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Shopper : Why Did You Choose This?CHRISTIAN P : I am taking a class at my school and this item was a requirement.

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2024-03-28T05:59:52

Rated 5 out of 5

Extremely Pleased with Services

The product came as described. The product was delivered within 1-2 business days after placing the order.

IBRAHIM D.

2024-01-22T07:58:37

Rated 5 out of 5

Good value

Easy to use, working great so far. Love the compact size.

JAY W.

2023-08-29T03:39:44

Rated 5 out of 5

Seagate Expansion Portable Hard Drive

If you're looking for storage for your files, this device is easy to setup and use. It was up and running within minutes of opening the box. Highly recommended.

WENZELL C.

2023-01-01T07:35:52

Rated 5 out of 5

This is the one

I purchased this to use as a Time Machine for my MacBook Pro. Delivery was quick and seamless, formatting was easy, and it has been working just fine. Also, I really like the physical feel of the drive?nice bonus! And finally, Adorama has great prices!

PATRICK F.

2021-12-26T07:43:31

Rated 5 out of 5

Seagate is Reliable

It works as expected. Seagate never disappoints.

HOWARD R.

2021-11-23T07:32:25

Rated 5 out of 5

Great product

Great price, fast delivery.

LARRY G.

2021-07-29T11:43:28

Rated 5 out of 5

Great product

This is an awesome product. I use it to free up space on my computer.

Kimberly S.

2021-06-06T11:28:41

Rated 5 out of 5

Excellent product

Excellent product. I need it to backup all my photos. I feel it is safe and secure. Would recommend it and I would buy it again.

MARK C.

2021-04-28T09:12:38

Rated 4 out of 5

Well worth it.

Excellent product, at a great price. Plug and play basically to set up. Works great, no bottlenecking when transferring data from the SSD. Which blows my mind, considering it's a 5400 RPM HD. Well worth the money.

MARSHALL B.

2021-04-20T12:03:47

Rated 5 out of 5

One of the best purchases of 2021 so far!

I am quite impressed by my new external archive drive. Plugged in to a SATA USB3.0 port on my Lenovo, it's pretty snappy, even after moving about a terabyte of archived data from my old Canvio drive.

Steven M.

2021-02-16T19:00:00

Rated 1 out of 5

Poor quality

Bought it more than two months ago. Complete waste of money.

tessa1

2021-02-04T09:23:26

Rated 5 out of 5

Looks good

Works good

NICHOLAS H.

2021-01-10T07:10:02

Rated 2 out of 5

Ehh

At first when I bought this, I felt like it would fulfill a need based on the space that it provided. However, at not even a year old, I find this HD continually either needing repaired or running into crashing issues when I open it to either access the photos or add to them. I dug deeper and read some reviews on it to find this is a frequent problem with this model. Not sure if I’d buy a replacement of this brand at this point.

JEREMY E.

2020-12-22T12:43:39

Rated 5 out of 5

Using it for backup. It is doing a good job.

I ordered the wrong drive. Have since received one for a Mac, and love it so far.

DAVID G.

2020-12-22T07:41:46

Rated 5 out of 5

Hard drive

Love this and fast shipment.

Marcella S.

2020-12-14T07:24:45

Rated 5 out of 5

Excellent external backup drive

Exactly what I wanted, easily formatted for my MacBook, works flawlessly.

John C.

2020-12-12T15:11:04

Rated 5 out of 5

Seagate 2TB Hard Drive

Great item! Received very quickly! Operates as expected.

C C.

2020-12-12T09:02:49

Rated 5 out of 5

It works as advertised

It works. I have used it to move files from a machine running Windows XP over to one running Windows 10 with no problem. The packaging for shipping was just a padded envelope, which apparently proved adequate with the manufacturer's packaging. (Which was a bit of a concern as I used to ship remanufactured alloy wheels, and we packed those to survive a 4 foot drop onto concrete, which was adequate for the extreme drops in the sorting and handling equipment of UPS and the Postal Service. )

John M.

2020-12-06T10:08:09

Rated 5 out of 5

Perfect backup drive

This drive works really well. I recommend it to anyone.

CARL L.

2020-09-11T08:30:53

Rated 4 out of 5

Great

Back up files really well.

Brett B.

2020-09-03T19:13:44

Rated 5 out of 5

Makes life easier!

This was absolutely perfect. I do some video editing at home and I needed an easy way to store the files and then transport them to the office. Since some of the work I do is proprietary, I didn't want to rely on a cloud. This fit the bill completely.

Curtis W.

2020-09-01T11:50:10

Rated 5 out of 5

Goof for travel backup

Works great. I should have bought the bigger one. Size and weight are good for travel.

