Customers recognize the Expansion 16TB External Hard Drive as a good option for media storage and appreciate its ease of use. However, some customers have expressed concerns about its reliability, with some reporting failures. Others have noted the device can produce a significant amount of noise during operation.
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Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Plenty of space!
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Everything I expected. Plenty of space to hold all my pictures, movies and audio.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Can't believe how quiet this is...
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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.
So far so good. I bought this to use with MacOS and it worked right out of the box. Reformatted to MacOS Extended Journaled. The hard drive is REALLY quiet, especially for a conventional hard drive. I am currently transferring 4TB of data onto the drive, and I occasionally hear a small sound from it, but most of the time it is almost as silent as an SSD!
One weird thing, when I opened the box, there was a slight rattling sound as if a pebble was inside the enclosure. I turned it over multiple times and I believe the object fell out (though I cannot locate it). Hopefully that wasn't a crucial piece that operates the fan - and that's why the drive is so quiet!
We'll see how this thing holds up in the long run. If there are issues, I will update my review.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
I bought two of them
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I am shooting a documentary and need two hard drives, one for the videographer and one for me to add archival footage. I appreciated how easy it was to format and use, especially for someone with intermediate video skills. Also for the amount of storage the price could not be beat.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Better to buy when its on sale.
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Probably the Best bang for your Buck item, I bought this particular item when it was on sale for $159 and i purchased 2 of them one for my ps5 and 1 for my Supercomputer, can never have enough space. I love it.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Overall performance
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Decent Hard Drive
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Works straight out of the box, came with a variety of plug types for different outlets. Drive is very loud when it’s running and the plastic casing is pretty cheap-feeling.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Speed
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good item
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
It works well on my desktop. A lot of storage and the upload is fast. However, I still haven't figured out how to work on my macbook yet.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Plug and play..
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Works just like you would hope. Easy to connect and use. It can get a little noisier than you'd like, but still not not that noisy.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Overall performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
seagate 16tb harddrive
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
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works as it should. typical hard drive. would recommend
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Seagates Best Buy
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Reliable and easy to configure on Mac or Windows. Drive has quick access and this is my second drive to consolidate all my data and backups on this drive and another drive that is the same 16TB. I don't have to worry about losing data if the drive fails because of the warranty and recovery tools. Great buy and will last for at least 4 years before you should copy your data to a new drive as a precaution, the your data is safe...Love this drive.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Overall performance, Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
The best quality, price, space size relation.
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
The best quality, price, space size relation.
Love seagate quality and this 16 TB external disk is awesome.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Overall performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Review
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
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Works as intended. Is in place for safety. Easy to install.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Takes a licking and keeps on ticking
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Works fantastic, very fast, also the unit has been knocked around pretty well and it's still going.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
fast and reliable drive
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
easy to use, and so very fast! I gought 2 of these and backed up every computer and device I own on them
I would recommend this to a friend
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Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great value for a lot of space!
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Nice big drive with fairly fast transfer speeds. Using with an Apple Mac Mini M4 for data (photos and video) only.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Overall performance, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good for backups
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great for backup of large Mac computers. Reliable and fast enough for large batch jobs
I would recommend this to a friend
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Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
really good purchase.
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Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
It has more than enough room for my xbox x games. I use it to store my downloaded games so i don't have to delete them off my xbox x hard drive and then download them again when i want to play them again. It is easier and faster just to transfer them between the 2.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good value
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Good value for money. A little slow, but reliable.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Seagate seems to be improving
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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.
So far So good. I've had a Seagate die on me before but I took a chance on this one. Not the quickest on speed but definitely not the worst. I will probably buy a bigger one come Black Friday.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Overall performance, Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Solid external drive
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Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Solid drive with lots of international power adapters which I didn't need. Been running 24/7 and no issues
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Storage capacity
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Value HD
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Works well, good size hard drive without breaking the bank, only one complaint for unknown reason I have to unplug drive when system boots or it will hang up and not finish boot up, Works fine when I plug it in after bootup.