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Seagate has 26TB Seagate Expansion Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive (STKP26000400) on sale for $279.99. Shipping is free.
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Thanks to Community Member N3RD_01 for sharing this deal.
Note: Please use selection buttons on product page to select the '26TB' option before adding to cart. Our links may go to a product variant that is out of stock or not included in this deal.
Product Details:
- Seagate Expansion desktop hard drive is user-friendly, requiring only a power adapter and USB-C Type-A cable to get started.
- USB 3.0 allows fast file transfers for efficient data management.
- Easily save files by simply dragging and dropping them, with no additional setup required.
- It automatically recognizes both Windows and Mac computers for quick installation, although reformatting is necessary for Time Machine compatibility.
- For added security and peace of mind, the drive comes with a limited warranty and includes Rescue Data Recovery Services.
- Dimensions L x W x D: 178.75mm/7.037in × 41.90mm/1.649in × 125mm/4.921in.
- Weight: 1176g/2.592lb.
Editor's Notes
Written by Nate650 | Staff- About this deal:
- This offer is $10 less than this recent previous frontpage deal.
- About this product:
- Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars based on over 100 Seagate customer reviews.
- 1-year limited warranty
- Additional notes:
- Please see the original post for additional details & give the wiki and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
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Seagate has 26TB Seagate Expansion Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive (STKP26000400) on sale for $279.99. Shipping is free.
Thanks to Community Member N3RD_01 for sharing this deal.
Note: Please use selection buttons on product page to select the '26TB' option before adding to cart. Our links may go to a product variant that is out of stock or not included in this deal.
Product Details:
Thanks to Community Member N3RD_01 for sharing this deal.
Note: Please use selection buttons on product page to select the '26TB' option before adding to cart. Our links may go to a product variant that is out of stock or not included in this deal.
Product Details:
- Seagate Expansion desktop hard drive is user-friendly, requiring only a power adapter and USB-C Type-A cable to get started.
- USB 3.0 allows fast file transfers for efficient data management.
- Easily save files by simply dragging and dropping them, with no additional setup required.
- It automatically recognizes both Windows and Mac computers for quick installation, although reformatting is necessary for Time Machine compatibility.
- For added security and peace of mind, the drive comes with a limited warranty and includes Rescue Data Recovery Services.
- Dimensions L x W x D: 178.75mm/7.037in × 41.90mm/1.649in × 125mm/4.921in.
- Weight: 1176g/2.592lb.
Editor's Notes
Written by Nate650 | Staff- About this deal:
- This offer is $10 less than this recent previous frontpage deal.
- About this product:
- Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars based on over 100 Seagate customer reviews.
- 1-year limited warranty
- Additional notes:
- Please see the original post for additional details & give the wiki and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
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Also, before I bought this drive, I watched on youtube guys that bought the device, and shared their experience. I recommend doing that for anyone that buys something like this.
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The 26TB Seagate Expansion Desktop is drawing attention as a cheap source of large-capacity storage, especially for shucking into NAS builds or using as cold backup space. The enclosure has been getting real-world transfer reports around 240 to 250 MB per second over USB 3, and some setups run Plex or media storage fine when the drive is not the bottleneck. The main cautions are noise, heat, and uncertainty about what drive is inside, with reports of Barracuda or HAMR based units and warnings that it is not rated for 24/7 NAS use. The micro USB B connector and awkward shucking process also stand out. A practical pick for bulk storage if you can live with the quirks.
people building a TrueNAS or home NAS media library who want to buy multiple units to shuck because commenters said it can be a good price for NAS-style media storage and they planned to update their TrueNAS setup after buying 2 to shuck.
home users consolidating backups and using a 3-2-1 (or similar) redundancy plan who want extra storage that they keep on the shelf and power up only when needed because commenters described using these as an "insurance policy" rather than a daily driver and said they don't plan to shuck or trust it for always-on NAS/DAS.
Plex users who are okay with using a dedicated streaming device (not relying on the TV app) because commenters said TV apps can be slow and recommended using a fast Roku/Fire TV/Apple TV for Plex instead.
buyers who want to use the enclosure for high-throughput transfers on a USB 3 port because one commenter reported ~240-250 MB/s speeds when transferring from an SSD/NVMe to the drive in the enclosure.
people who need infrequently accessed extra storage and can tolerate that it's not a 24/7 NAS-rated drive because commenters said this type of drive is intended for extra storage of infrequently accessed data (and not for always-on operation).
people who are sensitive to noise or who expect quiet operation because commenters said the drive is noisier than expected (including loud thumping/tapping sounds and loud noise when waking from sleep).
