Seagate Expansion Desktop 3.5in 16TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive [STKP16000400]

3.5 stars rounded to 4. To preface, I have been using this with my Lenovo T7 and it's the largest harddrive I have used so far. Before this, the biggest one I've ever used was a 5 TB HDD. For 14 TBs, you can definitely store a lot of things on here. My main use case for this is storing games (5-100 GB) and some files (1 MB - 2 GB). Here's what I've experienced so far:1) There is a light indicator at the top (near the back) that indicates when it's working. This thing is a positive in my book because it's not obnoxious unlike some of the harddrive enclosures I have used before. It's small and not that bright.2) This is a HDD. So it's not fast. With something this big (storage wise) being HDD, it will take a while for your computer to transfer files and load ... More3.5 stars rounded to 4. To preface, I have been using this with my Lenovo T7 and it's the largest harddrive I have used so far. Before this, the biggest one I've ever used was a 5 TB HDD. For 14 TBs, you can definitely store a lot of things on here. My main use case for this is storing games (5-100 GB) and some files (1 MB - 2 GB). Here's what I've experienced so far:1) There is a light indicator at the top (near the back) that indicates when it's working. This thing is a positive in my book because it's not obnoxious unlike some of the harddrive enclosures I have used before. It's small and not that bright.2) This is a HDD. So it's not fast. With something this big (storage wise) being HDD, it will take a while for your computer to transfer files and load software. This is annoying, but it is normal. To give an example, it took around a minute and a half from clicking play on my save to loading into the game world in Shadow of War at max settings. I didn't test the specific read and write speeds.3) This thing is obnoxious. It makes a lot of noise (due to the head) and vibrates like crazy. It will happen when it's working. Mostly quiet when it's idle. The problem is that the case doesn't dampen these things at all, so it will be annoying to use, especially when you want to transfer files in the background while working.4) There's no on/off button. I have one of those usb port extensions with on/off buttons, and I have been using that to cut off the connection to the drive when I am not using it. Of course, you can always disconnect the cables to solve this problem, but that's a hassle. Or maybe this is not a problem at all for you. My storage enclosure has spoiled me haha.5) The build quality is alright. I'm not sure which HDD is inside. The case is plastic. The power wire is flimsy (reminds me of those cheap bedside clock power wires) with various attachable heads for different countries (this is pretty neat, although useless for me). It has 2 heads for US, so you have a backup in case something happens to it. The Micro B wire is not bad, but the B head and port connection is not tight fit. You can wiggle it. This isn't an isolated problem, as I've experienced similar things with other products, so take it as you will.If you are using this purely as a storage device—either one that you won't be accessing often or a backup for redundancy and out of your way—you are good to go. If you plan on using this often, then make sure you actually need that 14 TB. Because large size + slow HDD + noisy device = a pain in the butt for most tasks.

I have nothing but praise for Scan, fair prices and great service. I have an 8tb external HDD, purchased in 2019. This is also by Seagate and it's terrific. So quiet you can barely tell it's powered on. I was expecting this Seagate 16tb external HDD to be much the same. Performance wise it seems similar but it's so much noisier. That crunchy noise you used to hear from a hard drive when seeking, which I'd almost forgotten, well that's back. It also has a background hum significantly louder than the old one. So yeah, I wouldn't recommend this I'm afraid.

I know all drives have some chance of failure, but so far in my experience Seagate is the only drives that have failed on me. I didnt want to purchase Seagate again but this 18tb was the right price and the space I needed. Well it failed 9 months in!! 12tbs of data at risk of loss.Seagate support is horrible spent an hour on the phone with CS for an advanced replacement the agent messed up the serial and had to redo the order which took another half hour of waiting on hold. Now almost a month later I still dont have my advanced replacement while my drive sits at risk of total data loss. It was supposed to arrive this week but the label has just been created and not shipped out yet for a week now.Never again will I buy a seagate product again this has to be my ... MoreI know all drives have some chance of failure, but so far in my experience Seagate is the only drives that have failed on me. I didnt want to purchase Seagate again but this 18tb was the right price and the space I needed. Well it failed 9 months in!! 12tbs of data at risk of loss.Seagate support is horrible spent an hour on the phone with CS for an advanced replacement the agent messed up the serial and had to redo the order which took another half hour of waiting on hold. Now almost a month later I still dont have my advanced replacement while my drive sits at risk of total data loss. It was supposed to arrive this week but the label has just been created and not shipped out yet for a week now.Never again will I buy a seagate product again this has to be my worst tech rma replacement and at a significant product price point. Dont be like me and pass on the best buy warranty if you do buy this. I considered it at check out knowing the possibility this would fail but trusted it would be fine or seagate support would be competent. Definitely kicking myself for not getting the best buy warranty.Horrible slow noisy product!!! Stay away from seagate!