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Shopper : Why Did You Choose This?Lowell H : I like the Seagate products I have nowAndres R : It's affordableAshton E : It’s a good price better than other places and I got it bc I’m running low on storage on my ps5 and 6tb you can have up to 90 to 100 gamesMark C : Good buyBRYAN B : Great price for the storage sizeAKIL R : Needed to have a secondary backup unit at home.MARK P : low price offeredDAVID G : Lots of storage for a reasonable amount of money.THOMAS B : I like Seagate, it has ample storage, and it was a great price.DAVE M : On sale!Becky V : I have other Seagate external drives, and have had very good luck with them.Keith S : Absolutely the best value for a 6TB external drive- and reliable, too!KEISHA H : on sale and good productJEFF L : It cost less than comparable WD model.David W : PriceCHARLES G : I have one already and I love it so I wanted to get another oneWilliam M : Because its on specialHao N : Good dealAlexander A : Reviews priceJEFFREY F : Back-up photo file storage.GREGG M : Selected the Seagate 6 TB 3.5" Expansion Desktop External Hard Drive, USB 3.0 for use as a separate Backup drive - mainly for photo images.Keith S : This drive has 2TB more than the WD drive for the same price.

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Review Summary

2025-02-19T08:51:40

Rated 5 out of 5

Fantastic Customer experience

Great product at a great price Fantastic customer service

MICHAEL W.

2025-01-01T16:42:08

Rated 5 out of 5

Great storage at a great sale price (when it was on sale)

Great product at a great price, only wished I ordered a second. Can use as external or if I need to can shuck it to pull the drive. Ordering process was quick and easy, shipped even before they said it would. Will do so next time it goes on sale!

D H.

2024-09-11T04:59:29

Rated 5 out of 5

BINGO!

It does what it's supposed to do and I highly recommend it! By the way, it happened to be on sale and bingo no brainer purchase. Thanks guys!

MANNY G.

2024-08-15T07:44:01

Rated 5 out of 5

Works good, bit slow but expected

Works good, no complaints.

RICHARD S.

2024-05-01T09:09:14

Rated 5 out of 5

Affordable Space

Easy to Install.

RICARDO B.

2024-04-23T09:11:18

Rated 5 out of 5

Perfectly acceptable

I plugged it in, and it worked. No issues no problems. I purchased it to backup 10TB of data from my Synology NAS, which I have done, and I cannot think of a single criticism. It does what I purchased it to do.

Michael W.

2023-05-22T13:02:13

Rated 4 out of 5

Pretty fast external drive.

Pretty fast external drive. A little noisy though. Had to place it on a towel due to it vibrating the desk. Otherwise a great value!

MICHAEL Q.

2022-07-18T08:15:27

Rated 5 out of 5

Love it

Love my Seagate External hard drives.

Scott B.

2022-07-16T03:31:59

Rated 5 out of 5

Fast and Quiet

This drive works just great. It is super fast, quiet and reliable. Would purchase again.

Gregory C.

2022-07-11T09:34:50

Rated 5 out of 5

Solid and reliable

It works! Need I say more?

Jeffrey M.

2022-04-25T08:14:02

Rated 5 out of 5

Great harddrive

Works great - Now have a complete backup of all business files

SUZANNE P.

2022-04-14T01:59:39

Rated 5 out of 5

Upgraded

this External Hard Drive is my new replacement to my old 2Tb drive, works perfectly for my Mac mini to house all of my photos. Also, the price was right too

Wil j.

2022-03-24T09:18:47

Rated 4 out of 5

Great drive for educators!

A must for educators who need lots of room to store their videos. The massive size ensures plenty of raw footage and rendered products will have a safe place without having to delete their roll to make room for a new batch. It's reliable and works nicely with a Mac or PC. Be prepared to live with the idea of it falling over since the only rubber feet it has are on the side so vertical storage is your only option.

DAVID S.

2022-03-03T06:03:50

Rated 4 out of 5

Great Performance for the Price - Great Value

This drive represents a great value as far as GB per Dollar. It performs well, especially considering that it's an external drive. I use it to store video projects, but many times I'm actually editing from this drive without noticing any disturbing performance issues, even though we all know this isn't a high performance editing drive. The only con that I can mention, is that it is noisy. The head movements are very loud if you have the drive on anything that can resonate or amplify the sound. I have it sitting on a block of foam and it quiets it down quite a bit.

ANTHONY M.

2022-03-02T08:06:29

Rated 5 out of 5

worked right out of the box!

worked right out of the box! have not encountered any issues with backing up or manipulating my files once I have migrated them to this drive. only wish they had a larger size one to purchase (smiles)

WILLIAM B.

2022-01-11T08:26:32

Rated 5 out of 5

8TB of backup storage

Came exactly as advertised. 8TB of storage, works perfectly.

JAMES L.

2022-01-11T07:41:51

Rated 4 out of 5

Loud but Solid

Love the look, size, ease, and functionality of this drive. But I wish I knew how loud it can be before I set it up in my bedroom. Of course it only seems to make noise when I'm trying to sleep. Otherwise it's great.

ALEXANDRA D.

2021-10-15T09:10:44

Rated 5 out of 5

Gift

Won,t know till Xmas it,s a gift

TERESA D.

2021-09-13T14:56:51

Rated 5 out of 5

Seagate 6TB 3.5" Expansion Desktop External Hard Drive, USB 3.0

Seagate 6TB 3.5" Expansion Desktop External Hard Drive, USB 3.0

DO D.

2021-07-11T10:44:02

Rated 3 out of 5

Who knows...

