Customer Ratings & Reviews

Giving this a try after using WD easystores for a few years because of the sale price for the capacity. CrystalDiskInfo reports ST24000NM002H-3KS133 which is a SATA Exos X24 24TB. CrystalDiskMark seems to be typical. Connected to a Dell Optiplex 5050 SFF. Connection is USB Micro-B. Was formatted exFAT, registered it (Start_Here_Win.exe) before quick reformatting to NTFS. All the easystores came formatted NTFS and I haven't had permission problems. Among other things, gives me more flexibility with the label name. Only had a chance so far to run chkdsk d: /f /r > chkdsk24tb.txt in an elevated command prompt. Took about 29 hours. The majority of the time was spent in Stage 5: Looking for bad, free clusters ... Will run other tests (SMART, etc.) when I get a chance. Has not been noticeably noisy so far. Will see how it sounds with more tests and when copying TBs of data to it. Have it placed on an old case fan on standoffs blowing up to provide air circulation, as I do with the easystores.

Very well product great problem solver for thoes who have so many drives and wants everything in on cental hub

Let's get this out of the way first: the drive works fine, speeds are OK, the noise level is more or less what you'd expect (although it is a little loud as it wakes up). The included power adapter even lets you swap in connectors for other regions if you're taking it outside the US. The reason I can't give it more stars - other than the fact that I've only had it for a few days - is because it feels like Seagate's throwing these together out of whatever parts they have on hand. Best Buy lists this model as connecting via a USB-C cable, but the one I recieved uses a microUSB 3.0 cable - you know, that weird double-wide microUSB that got used on a handful of Samsung phones in the years leading up to USB-C, a handful of external USB storage devices like these, and literally nowhere else. The product page on Seagate's website doesn't promise any sort of connector at all, just that it's USB 3.0, and I don't know if that means there are USB-C and microUSB versions floating around, or if Best Buy reasonably assumed anyone talking about USB 3.0 these days would just use USB-C. My guess is that most buyers don't typically have spare microUSB 3.0 cables lying around, either, whereas USB-C is pretty commonplace by now - try not to lose or break the cable that's included. The actual drive included in the enclosure is also a matter of chance. There are a lot of reports of these models containing enterprise-grade Exos X24 drives, but many recent purchasers - myself included - have found themselves receiving consumer-grade Barracuda HDDs instead. At the moment the quality of the drives is unknown compared to the Exos drives, as they're new enough that Seagate only added them to their website in the last few days, but they're certainly not designed for the sort of use and abuse an Exos drive is equipped to deal with. All that said, these are a good buy when there's a sale. At full price, it's another matter - only bite if you're comfortable getting saddled with a lower-grade drive.

I purchased this to backup my UHD media files. I have a 32 TB Synology server, it gives me just over 20TB of protected storage. I added a 16TB RaidBox via USB and loaded all of my UHD files on it. Concerned with no backup in the event of the RaidBox failing, I pulled the trigger on this 24TB Expansion drive. Once I backed up all my files, I unplugged it and set it on a shelf. As I add more UHD media to my collection, I will continue to add the files to the backup. All things considered, I am very pleased with the drive. It is fast, but it does get quite warm.

Not quite as fast as i had hoped. Generate a lot of heat. Ive read the nice business class drives have been replaced with consumer models. A quick set of tools has confirmed this is a simple barracuda drive and not a enterprise class drive. This change seems to have happened around rhe new year

Works great! Great value for the money. Just plug it in and it immediately shows up as an additional drive in windows. I saw several reviews that talked about the drive being very loud. That has not been my experience. I've copied over 20TB of data to this drive and I hardly know it is running.

So far so good! I ran CrystalDisk and other utilities' quick tests and it's all good. Incredible price at Best Buy, well below $15/TB, tax included, and quick delivery. I have not done what would be a very lengthy deep surface scan of the disk, and I do note the absence of ports for other USB devices, which other external hard disk 'hubs' often have.

So much space compared to my old external hard drive. I used it to back up old files from my old computer so I can recycle it. Took everything and there’s still so much space left. Backed up my phone while I was at it.

Good item for a good price. Deal posted was $60 off and easily the best option from any retailer

A no brainer, I have been a fan of this brand for many years. I find this product stable, a good value, especially when on sale, and exceeds my expectations for all the data and storage requirements I need.

So far I love these drives will definetly grab a few more in the future once the wallet recovers. Runs faster then my prior WD externals. Got 2 if anything changes ill be sure to update this review

This 24TB drive is a beast. Tons of space, fast transfer speeds, and super reliable for backups and media work. Runs cool and quiet too. If you need serious storage, this is it—no regrets.

Im not sure why the low rating but these are a great value. I cant say how long they will last but you get huge capacities and performance that youd expect in a non SSD platform.

Great Price for huge storage. Reasonably fast for a spinning drive. Cheaper than buying the drive inside it outright.

A huge amount of storage for about $12 per terabyte. Anthing less than $15 per terabyte is a good buy. Drive works as advertised,

Exactly what I needed as a solution for backing up my photos and personal files.

Great Product! Easy to install. Easy to set up. Set up completed in minutes

So far, so good. 2 weeks in using these in my Synology. Drives were connected, extended tested, passed, schucked, and put into the Synology.

These drives work well. They have. fast transfer speed and they're reliable,

Good product. Fast to install. Lightweight to carry around.