Seagate 6TB Expansion Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive
$87.49
In stock
Description
Add space, consolidate files to a single location, or free up space on your system’s internal drive with the 6TB 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 6TB 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 | 2.86 lbs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 9 × 8.3 × 3.1 in |
| Storage Capacity | 6 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 6TB Expansion Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive
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Emil Nicolas (verified owner) –
So far, so good. Goes to sleep when the computer does, which should increase its life. If the drive lasts for a couple of years, five stars are appropriate, but if it should fail tomorrow, I would give it only one star.
Tyree Jast (verified owner) –
Exactly what you have read about this product : a lot of disk space for a cheap price.
Arvilla Friesen (verified owner) –
Not a bad drive for the price. Mine lasted about 4 years before it crapped out. I didn’t lose anything because it held redundant files, being a backup drive and all. I bought it primarily because it was on clearance at a local store. Not recommended for constant hard use, it’s meant to dump files on it, then updated periodically with backups. But recommended for the value, a tool to keep multiple backups. You never know when a drive will fail. But I also still have have a few 10-15 year old hard drives that still work surprisingly. It’s amazing how much storage space you can get for the price these days, it’s generally a bargain, though HDD’s lack the speed of pricier SSD’s.
Pansy Paucek (verified owner) –
I use it as an expansion drive for photo editing and it’s quiet, quick enough for my needs and affordable. I may get another one soon.
Kaitlin Tromp (verified owner) –
This HD is OK in terms is rigth for PC application and save a lot information on it , is a very good product. Regards
Annette Johnson (verified owner) –
I haven’t had the Seagate 3tb External Hard drive long; I transfer photos once a month, so my initial transfer went smoothly with no problems. The only reason I’m giving a 4 star is because I haven’t used much yet.
Moises Brakus (verified owner) –
Customer for life! Thank you, B&H you have such an awesome team. This product arrived extremely quickly, in a well protected packaging. Overall Seagate is a great product, data read and write speed is fast, quality material such as the hard drive housing is dourable, needs a little more air circulation. I currently own 10x of this 8TB expansion drive. I will be ordering more of this soon. Because B&H provides the best products, low pricing and expedited shipping.
Isaac Brekke (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.
Missouri Quitzon (verified owner) –
I’ve only had my drive for a few weeks however as soon as I got it I ran all of the usual tests like S.M.A.R.T. and short/long read/write tests and it passed them all. I wrote about 5TB of backups to the drive over the first couple days and had 0 issues with it at all. Drive isn’t loud and when writing to it at batches of about 250-500GB at a time it barely heated up. Assuming it lasts this will likely be the hard drive I keep buying as/if I end up needing more space!
Lorenz Franecki (verified owner) –
It should be a good hard drive for archiving files.
Wilson Nikolaus (verified owner) –
Hello, I bought a 14TB external drive, the drive arrived on time, but encountered two issues, 1. The drive is extremely noisy, like a burst of shots every time I write about it, 2. The transfer rate really changes, and sometimes drops to 7 mb / s and does not maintain a high transfer rate And uniform, should the product be returned or can they be remotely inspected and repaired? I would love for you to get back to me, thank you
Juvenal Kling (verified owner) –
Great size, easy use, great price, I love it
Maxie Abernathy (verified owner) –
I just installed a pair of these on my iMac to support various photo and video projects. It’s too early to say much about reliability, but so far so good! They worked right out of the box, though I reformatted them for use on a Mac (a quick and easy operation). One thing I wondered about before purchase that I can clarify in case you’re wondering too. B&H has a photo for the 8 TB model that shows it smooth and horizontal, whereas all the smaller sizes were vertical with a waffle texture. I can assure you that the 8 TB has the same vertical waffle appearance as its smaller siblings, so ignore the photo. (Maybe they will have changed it by the time you read this.)
Fredrick Crist (verified owner) –
Works well on both OSX and Windows, no Linux tests yet. USB 3.0 speeds aren’t my favorite, but they definitely can get the job done. Have an army of these things for backup footage and art assets for projects. Wouldn’t recommend editing anything from these, they are just good for storage. No heat issues, all of mine are really quiet so unsure of the noise issues for others.
Lois Berge (verified owner) –
The size is compact enough for my desk and it’s an easy plug and play device. The thing I didn’t think about is, it needs electrical power to work. I didn’t pay attention to that and I was thinking it was like my smaller external drive and all I had to do was plug the ubs in. But overall, I’m happy with it.
Katelin McClure (verified owner) –
It is working
Cristina Borer (verified owner) –
Amazing storage per TB considering current pricing and the drive is achieving transfer speed of 242MB/s on a standard USB 3 port, (so I would assume on a 3.1 as well). ‘The noise issue’ some report, depends what you put the unit on. Putting the drive directly on wood appears to bring out a harmonic frequency ‘piezo’ speaker effect and on a metal base, it downright rings. Put the drive on a mouse pad buffer first and the thing is very quiet.
Jacynthe Stroman (verified owner) –
Have a few SG externals, so have always been good for me. This one was easy to get started with. On a 3.0 USB port, it’s smooth as glass and fast. Happy with it, as I usually am with Seagate!
Delaney Ondricka (verified owner) –
Good harddrive so far. Haven’t had it too long, quick speed. Do hear the disk spinning so that is a little scary but normal.
Jennings Stokes (verified owner) –
Thanks to Seagate for not raising prices due to Chia mining. WD has gone mad by almost doubling their prices