Monday, June 18, 2012

Seagate Expansion 3 TB USB 3.0 Desktop External Hard Drive STBV3000100


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Rating: 3.0

List Price : $139.99 Price : $139.99
Seagate Expansion 3 TB USB 3.0 Desktop External Hard Drive STBV3000100

Product Description

The Seagate Expansion desktop drive provides extra storage for your ever-growing collection of files. Instantly add space for more files, consolidate all of your files to a single location, or free up space on your computer’s internal drive to help improve performance. Setup is straightforward; simply plug in the included power supply and USB cable, and you are ready to go. It is automatically recognized by the Windows operating system, so there is no software to install and nothing to configure. Saving files is easy too—just drag-and-drop. Take advantage of the fast data transfer speeds with the USB 3.0 interface by connecting to a SuperSpeed USB 3.0 port. USB 3.0 is backwards compatible with USB 2.0 for additional system compatibility.


  • Instantly add 3 TB of storage space to your computer
  • Simple plug-and-play connectivity via USB cable
  • Power supply and USB 3.0 cable included
  • USB 3.0 interface for extremely fast data transfer speeds (USB 2.0 compatible)
  • Drive is automatically recognized by Windows; no software instillation required


Seagate Expansion 3 TB USB 3.0 Desktop External Hard Drive STBV3000100 Reviews


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3.0 out of 5 stars Nothing New But The Firmware, June 15, 2012
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This review is from: Seagate Expansion 3 TB USB 3.0 Desktop External Hard Drive STBV3000100 (Personal Computers)
Summary
* Same internal drive as the old version
* Runs just as hot as the old external drive (in my testing)
* APM is now turned off by default - this might be huge, people online have blamed this feature for the grinding noises and premature death of some seagate drives
* Firmware update from CC9D to CC9E (CC9H firmware is available online)
* Looks a little better
* Not worth more than the old version imo

I needed another 3tb drive and decided to go out on a limb and spend the extra $10 on this "new version" of the seagate drive.

I will admit that at least the case looks different - its rectangular on the front instead of being rounded off, it has a matte finish instead of the old shiny black look, and the activity light is now blue instead of green. I think it does look marginally better but who buys these things for the looks?

Crystal Disk info tells me that inside lives the exact same drive I found in the "old" model... Read more
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