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Customers like WD Elements somewhat more

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Seagate Expansion Desktop Portable
WD Elements
Consumer score (CS) is a normalized computed representation of customers' sentiment towards a product.
CS of 10 is similar to a 4.8 star review, CS of 0 is similar to a 2 star review.

WD Elements, the cheaper option, tends to get more favorable reviews than Seagate Expansion Desktop Portable.

As can be seen in the chart above, median best-selling external hard drive receives a consumer score of 9.1 (great). Both Seagate Expansion Desktop Portable and WD Elements receive customer reviews that average out above that median threshold.

Seagate Expansion Desktop Portable
In comparison:
Seagate Expansion Desktop Portable ranks #18 out of 38. Very high levels of customer satisfaction.
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9.1
Great
WD Elements
In comparison:
WD Elements ranks #8 out of 38. Very high levels of customer satisfaction.
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9.6
Amazing
Median best-selling External Hard Drive
In comparison:
Transcend StoreJet 25H3 ranks #20 out of 38. Very high levels of customer satisfaction.
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9.1
Great





WD Elements is more popular than Seagate Expansion Desktop Portable

It's fairly safe to say that WD Elements is a more popular external hard drive than Seagate Expansion Desktop Portable, based on its 200,000+ reviews. Popularity is determined based on product sales. Note that older and cheaper products tend to sell more.


To consider

Customers who view Seagate Expansion Desktop Portable and WD Elements often consider WD Black P10, a pricier option.
Table: Top compared alternatives for Seagate Expansion Desktop Portable and WD Elements
WD Black P10 $100
In comparison:
WD Black P10 ranks #10 out of 38. Very high levels of customer satisfaction.
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9.6
Amazing
LaCie Rugged Mini $80
In comparison:
LaCie Rugged Mini ranks #19 out of 38. Very high levels of customer satisfaction.
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9.1
Great
Seagate Portable Drive $60
In comparison:
Seagate Portable Drive ranks #5 out of 38. Very high levels of customer satisfaction.
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9.6
Amazing
Cheaper
Seagate Game Drive for PS4 $89
In comparison:
Seagate Game Drive for PS4 ranks #2 out of 38. Very high levels of customer satisfaction.
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10.0
Amazing
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Expert Reviews There are people on the Internet whose job is to review products. Below are their opinions.

Expert reviews [4]

65
Total expert reviews: 4
  • with a score: 3
  • without a score: 1
Highest score by CNET
81
Average score based on 4 reviews
65
Lowest score by ProductReview.com.au
54

Score distribution:

80-100
60-80
40-60
20-40
0-20

Expert reviews [14]

80
Total expert reviews: 14
  • with a score: 5
  • without a score: 9
Highest score by CNET
80
Average score based on 14 reviews
80
Lowest score by gizbot.com
80

Score distribution:

