Seagate Expansion 1TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive

Pros: Looks nice, capacity

Cons: Purchased this drive after reading bad reviews on WD drives. Absolutely ridiculous that this drive fails after 2 years of LIGHT use. I would use it for backing up only and wouldn't leave it plugged in and running. It probably has a total of 10 hours of actual run time on it. Now I am left with a failed HD with all my photos, movies, documents etc. I WILL NOT BE purchasing SeaGate again

Pros: I have had this drive since 2010 and it has never failed me once. And I have yet to fill it up as well. it works as a great back up storage drive.

Cons: none

Pros: LOTS of storage, Very Quiet

Cons: 1-Year Warranty only, died suddenly after two solid years.

Other Thoughts: Loved this drive while it lasted. I used it for scheduled backups. Strangely, like other reviewers, it died around the 2-year mark. Worked perfectly until about a week ago, then started ejecting itself. I tried replacing the USB connection cable, and the power cable with no change. Looking to replace it with another brand.

Pros: Lot of space.

Cons: Bulky, in the way, had to replace the usb port twice on the hard drive itself within 5 months of each other, had to replace the power supply three times already.

Other Thoughts: It was great for the storage, but bad for everything else.

Pros: Reasonably priced.
Great look.
USB makes for fast transfer speed.
Easy setup.
User friendly.
Large storage space for the price.

Cons: Failed in about 2 yrs of very light use.

I would even turn it off when I wasn't using it, and used it very sporadically. Started to have a clicking sound, which seemed like something in the case was misfiring. It sat next to printer where it was never moved, so it was not mistreated. Sure enough, once I opened it up (since I've had it for 2+ yrs) and plugged the hard drive into my computer. It works just fine as an internal drive! So for sure it was the casing that went wrong.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Mariza,

This reply is from Seagate Support. We noticed your review and wanted to apologize for the problems experienced with your Expansion Desktop drive. We would like to talk with you in greater detail to verify the problem and to see if we can resolve the issue. We have created case #02552233 to use when contacting us that will show your review and our response. Here is a web address with contact information to speak with a support representative directly:

http://seagate.com/support/contact-support/

Best Regards,
Seagate Support

Pros: Drive ran great and was quiet for 2 years.

Cons: Died after 2 years, only warrantied for 1.

Pros: Price, when I got it.
Storage size.

Cons: Enclosure is not properly vented, really could use a fan.
After it gets a bit warm, it starts giving I/O errors, have to unplug it and let it cool for about 30-45 minutes to use it again.
When it is working, transfer speeds are a bit on the slow side.

Other Thoughts: Had this for a little over a year, worked great for the first couple months. then it started with the errors.

Just got through backing up everything I could to my new storage drive(an internal this time, don't have to worry about junk enclosures and heat issues).
Reformatted it and the drive itself seems fine, so I think it was the usb-sata interface in the enclosure(something getting desoldered with the heat). Might just pull the drive and use it as another internal if it checks out with seatools.

Pros: This thing is resilient. Over the year I've dropped this thing so many times and much to my delight, it has never failed on me.

Cons: expensive for 1TB, bulky beyond belief - don't plan on carrying this thing around, it's heavy. Not a passport so it needs AC power.

Pros: What can I say.. there were bad reviews. I hope it works for awhile!

Cons: none so far.

Pros: The black box is a nice design

Cons: Failed after a week. Tried it on three computers XP and Windows 7. Drive not recognized.

Other Thoughts: Don't buy this