Seagate Expansion 16TB Desktop External HDD - USB 3.0 for Windows and Mac with 3 yr Data Recovery Services, Portable Hard Drive (STKP16000400), Black

After using the Seagate Expansion 6TB Desktop Drive for well over a year, it’s become a core part of my home office setup. If you're looking for a large, reliable external drive without the bells and whistles, this one gets the job done.Setup is as simple as it gets—plug it into the power source and connect it via USB 3.0, and it's ready to go. There’s no complicated software to install or setup wizards to fight with. I've used it primarily for backups, media libraries, and some game storage, and it handles all of it with ease. Transfer speeds are respectable for an HDD; I average around 120–150 MB/s, which is more than enough for moving big video files or system images.The build is sturdy enough for a desktop drive. It’s not meant to be portable, and at over a kilogram in weight, it should stay on a desk. That said, the textured casing resists fingerprints and looks clean, even after long-term use. Just be aware that it does require external power, which adds one more plug to your setup.The real selling point is reliability. Over a year in, with regular use, I haven’t run into a single issue—no disconnections, no overheating, no corrupted files. Seagate also includes a 3-year Rescue Data Recovery plan, which is reassuring even though I haven’t needed it.If you're a creative professional, media hoarder, or just want peace of mind with your backups, the Seagate Expansion 6TB is a solid, no-fuss option. It's not flashy, it's not fast like an SSD—but it works every single time, and that's exactly what I wanted.

Genuine product. Have been using for 2 years now and it works very well. Packaging was very safe for delivery

Love to use it, price can be little low

Media storage is a fast-changing technology ecosystem. Gone are the days of CDs/ DVDs, etc. Very soon, the ubiquitous USB pen-drive will also become obsolete. In this scenario, either a big capacity(16 TB in my case) external HDD is required, which is again a short-term solution, or one can go for Cloud storage, which is technology independent for the end-user, but getting more and more expensive by the day. The product in hand is definitely an excellent solution for me. The free 3-year Data Recovery service is a great help, lest our USB port gets obsolete in the near future. I aim to build up a NAS personal cloud storage in the near future, so that I can take care of technology obsolescence with a little extra initial expenditure.

Super quality, Value for money.

I got the one touch version and it was told its better than expansion but i feel not. The capacity of the drive is good. But thats the only positive.After starting the drive the disk tried to make the harsh rubbing sound. If you try to format or access data or do anything as it runs the sound of harsh thuds and rubs increases. I am trying to get it replaced but i don't have a option and i am very much sceptical on storing data as if it worsens and the arm fails to read all data is gone.Hence its kept empty as bought. No point of purchasing this product as 18tb is just laying around unusable due to this issue.

Perfect

all was good , from last day, the indicator light is not gettingh on . pl suggest . if you can help. regards