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Seagate Expansion Portable 4TB External Hard Drive Desktop HDD USB 3 0 for PC Laptop STEA4000400
Last Updated: May 25, 2022 (Refresh Now)
7.1
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
1000
Old Reviews
722
Unverified
20
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4194304 GB
MEMORY
Yes
USB
18 meters
SIZE
3
NUMBER OF USB PORTS
Review Analysis - 258 recent, verified reviews
Detailed Mode
Reliability
62stopped working, failed, 2 years, lasted, hard drive
+35%
-65%
" ... bought for Xbox one and have already had this fail once in five months even though I barely use it. ... hopefully, it lasts this time. ... "
" ... Bought 2 of these about 1 year apart and now both have failed . ... "
" ... I despise Seagate. ... "
" ... They all failed within months of each other. ... I'll never buy another Seagate product again. ... "
" ... I purchased two of these, and while they are working . ... "
" ... Failed after approximately 2.5 years, worked fine until then. ... "
" ... After 5 years of very rear use, it has simply died and I lost a lots of files. ... "
" ... My drive just failed. ... "
Storage
61storage, hard drive, seagate, external, files
+72%
-28%
" ... Seagate Expansion Portable 2TB External hard drive Good for storing pictures or backups of files. ... Seagate been around for years now still working to help you get them better storage. ... "
" ... This works great with basically any device, as a laptop, pc, consoles, as a storage ... "
" ... Excellent hard drive ... "
" ... I Never Knew About Seagate and their Expandable External Drives but after getting one in 2016 I have had no issues with it at all . ... I am looking forward to getting a 4 TB or 10 TB soo cause I want to have one for my photos, music, and videos . ... "
" ... Great drive, already in use for all system back-ups now. ... "
" ... I bought 3 of these 4TB Segate drives, backed up tons of data, put them in protective casings, and now over a year later I plugged them in to get some files, and one of them is dead, windows doesn't even recognize I plugged anything in. ... "
" ... and photo storage. ... "
" ... I own several Seagate External Hard drives & haven't had any problems with them ... "
Connectivity
40hard drive, computer, ps4, drive, usb 3 0
+53%
-48%
" ... Just plug it in. ... "
" ... Works great with my ps4. ... "
" ... I got this Seagate 2tb and all my files from my all small usb or in my laptop can put in one file. ... "
" ... Too some time to get this product but worked as advertised and worked on both the PC and the Mac unlike reviews that said it needed to be reformatted before it would work on a Mac. ... "
" ... Strangely, the disk operates reliably, albeit slowly, using USB 2. ... "
" ... This drive works well with Windows 10. ... "
" ... I had this external drive for 3 years and when it got full my MacBook couldn't open it and I FREAKED OUT. ... "
" ... devices are able to recognize it quickly and transferring to or from the storage device is always smooth. ... "
Body
28storage, feels, capacity, broke, fragile
+79%
-21%
" ... Small and light ... "
" ... It has plenty of space and it's definitely portable. ... "
" ... I’ve had it for almost a year now, and I’ve only used about 15% of the storage space! ... "
" ... Easy to use and very light can keep always in my attach case ... "
" ... Great capacity (1 tb) ... "
" ... Fast backup and transport easily in a handbag. ... "
" ... Great product recommend it for laptops with little space. ... "
" ... Now my laptop don’t have to scream for space. ... "
Usage
19easy, set, son, ps4, easy to install
+89%
-11%
" ... Was really easy to install, once I figured it out. ... "
" ... But no worries it was really easy. ... "
" ... Plugged it in and it was ready to use and it didn’t have to do anything but plug it in press the a button and I was ready to download and it had great download speed 100% recommend will buy another if needed ... "
" ... and every technician said- WHAT ? ... "
" ... Easy to use and very light can keep always in my attach case ... "
" ... It works it great easy set up, very easy. ... "
" ... Easy to use. ... "
" ... I got this about a year ago for my PS4 and it still works great, the set up isn't complicated at all. ... "
Software
17windows, error, video, use, seagate
+35%
-65%
" ... It’s all good until you unplug it, and then plug it back - the file is somehow corrupt or an error pops up. ... "
" ... I just hate having to format the drive. ... "
" ... At first it didn't work on my ps4, I tried formating it into a diff format and then saw someone mention that restarting their ps4 got it to work for them. ... "
" ... Then I try to store a second time and it gave an error. ... "
" ... This is so infuriating and time consuming, and now I have a ton of files that I still can't access. ... "
" ... I’m trying to copy files to them and they keep disconnecting from the computer and giving me errors. ... Formatting doesn’t help. ... "
" ... Windows 10 could not recognize it. ... "
" ... The connection has become sloppy and will not stay connected, makes a squeak when I do get it to connect, getting error messages when trying to transfer pictures from my computer. ... "
Marketplace
15received, seller, refund, product, passed
+47%
-53%
" ... Wish I could return this lemon! ... "
" ... When I got home message received was . ... "
" ... Had to return it. ... "
" ... I will never deal with this brand again. ... "
" ... I received it on December 31st. ... That's why I returned it the same day where I received it. ... It was returned to the seller on January 2nd who was waiting for the full refund but it didn't update the status of the return on my transaction page after 8 days passed from the returning date, Jan 2nd. ... I called the seller directly on Jan 6th Wednesday after I found the number on Amazon's seller page for getting the status of my refund. ... I am NOT recommend to having any business with this seller who didn't update of the return and still no full refund of the defective Portable Hard drive after the 5 business days passed. ... "
