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expireddisc4tw posted Jun 4, 2025 3:23 AM

22TB Seagate External USB 3.0 Expansion Desktop Hard Drive

$250

+ Free Shippingat Amazon
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QuickDealStore via Amazon has 22TB Seagate External USB 3.0 Expansion Desktop Hard Drive (STKP22000400) for $249.99. Shipping is free.

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Features:
  • Easy-to-use desktop hard drive—simply plug in the power adapter and USB cable
  • Fast file transfers with USB 3.3
  • Drag-and-drop file saving right out of the box
  • Automatic recognition of Windows and Mac computers for simple setup (Reformatting required for use with Time Machine)
  • Enjoy peace of mind with the included limited warranty and Rescue Data Recovery Services

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Update: This popular deal is still available.

QuickDealStore via Amazon has 22TB Seagate External USB 3.0 Expansion Desktop Hard Drive (STKP22000400) for $249.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member disc4tw for sharing this deal.

Features:
  • Easy-to-use desktop hard drive—simply plug in the power adapter and USB cable
  • Fast file transfers with USB 3.3
  • Drag-and-drop file saving right out of the box
  • Automatic recognition of Windows and Mac computers for simple setup (Reformatting required for use with Time Machine)
  • Enjoy peace of mind with the included limited warranty and Rescue Data Recovery Services

Editor's Notes

Written by jimmytx | Staff
  • About this Store:
  • Additional Information:
    • Please see the original post for additional details and/or view the Wiki and forum comments for further helpful discussion if available.

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BeigeWinter369
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If you have a fairly recent router that has a USB 3.0 port, you might be able to get away with just plugging the drive into that and configuring it to be shared over the network.
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gastonecrosse
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I had wondered the same thing, and now I have two 4 bay NAS enclosures plus 1 4 bay expansion with 2 8tb raid 1s, a 14tb raid 1, a 20tb raid 1 and a raid 10 w/ four 4tb drives. it is a slippery slope lol
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NervousLake876
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It's hard to tell what's inside one these 20+ TB Seagate externals. The very early ones may have had Seagate Exos or Ironwolf in them, and those are great for shucking, but lately people have been finding Barracuda drives in them and the most I'll say is the jury is undecided on how reliable they might be. They typically are rated for far fewer work hours (mtbf) but since they're pretty new, who really knows. Personally, I avoid them because I don't want to find out. I instead will look at a recertified drive from serverpartdeals.
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Jun 4, 2025 9:26 PM
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fivenueJun 4, 2025 9:26 PM
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Come on WD
Jun 4, 2025 10:12 PM
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dohturdimaJun 4, 2025 10:12 PM
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Quote from loganmjung :
Any recommendations on a simple NAS setup? Rather than upgrading my router, which doesn't offer external storage, I'd rather go the NAS setup route.
If you are new to NAS, a 2 bay would suffice but I recommend going with a 4 bay QNAP, UGREEN, Asustor or Synology for future expansion.
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dohturdimaJun 4, 2025 10:16 PM
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Quote from NervousLake876 :
It's hard to tell what's inside one these 20+ TB Seagate externals. The very early ones may have had Seagate Exos or Ironwolf in them, and those are great for shucking, but lately people have been finding Barracuda drives in them and the most I'll say is the jury is undecided on how reliable they might be. They typically are rated for far fewer work hours (mtbf) but since they're pretty new, who really knows. Personally, I avoid them because I don't want to find out. I instead will look at a recertified drive from serverpartdeals.
Yeah, NAS rated drives like Ironwolf PRO are $$$. These Seagate does not want shucked, so there is a lot of hidden info on these internals - but they will work fine for NAS as they are in fact CMR (not SMR) and are helium filled. I shucked the 24 TB version from prior SD and the drive internals are ST240000DM001, which is listed as CMR on this Seagate data sheet (the 20 TB should be CMR as well, as all Barracuda drives 16 GB and above are CMR per this sheet). The reddit post confirms it as well. So if you plan to use them as storage and primarily and have the 3+2+1 backup you will be fine. I plan to use in an 8-bay ZFS TrueNas XL+ setup.

https://www.seagate.com/content/d...-en_US.pdf
Jun 4, 2025 10:43 PM
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Sasuke18Jun 4, 2025 10:43 PM
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The seller for this price, quickdealstore's reviews seem kinda sketchy. The price is a little too good to be true.
Jun 4, 2025 10:51 PM
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llamableatJun 4, 2025 10:51 PM
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will second the "cold storage only" sentiment - made the mistake of keeping them on and connected and the fw patrol reads/win indexing brought down each of 3 various size drives right after if not at warranty period.
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Jun 5, 2025 4:48 AM
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mrmochiJun 5, 2025 4:48 AM
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Barracuda. Hard pass.
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BrainDocJun 5, 2025 1:37 PM
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Quote from dohturdima :
Yeah, NAS rated drives like Ironwolf PRO are $$$. These Seagate does not want shucked, so there is a lot of hidden info on these internals - but they will work fine for NAS as they are in fact CMR (not SMR) and are helium filled. I shucked the 24 TB version from prior SD and the drive internals are ST240000DM001, which is listed as CMR on this Seagate data sheet (the 20 TB should be CMR as well, as all Barracuda drives 16 GB and above are CMR per this sheet). The reddit post confirms it as well. So if you plan to use them as storage and primarily and have the 3+2+1 backup you will be fine. I plan to use in an 8-bay ZFS TrueNas XL+ setup. https://www.seagate.com/content/d...-en_US.pdf
Seagate doesn't have any SMR drives larger than 8 TB.

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Jun 5, 2025 2:36 PM
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needyduckJun 5, 2025 2:36 PM
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Amazing deal! Just threw 8 of these in my NAS!
Jun 5, 2025 2:51 PM
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JhustineJun 5, 2025 2:51 PM
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bought one to plug in my wifi7 router. thanks!
Jun 5, 2025 3:00 PM
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lennonstJun 5, 2025 3:00 PM
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Is seagate is just labeling the derated Exos HAMR drives as barracudas now?
Jun 5, 2025 4:09 PM
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dealstalerJun 5, 2025 4:09 PM
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Quote from needyduck :
Amazing deal! Just threw 8 of these in my NAS!
If you wait, you can get it down $215.99 officially from seagate
Jun 5, 2025 4:27 PM
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onlybestJun 5, 2025 4:27 PM
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Can this be plugged into RPI 5 directly and used as a NAS ? Any pros and cons of using this way, than taking it out and using it with an adapter?
Jun 5, 2025 4:28 PM
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onlybestJun 5, 2025 4:28 PM
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Quote from dealstaler :
If you wait, you can get it down $215.99 officially from seagate
How and when?
Jun 5, 2025 4:50 PM
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GuluHarshJun 5, 2025 4:50 PM
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Bought 1 to plug in to my router.

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Jun 5, 2025 5:53 PM
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BunkerMentalityJun 5, 2025 5:53 PM
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Amazon is not the seller on this item. Seagate warranty may be an issue if 'Quick Deals Store' is not an authorized seller. Also, the name 'Quick Deals Store' does not impart a feeling of comfort for me that these didn't fall off the back of a truck.

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