Seagate Expansion 8TB External Hard Drive HDD – USB 3.0, with Rescue Data Recovery Services (STKP8000400)
$12.99
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Ideal for the home, office, or dorm, Seagate Expansion desktop drive offers enormous desktop storage for photos, movies, music, and more. Backing up and transferring content is incredibly easy—just drag and drop! To get set up, connect the USB hard drive to Windows or Mac—no software required. For Apple Time Machine, simply reformat. Included is an 18-inch USB 3.0 cable and 18W power adapter.
Easy-to-use desktop hard drive—simply plug in the power adapter and USB cable
Fast file transfers with USB 3.0
Drag-and-drop file saving right out of the box
Automatic recognition of Windows and Mac computers for simple setup (Reformatting required for use with Time Machine)
Enjoy peace of mind with the included limited warranty and Rescue Data Recovery Services
13 reviews for Seagate Expansion 8TB External Hard Drive HDD – USB 3.0, with Rescue Data Recovery Services (STKP8000400)
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Juan G. Lara –
One of those products that feels worth the money
I bought this external hard drive a little while ago, and I have to say it’s been a solid purchase. The first thing I noticed was how sturdy and well-made it feels—no cheap materials or flimsy parts. It does exactly what it’s supposed to do, and it’s been reliable every time I’ve used it.Setup was straightforward, and I didn’t have to spend a ton of time figuring things out. That’s a big plus for me because I like products that just work without a lot of hassle.Performance-wise, it’s been fast, consistent and dependable. I haven’t run into any issues, and it’s held up well even with regular use. The design is simple but practical, and slim which makes it perfect for transport.If I had to point out one downside, it would be that the price feels a little high compared to similar options. But honestly, the quality makes up for it—I’d rather pay a bit more for something that lasts than save a few bucks and end up replacing it sooner.
Dan –
Love it!
Love it! Seagate makes good drives. This is good external drive. Lots of space and is USB 3.0. Speeds seem great and has worked flawlessly for several months now. Seems to run fairly cool as well. Would definitely buy again, especially for such a large external drive.
Dhaadh Photos –
8TB HDD
The Seagate Expansion 8TB works perfectly—easy setup, good speeds, and plenty of space. Shipping was incredibly fast and arrived 4 days earlier than expected. Very happy with the purchase! Highly recommended!
SRD –
Great External Hard Drive Storage for the Mac
I bought 2 of these for my 2020 iMac 27 inch. One is for my photos library and the other is strictly for running Time Machine. Probably way more storage than I needed, but am figuring that these external hard drives can grow with me + they were an excellent value at the price point. Down the road, I might add other files (apart from my system photo library), to one of them, but for now I have regained so much free space back on the Mac. Easy to format and use via Disk Utility. Might buy another at a later date for my music collection. RECOMMEND
Chris –
Good for a NAS build…
The external hard drive enclosure is slightly bigger than the actual hard drive itself. In my experience it has an okay speed. Not the fastest drive that I’ve used. The USB port is a normal usb-a 3.0 port so no usb-c. The power source has multiple adapters for people who would use it for their travels so no matter what kind of power outlet it present you should be okay. The design of the external case has openings to vent the heat coming from the actual hard drive inside. In terms of security, the drive is held in my rubber pads within the external enclosure that are surrounded by plastic tabs that hold it in.The external hard drive is a good choice to use for a NAS build if you are comfortable shucking the external case. The price is competitive when compared to a normal NAS internal drive. If you choose to go that route bear in mind that shucking the drive comes at the risk of voiding the warranty. Overall it’s decent and has been running well on my NAS.The okay speed on the drive is the limiting factor which is why it’s 4 out of 5 stars.Lastly the actual enclosure itself will still run other old drives if the ribbon cable and board aren’t damaged during the shucking process. Any old 3.5 internal drives would work perfectly to recycle and not throw out the remaining hardware.
Sal –
Works great for PS5 extended storage!
Works well with the ps5. For the reviews that say it doesn’t work with ps5 games, they are misunderstanding how ps5 external storage works. You can transfer and play ps4 games to external drive. You can transfer but, not play ps5 games unless you transfer the game data back to console storage (which is much quicker than deleting and reinstalling the game again). It tells you this in the ps5’s systems, storage settings.I have had no issues with the drive transferring to and from. Also, I have not noticed any delays playing ps4 games from it. Just like having it in console storage.As far as some of the reviews saying it gets really hot, I have not noticed anything concerning about the temperature that is anything more than what I would consider slightly warm. I have been checking it often and after about a 6 hour session with black ops 4 it was nothing at all even close to concerning.Overall it is everything it is supposed to be and works well for ps5 extended storage.
Monica Selick –
Easy to use and great value
Works great so far and a got a good deal on it. So easy to use as well, just plugged it in and it worked!
Terry –
External HD Storage by Seagate
Needed extra storage space on my laptop and the 1TB Seagate External HD was exactly what I needed! The HD is compact and high quality! As well as, the Read/Write speed is excellent! Seagate is the top of the list quality and dependability, ensure no data loss of what is important to you!
Kindle Customer –
Great
Mohammed Radhwan –
small and good material … and fast
NTL –
Good ratio price/capacity.
Elizabeth –
Lo compré para mi hermana ya que yo tengo uno igual desde hace años y me funciona muy bien, es muy fácil usarlo para guardar y proteger gran cantidad de archivos de las computadoras.
Roy C. –
What i like about this HDD is the stable transfer speed with power supply unlike other that are unstable transfer speed. Got few TB of data transferred at ease.Only thing that might be a down side is the sound created might be a nuisance but overall it works very well for my heavy data. Will be back if data exceed again!