Seagate Expansion Desktop
An Easy-To-Use Storage Solution

Overview:

Seagate Expansion desktop drive, add-on storage for your PC

The Seagate® Expansion desktop drive provides extra storage for your ever-growing collection of files. Instantly add space for more files, consolidate all of your files to a single location, or free up space on your computer’s internal drive to help improve performance.

Setup is straightforward; simply plug in the included power supply and USB cable, and you are ready to go. It is automatically recognized by the Windows® operating system, so there is no software to install and nothing to configure. Saving files is easy too—just drag-and-drop.

Take advantage of the fast data transfer speeds with the USB 3.0 interface by connecting to a SuperSpeed USB 3.0 port. USB 3.0 is backwards compatible with USB 2.0 for additional system compatibility

Features:

Simple add-on storage

The Seagate® Expansion™ External hard drive by Seagate offers an easy-to-use solution when you need to instantly add data storage to your computer.

• Drag and drop file saving right out of the box
• Fast data transfer with USB 3.0 connectivity

The easy-to-use storage solution.

The Expansion external hard drive installs easily by plugging in two cords. You can start saving your digital files to this hard drive within seconds of removing it from the box.

Instantly adds storage capacity.

Digital photos, video and music files can tax your computer’s storage, causing performance to decline as its internal hard drive fills to capacity.

Installs in seconds.

Seagate® Expansion® external hard drive can be used within seconds of removing it from the box:

• Simply plug in the included power supply and USB cable The hard drive is automatically recognized by Windows operating system—no software to install and nothing to configure
• Drag and drop to save files to the Expansion external hard drive
• Built-in power management automatically ensures energy-efficient operation

¹ Photos based on a 10 megapixel camera producing images 5MB in size
² Songs based on average length of 4 minutes, 4MB size
³ HD video based on 720p or 1080i video
⁴ Blu-ray HD movie calculated at 16.2GB per hour recording rate

Specifications:

Retail Packaging	Product Dimensions	Box Dimensions	Master Carton Dimensions	Pallet Dimensions
Length (in/mm)	6.929in/176mm	8.583in/218mm	11.2992in/285mm	47.992in/1219mm
Width (in/mm)	4.748in/120.6mm	8.346in/212mm	9.409in/239mm	40in/1016mm
Depth (in/mm)	1.441in/36.6mm	2.677in/68mm	8.78in/223mm	44.764in/1137mm
Weight (lb/kg)	2.094lb/0.95kg	2.998lb/1.36kg	12.61lb/5.72kg	855.129lb/387.88kg
Quantities
Boxes per Master Carton	4
Master Cartons per Pallet	64
Pallet Layers	4
System Requirements
System Requirements	Windows® 7 or higher operating system SuperSpeed USB 3.0 port (required for USB 3.0 transfer speeds or backwards compatible with USB 2.0 ports at USB 2.0 transfer speeds)1

¹ Compatibility may vary depending on user’s hardware configuration and operating system.

Product Comparison

	Backup Plus Hub	Expansion Desktop
Capacity	4TB, 6TB, 8TB, 10TB	3TB, 4TB, 6TB, 8TB, 10TB
Interface	USB 3.0	USB 3.0
Color	Black	Black
Max. Data Transfer	160MB/s	160MB/s
Integrated USB Hub		—
Includes Required Power Adapter
Seagate Backup Software		—
Formatting1	PC	PC
Dimensions (L x W x H)	98.1 x 41 x 118 mm	176 x 120.6 x 36.6mm
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¹ Downloadable driver available for use with MacOS. Reformatting required for use with Time Machine.

Documentation:

Download the Seagate® Expansion Desktop Drive Datasheet (.PDF)