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28TB Seagate External USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive

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Seagate has 28TB Seagate External USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive with Rescue Data Recovery Services (STKP28000400) on sale for $299.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member Minexus for finding this deal.

Product Info:
  • Easy-to-use desktop hard drive—simply plug in the power adapter and USB cable
  • Fast file transfers with USB 3.2
  • 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
  • 7200 RPM

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Written by Nate650 | Staff
  • About the deal:
    • This offer matches the previous Frontpage Deal.
    • Our research indicates that this deal is $90 less (23% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $389.99 at the time of this posting.
    • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
  • About the store:
    • Seagate Return Policy can be found here

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Seagate has 28TB Seagate External USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive with Rescue Data Recovery Services (STKP28000400) on sale for $299.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member Minexus for finding this deal.

Product Info:
  • Easy-to-use desktop hard drive—simply plug in the power adapter and USB cable
  • Fast file transfers with USB 3.2
  • 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
  • 7200 RPM

Editor's Notes

Written by Nate650 | Staff
  • About the deal:
    • This offer matches the previous Frontpage Deal.
    • Our research indicates that this deal is $90 less (23% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $389.99 at the time of this posting.
    • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
  • About the store:
    • Seagate Return Policy can be found here

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-Fortius-
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I got the 26GB version of this back in late July. It's been hooked to a server, running 24x7, via the included USB enclosure/cable. Sometime late last week, while I was away from home, it decided to flake out -- Windows was acting as if it was unplugged. When I got home, the light on the external enclosure was blinking. I unplugged the power cable for 30 seconds and plugged it back in, and it spun back up and reconnected in Windows and has been working without issue since.

Just a heads up. Not sure whether it's the USB enclosure that's the issue or the drive itself, but... if you plan to run it 24x7, you might at least need to power cycle it now and then.

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JonJ1091Yesterday 01:48 AM
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where's the 26tb for $250 ?
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lgrullonbbYesterday 02:14 AM
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its a barracuda!, it will bite you in the A$$
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edge929Yesterday 03:10 AM
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Close enough to Black Friday that I can wait. Really need to shuck an Exos from these. The retail Exos drives are crazy $$
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11AYesterday 03:56 AM
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Quote from JonJ1091 :
where's the 26tb for $250 ?
That deal keeps coming back. It won't be long before we see it again.

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No more IronWolf and Exos for you!
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank BadOcean

I got the 26GB version of this back in late July. It's been hooked to a server, running 24x7, via the included USB enclosure/cable. Sometime late last week, while I was away from home, it decided to flake out -- Windows was acting as if it was unplugged. When I got home, the light on the external enclosure was blinking. I unplugged the power cable for 30 seconds and plugged it back in, and it spun back up and reconnected in Windows and has been working without issue since.

Just a heads up. Not sure whether it's the USB enclosure that's the issue or the drive itself, but... if you plan to run it 24x7, you might at least need to power cycle it now and then.
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madbrainYesterday 08:48 PM
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Quote from BadOcean :
I got the 26GB version of this back in late July. It's been hooked to a server, running 24x7, via the included USB enclosure/cable. Sometime late last week, while I was away from home, it decided to flake out -- Windows was acting as if it was unplugged. When I got home, the light on the external enclosure was blinking. I unplugged the power cable for 30 seconds and plugged it back in, and it spun back up and reconnected in Windows and has been working without issue since.

Just a heads up. Not sure whether it's the USB enclosure that's the issue or the drive itself, but... if you plan to run it 24x7, you might at least need to power cycle it now and then.
USB is not a reliable enough interface for a server. You need to shuck the drive if you want reliability.
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sergey3Yesterday 09:56 PM
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Quote from BadOcean :
I got the 26GB version of this back in late July. It's been hooked to a server, running 24x7, via the included USB enclosure/cable. Sometime late last week, while I was away from home, it decided to flake out -- Windows was acting as if it was unplugged. When I got home, the light on the external enclosure was blinking. I unplugged the power cable for 30 seconds and plugged it back in, and it spun back up and reconnected in Windows and has been working without issue since.Just a heads up. Not sure whether it's the USB enclosure that's the issue or the drive itself, but... if you plan to run it 24x7, you might at least need to power cycle it now and then.
theoretically, it could have overheated after being on for a long time resulting in a shutdown. These drives are not designed for running 24x7.
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AquaGalley8616Yesterday 10:58 PM
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I too am looking for black friday and other sales in a month or so, I see sites saying first week of OCT will have super sales.

I did buy 2 of these 26TB models for 250 dollars each like others mentioned. I am too "scared and worried" to use this drive in NAS/DAS or 24/7 use. But simple load and closet seems super safe for me. So I only have 20-30 hours log in time on them, when I unboxed it and took the time to load it up. 240 MB's speeds for me. As time goes on, and I watch you guys test them in NAS'S and DAS's in 24/7 situations, I might be safe for me to put my toes in the water and advance to using it more. But mostly I use NVMe/SSD's and microSD cards for daily lifting.
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wiffleYesterday 11:35 PM
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Quote from madbrain :
USB is not a reliable enough interface for a server. You need to shuck the drive if you want reliability.
For simple file sharing and media serving (I use linux), USB is 100% fine. I haven't restarted that server in over 4 months and haven't had any issues connecting to 4 Windows 11 PCs for Networking mapping the drives, and my 3 Jellyfin clients for TV episodes and movies.
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Quote from wiffle :
Quote from madbrain [IMG]https://api-web.slickdeals.net/images/misc/backlink.gif[/IMG] :
USB is not a reliable enough interface for a server. You need to shuck the drive if you want reliability.
For simple file sharing and media serving (I use linux), USB is 100% fine. I haven't restarted that server in over 4 months and haven't had any issues connecting to 4 Windows 11 PCs for Networking mapping the drives, and my 3 Jellyfin clients for TV episodes and movies.
It's not 100% fine. But everyone has to learn the hard way, I get it.

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