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(OLD MODEL) Seagate Expansion 4TB Desktop External Hard Drive USB 3.0 (STBV4000100)

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3.3
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usb3.0
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4.5 out of 5 stars
4.5 out of 5
7,122 global ratings

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Customers are happy with the quality, smoothness, ease of installation, and value of the computer drive. They mention that the cables are of good quality, it's completely reliable, and can retrieve that data very quickly. They are also satisfied with performance, and storage capacity. However, some customers are mixed on size and noise.

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1,806 customers mention1,519 positive287 negative

Customers like the performance of the computer drive. They mention that it works better than expected, has no issues at all, and works great with Windows 8, Ubuntu, and Linux Mint operating systems. The drives have all worked amazingly for the price and don't do stupid useless things that make their use irritating. The surface scan showed no problems, and it doesn't get too warm. The drive booted up properly and everything was still there, and NTFS is stable and efficient as these things go.

"...Nothing wrong with that; NTFS is stable and efficient as these things go...." Read more

"...It has served the purpose well. It is silent, fast and has not failed with my continuous testing and frequent accesses...." Read more

"...had the drive for two months now running almost constantly, with no issues at all. I will be sure to update this review if any changes occur...." Read more

"...Other than that there seems to be no other downside. It works as expected, it's fast (as fast as USB 3.0 over 2.0 can be), faster than my old..." Read more

1,432 customers mention1,044 positive388 negative

Customers like the quality of the computer drive. For example, they mention that it has an excellent quality build, the cables are of good quality, and the drive has been both fast and completely reliable. They say the drive is well designed and stable, and that it works well once formatted properly.

"...The hard drive has a very solid feeling build to it. The cables are of good quality and fit snugly into the external hard drive...." Read more

"...think that there is NOTHING to be afraid of from this low-end, high-value beauty...." Read more

"...What I found was intermittent files that could not be read...." Read more

"...It is silent, fast and has not failed with my continuous testing and frequent accesses...." Read more

807 customers mention693 positive114 negative

Customers like the value of the computer drive. They mention that it offers plenty of storage at a reasonable price, and is the lowest cost 4 TB drive on the market.

"...aware of its few shortcomings and can accept them, it will be well worth the price...." Read more

"...you are looking for the bang for buck storage, Expansion is an economical solution but you need to do a little homework to set it up and insure a..." Read more

"...I considered it to be reasonably priced when I bought it (at the time it was around $150 and it is now down to $99)...." Read more

"...Two great pluses are the low price, and that it is practically silent.As with almost all external drives, SMART info is NOT accessible." Read more

779 customers mention635 positive144 negative

Customers like the smoothness of the computer drive or storage. They mention that the speed is great, they are pleased at the continuous data rates achieved, and it can retrieve that data very quickly. The game runs smooth, loading screens are short, and the drive still runs.

"...So far, I have yet to run into any problems whatsoever. The game runs smooth, loading screens are short, and the drive still runs cool even after..." Read more

"...Construction of the drive seems solid and operation has been quick and precise with no issues and minimal heat-up...." Read more

"...It works as expected, it's fast (as fast as USB 3.0 over 2.0 can be), faster than my old portable Seagate 1TB USB 3.0 drive, and spacious...." Read more

"...Transfer speeds are about average- My PC only supports USB 2.0, so I cannot comment on USB 3.0 speeds...." Read more

617 customers mention599 positive18 negative

Customers are satisfied with the storage capacity of the computer drive. They mention that it is quiet, small, keeps cool, has large storage, and fast downloads. They find it to be a more efficient use of space, and it holds their games with no issues.

"...much exactly what I was looking for: a small size profile, very large capacity(4TB), and USB 3.0 connection...." Read more

"...faster than my old portable Seagate 1TB USB 3.0 drive, and spacious. I'm glad I bought it...." Read more

"...It's everything it claims to be. It stores large amounts of data, it can retrieve that data very quickly..." Read more

"...Pros:1. Obviously the mad amount of space this thing has, easy to use, and as soon as you plug it in, it's ready to use! :D..." Read more

588 customers mention539 positive49 negative

Customers find the installation process of the drive to be easy. They mention that it auto-configures, making it very painless to set up. The drive has fast read/write rates and is easy to use. The registration process went flawlessly, and it plugs in and works right away. Customers also appreciate the ease of getting a hub connected and the fact that it's immediately usable without having a hiccup of any type.

"...The registration process went flawlessly; less than thirty seconds after pressing the big green "REGISTER" Button my Gmail Notifier let on that..." Read more

"...It did connect and was immediately usable without having a hiccup of any type...." Read more

"...The install went fine but one item that I did not see in other reviews ..... the USB cable that came with it was: a)..." Read more

"This was a snap to set-up... I just plugged it in my USB 3 port and and was able to start using the drive straight away...." Read more

400 customers mention258 positive142 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the noise of the drive. Some mention it's very quiet and the fans of their computer drown out, while others say that the noise it makes is noticeable.

"...This hard drive is extremely quiet, you wouldn't be able to tell it was on unless you saw the light or felt the drive spinning...." Read more

"...It is also a slight bit louder than the internal operation of the game system that it is attached to, again, mostly when being accessed, though I..." Read more

"...It has served the purpose well. It is silent, fast and has not failed with my continuous testing and frequent accesses...." Read more

"...I do have some worries though. It's not loud, yet as a spinning drive it's not quiet either. I'd expect that...." Read more

323 customers mention210 positive113 negative

Customers are mixed about the size of the computer drive. Some mention that it doesn't overheat and it takes up very little space on their desk, while others say that it's bulky and difficult to fit into their laptop carrying case. The USB cable is really, really short, and the USB3 connector is a little bit heavy.

