Seagate 18TB Expansion Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive

451 reviews for Seagate 18TB Expansion Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive

1. Rated 4 out of 5

   Karina Lakin
   March 21, 2022    Verified Purchase

   These seem good, they are just a little loud.

2. Rated 5 out of 5

   Estell King
   March 19, 2022    Verified Purchase

   have 2 others also going for a while so far all is good quiet speed is acceptable, if you go for lunch or a looong coffee break……………………………………………………………. better than spending 10k$ on a 8Tb SSD keep em cool as they get very hot without cooling built a drive tower with fans with the air-conditioner 23c keeps em happy loading all day

3. Rated 5 out of 5

   Allan Gottlieb
   March 19, 2022    Verified Purchase

   I have a Netgear ReadyNAS network attached storage box and I used this 8TB drive to backup my NAS. This is not a fast drive and I wouldnt use it for anything but a backup and to store large files that you dont use often. It works perfectly for doing incremental backups After the initial copy (which can take awhile if you have a lot of data) Im only updating files that change. My NAS is setup to automatically copy and adds/changes/deletes and this drive is great fit for that task.

4. Rated 5 out of 5

   Gretchen Veum
   March 16, 2022    Verified Purchase

   I use this drive for personal use. To back up pictures, music files, and family movies. I used it for about two weeks flawlessly. Quick and successful file transfers, without issues. This is my 8th Seagate external backup hard drive. Seagate is always reliable.

5. Rated 5 out of 5

   Annabelle Gislason
   March 15, 2022    Verified Purchase

   Thank You this amazing product. I am very glad to by it

6. Rated 5 out of 5

   Rodrick Bogisich
   March 15, 2022    Verified Purchase

   Still buying them. Excellent drives. I’m a computer tech.

7. Rated 5 out of 5

   Cydney Bergstrom
   March 14, 2022    Verified Purchase

   Im using this for a daily back up of my 6TB Video Drive, lots of room and really reliable.

8. Rated 5 out of 5

   Wilhelmine Crooks
   March 13, 2022    Verified Purchase

   It has a little sound when it starts up ( like a Godzilla little roar) which I have no problem with it at all. I’ve used this brand for quite sometime and never lost work.. def recommend

9. Rated 1 out of 5

   Judy Boyle
   March 12, 2022    Verified Purchase

   Unit suddenly lost power, will not restart, (NO Power) ALL our back-up GONE!! Seagate should be ashamed for producing such a poor quality product. Now to RMA it back, we have to pay out of pocket, were done with Seagates Expansion Desktop Drives. NEXT Western Digital and HGST, hopefully we have better luck. we handle these items with kid gloves and to have them abruptly fail is sad.

10. Rated 5 out of 5

    Hank Hayes
    March 12, 2022    Verified Purchase

    I have recently bought and used this 8TB HD for my main work back up drive. Not quite as quick as an onboard unit for large data transfer but he way I do back ups in units it is working fine and size for cost has worked out well

11. Rated 5 out of 5

    Tressa Stiedemann
    March 12, 2022    Verified Purchase

    Not the fastest drive I’ve ever owned but great for storage which is why I purchased it.

12. Rated 5 out of 5

    Kaylin O’Keefe
    March 12, 2022    Verified Purchase

    Cheapest way to get a good 8TB drive. Just bust the case open and remove the drive. I use mine in an OWC Thunderbolt bare drive dual bay unit for back ups. I’d recommend it as well.

13. Rated 5 out of 5

    Daniella Harris
    March 11, 2022    Verified Purchase

    The Seagate 8TB Expansion Drive is shipped with software to enable operating systems that can’t handle 8TB written onto the drive. But it works fine in Windows 7 and Windows 10 without the software installed, as soon as it’s plugged in.

14. Rated 4 out of 5

    Gilda Johnston
    March 10, 2022    Verified Purchase

    I have a number of external drives that are in constant use. This drive replaces a WD My Book that died on me twice (it was used for Mac Time Capsule backups). The capacity of this drive is perfect and the price was great. However, this is the noisiest drive I’ve had in a long time. It sits on my desk and spins up each hour as Time Capsule performs a backup and it’s noticeably loud. At night when the place is quiet, I can hear it in the next room. That said, if this thing turns out to be as reliable as some of my other drives, I’d probably buy another couple because of the price.

15. Rated 5 out of 5

    Lauryn Dooley
    March 10, 2022    Verified Purchase

    I have 2 other drives like this (5TB though). I have had no issues and install in minutes with no drivers or complication.

16. Rated 5 out of 5

    Piper Stehr
    March 9, 2022    Verified Purchase

    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.)

17. Rated 2 out of 5

    Ada Armstrong
    March 9, 2022    Verified Purchase

    For some reason it takes twice as long to transfer files than mu old USB 2 drive. Very disappointing performance for a USB 3 drive

18. Rated 5 out of 5

    Bret Mann
    March 7, 2022    Verified Purchase

    Exactly as describe. I use this drive to backup up my photos and to keep a copy of my operating system. So far it’s been great and I see no problem as yet. It also runs quiet in the background. I am more than pleased with this purchase and will probably order another one in the near future!

19. Rated 5 out of 5

    Leilani Bechtelar
    March 4, 2022    Verified Purchase

    Five stars for the price/performance ratio. Not the fastest, not the most expensive. It’s really a good option for what I’m using it for which is an external Linux file store.

20. Rated 5 out of 5

    Eveline Zieme
    March 4, 2022    Verified Purchase

    I use this strictly for Time Machine backups on my iMac and it works seamlessly.