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22TB Seagate External USB 3.0 Expansion Desktop Hard Drive

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Seagate via Bestbuy has 22TB Seagate External USB 3.0 Expansion Desktop Hard Drive (STKP22000400) for $229.99. Shipping is free.

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  • 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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Seagate via Bestbuy has 22TB Seagate External USB 3.0 Expansion Desktop Hard Drive (STKP22000400) for $229.99. Shipping is free.

QuickDealStore via Amazon has 22TB Seagate External USB 3.0 Expansion Desktop Hard Drive (STKP22000400) for $229.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member tigerninety 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

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CTRFK8
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Even though the new 22TB Seagate externals use Barracuda CMR drives with HAMR technology, they're still built as desktop-class drives, not NAS or enterprise units. Their workload rating, vibration tolerance, and firmware are tuned for light, single-drive usage — not RAID arrays, multi-bay vibration, or nonstop 24/7 workloads.

The 22TB HAMR Barracuda is basically a desktop drive that won the genetic lottery for capacity but failed every fitness test afterward.
Yeah, it's CMR and HAMR — cool — but the workload rating is so pathetic it might as well come with a warning label:
"For light use only. Like… VERY light. Please don't stress me out."
Put this thing in a NAS and the moment a RAID rebuild starts, it'll be in the corner having a panic attack, filing HR complaints against your other drives.

Despite the cutting-edge HAMR recording tech, the drive's workload rating and reliability specs fall far behind what a NAS environment demands, making it a poor fit for anything beyond occasional archival or general storage.
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The 26TB is available from Newegg for $250 which is better value at $9.62/TB vs this is $10.45/TB https://www.newegg.com/seagate-ex...6822185116
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Nov 22, 2025 5:55 PM
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CTRFK8Nov 22, 2025 5:55 PM
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Even though the new 22TB Seagate externals use Barracuda CMR drives with HAMR technology, they're still built as desktop-class drives, not NAS or enterprise units. Their workload rating, vibration tolerance, and firmware are tuned for light, single-drive usage — not RAID arrays, multi-bay vibration, or nonstop 24/7 workloads.

The 22TB HAMR Barracuda is basically a desktop drive that won the genetic lottery for capacity but failed every fitness test afterward.
Yeah, it's CMR and HAMR — cool — but the workload rating is so pathetic it might as well come with a warning label:
"For light use only. Like… VERY light. Please don't stress me out."
Put this thing in a NAS and the moment a RAID rebuild starts, it'll be in the corner having a panic attack, filing HR complaints against your other drives.

Despite the cutting-edge HAMR recording tech, the drive's workload rating and reliability specs fall far behind what a NAS environment demands, making it a poor fit for anything beyond occasional archival or general storage.
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The 26TB is available from Newegg for $250 which is better value at $9.62/TB vs this is $10.45/TB https://www.newegg.com/seagate-ex...6822185116
Nov 22, 2025 6:55 PM
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gamingdroidNov 22, 2025 6:55 PM
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Quote from CTRFK8 View quoted comment :
Even though the new 22TB Seagate externals use Barracuda CMR drives with HAMR technology, they're still built as desktop-class drives, not NAS or enterprise units. Their workload rating, vibration tolerance, and firmware are tuned for light, single-drive usage — not RAID arrays, multi-bay vibration, or nonstop 24/7 workloads.

The 22TB HAMR Barracuda is basically a desktop drive that won the genetic lottery for capacity but failed every fitness test afterward.
Yeah, it's CMR and HAMR — cool — but the workload rating is so pathetic it might as well come with a warning label:
"For light use only. Like… VERY light. Please don't stress me out."
Put this thing in a NAS and the moment a RAID rebuild starts, it'll be in the corner having a panic attack, filing HR complaints against your other drives.

Despite the cutting-edge HAMR recording tech, the drive's workload rating and reliability specs fall far behind what a NAS environment demands, making it a poor fit for anything beyond occasional archival or general storage.
Any resources to corroborate this claim?
I agree it's a desktop class drive and is not rated for NAS use of 24/7. That said, it would be good to substantiate if there's been testing, or indicated as such by the specs or otherwise.
Nov 22, 2025 6:56 PM
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gamingdroidNov 22, 2025 6:56 PM
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Quote from shivster1796 View quoted comment :
The 26TB is available from Newegg for $250 which is better value at $9.62/TB vs this is $10.45/TB https://www.newegg.com/seagate-ex...6822185116
Damn. Now I wish I bought some of that $100 GC that came with that promo gift card.
Nov 22, 2025 7:28 PM
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soundbytegfxNov 22, 2025 7:28 PM
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Quote from gamingdroid View quoted comment :
Any resources to corroborate this claim?I agree it's a desktop class drive and is not rated for NAS use of 24/7. That said, it would be good to substantiate if there's been testing, or indicated as such by the specs or otherwise.
Most of data and expert opinion I could find say these are just binned EXOs and the workload rating / warranty difference is purely for product segmentation.

All drives from all manufacturers eventually fail. Ive some 3TB WD drives for over 12 years ago that have been running in my Unraid server 24/7 and are just fine. Yes I've also has a couple of those same drives fail over the same timespan, but theyre all "desktop" rated drives.

