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Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars with 96 reviews

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    Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars

  • Quality

    Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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85%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

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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  • Pros mentioned:
    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
  • Pros mentioned:
    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
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    seagate 16tb harddrive

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

    works as it should. typical hard drive. would recommend

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Review

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

    Works as intended. Is in place for safety. Easy to install.

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

    Picture storage

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

    So far so good. I have 3 of these and so far they are reliable, which is what you want from something used to store pictures.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    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
  • Pros mentioned:
    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
  • Pros mentioned:
    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
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Seagate- deal

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

    Great Price and delivery - Customer was very satisfied with this purchase-

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    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.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fast

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

    I like that this usb drive is fast for a hard disk.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Seagate Expansion Desktop 16TB

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

    This will be my 5th unit, and the biggest to date. Love these things.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Noise

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good but noisy hard drive

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

    Great backup external hard drive. The only concern is it makes a lot of squeaks, scratches and noises that has made me concerned about whether it was a lemon. However, apparently that's normal and there are no other issues with the device.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Drive for the price!

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

    I love this drive. I bought 2 of them after my WD 8TB drive died and I resolved to not let that happen again. Now I use the second 16TB drive as a mirror for the first. I still can't figure out how to keep it from going to sleep, but that may be a Windows problem.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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