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26TB Seagate Expansion Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive

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Best Buy via eBay has 26TB Seagate External USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive (STKP26000400) on sale for $249.99 (price shown in cart). Shipping is free.

Best Buy has 26TB Seagate External USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive (STKP26000400) on sale for $249.99. Shipping is free or choose curbside pickup where stock permits.
  • Note: Availability for pickup may vary by location.
Thanks to Community Member coldcircle for sharing this deal.

About this product:
  • Easy-to-use desktop hard drive—simply plug in the power adapter and USB cable
  • USB 3.0 allows fast file transfers for efficient data management
  • 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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    • This offer matches our very popular front page deals over the last 2 months which consistently earned over 40+ thumbs up at this price.
    • Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars on Best Buy based on over 55 customer reviews.
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Best Buy via eBay has 26TB Seagate External USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive (STKP26000400) on sale for $249.99 (price shown in cart). Shipping is free.

Best Buy has 26TB Seagate External USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive (STKP26000400) on sale for $249.99. Shipping is free or choose curbside pickup where stock permits.
  • Note: Availability for pickup may vary by location.
Thanks to Community Member coldcircle for sharing this deal.

About this product:
  • Easy-to-use desktop hard drive—simply plug in the power adapter and USB cable
  • USB 3.0 allows fast file transfers for efficient data management
  • 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:
    • This offer matches our very popular front page deals over the last 2 months which consistently earned over 40+ thumbs up at this price.
    • Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars on Best Buy based on over 55 customer reviews.
    • 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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Aug 25, 2025 1:07 PM
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BrewedcoffeeAug 25, 2025 1:07 PM
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We need some brave users to put these in a NAS and see how they do. My guess is that they would perform just fine. People on Reddit say that these are most likely Exos drives that didn't meet the strict testing requirements and so they slapped a Barracuda label on them. The firmware is likely different too.
Aug 25, 2025 1:22 PM
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AquaGalley8616Aug 25, 2025 1:22 PM
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Quote from Brewedcoffee View quoted comment :
We need some brave users to put these in a NAS and see how they do. My guess is that they would perform just fine. People on Reddit say that these are most likely Exos drives that didn't meet the strict testing requirements and so they slapped a Barracuda label on them. The firmware is likely different too.
... yeah, sounds right. I'm not going to be adventurer on this "testing" step. We all hail the brave explorers to share there experience with us. And then there is the LONG TERM use of these drives for 2-4 years of 24/7/365 days use, weathering heat/cold temps and other stuff "that happens". It will take a few years to see if these new type drives hold up.

Mine will be in very pleasant closet/drawer ... with few worries ... living it up ... to be used a few hours a month, then placed back in bed to sleep some more. For faster speeds and more rugged stuff I use SSD/NVMe drives (solid state, no moving parts).

