Seagate Expansion Desktop 14TB, External Hard Drive, USB 3.0, Data Rescue Services (STKP14000400)

This is an excellent and reliable external hard drive, that offers massive file storage space at an affordable price. I don't know what else to say, other than if you want lots of terabytes for a very decent price, get one!

I have a number of high capacity (14-16 tb) discs mostly to hold video collection. However, this caught my eye as you can set it up to do encrypted backup of whatever you want. I have a lot of cloud based material that I need offline backup. This does the job as well as supplying security on this easily accessible disc. This allows you to leave it in plain sight as possession of the disc won’t get at the content. Setup was a little bit difficult but online help is okay. You can tell it to backup continually, hourly, daily or snapshot. Annoyingly there is not an ‘on demand’ one. I don’t like the continuous as of course it will immediate backup that file you’ve just messed up, this losing the safety copy. Copy speeds are pretty fast for big files. I’ve not tried the usbC link to see if that’s faster as I had a little problem getting connected l, but full speed with the usbA, if memory serves me around 150-200 Mb/sec. Like it’s breathren, these big discs are not portable and are quite delicate, needing separate power supply. You must be careful to let them stop spinning before moving.

just what i need to make my PC bigger in storage space

I use the 14TB version of the Seagate One Touch Hub set up for continuous backup of my laptop (using the software "Toolkit" provided). It offers me a simple way to ensure I have my system covered, should the main drive on my laptop suddenly die or the system becomes corrupted. Personally I use this as part of a three part backup scheme, along with a NAS (off site) and another external hard drive. Can't be too careful ! The size of this drive also means I can use it for storage of photos and video, along with a document repository for all my scanned personal documents. The One Touch Hub comes in a variety of drive sizes. It is password protected (although you can set it to recognise the main laptop / PC / Mac you are using it with (connected to via the USB lead) so that you don't have to enter the password every time you switch it on). Obviously if you disconnect the drive or use it with another laptop / PC / Mac it will need the user set password to operate it - so it's secure, protecting your data if stolen. I've only had the drive a few weeks so can't comment on longevity and not had to contact Tech Support , so I can't rate that either. However I have used Seagate drives in the past and found them to be ultra reliable. In a nutshell, if you want an easy to use back up solution for your Windows or Mac computer this is well worth considering. Set up and leave and it does the rest.

This review is for the "one touch" 14TB hub. I bought this drive due to my 10TB getting almost full. I've been using seagate drives for years with no issue. Some reviews state they don't get the space advertised. Simple answer you do & you don't. The "B" in the TB stands for bytes. So, if you buy a 14TB drive you will get 14000000000000 bytes, so in this sense you are getting what you pay for. In another sense 14000000000000 bytes is equal to approx 13.2 TB. Same goes with all the other sizes, this is standard with most manufacturers. I can't testify to the one touch function as I didn't use it. When you first connect to a pc, click the "start here" icon. This will open your browser for the registration page. You only have to put your name and email to activate the warranty. Next it will ask you to download seagte software. I skipped this part as I didn't want the one touch back up. I prefer manual copy or transfer, especially with large amounts of data. I got an average write speed of over 200 mb/s (approx 211 mb/s). I managed to transfer 9TB of data in better than expected time. I was so impressed that I have since bought another 14TB hub. Just remember, this is a Hub so don't directly connect it to another hub or you will likely only get 25 mb/s transfer rate. Connect it to its own USB port on your PC.

I purchased a Seagate 14TB hard drive to store my critical data, but after just 3 months, it stopped working. I contacted Amazon for support and sent the drive for repair. After a few weeks, they have no information about the status of the repair or what to do next, and they've also informed me that a refund is not an option. It feels like when something goes wrong, Amazon support goes terrible as well!

So far, so good. Excellent product choice to add extra storage to a high end gaming PC. Seagate customer service is excellent. I had a question regarding my purchase and got an immediate realtime response with a very knowledgable and friendly customer service rep. Well deserved 5 stars. The device has it's on power plug in addition to rigging it up to a PC. It's silent and has rubber feet. Mine is placed on the floor under my gaming desk. Registration was quick and simple.

I bought this as a 2nd backup drive which I will only use in case my main backup drive fails and for that reason the price was perfect. It’s not a fast drive but I guess that’s fine in my personal preference.

Ich bin sehr zufrieden. Die Ware kam schnell zu mir. Der Start war sehr einfach und ich konnte gleich loslegen meine diversen Dateien darauf zu versammeln. Nur der Preis ist relativ hoch geworden, deshalb ist das der einzige Punkt einer geringen Kritik.

Seagate propose désormais une garantie de deux ans incluant l'échange ET la récupération des données sur un deuxième disque. Avec des disque de capacité de plus en plus grande c'est rassurant. Pensez aussi à faire une sauvegarde sur un deuxième disque au quotidien : Seagate vous demandera quels dossiers vous souhaitez récupérer pour accélérer la récupération.

Ottimo ne ho presi 2 a distanza di mesi, fanno bene il loro lavoro!

Ya dispongo de varios discos duros de Seagate y todo sobre ellos es bueno. Nunca me han fallado y llevo años con ellos. Un único pero Tengo 2 modelos similares pero más antiguos que van muy bien, pero que llevan 2 puertos USB adicionales. Lo bueno de estos puertos es que he observado que algunos dispositivos que me dan problemas en mi PC, conectados directamente a estos puertos funcionan muy bien. Es el único pero que le pongo al SEAGATE recien adquirido.

( 2020~2021 Model ) but new Design !! perfect EXOS-X18- 18 TB ( ST18000NM000J-2TV103 18000.2 GB ) drive inside. you don't have to Shuk it to find out it's an EXOS drive... the External plastic is so open ventilated, you can see the exos label clearly !! iorny is 16TB X16 is 29K but 18TB is 28K !! The reason being this is one version less than the current STKP18000402 ( 2022 model )