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Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars with 227 reviews

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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88%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers are delighted by the expansive storage capacity and reliability of the Expansion 14TB External USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive. Many appreciate its ease of use and compact size, finding it a good value for the price. However, some users noted that the drive can be noisy and occasionally experience connection problems.

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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Included software does not backup external HDs

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Built in software does not backup external hard drives. I bought acronis But the external hd performs as expected

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Slows down computer

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I use this to my built in desktop to as an extension storage but it slows down my computer

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Happy owner

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Have had this machine for a few weeks. So far, it has performed superbly. So quiet and responsive. I’m very satisfied.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Can't review it, my MAC doesn't recognize it.

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My Mac won't even recognize it. Although my older laptop does.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    So far...so good.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    So far so good. Really, I should post a review after a few years. Regardless, so far so good.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Poor product and Seagate is a scammer.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I wish I could rate lower. This is a really poor quality product. The item fell a few inches from the ground and stopped working. It was it was brand new. I sent it back to Seagate because of the warranty and they returned it as just the exoskeleton and ut can't be refunded due to being opened. Do not buy the product it is very poor quality and the company Seagate has very poor service and communication. They are scammers.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Drive

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    So far it's working as expected. No problems transferring data through the USB port. Now have plenty of room for photos.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent Product...

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works Excellent... No problems at all lately with this External HDD!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    HDD lasted less than 3 months

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My external HDD died after 3 months and does not power on. Warranty requires sending the old drive back so if you have sensitive account info or files with social security numbers, etc, make sure you encrypt your drive as you won't be able to wipe it before sending the drive back. I wish a warranty was offered where you could warranty it without sending the drive back but that option does not exist.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    not suggested

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    Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Stopped working after 2 moths of purchase not a good product for purchase

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    The best and easiest to use on the market!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Seagate External hard drives are what I use for every single computer!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Huge amount of storage

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Purchased to use as a backup drive. Plenty of room with fast access time

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Already broken

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I got this for my son for Christmas and it's already broken. Fortunately I have total tech support and Best Buy is pretty great about their customer service, at least that's been my experience.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Worst product

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Worst product ever. I would say do not order this and do not buy it from here. I would suggest to buy it from somewhere else.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Drive completely died in under six months

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Six months after purchase and the drive up and died. It doesn't turn on at all. No power, no response, nothing. So - that was money well spent?

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Very Disappointed with Seagate 14TB HD

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I would not recommend this drive. It won't turn on. Unfortunately, I didn't try it immediately, and didn't notice the defect till past the date to return. I don't know if the drive was originally defective or if it was thrown around during delivery. Very disappointed.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Defective

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The 1st one I got was DOA. Hopefully the 2nd actually works. Don’t know if I would recommend because I haven’t got the 2nd one yet. Time will tell

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Shipping, Poor Read and Write Speeds

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Product was not received on time even though the shipper had it in their posession for over 24 hours. Poor service. Other than that, this drives read and write speeds are extremely slow. I would not purchase again.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Failed after just 2 months

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Ridiculous - drive failed after just 2 months. Not sure what is going on with Seagate quality as of late.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Not 14 Terabytes. Actual size is 12.7 terabyes.

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I installed this drive then deleted all the "extra junk" included on the drive. Totally empty, the size shows 12.7 Terabytes. I reformatted the drive just in case and still only have 12.7 Terabytes available. This is not a 14 terabyte drive. DO NOT PURCHASE.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend