SEAGATE Expansion Portable Hard Drive - 4 TB, Black
Product code: 164352
Top features:
- Portable storage for easy backups
- Plug and play setup with no software
- 2 year free subscription to Seagate Recovery Services
Portable storage
Transfer large files to save on storage, take important files with you and back up easily with the Seagate Expansion Portable Hard Drive. With enough space for up to 482 films, 800,000 photos and 1,000,000 songs, you can make sure that all of your media is stored safely and doesn't compromise on the performance of your computer or laptop.
A free 2 year subscription to Seagate Rescue Data Recovery Services keeps your files safe, even if you accidently delete them. This software scans your PC and hard drive to recover lost and corrupted files that would otherwise be lost forever.
Plug and play setup
Set up in seconds without needing to download any software with a plug and play design that is immediately recognised by your Windows operating system. All you need to do is connect to your computer with the USB cable and you can immediately start transferring files. And because it's powered from the USB cable, there's no need for an external power supply.
Connect to a super-fast USB 3.0 port for superior data transfer speeds. But if your computer only has USB 2.0 ports available, the Expansion drive is backwards compatible.
Technical specifications for SEAGATE Expansion Portable Hard Drive - 4 TB, Black
DRIVE
Type: Portable
Capacity: 4TB
Power supply: USB
Colour: Black
DEVICE CONNECTIVITY
Wired connection- USB 2.0
- USB 3.0
COMPATIBILITY
Compatibility: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
GENERAL
Dimensions: 117 x 80 x 14.8 mm (H x W x D)
Weight: 170g
Box contents- Seagate Expansion Portable Hard Drive
- USB 3.0 cable
- Quick start guide
Manufacturer’s guarantee: 2 years
Top comments
Shonk
28 Nov 164#24
here's the drives in them
Be aware that this is an SMR drive so will be a bad os drive
its fine as a media drive i had full speed writes moving 4tb from one drive to this
140 at the start of the drive moving down to around 80 at the end of the drive
If you are deleting and adding stuff it will be quite slow
Left = 1x 4tb ST4000LM016 15mm shucked from Expansion Portable (SMR)
Right = 2 x 2tb ST2000LM003 9mm shucked from Expansion Portable (PMR)
Top Right = 1 x 2tb ST2000LM003 9mm shucked from Backup Plus Portable (PMR)
Top Left Back = Samsung 850 EVO
Top Left Front = Samsung G2 Enclosure (2010)
Gitch28 to SuperMariosDad
28 Nov 164#22
If 4gig impresses you, wait till you see the 10TB IronWolf. 2,500 times the capacity.
If 4gig impresses you, wait till you see the 10TB IronWolf. 2,500 times the capacity.
MrSweeney
28 Nov 16#5
Does anyone know or has had experience of how good the "Seagate recovery service" is?
Really need a new glut of storage space but am not keen on anything that doesnt have some sort of redundancy\recovery ability.
robo989 to MrSweeney
28 Nov 161#43
It's a service, so obviously it just means it's a gimmick to shift drives.
Value = 0
MrSweeney
28 Nov 16#6
heat added btw :smiley:
joseyjoe
28 Nov 161#7
Would this be ok for an Xbox one or am I completely "barking up the wrong tree"?
AndyBarney to joseyjoe
28 Nov 16#12
I have got the 5TB for my XB1 and it works great. No noise and boots faster than the XB1 as well.
Mgm1963 to joseyjoe
29 Nov 161#70
It works well on Xbox one
goodfera
28 Nov 162#8
Waiting for 5 TB to hit this price.
Rkp
28 Nov 16#9
have been tracking the price of this 99.99 is the usual price on Amazon from quite a while, though it keeps on fluctuating.
But the 2TB @44.95 was a very good deal on Argos, so dropped the plan of getting this one and had bought two of those.
tdk2bu to Rkp
28 Nov 16#10
can you put up link to the 2tb at argos please?
mcbamo
28 Nov 16#11
I second that.. Can't find the 2TB at this price at Argos. Would be very interested in them. Thanks
AndyBarney
28 Nov 16#13
It is no longer £45 at Argos now it is up to £65. I was looking for one but was just a Black Friday offer that went OOS almost instantly.
mcbamo
28 Nov 16#14
Ok thank you..
