Seagate Expansion 5TB External HDD – USB 3.0 for Windows and Mac with 3 yr Data Recovery Services, Portable Hard Drive (STKM5000400)

Performs as expected form a hard disk,
[Test Results and hardkdisk photos in Images]
Physical: It’s light weight and small size (smaller than palm)
The case is of okayish quality, if you press on it, it gets flexed maybe they should have made it a bit stronger
the cable quality is good
It comes in a single box with HDD and cable no additional case/cover included

Storage Capacity: 931GB (10,00,17,05,86,112 bytes as reported by File Explorer Windows) which is exptected from a 1TB drive
Since many people were complaining its not 1000 GB or 1024GB, windows will show different capacity then what a manufacturer advertise, you can look up on google on how that works
In short the 931GB is what you’ll get from a 1TB drive(any drive not just this one)

Performance: As expected in a HDD
Speed is as expected for a HDD
Crystal Disk Mark test
The first speed test i ran the write speed was slow but reconnecting it again it was good
Speed tests are in images, for comparision i included benchmark of my internal drive as well
{E drive: Seagate , D drive : My internal drive} both of 1TB
When the drive is busy writing reponse time jumps upto 15 seconds
They are both similar in terms of speed so no complaints there

Test 1
copying ~3.5gb files of different sizes from 100KB to 200MB
Took around 2 minute, avg speed of 25MB/s (write), there was some fluctuations when transfering smaller files

Test 2
copying ~200GB folder with .mp4 files (all files over 500MB)
Avg speed 100MB/s (write), the speed stayed pretty much the same

Note: Sometimes it gives only 26MB/s write speed and other times over 100MB/s write speeds and i cant figure out why it does that, all my ports in the laptop are USB 3.1 gen1 so idk why the speed difference is there maybe some connection issue

Connector : Its a USB A to USB micro B superspeed connector, the cable length is ~40cm which is okay and cable and pin quality is good

Temperature : after a few tests the case became warm to touch or 45C as reported by software
Its idle temperature is around 38C~39C at room temperature

When plugged in computer there is a slight vibration if you hold it(which is fine), but no significant noise when reading or writing

This is a short term test, i will update the review if anything happends regarding the drive
As of now the the purchse for me was worth it, i bought it for INR 4899 during great indian festival sale

Got this one for 12.5k (it might go lower, so wait for sales) for the 5TB one. The package came in not so good cushioning. Be sure to check for nearby Seagate service centres, because if you get a damaged drive, you would have to go to an authorised service centre for replacement.

You’ll get 4.54TiB of storage because Windows tends to show capacities in Tebibytes(TiB) not Terabytes(TB). So 5TB=4.54TiB. The speeds are fine (check CrystalDiskMark screenshot). The drive does get hot pretty quickly but it hasn’t crossed 45C even under full load. Results might vary in summer though. Also, don’t panic if your Seek Error and Read Error rates are increasing continuously in SMART values. It doesn’t necessarily mean there are errors. Search for a Seagate error calculator online and put the raw values in there. That’ll tell you if there are errors or not.

As for the physical build quality, it’s average. There is some flex in the middle of the drive and the plastic it’s made of doesn’t seem much better either. There’s a small LED light that blinks if the drive is in use. I wish it had more features. The light in my 6 year old Toshiba drive would change colour if the drive is connected in USB2 mode.

The Seagate Expansion 1TB External HDD gets the job done, but it’s not without its flaws. On the positive side, it’s easy to set up and works well with both Windows and Mac.
The USB 3.0 offers decent transfer speeds, and it’s portable enough to carry around.
However, the build quality feels a bit cheap and fragile, and the short USB cable can be annoying. While the 3-year data recovery service is a nice touch, the performance isn’t anything special compared to other drives in the market.

Silencioso, rápido, se siente muy sólido y resistente. Gran capacidad a un precio razonable. Marca de prestigio.

Product is looking good

Very handy in size, weights and quality. Looks also very cute. Very much user friendly. Data are safe and secure.

Great product and easy to use… great compatibility with Mac and Windows and read write speed is manageable, and when compared to an SSD it’s just a bit slower…