Customers commend the Expansion Desktop 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive for its substantial storage capacity, ease of use, and fast USB 3.0 transfer speeds. Many appreciate its affordable price and quiet operation, along with its compact and sleek design. The drive's size is also praised for its suitability for backing up multiple systems. A minor drawback noted by some is the need for a separate power supply.
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Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great harddrive
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Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This is a great harddrive I got it for my playstation 4 to store my games on and I can play the games from the hard drive
I would recommend this to a friend
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Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great drive
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I use this for video and audio streaming. I currently have 6.5 TB of data and it streams well to multiple devices without issue.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great backup storage unit
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Needed external hard drive to backup PC. Great value for the cost with a huge amount of storage.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome
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Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Using it to back up Mac in house with Time Machine. Really nice.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent storage value and performance
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I have several of these in my engineering and audio/video production office. Very reliable, and the most cost-effective large storage solution.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
What a Great External Hard Drive
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This is the drive you need if you have a lot of pictures and movies you don't want sitting on Just your computer.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great for back up
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This is great for back up but 4 star due to speed.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great For Xbox One
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Absolutely Essential if you play console or even PC games since games are now around 50 gigabytes big nowadays
I would recommend this to a friend
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Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Seagate - Expansion Desktop
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Seagate 8tb is one of the best deals out there today, go get one for yourself, you wont be disappointed
I would recommend this to a friend
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Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
8tb at a great price
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Its SMR vs PMR, if your fine with that its a great, cool running drive
I would recommend this to a friend
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Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
So far been dependable
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Had for about 5 months now. Never had issues and transfer speed are great, not best but great for what i need
I would recommend this to a friend
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Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Best hard drive expansion I have found
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Instant installation to Windows 10. Good USB 3 speed and super large storage space. Great for my needs.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Seagate
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Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.
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Huge amount of storage! The drive itself is very light and quiet. I used the drive for backups.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great storage device!
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
AWESOME AWESOME AWEOSME! That’s the best way to describe this amazing storage device
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Easy to configure and rock solid reliable.
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
We needed a large and local easy to use backup. We connected and instantly mapped and were off running jobs.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Drives
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
These Seagate drives have been outperforming the comparable WD drive in reliability and price.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
8tb hard drive
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I am using this as a backup to my CPU with every movie we own placed on it. It holds a lot more than I will fill in many years!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Usb
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Seagate - Expansion Desktop 8TB External USB 3.0
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This Seagate - Expansion Desktop 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive works as expected.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
backup storage
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Used Seagate for years dependable needed to upgrade for additional storage great value quick delivery
I would recommend this to a friend
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Usb
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Worth the Money
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
It is actually 7.27 TB that you end up getting. To use it you need to plug it in.