Seagate's 26TB Expansion Desktop HDD has had its price slashed by $100 at Best Buy — now just $9.61 per TB

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Aww shucks, this is one cost-effective way to get hold of a 26TB HDD for less.

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For lovers of large capacity storage solutions, we've spotted a rather generous deal on one of Seagate's large external HDDs. You may be a data backup enthusiast or just a casual user who feels the need for some backup storage of photos and videos as a tertiary redundancy solution. Whatever the use case, those who need high-capacity storage options to store their precious data can easily pick up this large 26TB drive and store a massive amount of data.

Best Buy's price drop means that you are saving a substantial $100 off the list price of Seagate's Expansion Desktop 26TB HDD, now only $249. The large 26TB capacity means plenty of room for your files and data, and with the USB 3.0 bandwidth, the transfer speeds are fast enough for the majority backup situations. So, if you want something to accompany a NAS setup, a stand-alone solution, or even to shuck, this Seagate external HDD deal may interest you.

Even though this external HDD uses USB Type-C (3.0 Gen 1) the hard drive is unsuitable for hosting the file installations for running your computer games. These more traditional hard disk drives in these external storage solutions are fantastic for storing large amounts data that doesn't require superfast transfer rates at a much more affordable price point, but cannot compete with the speeds of the latest solid state drives.

Seagate Expansion Desktop HDD 26TB
Seagate Expansion Desktop HDD 26TB: was $349 now $249 at Best Buy

The 26TB Seagate Expansion Desktop HDD comes in several capacities, ranging from 8TB to 28TB. The drive requires both a USB cable to connect to your computer and a power cable to operate.

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Seagate's Expansion Desktop external HDD is housed in a rugged black plastic chassis measuring about 7x2x5 inches. The case has small feet located on the bottom of the unit, with power and USB cable connections at the rear of the drive. The Seagate Expansion Desktop 26TB HDD comes with an 18-inch USB 3.0 cable and a power cable included in the box.

With any purchase of the Seagate Expansion Desktop HDD, you also have the option of using Seagate's Rescue Data Recovery Services software for data backups. There is also a one year parts and labor warranty.

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Stewart Bendle is a deals and coupon writer at Tom's Hardware. A firm believer in “Bang for the buck” Stewart likes to research the best prices and coupon codes for hardware and build PCs that have a great price for performance ratio.

5 Comments Comment from the forums
  • SomeoneElse23
    The warranty is generally how long the manufacturer expects the device to last.

    26TB is a lot of space to die after a year.

    NTY
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  • ejolson
    So CMR or SMR?
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  • Misgar
    I don't know why I bother reading these special offers. The same 26TB drive is the equivalent of US $768.01 on my local Amazon web site. Even accounting for 20% sales tax, a difference of $512 means someone is making a very healthy profit.

    ejolson said:
    So CMR or SMR?
    I'd expect it to SMR, to squeeze out a couple more TB from, say, a 24TB CMR drive.

    SomeoneElse23 said:
    26TB is a lot of space to die after a year.
    I, too, wouldn't put all my eggs in one 26TB basket. I'm happier with smaller drives in four RAID-Z2 servers. Spread the risk.
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  • TimmyDesign
    Admin said:
    Seagate's 26TB Expansion Desktop HDD has had its price slashed to $249 at Best Buy — now just $9.61 per TB.

    Seagate's 26TB Expansion Desktop HDD has had its price slashed by $100 at Best Buy — now just $9.61 per TB : Read more
    SomeoneElse23 said:
    The warranty is generally how long the manufacturer expects the device to last.

    26TB is a lot of space to die after a year.

    NTY

    SomeoneElse23 said:
    The warranty is generally how long the manufacturer expects the device to last.

    26TB is a lot of space to die after a year.

    NTY
    My experience has been the warranty is generally how long they will guarantee the device will operate without issues. It has nothing to do with life expectancy of the product.
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  • Misgar
    TimmyDesign said:
    My experience has been the warranty is generally how long they will guarantee the device will operate without issues.
    I've read anecdotal stories of people shucking USB enclosures and finding Enterprise class drives inside, which may come with a longer warranty. Same drive, different warranty. Perhaps it's down to operating temperature?

    All my Seagate and WD 3.5" Desktop USB3 drives get hot during long file transfers (typically +50°C) so I've abandoned them in favour of LTO tape, plus "standard" hard drives in well ventilated desktops and servers.
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