JULIE H.

2020-08-28T11:01:52

Rated 4 out of 5

Seagate hard drive

This is an upgrade from my 10 year old WB so I think technology wise anything is an upgrade. It’s lightning fast in comparison about the same physical size and weight is a little lighter. Instructions are not very good and I would suggest a YouTube search if you want to use the seagate preloaded software. All an all I’m pleased with my purchase and would consider this company in the future

DAN S.

2020-07-31T06:06:14

Rated 4 out of 5

Enjoying the Seagate 2TB hard drive

Seagate 2 TB expansion well needed

Glenn S.

2020-06-28T17:26:16

Rated 5 out of 5

Works well

Works as expected on my Ubuntu 18.04 desktop

STEVEN F.

2020-06-26T10:04:31

Rated 5 out of 5

External hard drive solved my problem.

It does exactly what I wanted, It gives me a lot more storage at a very reasonable price, it was very easy to install, it doesn't take a lot of space physically and it kept me from having to buy a new computer.

ROGER D.

2020-06-23T09:04:00

Rated 5 out of 5

Solid Value

This is the third drive I have purchased, good value for the amount of storage.

JOE V.

2020-06-19T08:58:35

Rated 5 out of 5

It can be formatted to work with Apple

Works great but comes formatted for windows!! It needs to be reformatted to work on Apple products. Videos are found on YouTube and it’s an easy enough process. I almost sent it back until I did some research.

JJ J.

2020-06-17T16:05:42

Rated 5 out of 5

Loaded Up Instantly

Looks like the picture. Mounted thru the USB-3.0 port and was recognized instantly. Seagate is my go-to brand for storage and has been for 20 years.

JOHN O.

2020-06-03T08:39:27

Rated 5 out of 5

Compact and data transfer is fast.

I needed a external hard drive for use with a note book that only has a 32gb flash type drive in it if I am understanding the storage it has. I only use this computer for surfing the net, word processing and my photography. Works perfectly for this. It small and doesn't take up much stowage room. Seagate make very reliable drives so I would recommend this dive.

RICHARD D.

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Seagate Expansion Drive Specifications

  • Form Factor

    2.5"

  • Capacity

    500GB

  • System Requirements

    Windows 8/7/Vista/XP SP3 operating system (32/64-bit)
    SuperSpeed USB 3.0 port (required for USB 3.0 transfer speeds or backwards compatible with USB 2.0 ports at USB 2.0 transfer speeds)

  • Dimensions (L x W x H)

    4.1 x 3.1 x 0.5" / 104.14 x 78.74 x 12.70mm

  • Weight

    4.8oz / 136.08g

  • UPC Code

    763649064863

About Seagate Expansion Drive

FEATURED REVIEWS

Excellent product

By MARK C.

Excellent product. I need it to backup all my photos. I feel it is safe and secure. Would recommend it and I would buy it again.

It can be formatted to work with Apple

By JJ J.

Works great but comes formatted for windows!! It needs to be reformatted to work on Apple products. Videos are found on YouTube and it’s an easy enough process. I almost sent it back until I did some research.

Expansion Portable Hard Drive
Simple add-on storage that goes with you

The Seagate Expansion Portable hard drive offers an easy-to-use solution when you need to instantly add storage to your computer and take files on the go.
• Drag and drop file saving right out of the box
• USB powered
• Fast data transfer with USB 3.0 connectivity

Features
The Easy-to-Use Storage Solution

The Expansion portable hard drive installs easily by plugging in a single USB cord. You can start saving your digital files to this external hard drive within seconds of removing it from the box.

Instantly Adds Storage Capacity
Digital photos, video and music files can tax your computer's storage, causing performance to decline as its internal hard drive fills to capacity. The Expansion portable hard drive comes in a range of capacities, with the 1TB model offering enough data storage for:
• Up to 1,000 hours of digital video
• Up to 250 2-hour DVD movies
• Up to 320,000 digital photos
• Up to 16,660 hours of digital music

Installs in Seconds
Seagate Expansion portable hard drive features like these make it incredibly easy to use this drive right from the box.
• Simply plug the included USB cable into your computer - no external power supply needed
• The drive is automatically recognized by Windows operating system-no software to install and nothing to configure.
• Drag and drop to save files to the Expansion portable drive.
• Built-in power management automatically ensures energy-efficient operation

What's in the box:

  • Seagate 500GB 2.5 " Expansion Portable External Hard Drive
  • 18 " (45.72cm) USB 3.0 Cable
  • Quick Start Guide
  • Seagate 1 Year Limited Warranty