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Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 103 reviews

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Customers love the Expansion Desktop 3TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive's massive storage capacity, ease of setup, and reliable performance. Many appreciate its compact size and fast USB 3.0 connectivity, while also praising its quiet operation. The affordable price point is another frequently cited positive aspect.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Size, Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy, Great Price

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

    Plug and play. Good price for storage size. Compact.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    It's a sufficient external hard drive.

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

    It does all that was expected. It's small enough to be discreet and has plent of storage.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    No surprises

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

    I unboxed it, plugged it my USB port, and there was my 3TB of additional storage. I'm running Windows 10 on all my machines. I'm just using the drive for periodic images of my 3 PC disks, keeping multiple versions of each. It also seems a little faster than my older 300GB external drive when transferring data.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Reliability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works great

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

    easy to connect. Works great and simple to connect.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Storage

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good hardisk for backup

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

    I used it for PC backup and it is easy to use and lots of storage space.

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

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    3TB value but not portable

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

    Cheap for 3TB but it is large and requires AC adapter. There is no USB power option. If on your desktop, no problem.Hopefully more reliable than WDigital which tends to breakdown.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good

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

    Good for the price paid. Capacity and portability.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good Product

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

    Purchased this unit to replace older model (which still works) but this unit stands on end instead of lying flat which seems to work better and takes up less space. Using it on Channel Master DVR.

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

    love it could not be happier

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

    i could not be happier with my purchase and plan on buying another one very soon

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy to use

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

    I bought this to upload my pics from the computer. I had to ask directions from Best Buy how to do it. I got a reply in one day. It is working fine and I'm still uploading pics. I've got it hooked to my windows 10 computer.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great back up system. Easy to use.

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

    Great back up system and it's easy to use with plenty of space!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good product

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

    Very good hardrive, the only thing is the speed. 5200 rpm is kind of slow.

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

    Quick and EZ

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

    This is a great product, it was very ez to set up, Issue free

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great external hard drive

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

    I already owned the 2tb version for my Xbox one and now that the PS4 is finally getting external hard drive support to install games to had to get the 3tb to increase my space.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great external storage - great price

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

    Let’s start with the smooth lines of the unit. Perfect amount of ventilation. Easy hook up – just plug in and your computer should automatically recognize it because of the USB. Very portable, and can be taken on the go or if you have computers in different rooms. Can be formatted to be used on both MAC and Windows computers. Very easy to set it up and partition it to your liking (many applications out there on the web that are free to help you do that). And pretty fast, of course depending on the kind of system you have. Have been storing a lot of data of different formats on it such as docs, photos, videos. I’ve had it over 5 years and have not had any issues so far. Hence, I would recommend it to all.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great way to get more storage for data.

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

    Very handy..more storage for everything you need more storage for in your computer, in video games...just about any need for data storage and lightweight to be portable!!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice Storage

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

    I recently bought this so I can manage all of my newborn's pics and vids and well it is holding very nicely. I recommend this to is wanting to save space or make on their PC.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Product

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

    I used this on my xbox one is is perfect and easy to setup and use!

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Perfect choice for gamers

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

    This product serves it purpose, when I was running out of space on my console I needed something more. This product has more than enough space to accommodate.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy to use and seems to work well with windows 10

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

    The installation was very easy, basically just plug and use. I have had no issues with this harddrive. I am impressed.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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