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Gary B : Can this be used as a working hard drive like the internal hard drive on the computer?Frank E : I'm not sure as mine is not configured that way; I still use internal C: and D: drives for boot files and program software. I use my 3 Seagate drives as external storage and backup of data files. I suppose you could configure the external drive that way, but you really should contact tech support at Seagate or your computer manufacturer...or your local computer geek.
WILLIAM T : Is an external power source be used for it to operate?
THOMAS M : Will this work with Apple?Alexander B : YesGARY C : Yes. Plug and Play. A one time reformat of the drive for the Apple Mac Operating System and you are good to go. I've had this drive about a year and it does its job nicely (and quietly).Drew H : Yes. Currently using this as my incremental drive. When you plug it in, disk utility will ask you to initialize and format the drive.

Reviews about this item

Review Summary

2022-02-03T07:21:25

Rated 5 out of 5

Elegant and enormous space

Seagate is always a great brand name in hard drives. It is very easy to select and trust its products. Infinity of space in such a small device.

ANDIS P.

2021-09-05T08:39:26

Rated 3 out of 5

Great Adorama

It's ok, its not adorama product. Adorama offer great service and great delivery options.

NICOLAS R.

2021-08-29T12:20:52

Rated 5 out of 5

Good price, drive works fine

Good price, drive works fine

Nicholas M.

2021-08-24T14:38:19

Rated 5 out of 5

8TB USB HDD

Nice product. Operates as advertised

ALAN G.

2021-08-24T11:58:28

Rated 4 out of 5

Cheap and sturdy like I needed

I keep buying them so I guess that?s the best praise I can give to a hard drive ,this is the 6thojeive purchased and they?re all still working

kevin s.

2021-08-24T08:40:44

Rated 2 out of 5

Took months to receive

Took months to receive

DAVID M.

2021-07-11T10:08:27

Rated 5 out of 5

Great drive for storage array!

Great drive. If you want to extract the drive and just use it as SATA, easy to open the case and extract. Drive runs cool and fast. Great value compared to the competion.

ROBERT S.

2021-07-11T08:21:21

Rated 5 out of 5

Great for games!

Purchased to hold all my Steam games. Works great!

BRIAN J.

2021-07-01T11:21:59

Rated 5 out of 5

Slow delivery

Quick and simple to use. Took forever to get it, however.

FRANK E.

2021-06-25T08:14:32

Rated 5 out of 5

Works as expected

works great

MATTHEW L.

2021-06-13T20:10:01

Rated 5 out of 5

Great drive for backups.

Great drive for backups. Not the fastest one, but Ok for the price.

YURII O.

2021-06-04T10:05:03

Rated 5 out of 5

Perfect for the price

Perfect, I?ve had no issues with it and was able to transfer tons of files onto it with ease.

Camden A.

2021-06-04T08:30:33

Rated 5 out of 5

quality external drive

Great quality external drive. I expect it could take several drops and keep on working. I recommend waiting to purchase until the price goes back down to $144.98.

REED T.

2021-05-30T08:27:32

Rated 5 out of 5

Nice

Good as it gets

GUNWOO L.

2021-05-27T08:19:09

Rated 5 out of 5

Fast service, work fine

The external hard drives came quickly and no issues at all

JON R.

2021-05-19T11:21:09

Rated 5 out of 5

Acceptable drive donor when you need inexpensive internal drive

Used it to replace a drive showing a warning in Drobo Dashboard. To do this I had to open up the case and remove the drive, after watching a YouTube video it was pretty easy. The case stayed usable because not all the clips broke, was able to put the drive from the Drobo in this and use it as a temporary storage drive for large data transfers between computers not on the same net.

DAVID D.

2021-04-30T09:43:48

Rated 5 out of 5

Works as back up

It works, I use it to back up an IMAC

Roy W.

2021-04-02T17:43:32

Rated 5 out of 5

Good sizeable disk for a fair price

Bought this hard disk to back up my movies and personal information. The size of the disk and the price were what I was looking for. The delivery from Adorama was on time and as expected (it was my first purchase with them). So far (3 weeks after) so good.

JOSEPH N.

2021-04-01T15:08:35

Rated 5 out of 5

Service

Fast delivery! Be a some time before I can fill it up. Great price.