Hard to do a short term review on a hard drive. It's basically like any other external hard drive. It will be use more as long term storage for stuff like like photos, music, videos. I hope it last a long time...

PATRICK K.

2021-07-11T10:20:51

Rated 5 out of 5

High-grade 7200rpm Bulk Storage

I was in serious need of extra space, and two of these drives fixed me right up. It's luck of the draw as to what grade of drive you actually get, but both drives I received were Exos enterprise drives, 7200rpm, and I couldn't be happier. Highly recommend.

MARK M.

2021-07-02T10:54:55

Rated 5 out of 5

Awesome Enterprise level HDD

My particular unit had an Exos drive which is Seagate's high end enterprise drive. Many people do shuck these to put inside NAS enclosures and say it is easy to do so. I personally have it hooked up to a RaspPi and use it as a basic SMB share. It has great performance and a ton of space. My only concern is that the enclosure is not good for airflow and I worry about it overheating under excessive utilization.

SAMUEL P.

2021-06-20T11:47:57

Rated 5 out of 5

Good drive inside

Good product, came with exos x16 enterprise drives.

MICHAEL K.

2021-06-20T08:50:33

Rated 5 out of 5

Best worth

Good price and good product.

Changjune L.

2021-06-14T05:47:35

Rated 5 out of 5

great performance, but loud

Great performance though somewhat loud when there's disk activity. I would not use this where a low-noise environment is needed. Benchmarks report that there's an Exos drive (ST14000NM001G) inside.

Louis W.

2021-06-12T02:01:27

Rated 5 out of 5

Seagate 14TB purchase

Appears to be a solid product. Crystal Disk info reports inside is Seagate Ironwolf drive. Good communication from Adorama on shipping of original OOS purchase.

andre m.

2021-06-11T13:59:39

Rated 5 out of 5

Seagate External Hard Drivw

This external drive always works well for me, and I like that you can place it horizontally on a desktop. I have about ten of these.

MOSHE G.

2021-06-11T10:28:33

Rated 4 out of 5

Solid 5/7

You actually only get 12.7tb and it is very loud when it is writing to disk.

MICHAEL S.

2021-06-04T08:12:54

Rated 5 out of 5

Great drive

Great desktop expansion drive. USB 3.0 is ok but I shucked mine into a net app array and they work great.

JOHN S.

2021-06-01T14:11:20

Rated 5 out of 5

good drives, better than western digital

good drives, way better than western digital drives

LANG H.

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Seagate Expansion Desktop Drive Specifications

  • Form Factor

    3.5"

  • Capacity

    6TB

  • Port

    SuperSpeed USB 3.0 (required for USB 3.0 transfer speeds or backwards compatible with USB 2.0 ports at USB 2.0 transfer speeds)

  • Compatibility

    Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP3 (32-bit and 64-bit)

  • Dimensions (L x W x H)

    6.93 x 4.75 x 1.44" / 176.02 x 120.65 x 36.58mm

  • Weight

    2.09lbs / 0.95kg

  • UPC Code

    763649127605

About Seagate Expansion Desktop Drive

FEATURED REVIEWS

Perfect for XBOX1

By Timothy Z.

I was able to move all games to the drive and have plenty of space for more. Games respond nicely.

Better and Faster

By Monika R.

Finally the drive is active when windows comes back from sleep. No more disconnecting/reconnecting like I had to do with WD. Upgrade to USB 3.0 is a must when backing up 100s of GBs - especially priceless photos. :-)

The Seagate Expansion desktop drive provides extra storage for your ever-growing collection of files. Instantly add space for more files, consolidate all of your files to a single location or free up space on your computer's internal drive to help improve performance. Setup is straightforward; simply plug in the included power supply and USB cable and you are ready to go. It is automatically recognized by the Windows operating system, so there is no software to install and nothing to configure. Saving files is easy too-just drag-and-drop.

Take advantage of the fast data transfer speeds with the USB 3.0 interface by connecting to a SuperSpeed USB 3.0 port. USB 3.0 is backwards compatible with USB 2.0 for additional system compatibility. System Requirements Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP3 (32-bit and 64-bit) operating system, 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, compatibility may vary depending on the user's hardware configuration and operating system).

Terabytes More Storage
Instantly add terabytes of extra storage space without compromising system performance.

Plug and Play
With no software to install, you'll find installation has never been easier. Just plug it in and go.

Fast File Transfers
Works with USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 to deliver fast transfer speeds.

Add Space Immediately
Instantly add extra storage space without compromising performance with Seagate Expansion.

Ready to Use
The Expansion Desktop is ready to use, no need to install software. Simply attach the USB cable to your computer and plug in the power supply. Your computer automatically recognizes the new drive and you can begin sending files

USB 3.0 and 2.0 Compatible
Works with USB 3.0 to provide ultra-fast transfer speeds as well as USB 2.0, so you don't have to worry about hardware compatibility issues.

Seagate Expansion Desktop Drive Features

  • The Seagate Expansion External hard drive offers an easy-to-use solution when you need to instantly add data storage to your computer.
  • Drag and drop file saving right out of the box
  • Fast data transfer with USB 3.0 connectivity
  • The Expansion external hard drive installs easily by plugging in two cords. You can start saving your digital files to this hard drive within seconds of removing it from the box.

Key Features

  • Drag and drop file saving right out of the box
  • Fast data transfer with USB 3.0 connectivity

What's in the box:

  • Seagate 6TB 3.5" Expansion Desktop External Hard Drive
  • 4' (1.22m) USB 3.0 Cable
  • Power Adapter
  • Quick Start Guide
  • Seagate 1 Year Limited Warranty