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frontpageMinexus posted Oct 15, 2025 09:02 PM

28TB Seagate External USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive

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$300

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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 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
  • 7200 RPM

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  • About this Store:
    • Refer to Seagate's Return Policy here.
  • Additional Information:
    • This offer matches our front page deal from September 2025 which earned over 20 thumbs up.
    • 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 and/or view the Wiki and forum comments for further helpful discussion if available.

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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 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
  • 7200 RPM

Editor's Notes

Written by Nate650 | Staff
  • About this Store:
    • Refer to Seagate's Return Policy here.
  • Additional Information:
    • This offer matches our front page deal from September 2025 which earned over 20 thumbs up.
    • 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 and/or view the Wiki and forum comments for further helpful discussion if available.

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xcopy
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Just buy 3 at a time (1 spare), keep all data redundant on the other two, and you may still have a working drive a few years down the road....

People don't understand that warranties are a reflection of the "perceived risk" to the company if you will. Short warranties mean something.... Samsung perceives the risk (of repair or failure) for a SSD to be low, so they're confident in offering a 5 year warranty. WD can sell some drives for less (still making a grotesque profit) with a 2 year warranty, or the same drive can have a 3 year warranty in a different housing.

However.....

Seagate offers a 1 year warranty on these drives. It may last 10 years, or it may not.....You be the judge. I won't take the chance any more...

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Barracuda drive. Just shucked mine.
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Oct 15, 2025 10:52 PM
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evilaOct 15, 2025 10:52 PM
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Quote from nemoblunts :
Barracuda drive. Just shucked mine.
Is Barracuda good or bad?
Oct 15, 2025 11:00 PM
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configerOct 15, 2025 11:00 PM
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Quote from evila :
Is Barracuda good or bad?
Warranty is much shorter than nas models. you tell...
Oct 15, 2025 11:15 PM
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ketamineOct 15, 2025 11:15 PM
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Quote from configer :
Warranty is much shorter than nas models. you tell...
No warranty on shucked drives though I assume.
Oct 15, 2025 11:16 PM
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xcopyOct 15, 2025 11:16 PM
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Quote from evila :
Is Barracuda good or bad?
Just buy 3 at a time (1 spare), keep all data redundant on the other two, and you may still have a working drive a few years down the road....

People don't understand that warranties are a reflection of the "perceived risk" to the company if you will. Short warranties mean something.... Samsung perceives the risk (of repair or failure) for a SSD to be low, so they're confident in offering a 5 year warranty. WD can sell some drives for less (still making a grotesque profit) with a 2 year warranty, or the same drive can have a 3 year warranty in a different housing.

However.....

Seagate offers a 1 year warranty on these drives. It may last 10 years, or it may not.....You be the judge. I won't take the chance any more...
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Oct 15, 2025 11:18 PM
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Oct 15, 2025 11:18 PM
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Quote from evila :
Is Barracuda good or bad?
Not meant to be left on 24/7 with heavy use .Would not recommend for zfs or a multi raid configuration pulling alot of bandwidth.You could probably get away with a simple backup machine left on 24/7I use two in my synology 2 disk setup just processing photos Raid1 mirrorAlso enterprise drives have different firmware, exos for example or wd red pro or wd gold have vibration sensors . I run several supermicro 24 disk arrays and I will be honest the wd white drive labels even though not full fledge enterprise are better . I havent had one die yet. I'm sure these are great for a gaming storage. I think you may be ok with unraid though since it's not real Raid..Then you run into what happens if you leave them running 24/7 after a few years.Not enough data out yet.All I know no recommends these for zfs or multi disk raid system with heavy use.
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Oct 15, 2025 11:22 PM
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Robble_RobbleOct 15, 2025 11:22 PM
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Might have to pick up a few of these at some point for cold storage. Price is pretty tempting.

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Oct 15, 2025 11:27 PM
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Oct 15, 2025 11:27 PM
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Quote from configer :
Warranty is much shorter than nas models. you tell...
I just had a seagate exo go out , it was a recert x18 only lasted 10months longer than the 2 year warranty the authorized Seagate reseller gave .Serverpartsdeals. I am also running a 2 disk synology with two barracudas and accidently knocked the synology over which caused 1 disk to stop working . Thankfully the other still worked with no issues . Would have lost a ton of photos Memories Just be weary if you run a barracuda just make sure they are screwed in good so they don't vibrate or have much movement , keep them cool I still love the exo line or even a wd white label sometimes you can get a Hitachi white label drive which are supposed to be good for 550TB a year . I think barracuda is only 150TB which is pitiful . Even the old barracuda pro 10TB was 300TB a year writes .. that came out years ago.
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Oct 15, 2025 11:30 PM
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darkhunterOct 15, 2025 11:30 PM
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Any drive can fail at any time. Just keep a second copy. For really important data, keep a this copy, preferably on the cloud. I want to get this but will see if it drops to $250. Good for hoarding digital media in one location.
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rb5505Oct 15, 2025 11:48 PM
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been great for cloud backup of my seagate drives.

https://www.backblaze.com/cloud-backup/pricing
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Quote from rb5505 :
been great for cloud backup of my seagate drives. <br />
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https://www.backblaze.com/cloud-backup/pricing
personally if i was backing up treasured photos of family i would just buy a second synology and have one off site at a relatives house to sync photos or sync backups of important docs. security is pretty good .. i dont see myself spending 189.00 for two years of cloud storage

backblaze seems very pricey.
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rb5505Yesterday 03:16 AM
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Quote from CTRFK8 :
personally if i was backing up treasured photos of family i would just buy a second synology and have one off site at a relatives house to sync photos or sync backups of important docs. security is pretty good .. i dont see myself spending 189.00 for two years of cloud storage

backblaze seems very pricey.
isn't choice great. to each their own.
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TealHalibut2135Yesterday 03:22 AM
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Lowest price ever? Wasn't this around 260 USD until few months ago? Are they planning to lower more?
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Quote from rb5505 :
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isn't choice great. to each their own.
your data is being held hostage unless you pay lol.
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FozzyFozborneYesterday 07:06 AM
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Check your statement.
2 came to $635.98 ($36 in tax)
I was charged 668.98 (???).

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