Thank god for the adventurers. Smilie
Last edited by AquaGalley8616 August 25, 2025 at 06:25 AM.
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Aug 25, 2025 2:17 PM
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SmilingMustang6270Aug 25, 2025 2:17 PM
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Quote from ryan.arnold View quoted comment :
Quote from MisterBlue :
Is there a quick and easy way to dock my phone to this to download all the photo and video I take, say once a month? I'm paying for Google drive cloud Storage right now, but of course as you use more the annual price keeps going up. Better off going with an external drive like this one?
Not exactly what you're asking for, but I use an android app called FolderSync (the free version) to back up to a mini PC I have always on at home. I set up an ssh key to do it securely. Every night when I plug in my phone, it backs up any new photos I've taken automatically. It takes some setup, but I thought I would share that in case you find it useful. Automatic backup is a little more convenient.
Was going to suggest the same thing...I use an android app called Autosync ($) and have it setup to backup to my NAS. It's a set it and forget it process which is awesome. But yours is better since app is free.
Also, if you have a Synology NAS, Synology has an app called Cloud Sync which will backup your cloud data to your NAS. You could setup your phone to backup to a cloud account and then have the Synology backup the cloud data locally.
Aug 25, 2025 2:20 PM
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SmilingMustang6270Aug 25, 2025 2:20 PM
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Quote from fire_water View quoted comment :
Can anyone confirm that the shucked version of this hard drive will fit in the Mediasonic ProBox HF7-SU31C? Unfortunately I had to return the SABRENT DS-SC4B because the hard drive would not fit. 3/8" was sticking out of the drive bay. Thanks.
It'll probably fit, the drive has all three mounting holes in the expected locations. As to will it be recognized? I'm not familiar with that Mediasonic model so don't know if there's a drive capacity limit. I have an older USB2 Probox...
Edit: The Amazon description says it'll recognize up to 24TB, most probably it'll recognize 26TB. Usually the size advertised is what was available at the time the enclosure was made and tested.
Aug 25, 2025 2:20 PM
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dealboy12Aug 25, 2025 2:20 PM
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Quote from AnotherDealHunter View quoted comment :
I am in a very similar boat as you. But I have always avoided Seagates for their low reliability. I've stuck to WD, Gtech, Toshiba, and one Adata. Have you owned Seagates prior to this? The TB/$ does seem decent and I do need some extra storage at the moment.
My last 2 failures were WD. I'm considering these even though I've stayed away from Seagate for a long time.
Aug 25, 2025 2:22 PM
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sqlallstarAug 25, 2025 2:22 PM
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Quote from MisterBlue View quoted comment :
Is there a quick and easy way to dock my phone to this to download all the photo and video I take, say once a month? I'm paying for Google drive cloud Storage right now, but of course as you use more the annual price keeps going up.

Better off going with an external drive like this one?
No. My guess is, if you have these questions eventually you'll lose all your memories.
Aug 25, 2025 3:09 PM
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AquaGalley8616Aug 25, 2025 3:09 PM
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Quote from MisterBlue View quoted comment :
Is there a quick and easy way to dock my phone to this to download all the photo and video I take, say once a month? I'm paying for Google drive cloud Storage right now, but of course as you use more the annual price keeps going up.

Better off going with an external drive like this one?
... many ways to do stuff like that.

Do you know about QUICK CONNECT on your android phone. You can use it on PC, any android phone, etc... and you share files for FREE ... my advice is research it and maybe watch youtube videos on how to do it.

Now, other ways are to use micro SD card in your android device (if it has micro SD slot on your device, tons of ways to transfer stuff from android to PC. You can then transfer it to usb stick, or external drives ... to store in different places.

This 26TB is for people that have lots of stuff they want to save, or many computers backups, or media. just one way of doing backup. if it is your personal photos and other family stuff, save it in a few devices , so if one fails you got other backups somewhere.

So many ways to do what you want to do, do youtube search on it, to open your horizons. 7 people responded to your post, it is popular topic.

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Aug 25, 2025 3:30 PM
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DealSteal23Aug 25, 2025 3:30 PM
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Would this be too slow of a drive to emulate all my roms, including PS3 and Xbox 1? My 12TB is full and mostly old stuff but my few PS3 or newer roms work
Aug 25, 2025 3:56 PM
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eoniverse1Aug 25, 2025 3:56 PM
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Quote from Bennysdeals1 View quoted comment :
Be very careful in buying from Best Buy especially via Ebay. If the product is defective or you want to return it, they are notorious for not responding until after your 30 day window is up, then saying its too late.
Not an issue at all if you have the sense to involve eBay. I've done that in the past several times and won every time.

(Not with BB...but others. The seller makes little difference. It's the steps you take that count.)

