Seagate
Seagate Expansion Desktop
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Ranked #2 in Hard Drives
Backed by 2 cited sources
Covered by 2 outlets
The bulk-storage king: up to 24TB+ at the lowest cost per terabyte of any external drive (regularly $11-12/TB on sale), with 3.5-inch sustained throughput around 280MB/s - roughly twice a portable HDD. Needs mains power, but for backup capacity per dollar it is unbeatable.
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Key features
- ✓ Up to 24TB capacity
- ✓ Lowest price per terabyte in class
- ✓ ~280MB/s sustained transfers
- ✓ Simple plug-and-play USB 3.0
- ✓ Popular shucking candidate
The sources behind this ranking
2 cited sources cover Seagate Expansion Desktop. Here's the stance each one takes.
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PCWorld Review titled 'Vast and fast'; PCWorld's best desktop hard drive pick for maximum capacity at minimal cost with twice the throughput of 2.5-inch externals. S Read → T 
TechRadar Says it outperforms other HDDs significantly with speeds close to an external SSD and vast, cheap capacity; docked for needing an external power source. A Read →