Seagate's 22TB Expansion external hard drive drops to an all-time low of $249.99 — ideal for massive backups and data archives
This high-capacity external HDD offers excellent value per terabyte for backups and archives
For those who need to carry large volumes of data while traveling, the Seagate Expansion 22TB external HDD is currently available at a great price. This high-capacity storage drive saw a price drop a few months ago, dropping to about $290, but right now it is available at its lowest price yet of $249.99 on Amazon.
This external hard drive should offer plenty of space for you to store your pictures, videos, game file backups, and all sorts of other data. It is also a reliable option if you don’t want to rely on the cloud or invest in a dedicated NAS.
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The Seagate Expansion drive isn't meant for speed-critical data transfers, such as video editing or gaming directly off the drive, but rather as a long-term storage and data backup solution. Whether you’re archiving old projects, offloading media libraries, or creating backups, this external HDD offers excellent value per terabyte, especially at its current discounted price. It is essentially a traditional desktop hard disk drive contained inside a rugged plastic enclosure with a USB 3.0 port for data transfer, which isn’t the fastest but is still good enough for large data backups.
All-time low price
This discount is for the 22TB edition, but it comes in other capacities. It requires both a USB cable to connect as well as a power cable to operate. The purchase includes a limited manufacturer's warranty from Seagate.
In addition to the USB connection, a dedicated power source is also required, so make sure you have an additional outlet next to your PC. The drive has a fairly small form factor, measuring 1.65 x 7.04 x 4.92 inches and weighing 2.64 pounds.
It is compatible with Windows, Chrome, and Mac operating systems, although for the latter, it is recommended to reformat the drive to enable Time Machine compatibility. An 18-inch USB 3.0 cable and an 18W power adapter are included with the drive. Seagate also offers its Rescue Data Recovery Services software for data backups along with a one-year standard warranty for customers in the U.S.
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Kunal Khullar is a contributing writer at Tom’s Hardware. He is a long time technology journalist and reviewer specializing in PC components and peripherals, and welcomes any and every question around building a PC.
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SomeoneElse23 TH isn't doing themselves any favors by continuing to push these garbage drives.Reply
The average user has no idea what 22TB of data is, or how long it'll take to replace it when it dies a little after the warranty expires - 1 year. -
Notton The drives inside of the 22TB is most likely a de-rated Exos Helium filled HAMR drive, but with the BarraCuda label.Reply
So, basically good for shucking. Buy a pair, do some stress testing. If they pass, shuck into a NAS and set them for RAID1.
Helium filled drives have a significantly lower failure rate compared to air.
If the drive is going to fail, it'll usually do it within the first month. After that it tends to last 5 to 10yrs, though it can fail sooner if cooling is insufficient. -
USAFRet Reply
And "the average user" wouldn't be buying one of these.SomeoneElse23 said:TH isn't doing themselves any favors by continuing to push these garbage drives.
The average user has no idea what 22TB of data is, or how long it'll take to replace it when it dies a little after the warranty expires - 1 year.
There are some people, however, that DO have a need for something like this.
It might be a good adjunct to my 100+TB NAS space.