Important to not let the -clearly written on seller page - 30 days return window expire. Important to reach out through eBay to the seller so you have attempts at resolution in writing (send attempts to yourself also). if there are crickets to my contact messages by the second full business day - contact eBay. They will get involved. They will contact seller (after I believe an additional three business days.). You should eventually 100% win.
Last edited by eoniverse1 August 25, 2025 at 09:00 AM.
Aug 25, 2025 8:46 PM
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SmilingMustang6270Aug 25, 2025 8:46 PM
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Quote from fire_water View quoted comment :
Can anyone confirm that the shucked version of this hard drive will fit in the Mediasonic ProBox HF7-SU31C? Unfortunately I had to return the SABRENT DS-SC4B because the hard drive would not fit. 3/8" was sticking out of the drive bay. Thanks.

2025.08.25 update: Sabrent confirmed that the shucked version of this hard drive is not compatible with the DS-SC4B because the hard drive is an Enterprise / Archive-class hard drive that has a slightly larger casing than standard consumer 3.5" SATA drives. Sad ending but I was still very impressed with the Sabrent Help Desk response time.
Honestly, had to come back to your comment because it doesn't sound right that you say your drive wouldn't fit and by such a small amount. All hard drives (100+) I've had in my hot sweaty hands have been the same size, exactly the same. I'm pretty sure there is a size specification the manufacturers need to go by. I'm thinking you didn't push your drive far back enough to have it seat into the SATA connector correctly.
Aug 25, 2025 8:49 PM
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BlueVoyager308Aug 25, 2025 8:49 PM
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Quote from CyanWing View quoted comment :
26000 GB*

Yes Google Drive is $1.99/month for 100 GB $9.99/month for 2 TB
It's simple math. $10 for 2TB each month, $130 for 26TB data. If you use Google Drive to store 26TB for 10months, you'll owe Google $1,300. Or you may already spend that money depending on your payment plan.
Aug 25, 2025 8:53 PM
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fire_waterAug 25, 2025 8:53 PM
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Quote from SmilingMustang6270 View quoted comment :
Quote from fire_water :
Can anyone confirm that the shucked version of this hard drive will fit in the Mediasonic ProBox HF7-SU31C? Unfortunately I had to return the SABRENT DS-SC4B because the hard drive would not fit. 3/8" was sticking out of the drive bay. Thanks.

2025.08.25 update: Sabrent confirmed that the shucked version of this hard drive is not compatible with the DS-SC4B because the hard drive is an Enterprise / Archive-class hard drive that has a slightly larger casing than standard consumer 3.5" SATA drives. Sad ending but I was still very impressed with the Sabrent Help Desk response time.
Honestly, had to come back to your comment because it doesn't sound right that you say your drive wouldn't fit and by such a small amount. All hard drives (100+) I've had in my hot sweaty hands have been the same size, exactly the same. I'm pretty sure there is a size specification the manufacturers need to go by. I'm thinking you didn't push your drive far back enough to have it seat into the SATA connector correctly.
Yeah I couldn't believe the hard drive wouldn't fit in the Sabrent at first either. I even pushed the drive into the drive bay as hard as possible until it felt like something just wasn't adding up here. Sure enough, their Help Desk confirmed, from the photos I sent them, that the drive is slightly larger and therefore not compatible with the DS-SC4B.
Aug 25, 2025 11:20 PM
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AquaGalley8616Aug 25, 2025 11:20 PM
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If you are not used to external drives ... big size ones, ... what I do is start CrystalDiskinfo app to watch the temp of drive and just keep an eye on smart stats.

Also, I'm in florida, so it does get pretty hot in summer, I put a fan pointing into the drive vents ... just to keep the temp in good range, (that is monitored in crystalDiskinfo and alerts me if the temp is critical).
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Aug 26, 2025 5:42 AM
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AngelDubAug 26, 2025 5:42 AM
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Quote from SmilingMustang6270 View quoted comment :
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I've seen this same price popping up pretty frequently among different vendors like a merry-go-round (Seagate -> B&H -> Best Buy -> eBay). Is this a tag team event or what? Can't one of them just drop the damn thing down to like $200 for a change?
Haven't seen B&H, have seen BB and BB's ebay store. Thing to keep in mind that only the Seagate site is offering the additional 10% off Welcome offer which works out to $225 instead of $250.

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