If you need the space, this is a great deal and statistically the drive will serve you well regardless of how you use it.
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Nov 22, 2025 8:38 PM
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dnanaNov 22, 2025 8:38 PM
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Quote from shivster1796 View quoted comment :
The 26TB is available from Newegg for $250 which is better value at $9.62/TB vs this is $10.45/TB https://www.newegg.com/seagate-ex...6822185116
You can use the PayPal buy now pay later deal(BNPL) that's going on for 20% off. It's sold by newegg but can purchase it directly through Best Buy. For those that qualify you'll see an option for that PayPal option during checkout and scroll to the bottom for BNPL.
Nov 22, 2025 9:07 PM
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gamingdroidNov 22, 2025 9:07 PM
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Quote from dnana View quoted comment :
You can use the PayPal buy now pay later deal(BNPL) that's going on for 20% off. It's sold by newegg but can purchase it directly through Best Buy. For those that qualify you'll see an option for that PayPal option during checkout and scroll to the bottom for BNPL.
When I checkout with Best Buy and use Paypal, I don't see the 20% CB BNPL option. On Newegg, I do see a $40 offer, but it's for a credit card it seems, not the BNPL.

Edit: For those wondering, I found the deal. You have to go to the rewards section on Paypal and "save" the offer first. It's here: https://slickdeals.net/f/18824500-select-paypal-accounts-pay-later-with-paypal-get-20-cash-back?v=1
It's best to combine purchases to increase CB.

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Nov 23, 2025 1:59 AM
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ErfortHyPNov 23, 2025 1:59 AM
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Quote from gamingdroid View quoted comment :
When I checkout with Best Buy and use Paypal, I don't see the 20% CB BNPL option. On Newegg, I do see a $40 offer, but it's for a credit card it seems, not the BNPL.

Edit: For those wondering, I found the deal. You have to go to the rewards section on Paypal and "save" the offer first. It's here: https://slickdeals.net/f/18824500-select-paypal-accounts-pay-later-with-paypal-get-20-cash-back?v=1
It's best to combine purchases to increase CB.
Tnx. Just BNPL with PayPal. When will we get the 20% cash back? After completing the last payment?Is there way to confirm we actually correctly activated this?
Nov 23, 2025 3:15 AM
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DeliciousIronyNov 23, 2025 3:15 AM
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are we ever going to see these with USB-C interfaces?
Nov 23, 2025 3:32 AM
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MiraxchangeNov 23, 2025 3:32 AM
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B&H Photo has the Seagate 24TB expansion for $249.99

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/pr...drive.html
Nov 23, 2025 5:59 AM
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Adam2004Nov 23, 2025 5:59 AM
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Quote from DeliciousIrony View quoted comment :
are we ever going to see these with USB-C interfaces?
micro USB 3 to USB-C cable: https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Bas...202&sr=8-3
Nov 23, 2025 12:42 PM
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TomKansasCity68Nov 23, 2025 12:42 PM
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Quote from shivster1796 View quoted comment :
The 26TB is available from Newegg for $250 which is better value at $9.62/TB vs this is $10.45/TB https://www.newegg.com/seagate-ex...6822185116
good-looking out. I needed the storage, and 26TB will help me clear out 3 x 8TB drives I have that are fool. This new 26TB drive is my "Black Friday" purchase. I'm going to move all the movies over from those 3 drives and this is going to be cold storage, but also, the occasional movie will be streamed from this drive a few times a week, or maybe even daily. It will never see high usage. I really hope the 20% PayPal reward thing worked for me. That's like $50+ dollars. Thanks again.
Nov 23, 2025 4:30 PM
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Ducman69Nov 23, 2025 4:30 PM
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Quote from shivster1796 View quoted comment :
The 26TB is available from Newegg for $250 which is better value at $9.62/TB vs this is $10.45/TB https://www.newegg.com/seagate-ex...6822185116
Not only better value per TB, but its always a better value to have the largest size possible even if the price per TB is a little higher, as it will be useful to you much longer and use less power and space.

That said, there's also this option: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DW92YSB6 at $10.35/TB and a whopping 28TB.
Nov 23, 2025 6:36 PM
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calebu2Nov 23, 2025 6:36 PM
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Quote from CTRFK8 View quoted comment :
Even though the new 22TB Seagate externals use Barracuda CMR drives with HAMR technology, they're still built as desktop-class drives, not NAS or enterprise units. Their workload rating, vibration tolerance, and firmware are tuned for light, single-drive usage — not RAID arrays, multi-bay vibration, or nonstop 24/7 workloads. The 22TB HAMR Barracuda is basically a desktop drive that won the genetic lottery for capacity but failed every fitness test afterward. Yeah, it's CMR and HAMR — cool — but the workload rating is so pathetic it might as well come with a warning label: "For light use only. Like… VERY light. Please don't stress me out." Put this thing in a NAS and the moment a RAID rebuild starts, it'll be in the corner having a panic attack, filing HR complaints against your other drives. Despite the cutting-edge HAMR recording tech, the drive's workload rating and reliability specs fall far behind what a NAS environment demands, making it a poor fit for anything beyond occasional archival or general storage.
Is there any advantage of getting a second one of these and setting it up in parallel as raid1 in a windows PC?

Im backing up to the cloud daily, but would love to have a local solution if the drive fails.

On the surface of it, two drives seems better than one. But if you are telling me there's a good chance drive #2 dies before I can replace drive #1...

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AMiller31Nov 23, 2025 6:57 PM
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I need a large HD for my Unifi Dream Machine for home camera security.

I know this isn't a "purple" drive, but is this a good idea to buy it, shuck it, and use it for home camera system?

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