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If you're trying to defy the AI price crunch and get hold of a large amount of storage for backups, archiving, and more, then this Seagate Expansion drive could be for you. Right now at B&H Photo, you can secure 20TB of Seagate storage in a USB 3.0 External Hard Drive for $319, a saving of $30 and just $11 per TB.
Of course, a few months ago, this storage would have been a good deal cheaper. In December, we saw the 22TB version of this drive fall to an all-time low of $249.99. So this is slightly less storage and nowhere near as cheap. However, in a climate where AI demand is squeezing the price of RAM, SSDs, and even HDDs, this is a rare discount that gets you a lot of storage for just $11 per terabyte
A large desktop storage solution that requires USB connectivity and a power supply, this is formatted for both Mac and Windows and is useful for backing up huge amounts of data, or storing vast archives.
This isn't a nifty SSD drive, so alongside USB connectivity, you'll need a power outlet close by. The size of the Seagate Expansion range isn't monstrous, weighing just 2.64 pounds and measuring 1.65 x 7.04 x 4.92 inches.
Out of the box, this will work with Windows and Mac, and includes an 18-inch USB 3.0 cable as well as an 18W power adapter.
It's safe to say that things are getting a bit wild out there. But with SSDs now costing a whopping 16x more than HDDs thanks to AI , large external hard drives still make for a decent value play, even at today's inflated prices. $11 per terabyte is the best storage we've seen in some time, and this deal is likely to sell out fast.
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ThisIsMe Okay so, $320 / 20TB is not $11 per TB. At the current discounted price it’s more like $16 per TB. Reply
lmcnabney I was going to repeat the above. The cost is $15.95 per TB. Math is hard I think whoever wrote this used 28TB in the numerator instead of 20. That gets to $11.39. Reply
Fativan42 lmcnabney said: I was going to repeat the above. The cost is $15.95 per TB. Math is hard I think whoever wrote this used 28TB in the numerator instead of 20. That gets to $11.39. Yeah, the link goes to a 20TB drive. $16 a Gig. Meh. I emailed the editor to make a correction and got no response. Hard to expect fact checking anymore. Reply
BrianTheBrain More likely the original headline was only partially edited: Originally, $249.99/22TB = $11.36 per Reply
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