Seagate 12TB Expansion Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive
$239.99
In stock
Description
Add space, consolidate files to a single location, or free up space on your system’s internal drive with the 12TB Expansion Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive from Seagate, which is preformatted exFAT, meaning it is compatible with Windows and Mac right out of the box. This hard drive provides a storage capacity of up to 12TB and connects to your host system using its micro-USB 3.0 interface. Copy and saving data is easy – simply drag and drop. Included is an 18″ USB 3.0 cable, an 18W power adapter, Seagate’s Rescue Data Recovery Services, and Toolkit backup software.
Please note that reformatting may be required for use with Apple’s Time Machine. Also, Rescue Data Recovery Services is not available in all countries.
Additional information
| Weight | 2.95 lbs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 8.6 × 8.3 × 3.1 in |
| Storage Capacity | 12 TB |
| Connection Interface | 1 x USB 3.2 / USB 3.1 Gen 1 (USB Micro-B) |
| Pre-Format | exFAT |
| Internal Interface | SATA (Unspecified) |
| Type | Hard Disk Drive |
| Power Source | Included AC Adapter |
| Cooling System | Passive |
| Dimensions (L x W x H) | 7.0 x 1.6 x 4.9" / 177.8 x 40.6 x 124.5 mm |
Reviews (459)
459 reviews for Seagate 12TB Expansion Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive
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Laron Kuvalis (verified owner) –
I used this to store pictures off my hard drive. No frills and works well. Just plug in and use.
Holly Flatley (verified owner) –
I have a 3 year old Dell 2tb computer which is full, mainly because of photos, large photos from a Nikon D800. I have tried backing up my files on small portable hard drives oh, but it gets confusing on where everything is. Im so glad I got this hard drive as I have transferred over a hundred thousand photos to a folder, just by dragging and dropping, and I still have so much room. So glad I went with the a terabyte external hard drive as I can keep everything more organized. I highly recommend the Seagate 8tb expansion desktop external hard drive.
Friedrich Schamberger (verified owner) –
Plug and play compatibility with Windows 10. Time will tell if the drive lasts.
Maida Waelchi (verified owner) –
I have Windows XP and I purchased a PCI card with USB 3.0 ports on it to interface with the Seagate drives. Unfortunately, In the small print on a PDF I got from the Seagate web site, not in the published sales information, was the requirement that it required Windows 7 or later OS. My USB ports connected to the drives but the OS did not recognize them. I then purchased a used desktop computer with Windows 7 installed and 4 USB 3.0 ports. I then started to transfer files from my older 3 TB hard drives to one of the new 8 TB drives. I wasn’t disappointed with relatively slow transfer rates thinking that it was the USB 2 rating of the old 3 TB drives. However, I then started transferring files from one of the new 8TB drives to the other 8TB drive and the best data rate I got, with them both plugged into USB 3 ports was about 26 Mega-Bytes per second. It took over a day to transfer the 2.9 TB of data between the two new 8 TB drives. I’m not sure what the problem was but it was painfully slow. Back to the review: B&H did nothing wrong and the drives were delivered quickly in good shape and I want to be sure that the reader does not equate my issues to dissatisfaction with B&H. However, I am les than satisfied with the performance of the Seagate 8TB hard drives. I’ve been a fan of Seagate and these were the 6th and 7th USB external Seagate drives I’ve purchased for data storage on my computer(s).
Lacey Upton (verified owner) –
Im not sure why, but Seagates external 8TB drives are much less expensive than their 8TB Barracuda internal drives. It makes a great, reliable external drive. In a pinch (see youtube) it also makes a great internal drive. I have 7 of them and not one failure yet, knock on wood.
Otto Bruen (verified owner) –
I bought this as an inexpensive option for backing up video files, and it works fine. I won’t be using it for actual performance work like editing, but as a back up unit, you can’t beat the cost relative to capacity. No problems so far, but I only bought it a couple weeks ago.
Ibrahim Boyer (verified owner) –
paid 179 for this drive. Great price compared to the WD or Lacie options. It is a great storage device for my still and or Video storage between jobs. Pretty good for editing with 4k proxy in FCXP or PrPCC.
Magdalena Turner (verified owner) –
We have only owned it for a few weeks but so far it works as expected. Looks good on our desk. Fan is quiet.
Zita Stark (verified owner) –
I needed a compact external to replace my many external drives, this is the perfect solution. Very fast and efficient.
Ray Keebler (verified owner) –
Tried to get this drive to mount on 3 of my Macs (running 10.13.3) to no avail. Maybe I just got a bad one?
Precious Mayert (verified owner) –
No set up needed. Just plug it in! Works well
Eleazar Pollich (verified owner) –
I use these drives to archive my projects. The speed is just fine also. What is nice is their size and form factor. Eazy to store in compartments and eazy to awitch out drives when needed. I have several of these in different datasizes but all the same form factor. I do hope they continue with this line so I can have the same drives for a few more years to come.
Wilburn Wolff (verified owner) –
Works as expected. Good value for an external hard drive.
Mariane McKenzie (verified owner) –
I needed a place to backup my system and 3 internal drives and this 8TB, USB 3.0 drive has worked perfectly for me.
Adella Kub (verified owner) –
I’m using this as a big local backup drive for a 5TB and a 2TB working drive. It serves well for this purpose. Like others have said, transfers tend to start off fast and then settle into slower speeds. This makes it fine for backup, but probably not recommended as a working drive for photo/video editing. Drive noise is negligible. Will the drive eventually fail? Who knows, but most drives eventually fail – that’s why I got this one as a backup after all! At least this one’s relatively cheap so replacement won’t break the bank.
Lacy Lemke (verified owner) –
Just plug and go !!
Jayce Marquardt (verified owner) –
seems to be working well, although it’s hard to know since I cannot pull up a view of what is on the drive on my MacBookAiir. Also, the reportedly easy installation took me several days and the arrival of a friend to help find the right connections among the cables provided. Hopefully, other purchasers will not encounter such difficulties.
Imelda Cormier (verified owner) –
This works great with windows 10
Gladys Corwin (verified owner) –
Seagate provides lots of memory space for a great price and so far works great.
Isac Halvorson (verified owner) –
Early review for an hdd, but form factor is great, no fluff -rectangular just larger than the drive. Great write speed hit ~290mb usb 3.1 from a Linux device