prevents that particular drive from even receiving power, so it can be shut off/on.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TZR3E70

If you do get something like this, I don't recommend you cut power to any drive while the system is up and running. I would say that you should shut the entire system down, then disable the power to the HDD in question, then start up the system… then you can use it without the "cold storage HDD" having power, but it'll be physically in the PC hooked up and ready, and you can use the physical switch to give it power when you want to do a backup.
Last edited by BoopSnoot February 19, 2025 at 02:05 PM.
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liamtoh1Feb 20, 2025 12:03 AM
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Quote from swansong119 :
https://imgur.com/a/yZjkGDc Here are a couple of pictures of the shucked case so you can get a sense of where the tabs are
Thanks a lot for the pictures. Repped
Feb 20, 2025 12:07 AM
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maxpopcornFeb 20, 2025 12:07 AM
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if this has ST24000NM002H then would you be able to get 5 years warranty?
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DarnCrazyFeb 20, 2025 12:17 AM
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Quote from swansong119 :
https://imgur.com/a/yZjkGDc Here are a couple of pictures of the shucked case so you can get a sense of where the tabs are
For those looking for a video of the shucking process, I found this video to take apart the case: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-lH-EoNVwk

The video itself doesn't do it the best way, but should give you insight how to snap off the top case. I found using a spudger tool to get in the corner near the seagate logo was the best way to get enough space to start to pry off the case. Once you get the corner slightly opened, use metal tool to pry the rest of the case off as you work around the case. First one took the longest, but after doing one, it was easy to do the others.

That said, I would recommend testing the hard drive first by doing a full format to check for any bad/failing sectors. You'll want to use a cooling fan or something to cool the enclosure as it can reach up to 53C when doing a full format if you don't have any active fan cooling the enclosure.
Last edited by DarnCrazy February 19, 2025 at 04:20 PM.
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Feb 20, 2025 12:18 AM
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DarnCrazyFeb 20, 2025 12:18 AM
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Quote from maxpopcorn :
if this has ST24000NM002H then would you be able to get 5 years warranty?
No, when you check against the Seagate Warranty checker, you'll only have 12 months.
You can use their website to confirm https://www.seagate.com/support/w...lacements/

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