Silent69
28 Nov 16#15
Any deals on 1 or 2tb portable external hard drive,the best i can find so far is £45 for 1tb Toshiba
bigdeal66 to Silent69
28 Nov 161#17
Portable is a big hint in the post :smiley:
rafalution2
28 Nov 161#16
Does this requre a power supply?
hutchisatriani to rafalution2
28 Nov 16#19
no. it's plug and play
Sid666
28 Nov 16#18
don't forget to order through Quidco to save even more
Silent69
28 Nov 16#20
Play nice lol sounds
mickgoodie
28 Nov 16#23
if you only have a 500mb xbox one, you will need one of these based on the amount of storage games need incl DLC add ons....good price!
WalkerboyUK to mickgoodie
28 Nov 16#37
Depends how many games you have.
I've just filled my extra 1TB drive, and that's with 77 games installed.
Just picked up the 2TB one that was down to £44.99 though, so I should be good to go for a while yet.
I'd say 4TB is a bit excessive.
Shonk
28 Nov 164#24
here's the drives in them
Be aware that this is an SMR drive so will be a bad os drive
its fine as a media drive i had full speed writes moving 4tb from one drive to this
140 at the start of the drive moving down to around 80 at the end of the drive
If you are deleting and adding stuff it will be quite slow
Left = 1x 4tb ST4000LM016 15mm shucked from Expansion Portable (SMR)
Right = 2 x 2tb ST2000LM003 9mm shucked from Expansion Portable (PMR)
Top Right = 1 x 2tb ST2000LM003 9mm shucked from Backup Plus Portable (PMR)
Top Left Back = Samsung 850 EVO
Top Left Front = Samsung G2 Enclosure (2010)
prynolfc to Shonk
28 Nov 16#26
Not sure what I'm looking at, what "shucked" means or (SMR) but you seem to know what you're talking about haha! Will this fit inside a PS4 if I crack it open?
SuperMariosDad
28 Nov 161#25
I got a 2tb in one of them at the moment. Shame it's not a bit smaller as it would have been great for the other.
Shonk
28 Nov 16#27
nope its 15mm high
ps4 is 9mm
the 2tb expansion drive will fit
darthvader666uk
28 Nov 161#28
Not going to vote either way but I bought the 2TB version from amazing 5 weeks ago and already died. The disk failed. Luckly, they gave me a refund but also 6 weeks ago my Seagate NAS died. I just dont seem to have much luck with Seagate :disappointed:
Shonk to darthvader666uk
28 Nov 16#29
the 2tb's come with samsung made drives (Samsung M9T)
yes i know seagate own them but the Samsung Division Made the drives
I have had 7 2TB M9T's my oldest one is 2013 and they are all fine
you got unlucky most prob badly handled at some point
prynolfc to darthvader666uk
28 Nov 16#31
Hope it doesn't happen to any of my drives, i have had a 1tb portable toshiba that has lasted a good few years (between 2-3 years) and it is still going strong, i also have this hard drive (got it for the same price a few months ago) and it's been sound as a pound up to now, but I have heard Seagate hard drives just die on lots of people, you'd think in 2016-2017 they would be more reliable
lurch to darthvader666uk
28 Nov 16#32
I got a couple of the 2tb M9T ones a couple of years ago and removed them from their caddies and they are still going strong.
prynolfc
28 Nov 16#30
ok, nice 1 for the help :smile:
CKEBROWN2212
28 Nov 16#33
I have a 2gb drive reserved at Argos Crayford if anyone wants it. £44.99
varunadas to CKEBROWN2212
28 Nov 16#35
I would like it if you can share please...
kill_bill
28 Nov 16#34
The only guarantee on this is that it's guaranteed to fail.
hackboski
28 Nov 16#38
Real pity that this doesn't fit in a PS4 .. was actually looking for a 4tb drive to stick in there - anyone know of other 4tb drives that work?
uid
28 Nov 16#39
appreciate this too :smiley:
4tb for £100...not bad ! heat added!
darthvader666uk
28 Nov 16#40
They use Samsung Drives? Oddly enough I have a Samsung M3 and had that for about a year with zero fault. Im sure I just had a bad one. Tbh, the Seagate hadn't been great since the first day I had it. Always seemed slower than what it should be when transferring on Usb 3.
darthvader666uk
28 Nov 161#41
Yeah I have just had bad experiences with Seagate in general over the years. Oddly this drive didnt seem that great when I first bought it and with it dying, kind of makes sense. Amazon's customer support was superb so I got a replacement :smiley:
Spod
28 Nov 16#42
4TB for £100 will do nicely. Thanks OP.
rajsingh80
28 Nov 16#44
I brought the same one 4 month ago from Argos for 85, so it's not much of a cyber Monday sale. The deal was actually on UKHD.