"...The cables are of good quality and fit snugly into the external hard drive...." Read more

"...The USB cable is really, really, short, and the USB3 connector is poorly machined; it doesn't slide in or lock on very easily...." Read more

"...because it was pretty much exactly what I was looking for: a small size profile, very large capacity(4TB), and USB 3.0 connection...." Read more

"...Also, I notice how small the drive is...." Read more

Be-Aware! - 3TB "1E6166" drive firmware has been changed.from "9YN166."
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Be-Aware! - 3TB "1E6166" drive firmware has been changed.from "9YN166."
I have many of the 2TB drives of all types like 8 of them. They are fast reaching 200MB on reads and 150MB on writes. The older 2TB models have the slower RPM and they still get to 150MB/110MB speeds.. The 3TB drives are based on the 2TB 7200RPM drives. And they used to be slightly faster than the 2TB drives.BUT the new 3TB drives serial nums W1Fxxxxx using SC4x firmware model number has been changed from 9YN166 to 1E6166 as well and do not have NCQ. NCQ helps speed up buffer flushing so the drive do not have to finish commands and keep moving the heads back to write the MFT before and after each file copy. You can sort of fix this by Disabling write buffer flushing in windows.The new drives still read fast at upto 200MB speeds. File copies starts at over 150MB/sec. But writes to the drive soon drops down to 40MB/sec or less.. I was really shocked since thats almost the speed of USB2. And file copies between my old 2TB drives never dropped under 100MB and even the older 1.5TB drives move files at 80-90MB/sec.. The transfer starts at 150MB/sec but steadily drops until it hits like 40MB/sec. This could be using the new seagate write technology to pack in more bits/inch where adjacent tracks have to also be rewritten so they have to read those into the buffer first. But I did not know those drives were out yet. I could find no info on the new firmware they are not on any websites.My main drive is an SSD so I can copy files at max speeds to it. But copying from it gets slowed down after like 10GB or so. I even hooked up my 2TB drive via USB3 and my 1.5TB drive and file copying between them moves along at over 80MB, The old 160GB SATA1 copies at 45MB which is faster than the 3TB drive, which is correct since the 1.5TB drive is a 5 year old model and the 160GB is a decade old model. But even across a USB3 bus I am still getting over 80MB on these old drives and I only get under 40MB on the brand new drive. I do not know exactly what the problem is since I can copy 5GB of files at 150MB/sec.. it is only when I go to move large amounts that it slows down. The 2TB never slowed down like this, it does get slower as the inside tracks gets used but the 3TB is not even half full. Another thing I noticed is that with HDtune, the graph is not smooth, it varies between 150MB-200MB from start to finish, ending at 150MB-100MB at the end. While on all the other drives the graph sticks pretty close to +/-5Mb instead of the 50MB changes here. So not only does it not have NCQ it is also slowed down drastically.. When you are trying to backup 1TB of data, doing it at over 100MB is vastly different than doing it at 40MB. Maybe its the new technology since I seen reviews of the older 3TB drives and they were not doing this. Just make sure you do not get the W1Fxxxxx drives.. Not having NCQ is a major disappointment since it slows down drastically when moving a large number of small files and almost become unusable with windows write flushing enabled.The W1Fxxxx letters mean...S - SU - Suzhou ChinaW - WU - Wuxi ChinaZ - TK - Korat Thailand Teparuk plant in ThailandF = 3 platters with either 5 or 6 heads, while E = 2 platters.D, E, and F appear to designate 2, 4, and 6 heads.Z1 drives have data densities of 1TB per platter, while the Z2 drives have 500GB platters. The Z is where it is manufactured.WARNING please note! This 3TB drive gets HOT... The drives are rated upto 60C but they fail quicker the hotter it gets. My 2TB rarely gets to 50C and usually run at 40C. But placing it on a flat desk and moving files it got to 59C before I powered it off since at over 60C it triggers a smart attribute change. That is with a ceiling fan running over the case. I am not exactly sure where the trigger gets pulled for warranty purposes but my 1.5TB drive has hit over 70C often and that failed after less than 3000 or so hours. These are the only 2 drives I seen that get over 50C in decades, the old 500-MB (0.5GB) maxtor drives would get this hot. This is a very bad case! The holes at the bottom are useless to get rid of the heat and I had to place it on the side to make it run cooler around 50C Since the regular external is placed on its end and not flat like the expansion it does not matter which direction the drive is at. Which is still 10C hotter than running the bare drive inside the computer case. The plastic black case does not feel hot so you have to use a program that pulls the smart values to show you airflow temperatures.These drives can cause SIGNIFICANT DATA LOSS in power loss situations. Because of the way the tracks are written, it is not just the data that is being written that is lost during a power failure but also data in adjacent tracks and entire files. If a small text file that is getting updated during a power failure, data in other files will also get corrupted/lost.After using these drives for a month I give it a 1 STAR and not recommended for any use including backups. Pay the 5 bucks extra and get the regular drive without staggered tracks.
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