80-100
60-80
40-60
20-40
0-20
From Seller:
  • Easily store and access 4TB of content on the go with Seagate Expansion Portable hard drive
  • This external hard drive for Windows computers makes backup a snap—just drag-and-drop!
  • To get set up, connect the portable hard drive to your Windows computer for automatic recognition—no software required
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From Seller:
  • Adding extra storage for your videos, music, photos, and files..Date transfer rate:5Gbps.Operating temperature: 5°C to 35°C, Non-op. temperature: –20°C to 65°C.
  • Transfer data at maximum speed with USB 3.0; USB 2.0 compatible
  • Read more
From Manufacturer Manufacturer-provided product description, urls and documents.
EAN Numbers: 0065030860352, 0667562731676, 0667649334219, 0723856366129, 0723856477160, 0724627318743, 0739197890735, 0740617233407, 0758399108905, 0758399118515, 0758399118522, 0759218875039, 0761243070471, 0763649064863, 0763649064870, 0763649071922, 0763649071939, 0763649136249, 0763649136256, 0763649136263, 0763649138120, 0780411008580, 0782941965647, 0809396066863, 3660619404087, 3660619407491, 4053162302679, 4053162811928, 4053162865471, 4053162872493, 4053162957671, 4056572667949, 4058154023778, 4058829178208, 4139052267331, 4828591486951, 4923113120570, 4923113121270, 4923113121775, 5054242328519, 5054242343888, 5054629724309, 5054629724323, 5054629731178, 5054629734285, 5054629809716, 5054629976715, 5054814473913, 5054814473920, 5056066790619, 5425657013053, 6953040851856, 7320639509211, 7406172334074, 7426600613625, 7427457061010, 7427457560513, 7636490037528, 7636490039751, 7636490063411, 7636490063428, 7636490063435, 7636490063541, 7636490070471, 7636490070488, 7894881649228, 7907613223419, 8437012684843, 8437012684850, 8502201622507, 8502201625140, 8510052882506, 8536692582507, 8944467777711, 8944467777728
UPC Numbers: 065030860352, 667562731676, 667649334219, 667649378657, 723856366129, 723856477160, 724627318743, 739197890735, 740617233407, 758399108905, 758399118515, 758399118522, 759218875039, 761243070471, 763649064863, 763649064870, 763649064887, 763649071922, 763649071939, 763649136249, 763649136256, 763649136263, 763649138120, 780411008580, 782941965647, 809396066863
Model Numbers: 2753470, ST7300USBME, STBX1000201, STEA1000400, STEA1000411, STEA2000400, STEA2000422, STEA3000400, STEA4000400, STEA4000409, STEA5000402, STEA500400, STEB6000403
EAN Numbers: 0000028670469, 0050280700008, 0085854223652, 0132018245750, 0190781325154, 0191114151730, 0647692848406, 0718037806266, 0718037807591, 0718037807607, 0718037807911, 0718037808208, 0718037810461, 0718037814797, 0718037814933, 0718037821153, 0718037837642, 0718037855363, 0718037855400, 0718037855417, 0718037855424, 0718037855448, 0718037855455, 0718037855981, 0718037861524, 0718037871899, 0758399111301, 0785307932888, 0785307932895, 0785307932901, 0791321247426, 0791456069887, 0791963188620, 0797045616920, 0797045616937, 0797045616944, 0801049948397, 0804067176087, 0808112916567, 0809199907769, 0809393888741, 0843715109732, 0843715110912, 0914419590376, 2000013592392, 2200000012111, 3000023615004, 4053162345584, 4053162345591, 4053162345607, 4828591486371, 5052916657750, 5053866335101, 5053973593722, 5053973593739, 5053973593814, 5053973593821, 5053973593838, 5053973593869, 5053973593876, 5053973627908, 5053973640280, 5053973640297, 5053973640303, 5053973932354, 5053973932361, 5054242152534, 5054531995507, 5054531995521, 5054533452466, 5054533452473, 5054629325568, 5054629325575, 5054629325643, 5054814460616, 5054814460623, 5054814460630, 5055851295407, 5055851295414, 5425656730715, 5425656749779, 5646345112326, 7180378062664, 7332543218165, 7426043857815, 7426901354340, 7727002601235, 8502201629384, 9154401797739, 9154403416546
UPC Numbers: 000028670469, 050280700008, 085854223652, 132018245750, 190781325154, 191114151730, 647692848406, 718037806266, 718037807591, 718037807607, 718037807911, 718037808208, 718037810461, 718037814797, 718037814933, 718037821153, 718037837642, 718037855363, 718037855400, 718037855417, 718037855424, 718037855448, 718037855455, 718037855981, 718037861524, 718037871899, 758399111301, 785307932888, 785307932895, 785307932901, 791321247426, 791456069887, 791963188620, 797045616920, 797045616937, 797045616944, 801049948397, 804067176087, 808112916567, 809199907769, 809393888741, 843715109732, 843715110912, 914419590376
Model Numbers: WDBU6Y0015BBK-WESN, WDBU6Y0020BBK-EESN, WDBU6Y0020BBK-WESN, WDBU6Y0030BBK-WESN, WDBU6Y0040BBK-WESN, WDBU6Y0050BBK-WESN, WDBUZG0010BBK-EESN, WDBUZG0010BBK-WESN, WDBUZG5000ABK-WESN, WDBUZG7500ABK-WESN, WDBWLG0060HBK-NESN
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Seagate Expansion Desktop Portable is a very popular option in the middle of the external hard drives price range. It's in the top 3 bestselling external hard drives and has many popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Silicon Power Armor A80 or Seagate Game Drive for PS4 .

Seagate Expansion Desktop Portable is $6.65 less expensive than an average external hard drive ($99.99).

WD Elements is a top selling and one of the most affordable options. It's a #1 bestseller in external hard drives category and has many popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Silicon Power 2TB A60 or Transcend 25M3 .

WD Elements is $30.04 less expensive than an average external hard drive ($99.99).

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