Timmy2pump to rajsingh80
28 Nov 16#47
I was about to post exactly the same thing. Got a £5 Argos voucher as well. Not voting either way but, this seems like a pretty standard price to me.
friar_chris
28 Nov 16#45
I agree, a 4TB drive is twice the size of a 2TB drive so there is more chance it will fit.
rincage
28 Nov 16#46
these are good. but thicker than normal portable drives.
MatsyLR
28 Nov 161#48
Too expensive for what it is.
4TB has been had for £80-85.
5TB has been had for as low as £89.
Dan__ to MatsyLR
28 Nov 16#49
Thanks for clearing that up.
Its been a poor turn out on the cyber deals this time round but black friday deals were decent.
highwave to MatsyLR
28 Nov 162#51
Portable ones ?
RealDash to MatsyLR
28 Nov 162#52
Links to this £89 usb powered 5tb portable drive?
Leftfield_2k2 to MatsyLR
29 Nov 16#65
This is a 5 Volt 2.5" drive which cannot be compared to a 12 Volt 3.5" drive.
2.5" drives are far better suited for portability and are less likely to die when used in this manner compared to 3.5" drives which are far more susceptible to shock damage.
MrSweeney
28 Nov 16#50
Thanks for the info, should have figured that really. Think I'll keep looking for now but good deal nonetheless.
amour3k
29 Nov 16#53
And probably at a price more in-line with a small Mortgage, huh?. :-(
Hehehehe.
flashjmp
29 Nov 161#54
i don't see how this is a good deal?
dynamodux to flashjmp
29 Nov 16#56
agreed, i picked up the 5tb from argos for 109.99 ?
dynamodux
29 Nov 16#55
not sure why this is so hot, the 5tb i picked up from argos for 109.99 ? or am i missing something
tommyni
29 Nov 161#57
The 5tb is a 3.5 desktop drive these are portable 2.5 drives. The 5tb needs a power supply these don't
Bigspin
29 Nov 16#58
Seagate knows their stuff....recovery service is very useful for buyer...
chrismcwh
29 Nov 16#59
Nice cheers
Franzkill
29 Nov 16#60
Sony really needs to get that Stick outta their ass and either 1) Allow games to be copied to external HDDs, it makes no sense that you CAN actually back up data there but not games lol or 2) Just make the damn height for HDDs bigger so..you know..we can actually use sizes bigger than 2TB!
s24adm
29 Nov 16#61
Do you mean you put the drive inside or is it just plugged in as external storage?
cliffio76
29 Nov 16#62
do any 7200RPM portable hdd exist? or am i better off buying a good hdd/sshd and caddy separately?
CHAOSEN3 to cliffio76
29 Nov 16#63
The old Seagate SSHD's were 7200RPM, branded as Seagate Momentus XT. Don't think they ever made any over 750GB in capacity either. You can still get them on ebay, around £60 but from overseas/Asia.
I have a 750GB one in my PS4 Pro now, can't really think of anything better to replace it with since I'm good for space.
cliffio76
29 Nov 16#64
i've a 1tb waiting to replace the stock 500gb in my ps4, but my 3.5 hdd caddy doesn't seem to be supported to enable the back-up process.
ideally if i'm going to buy another 1tb to use during the back up process, i'll also use it as expanded space for the xbox1
dynamodux
29 Nov 16#66
ah ok, I didn't see this was the 2.5" drive.
mikebrey
29 Nov 16#67
great price on this
bazr
29 Nov 16#68
OOS Expired ?
LukeMB
29 Nov 16#69
It's a Seagate - it's destined for failure :smiley:
bigdeal66 to LukeMB
29 Nov 16#71
The 3tb ones from a few years ago maybe,they have admitted problems,but now resolved and a reliable as other makes now.