Ronnie H.

2021-01-31T09:34:10

Rated 4 out of 5

Noisy drives

I have many Seagate drives that I use and this one stands out the most. It is noisy when in use. I have 2 of them I bought together but the nose that comes from them while processing and transferring gets annoying. I have a cabinet with all my drives and this is the first time I felt I needed padding to muffle the sound when working with files on them or transferring files.

Wesley A.

2021-01-14T08:03:54

Rated 5 out of 5

Very good external drive

I’ve been a loyal Seagate user for over 10 years. This model is very reasonably priced for its capacity.

ALEX R.

2020-12-22T08:55:39

Rated 5 out of 5

Excellent external HD

Very reliable and fast external HD. I use mine for additional storage on my Plex server. Movies stream perfectly. Recommended.

Vicente S.

2020-12-18T16:10:32

Rated 5 out of 5

Extra storage needed for Ps4

This Seagate works well with the Ps4. I most certainly needed the space for my games. I don't understand how I went so long without it! Best buy for the ??

JAY A.

2020-12-14T03:16:24

Rated 5 out of 5

Great value

Was a little worried since the packaging it arrived in seemed thin for shipping a HDD, but everything was in order. Lots of storage and a great value.

EDUARDO B.

2020-11-05T12:27:10

Rated 5 out of 5

Wonderful

It's an amazing product

Steven B.

2020-10-26T08:45:46

Rated 5 out of 5

This is pleanty for most home backup.

Best big backup bang for the buck! Easy install, mounts quickly.

ALAN B.

2020-10-24T06:50:43

Rated 4 out of 5

Affordable storage

Affordable storage

THERESE S.

2020-10-14T19:03:10

Rated 5 out of 5

Mega Storage Space

I saw the ad for this and it looked like an incredible price for this much storage. Compared prices elsewhere and came right back here to buy. Simple plug and play into a USB 3.0 port on the back of my computer and I started using this drive as a storage unit for music files. I've started keeping a bunch of high-res flac files and they take up some space. This ought to really let my collection grow.

Troy J.

2020-10-12T09:53:02

Rated 5 out of 5

Great inexpensive drives

Great cheap drives for archiving and backup, or for those setting up a media server. Most are SMR so not great for NAS or expanding working storage for your system. Have used on both Macs and PCs, no brainer set up. Plug in and go, comes with all necessary cables.

Michael j.

2020-10-01T08:45:49

Rated 5 out of 5

Great Backup

Was smaller than I was expecting, which was nice since I don’t have a lot of extra desk space with my workstation setup. Files copied pretty quickly, about 160 GB of files in a matter of minutes. I’m using it as a backup for photo files from my MacBook, so far so good!

TIFFANY H.

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Seagate Expansion Desktop Drive O Specifications

  • Form Factor

    3.5"

  • Capacity

    8TB

  • 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

    763649064979

About Seagate Expansion Desktop Drive O

FEATURED REVIEWS

Great inexpensive drives

By Michael j.

Great cheap drives for archiving and backup, or for those setting up a media server. Most are SMR so not great for NAS or expanding working storage for your system. Have used on both Macs and PCs, no brainer set up. Plug in and go, comes with all necessary cables.

Elegant and enormous space

By ANDIS P.

Seagate is always a great brand name in hard drives. It is very easy to select and trust its products. Infinity of space in such a small device.

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 O 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

  • Expand your storage with this Seagate 8TB external hard drive, perfect for large file backups.
  • Enjoy rapid file transfers with SuperSpeed USB 3.0, making this Seagate drive a time-saver.
  • This 8TB desktop hard drive is compatible with Windows, ensuring seamless integration with your PC.
  • Safeguard your precious memories and important files on this reliable Seagate external storage device.
  • With 8TB capacity, store thousands of photos, videos, and documents on this expansive hard drive.
  • Get peace of mind with Seagate's 1-year limited warranty, protecting your external hard drive investment.

What's in the box:

  • Seagate 8TB 3.5 " Expansion Desktop External Hard Drive
  • 4' (1.22m) USB 3.0 Cable
  • Power Adapter
  • Quick Start Guide
  • Seagate 1 Year Limited Warranty