anyone planning to run it as a 24/7 NAS/server drive because multiple commenters cautioned that NAS/server 24/7-rated drives are preferable and that this drive is intended for infrequently accessed extra storage.
buyers who are trying to shuck for a NAS but need reliability for critical data because commenters reported shucked drives failing quickly (including one that failed within a few days) and said it was a "real pita" to deal with returns/exchanges after shucking.
buyers who want fast access/throughput and are worried about slow performance because one commenter warned to avoid it due to very slow access speed (~100MB/s transfer speed).
buyers who want to rely on Seagate's customer support for issues because commenters described Seagate support as having pre-canned responses, no phone support, and no escalation, including an order cancellation with a price increase.
people who need a drive that's easy to shuck because commenters said shucking was difficult (couldn't find an edge) and regretted the purchase compared with easier-to-shuck alternatives.
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Also, before I bought this drive, I watched on youtube guys that bought the device, and shared their experience. I recommend doing that for anyone that buys something like this.
I'm not sure if they would be the best for a Plex server being on all the time, but the speed should be fine, and if you either have the media backed up or don't care that much in that regard, sure... (at least for personal use)....
I'm not sure if they would be the best for a Plex server being on all the time, but the speed should be fine, and if you either have the media backed up or don't care that much in that regard, sure... (at least for personal use)....
I agree with you on that. I trust it for extra backup and use as cold storage. I'm not sure for 24/7 use or to shuck and put in NAS/DAS. Many of us use enterprise drives for NAS/DAS because they are made for 24/7 use. But I guess , if you put it in NAS/DAS and just turn it on for quick transfer or backup ... onto faster media SSD/NVMe, and then turn off NAS/DAS that might be good too. I hardly use my nas/das except to just backup/transfer ... I used to use NAS/DAS for 24/7 use, but I prefer much fast NVMe/SSD instead. But I'm a home user, so businesses have different uses for hard drives.
I agree with you on that. I trust it for extra backup and use as cold storage. I'm not sure for 24/7 use or to shuck and put in NAS/DAS. Many of us use enterprise drives for NAS/DAS because they are made for 24/7 use. But I guess , if you put it in NAS/DAS and just turn it on for quick transfer or backup ... onto faster media SSD/NVMe, and then turn off NAS/DAS that might be good too. I hardly use my nas/das except to just backup/transfer ... I used to use NAS/DAS for 24/7 use, but I prefer much fast NVMe/SSD instead. But I'm a home user, so businesses have different uses for hard drives.
But I travel a lot, so it's nice to "consolidate" a lot of the old spinners as I have over the years, adhere to the 3-2-1 backup plan, (more like 5-4-3-2-1 at this point as I hate losing stuff and probably digitally hoard to much, but my work requires more storage needs than most.)....
So hey, once in awhile if things change on drives etc, or I'm leaving town for a bit, or whatever, I just CCC them over to a larger drive like this and others in different places and am confident that they aren't all gonna fail, and it's more an insurance policy than a daily driver situation. They tend to get put on the shelf and implemented as needed.
But if it was stuff I wasn't that worried about or had backed up, I'm sure they will be fine for a reasonable period, I don't plan on shucking it and trusting it in a nas/das scenario myself... But with the way things are going, perhaps it will $10-20 cheaper next month, or possibly $50 more... doesn't matter so much as I just kinda need it "now" for those reasons, and I'm not too worried about it being a pos, as it's redundancy and consolidation...
but again, sure wish I had stocked up more 3 years ago or whatever before all the nonsense that is going on across many levels. Oh well.
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HAMR BarraCudas with a CMR data layout
what software or arrangment can i make to use one drive doing backups for a few computers,
while the second one periodically backsup the first unit for me?
maybe some of you already do this.
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what software or arrangment can i make to use one drive doing backups for a few computers,
while the second one periodically backsup the first unit for me?
maybe some of you already do this.
There was a period I was buying them off SPD instead of shucking, but their prices have INCREASED vs 3-4 years ago for the same size, and external HDDs have come down.
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But times have changed, and WD does a lot of shady business now, ... so sort of keep an eye on Youtube for guys that share current hard drive and NAS issues. I did buy 2 of these 26TB seagates, but I NOW keep them in enclosure and use as cold storage. And use NVMe/SSD has main drives I use on daily basis. I know a number of us that got burned with the scandals in the past , hold grudges. But it seems WD is now under the gun for scandals. So the waters are deep and have undercurrents. Stay safe. I'm trying to do that.
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I'm probably panic buying since all the storage stocks are going up due to AI storage hype.
It was a whole one thousand megabytes!
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