Seagate 18TB Expansion Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive
$439.99
In stock
Description
Add space, consolidate files to a single location, or free up space on your system’s internal drive with the 18TB 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 18TB 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 | 2.9 lbs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 15.5 × 9.3 × 8.6 in |
| Storage Capacity | 18 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 (451)
451 reviews for Seagate 18TB Expansion Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive
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Billy Wintheiser (verified owner) –
Ordered quickly from Amazon the first time and the Seagate 8TB that arrived was obviously fake. The ac power adapter cheap and flimsy, the lettering on the drive itself crooked, and it would never even power up. Returned and purchase the real thing from B&H. Let it be a lesson, just purchase from B&H and avoid the flimflam artists out there.
Delaney Buckridge (verified owner) –
This drive seems to be a lot faster writing and reading data compared to my other drives. Since it is mainly an archival drive it doesn’t get daily use, but I still feel it’s faster.
Orrin Haley (verified owner) –
Item is a good buy for the price. fits nicely on desk. only drawback is that it is alittle on the louder side.
Felicia Fadel (verified owner) –
I was in the market for a desktop drive and chose the 3TB Seagate, knowing a bit about their history and reputation. I can’t tell you how easy the hook-up was. Two chords and my computer auto-recognized the drive, a few clicks later and I was up and running. It was a three minute process! Now all my thousands of photos and music are backed-up and I am very happy with the price and ease-of-use. Seagate has a great product. Loving it.
Felix Simonis (verified owner) –
my use: RAID-1 mirror to a pair of Seagate 4TB desktop drives (ST4000DM). Used to store and stream HD video. Withstands very heavy use. In a 48 hour acceptance test: offload the pair of 4TB drives to a Seagate ST8000AS002 drive ( which normally is mounted in a JBOD – AKA: a Microsoft storage pool). This drive, rumored to be inside the STEB8000100, has been in 7×24 use since Nov.2015 error free. The RAID-1 was built, re-synched, and the 8TB of data copied back to the RAID-1. Not a single error, not even a recoverable error, in the 48 hours of non-stop data transfer @ 75MB/sec (sustained). The STEB8000100 is intact for reasons of warranty. The cheap plastic case is a bit noisier than the Orico drive towers where the internal drive will be eventually mounted. Noise levels are important to me as the PC & 3 drive towers are in my office about 12′ from my ears.
Jordyn Kuhlman (verified owner) –
The Seagate 8TB Expansion Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive is high quality, fast and reliable. I strongly recommend it.
Otis Kuphal (verified owner) –
A very easy piece,simple to hook up,simple to operate, and great customer support! I like the software, and I have had great longevity with their products.
Ophelia Cartwright (verified owner) –
It’s a big drive, a tad on the slow side, and a little on the loud side but I can’t complain. It does what I want it to and that is hold a lot of information and take up as little amount of space as it can.
Marisa O’Connell (verified owner) –
Thank you B & H Photo for the best prices in North America ! Thank you !! Best services and prices !!!
Danyka Schaden (verified owner) –
Before buying it, I saw many reviews saying it is very loud. But since I do not use it as a cloud storage, so I don’t really care if it is a bit loud. Speed is good enough I believe.The speed between USB 3.0 storage transferring large files usually starts at 150m/s, then goes down and stabilizeat 100m/s. And for windows system, you can just plug it in and start using it. The real storage size is 7.27 TB. Just in case. And for the noise part. I had another seagate4TB Storage which “clicks” sometimes when it is been accessed. But for this one, it is like there is a little drum inside. And yes, it is pretty loud compareto most portable storage. If you only need to use it occasionally, it is a bang for the buck.
Spencer Brekke (verified owner) –
So far so good. I’ve just had this a few weeks, but it’s been great downloading all of my photos so far. =)
Marcel Barton (verified owner) –
It’s great having lots of storage around, especially for backing up other, smaller drives.
Lamont Davis (verified owner) –
Worked right out of the box. Currently using as backup for multiple machines. Plugs into a powered USB hub with no problems. Will see how long it lasts, but so far so good.
Lew Hoppe (verified owner) –
I took the unit out of the box, plugged it into my USB hub, and my PC computer immediately recognized it. I was also able to transfer about 3TB of images and other data very easily. The reason I have not given this device 5 stars is that I have not had it long enough to be able to address its longevity.
Antwon Goldner (verified owner) –
It works great out of the box.
Aliya Jacobson (verified owner) –
Good product easy set up as usual
Wilburn Bergnaum (verified owner) –
Third Expansion drive in my backup rotation. They all work well.
Aaron Hettinger (verified owner) –
I currently own 4 Seagate drives. The smallest is 500GB purchase at least 10 years ago from B&H. I use it for all my music files that I play every day. Been a solid drive. However I was worried that it would die and I would not have back up for that one. So purchased the 4TB. I have a similar one purchase about 5 years ago. Used on my other device. I will always buy Seagate. Easy to use, plug and play. I don’t use any of the Seagate automated functions. Just do my own backups and storage. I did have a Seagate drive crash a while back. Which was used every day almost continuous playing audio files. But that is to be expected. Plus I think it got knocked over a few times. Can’t go wrong with Seagate.
Viola O’Keefe (verified owner) –
Love the large capacity. The drive is mostly very quiet but from time-to-time it does make a louder grinding sound. Overall impressed.
Leonardo Boehm (verified owner) –
used one of these for work, and had to get one of my own. Plenty of storage space for what I need, and it works reliably.