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Seagate Expansion 4TB Desktop Drive $94 C&C/+ Delivery (Free with eBay Plus) @ Bing Lee eBay App

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Seagate Expansion 4TB Desktop Drive $94 C&C/+ Delivery (Free with eBay Plus) @ Bing Lee eBay App
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Small saving, but something nonetheless. Coupon needs to be entered via the Ebay mobile app.

The Seagate Expansion desktop drive provides extra storage for your ever-growing collection of files. Add space for more files instantly, consolidate all your files to a single location, or free space on your computer s internal drive for improved performance.

Set-up is straightforward. Simply plug in the included power supply and USB cable and you are ready to go. It is automatically recognised by the Windows operating system, so there is no software to install and nothing to configure. Saving files is easy too, just drag and drop.

Take advantage of the fast data transfer speeds with the USB 3.0 interface by connecting to a SuperSpeed USB 3.0 port. USB 3.0 is backward compatible with USB 2.0 for additional system compatibility.

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  • Mr Snrub on 11/04/2020 - 16:08

    Lol @ PASTA5.. Should be HORDING5

  • walkerxp on 11/04/2020 - 16:14
    +3

    Can this drive be shucked easily without having to worry about the pin plug work around?

    • Kyx on 11/04/2020 - 16:16
      +2

      Yes

    • phill360 on 11/04/2020 - 16:17
      +2

      I shucked one of these recently to put in my Unraid Box, no work around required

      • R3XNebular on 12/04/2020 - 01:51

        Can you put it back in the enclosure or does shucking void warranty. Considering purchasing one from Officeworks as it's roughly the same price.

        • FabMan on 12/04/2020 - 07:51

          Enclosure smashes apart and inside you need to peel off a connector.

    • Chickenleg on 11/04/2020 - 16:34
      +7

      Did one yesterday, shucking virgin and took all of 5 minutes.

      • mckayver on 11/04/2020 - 17:57

        shucking virgin. Lol

        • Chickenleg on 11/04/2020 - 18:00
          +8

          I was gentle for the most part, don't worry

          • Menzoberranzan on 12/04/2020 - 09:24
            +2

            @Chickenleg: I did the same yesterday and lost my shucking virginity. Took a bit of effort trying to figure out how to get it in but then I realised I needed a stiffer tool to bust it open.

            Everything is installed now and works wonderful for storing my uhh… Linux Distros

            • vid_ghost on 12/04/2020 - 10:15
              +1

              @Menzoberranzan: My first shuck was on a 2.5" 2TB seagate plus and its been running great inside my PS4 ever since.. was harder creating a PS4 usb stick and reinstalling the PS4 OS then the 2 minutes it took to shuck the drive because i rushed it and i wasn't gentle.

  • walkerxp on 11/04/2020 - 16:20

    Thanks for the shucking info purchased one.

    Thanks to you as well OP.

  • discovolante on 11/04/2020 - 17:09

    Will this work as DVR/NVR surveillance storage? I'm looking for an external usb disk for a USB 2.0 NVR

    • hollykryten on 11/04/2020 - 17:50
      +7

      This is an SMR hard drive which i don't think will be good for constant writes which would be required on a surveillance system. You need a HDD designed for dedicated surveilence use.

      Seagate Skyhawk is an example of one.

      • stephendt on 14/04/2020 - 23:33

        Eh, I think unless you're doing a huge amount of cams, you'll probably be fine. Just make sure you have a backup.

  • dexx on 11/04/2020 - 17:43

    These 4TB drives are so much cheaper, per TB, than 8+TB drives

    • hollykryten on 11/04/2020 - 17:48
      +1

      Probably because it's EOL.

    • [Deactivated] on 11/04/2020 - 22:52
      +2

      8+TB Seagate are not SMR so they're worth premium

      • hollykryten on 15/04/2020 - 09:34

        Yeah it's a helium drive isn't it. Worth the money i suppose.

  • zzzz99 on 11/04/2020 - 18:05
    +1

    thinking of buying a synology NAS in the near future. would i need the drives from one of these seagatees to fit into it?

