{"id":20568,"date":"2026-10-06T12:13:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T12:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/?p=20568"},"modified":"2026-10-06T12:13:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T12:13:29","slug":"get-a-rare-deal-on-a-shuckable-16tb-seagate-expansion-desktop-drive-at-0-02-per-gb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/?p=20568","title":{"rendered":"Get a rare deal on a shuckable 16TB Seagate Expansion Desktop drive at $0.02 per GB"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tom’s Hardware • Jake Roach • October 6, 2026<\/strong><\/div>\n\n

Newegg offers a rare deal on a 16TB Seagate Expansion Desktop drive for $449.99, which represents a price of approximately $0.02 per GB. This discount involves removing $100 from the standard price. For comparison, Jake Roach, Senior CPU Analyst at Tom’s Hardware, notes that the cheapest new 16TB HDD currently available is the IronWolf Pro at $599, often on sale for 6% off. Historically, around this time last year, consumers could purchase about 28TB for $500, whereas most 16TB drives now cost near $700 and higher-end models exceed $800.<\/p>\n

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The Seagate Expansion Desktop connects via USB 3.0 and ships formatted to ExFAT by default, allowing it to work with virtually any platform out of the box. While users can remove the enclosure to install the drive internally, doing so will void the warranty. The internal drive speed is not officially listed by Seagate, though many external HDDs run at 5,400 RPM. Online reports indicate the unit may contain either a Barracuda or an IronWolf Pro drive, meaning performance varies.<\/p>\n

Users should expect sustained sequential read and write speeds around 100 MB\/s for these 5,400 RPM drives. The USB 3.0 interface provides sufficient bandwidth to handle this speed. While suitable for long-term storage, the drive is not recommended for modern AAA games that require SSDs or fast fallback options like Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. At $449.99, the 16TB version is the most affordable option compared to the 12TB and 14TB models which cost more, while the 26TB version is priced at $1,179.99.<\/p>\n

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Source:<\/strong> Tom’s Hardware • Jake Roach • October 6, 2026<\/p>\n

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AI-rewritten: This is a summary of an article from Tom’s Hardware, rewritten by AI (Qwen, running locally) to make it easier to read. The facts come from the original article – read it for the full story. Tom’s Hardware • Jake Roach • October 6, 2026 Newegg offers a rare deal on a 16TB Seagate<\/p>\n

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