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Opening post
Product code: 164352
Top features:
- Portable storage for easy backups
- Plug and play setup with no software
- 2 year free subscription to Seagate Recovery Services
Portable storage
Transfer large files to save on storage, take important files with you and back up easily with the Seagate Expansion Portable Hard Drive. With enough space for up to 482 films, 800,000 photos and 1,000,000 songs, you can make sure that all of your media is stored safely and doesn't compromise on the performance of your computer or laptop.
A free 2 year subscription to Seagate Rescue Data Recovery Services keeps your files safe, even if you accidently delete them. This software scans your PC and hard drive to recover lost and corrupted files that would otherwise be lost forever.
Plug and play setup
Set up in seconds without needing to download any software with a plug and play design that is immediately recognised by your Windows operating system. All you need to do is connect to your computer with the USB cable and you can immediately start transferring files. And because it's powered from the USB cable, there's no need for an external power supply.
Connect to a super-fast USB 3.0 port for superior data transfer speeds. But if your computer only has USB 2.0 ports available, the Expansion drive is backwards compatible.
Technical specifications for SEAGATE Expansion Portable Hard Drive - 4 TB, Black
DRIVE
Type: Portable
Capacity: 4TB
Power supply: USB
Colour: Black
DEVICE CONNECTIVITY
Wired connection- USB 2.0
- USB 3.0
COMPATIBILITY
Compatibility: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
GENERAL
Dimensions: 117 x 80 x 14.8 mm (H x W x D)
Weight: 170g
Box contents- Seagate Expansion Portable Hard Drive
- USB 3.0 cable
- Quick start guide
Manufacturer’s guarantee: 2 years
Top comments
Be aware that this is an SMR drive so will be a bad os drive
its fine as a media drive i had full speed writes moving 4tb from one drive to this
140 at the start of the drive moving down to around 80 at the end of the drive
If you are deleting and adding stuff it will be quite slow
Left = 1x 4tb ST4000LM016 15mm shucked from Expansion Portable (SMR)
Right = 2 x 2tb ST2000LM003 9mm shucked from Expansion Portable (PMR)
Top Right = 1 x 2tb ST2000LM003 9mm shucked from Backup Plus Portable (PMR)
Top Left Back = Samsung 850 EVO
Top Left Front = Samsung G2 Enclosure (2010)
All comments (72)
http://www.ryli.net/best-4tb-internal-hard-drive-hdd-for-ps4/
Really need a new glut of storage space but am not keen on anything that doesnt have some sort of redundancy\recovery ability.
Value = 0
But the 2TB @44.95 was a very good deal on Argos, so dropped the plan of getting this one and had bought two of those.
I've just filled my extra 1TB drive, and that's with 77 games installed.
Just picked up the 2TB one that was down to £44.99 though, so I should be good to go for a while yet.
I'd say 4TB is a bit excessive.
Be aware that this is an SMR drive so will be a bad os drive
its fine as a media drive i had full speed writes moving 4tb from one drive to this
140 at the start of the drive moving down to around 80 at the end of the drive
If you are deleting and adding stuff it will be quite slow
Left = 1x 4tb ST4000LM016 15mm shucked from Expansion Portable (SMR)
Right = 2 x 2tb ST2000LM003 9mm shucked from Expansion Portable (PMR)
Top Right = 1 x 2tb ST2000LM003 9mm shucked from Backup Plus Portable (PMR)
Top Left Back = Samsung 850 EVO
Top Left Front = Samsung G2 Enclosure (2010)
ps4 is 9mm
the 2tb expansion drive will fit
yes i know seagate own them but the Samsung Division Made the drives
I have had 7 2TB M9T's my oldest one is 2013 and they are all fine
you got unlucky most prob badly handled at some point
4tb for £100...not bad ! heat added!
4TB has been had for £80-85.
5TB has been had for as low as £89.
Its been a poor turn out on the cyber deals this time round but black friday deals were decent.
This is a 5 Volt 2.5" drive which cannot be compared to a 12 Volt 3.5" drive.
2.5" drives are far better suited for portability and are less likely to die when used in this manner compared to 3.5" drives which are far more susceptible to shock damage.
Hehehehe.
I have a 750GB one in my PS4 Pro now, can't really think of anything better to replace it with since I'm good for space.
ideally if i'm going to buy another 1tb to use during the back up process, i'll also use it as expanded space for the xbox1