    • WhatsTheBigDeal on 11/04/2020 - 18:17

      same boat, not sure if these are NAS specific drives to be on 24/7.

      • Whisper Quiet on 11/04/2020 - 18:25
        +3

        These drives aren't designed to be used 24/7. People don't like to hear it but majority of these external drives have not passed the QC and are SMR which means they are louder, take longer to copy and aren't as reliable especially if they are constantly on. There's a reason why they sell so cheap

        • zzzz99 on 11/04/2020 - 18:44

          what drives would you recommend for NAS then?

          • Sven Nijs on 11/04/2020 - 19:46
            +1

            @zzzz99: WD Red or Seagate Ironwolf

          • [Deactivated] on 11/04/2020 - 22:54

            @zzzz99: Seagate 10 TB should work fine, if you're lucky you might even get 8TB PMR in one of these enclosures.

          • Whisper Quiet on 12/04/2020 - 03:17
            +1

            @zzzz99: Depends what size you're after. Different companies have specific models made for NAS use. I've used Ironwolfs, WD Ultrastar & Blacks. Read & write speeds are not too far off SSD many times with high end HDDs. They also have much better warranty and sometimes even data recovery included if you need it. Don't go cheap on a NAS setup, it will hurt you later on

            • vid_ghost on 12/04/2020 - 10:21
              +1

              @Whisper Quiet: my SSD copies files at 500mbps from another SSD that can do 500mbps.. :) never seen a HDD go over 250mbps average.

              Cashless SSD's can drag down to 60mbps after like 5 minutes of copy time if your moving large files making HDD's the king of large file storage.

              Also the hard drives I've used over the years are like immortal :) lol they just go and go.

              • Whisper Quiet on 12/04/2020 - 13:15
                +1

                @vid_ghost: The burst speeds of my Ironwolf and Ultrastars can reach 2gb/s. When empty those hard drives are crazy good. Sometimes a 2-3gb movie will copy instantly with no loading bar. Average about 220-230 over longer copies. All depends on what drives are being used with each other. My Samsung M.2 has unbelievable burst speeds when copying to an SSD, has done a 7gb file instantly. Burst speeds of my Samsung SSD 860 are very close to my Ironwolf and Ultrastars.

    • nismoau on 11/04/2020 - 18:27
      +1

      need to find us a deal on the DS420j!

  • avseqcfc on 11/04/2020 - 20:53

    Would this be good to go with Xbox one ?
    Thanks.

    • OnlineShopper123 on 11/04/2020 - 22:10

      no

      • Kyx on 12/04/2020 - 06:20

        You can use it with 5 minutes setup via xbox one. Set it up as game drive. Xbox will ask you anyway. Not sure about reliability though.

    • FabMan on 12/04/2020 - 07:53

      Yes

  • kodoq on 11/04/2020 - 22:23
    -2

    Same price at JB Hi-fi and Officeworks now

    • [Deactivated] on 13/04/2020 - 18:36

      Did you have to price match? still says $99 on officeworks website.

    • [Deactivated] on 14/04/2020 - 14:39
      -2

      Called up Officeworks. Still $99 and they dont match ebay deals. Thanks for wasting my time with your uneducated comment.

  • cello on 11/04/2020 - 22:25
    +3

    If you got this deal a couple of days before: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/528931, with the 20% off Catch.com.au gift card, buy from Bing Lee's shop in catch market place, with $6 shipping it will be $105, 20% off effectively cost you $84.

  • trevor99 on 12/04/2020 - 11:56
    +5

    I've shucked one into my PC, for photos, videos, documents etc.
    Not loud at all. Sustained write speed is fine.
    As far as reliability goes any hard disk lifespan can be pretty random, that's why you need backups.
    I'd guess this one for it's purpose has ok reliabilty odds given it's only 5400rpm so less stressed and goes to sleep when not used.

    So it comes down to the purpose you need it for.

    For Windows use an SSD.
    For modern large PC games where you need fast loads, use an SSD.
    For tons of heavy writing like video editing use a high performance HDD.

    But for most storage like videos, documents or photos this is fast, efficient and cheap.

    • mckayver on 17/04/2020 - 05:08

      good post.

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