" ... Totally dead and I missed my return date. ... "
" ... Please be sure not to buy from this company. ... "
" ... Not sure what had happened to it, but before I had realized what had happened it was too late to return it. ... "
Size
14holds, compact, capacity, transport, small
+93%
-7%
" ... It has plenty of space and it's definitely portable. ... "
" ... Easy to carry, easy to protect ... "
" ... Small and light ... "
" ... I still use it for my PS4 and holds up great. ... "
" ... This little device holds sooo much. ... "
" ... Fast backup and transport easily in a handbag. ... "
" ... Now my laptop don’t have to scream for space. ... "
" ... Great product recommend it for laptops with little space. ... "
Gaming
14xbox, console, xbox one, storage, ps4
+86%
-14%
" ... I have a ton of games I bought digitally and this works perfectly for it. ... "
" ... I store all my games on it. ... "
" ... I use this hard drive to hold my games on my xbox one. ... "
" ... Worth every penny I have 2 of them they work great on pc or on console. ... I use my 2 for games on pc as well as to hold mod files. ... On console they gold games well and don’t have a problem traveling with it. ... "
" ... I love this phone to a PlayStation 4 with a lot of games installed on it and has still yet to max it out ... "
" ... Works with any xbox. ... "
" ... Ive got almost all my playstation games on here and theres still space ... "
" ... I just connect it to my xbox and disconnect it whenever I want to take my games with me. ... "
Performance
13speed, transfer, ssd, files, transferring
+100%
" ... Fast speeds, and performs as expected. ... "
" ... It works really nice been having it for two years and a really good damn hard drives ... "
" ... This work ver fast. ... "
" ... I use mine every day and it's surprisingly fast. ... At first I meant for it to just be a backup, but I find myself working directly on it more and more since the speed can handle it. ... "
" ... Definitely does the job in terms of storing all my files. ... "
" ... quite fast transfer speed too ... "
" ... Usable also fast transfer of files. ... "
" ... Fast loading and good capacity. ... "
Sound
9noises, drive, beeping, weird, videos
+22%
-78%
" ... The disk made a continuous noise like it had an arm or sector seek problem. ... "
" ... I heard clicking noises wince the drive fired up which was certainly a bad sign. ... No volumes were showing under the drive. ... "
" ... One day I heard a weird noise when plugging it in. ... "
" ... I only had it for a couple of months when it started making this beeping noise and stopped being recognized by any laptop. ... "
" ... The light shows but no sound of fan on anymore. ... "
Price
9money, waste, worth, size, reasonable
+78%
-22%
" ... Good item for the price ... "
" ... The price was Right & It Got here A day or two earlier than Promised ! ... "
" ... Not bad for the price. ... Value for money. ... "
" ... Worth the money. ... "
" ... Price is reasonable. ... "
Marketplace / Marketplace
8received, described, amazon, service, product
+63%
-38%
" ... Nice product speedy service ... "
" ... Great product as described ... "
" ... Thanks to the seller ... "
" ... This is exactly how described. ... "
" ... Was lucky to catch it when the price was 80$ here on Amazon. ... "
Marketplace / Returns
5refund, passed, date, missed, late
-100%
" ... Wish I could return this lemon! ... "
" ... Had to return it. ... "
" ... That's why I returned it the same day where I received it. ... It was returned to the seller on January 2nd who was waiting for the full refund but it didn't update the status of the return on my transaction page after 8 days passed from the returning date, Jan 2nd. ... I am NOT recommend to having any business with this seller who didn't update of the return and still no full refund of the defective Portable Hard drive after the 5 business days passed. ... "
" ... Totally dead and I missed my return date. ... "
" ... Not sure what had happened to it, but before I had realized what had happened it was too late to return it. ... "
Marketplace / Delivery
4product, got, delivery, arrived
+50%
-50%
" ... When I got home message received was . ... "
" ... I received it on December 31st. ... "
Cable
4usb, hard drive, cable, wires, prone
+25%
-75%
" ... This worked fine for about a year, then issues starting to occur with the wire. ... I could only get the hard-drive to recognize if I had the wire tilted a certain way. ... I had some very important files in this hard-drive and the wire problem frustrated me so I stopped using it all together. ... "
" ... I tried it via a different USB cable, it was still the same. ... "
" ... Wires and connective ports are fragile and prone to breaking/coming out. ... "
Video
3youtube, video, photos, movies
+100%
" ... Stored over 950gb of video and haven't noticed any issue in playback. ... "
" ... A little skeptical if its legit or not after watching some videos on YouTube, only time will tell I suppose. ... "
Features
3small
+67%
-33%
" ... Small and light ... "
" ... I expect it to last a long time in that operation mode. ... "
Camera
3photos
+67%
-33%
" ... I do photography, and over time, I have many weddings, and family portraits that I need to keep in long term storage. ... "
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Specifications
Body
Size: 18 meters
Connectivity
USB: Yes
Number of USB ports: 3
Memory
Memory: 4194304 GB
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