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  • Color:Black
  • Media:Personal Computers
  • Number Of Items:1
  • Autographed:No
  • Memorabilia:No
  • Size:3 TB
  • Shipping Weight (lbs):2.2
  • Dimensions (in):8.2 x 5 x 1.5
  • Legal Disclaimer:Brand new and sealed in factory package. Tracking number available. NO shipping to HI/PR/AK/GU/APO/FPO/Virgin Islands.
  • Warranty:1 year limited
  • Release Date:January 28, 2012
  • MPN:STAY3000102
  • Model:STAY3000102
  • UPC:763649030868
  • EAN:0763649030868
  • ASIN:B0056YNA1Q
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Seagate Expansion 3 TB USB 3.0 Desktop External Hard Drive STAY3000102

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  • Plug n' play - no software to install
  • Simply drag-and-drop to save files
  • USB 3.0, backwards compatible with USB 2.0
  • Built-in power management ensures energy efficient operation
  • 1-Year limited warranty
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Instantly add more storage to your computer. Automatically recognized by Windows operating system -- no software to install. Simply drag-and-drop to save files. USB 3.0 performance, backwards compatible with USB 2.0 ports, for up to 10x faster transfer speeds than USB 2.0. Built-in power management ensures energy efficient operation. 1-year limited warranty.
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207 of 227 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Sara Plain and Tall, August 10, 2011
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This external drive lives in the plainest of black plastic cases. On the front is an all white Seagate logo and next to that a small green LED power/busy light. Plug it in and you'll find few files stored in it. A back-up utility, some set-up files, user guides and not much else. Just a lot of empty space. No stands, no back-lit logos, no extra inputs. On the back you'll find a power input and a USB 3 jack. In the box you'll find the USB cable and power adapter that plug into those jacks, as well as a quick start sheet and warranty card all packed in eco-friendly packaging. This is as simple and plain as it gets.

I started by plugging this into a netbook running Windows 7. Windows recognized it immediately and asked if I'd like to use it as a back-up drive which I did. It was easy and problem-free.

The Seagate Expansion hard drive is set-up for Windows computers, but if you're willing to take a minute to reformat it, it'll work fine for Apple users too... Read more
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30 of 33 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed - Seagate Expansion 2 TB USB 3.0 Desktop Exernal Hard Drive STAY2000102, December 26, 2011
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First of all, a big thumbs-up for Amazon's return policy - without it I would have been kicking myself for purchasing this hard drive. 5 Stars plus for Amazon!

Now on the hard drive. It arrived on a Thursday. The physical appearance was appealing, and the size was great. The USB 3 connector on the unit looked distorted, but the cable was plugged in with no problem. Eagerly I plugged it into my ASUS desktop with Windows 7 64-bit, and kept my fingers crossed - had read so many reviews about the clicking sound and DOA, and wished mine would not be like that. Alas, nothing happened - nothing bad that was. The drive showed up immediately on the desktop and there was no clicking sound. I renamed it and transferred a few files to it, everything looked good. So I decided to put it under some stress test by mobilizing Norton Security Suite to backup my C and D drives (combined about 800 GB) and transferring about 300 GB of digital movies at the same time from another... Read more
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98 of 117 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Reasonable speed, poor construction., August 26, 2011
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When I received the box, I realized something was wrong. It rattled -- never a good sign with an electronic component. Something was loose within the hard drive's casing. Nonetheless, it seemed to work fine, powering on when I plugged in the power adapter. When I inserted the USB cable, Windows 7 recognized the drive just fine. I formatted the drive, removing all of Seagate's pre-installed software and proceeded to copy over 50 GBs of music. This took approximately an hour, at a speed of 16 mb/s over USB 2.0; not blazing fast, but acceptable.

So far, rattling aside, it seemed to be a reasonable product. I was going to test USB 3.0 when I copied the files back to my PC after a fresh Windows 7 install. I unhooked it from my computer and removed the power cable to turn the drive off.

The enclosure never powered back on. It was not asleep -- it was dead. No amount of unplugging and replugging the power cord back in would bring it back. The only option to get my data... Read more
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Posted on Aug 30, 2011 3:27:58 PM PDT
Dear Nicholas,

This reply is from Seagate Support. We noticed your review and wanted to comment on your experience with our Expansion drive. It is certainly not typical for this drive to have any rattling noise. In the future, if you should ever have any problems with our drives I would contact us first so we can first verify the problem, and then go over your return and data recovery options. It's best if this is done before any disassembly of the drive is done to preserve the warranty on the drive.

The Expansion drives come with USB 2 or USB 3 data connections only. No eSATA is available on this model. If you are looking for a powered eSATA connection we do have this available as an option on our GoFlex Ultra Portable drives:

http://ow.ly/6gNaX

If you have any remaining questions or concerns, we would be happy to help using any of the support services we provide. Here is a web address with contact information should you wish to speak with a support representative directly. Our support is free of charge.

http://ow.ly/4NgEf

Best Regards,
Seagate Support
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