Consumer Score
In comparison:
Seagate Expansion Desktop ranks #17 out of 38. Very high levels of customer satisfaction.
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9.1
Great
Consumer Score
In comparison:
Seagate Portable Drive ranks #5 out of 38. Very high levels of customer satisfaction.
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9.6
Amazing
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Customers like Seagate Portable Drive somewhat more

At ReviewFinder we prefer to focus on professional product reviews, because customer reviews can be disproportionately affected by unrelated factors such as delivery, specific seller listing problems, and, of course, fake reviews. With that said, below is the summary of consumer sentiment.

Seagate Expansion Desktop
Seagate Portable Drive
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.

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

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 and Seagate Portable Drive receive customer reviews that average out above that median threshold.

Seagate Expansion Desktop
In comparison:
Seagate Expansion Desktop ranks #17 out of 38. Very high levels of customer satisfaction.
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9.1
Great
Seagate Portable Drive
In comparison:
Seagate Portable Drive ranks #5 out of 38. Very high levels of customer satisfaction.
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9.6
Amazing
Median best-selling External Hard Drive
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Transcend StoreJet 25H3 ranks #20 out of 38. Very high levels of customer satisfaction.
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9.1
Great





Seagate Portable Drive is more popular than Seagate Expansion Desktop

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


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Customers who view Seagate Expansion Desktop and Portable Drive often consider WD Gaming Drive, a pricier option with better reviews.
Table: Top compared alternatives for Seagate Expansion Desktop and Portable Drive
WD Gaming Drive $109
In comparison:
WD Gaming Drive ranks #3 out of 38. Very high levels of customer satisfaction.
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10.0
Amazing
Better Reviews
Seagate Expansion Desktop $129
In comparison:
Seagate Expansion Desktop ranks #17 out of 38. Very high levels of customer satisfaction.
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9.1
Great
WD Elements Desktop $145
In comparison:
WD Elements Desktop ranks #7 out of 38. Very high levels of customer satisfaction.
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9.6
Amazing
WD My Passport Ultra $128
In comparison:
WD My Passport Ultra ranks #27 out of 38. Very high levels of customer satisfaction.
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8.7
Great
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From Seller:
  • Enjoy enormous desktop storage space for years to come for photos, movies, music, and more
  • Designed to work with Windows computers, this external USB drive makes backup easy with a simple drag and drop
  • Setup is easy; Just connect the external hard drive to your Windows computer for automatic recognition no software required
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From Seller:
  • Easily store and access 1TB to content on the go with the Seagate Portable Drive, a USB external hard drive.Specific uses: Personal
  • Designed to work with Windows or Mac computers, this external hard drive makes backup a snap just drag and drop. Reformatting may be required for Mac
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From Manufacturer Manufacturer-provided product description, urls and documents.
EAN Numbers: 0076364906494, 0667562751360, 0714547199430, 0723856189339, 0758399108912, 0763649064931, 0763649064948, 0763649064955, 0763649064979, 0763649127605, 0763649134399, 0780411247972, 0780411624162, 0780746391593, 0783627198892, 0783627201677, 0801947357833, 0809395442712, 3660619404087, 3660619406807, 4053162811935, 4828591486685, 4923113122086, 5054814473890, 6953040851924, 7290105141200, 7426043347385, 7426701368370, 7426701488467, 7426901819801, 7427457077004, 7427457945969, 7636490063558, 8944467777698
UPC Numbers: 076364906494, 667562751360, 714547199430, 723856189339, 758399108912, 763649064931, 763649064948, 763649064955, 763649064979, 763649127605, 763649134399, 780411247972, 780411624162, 780746391593, 783627198892, 783627201677, 801947357833, 809395442712
Model Numbers: 2753481, STEB10000400, STEB3000100, STEB4000100, STEB4000200, STEB5000100, STEB6000403, STEB8000100
EAN Numbers: 0763649127292, 0763649127308, 0763649127315, 0763649138168, 3660619403882
UPC Numbers: 763649127292, 763649127308, 763649127315, 763649138168
Model Numbers: STGX1000400, STGX2000400, STGX4000400, STGX5000400
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Seagate Expansion Desktop is a very popular option on the higher end of the price range. It's in the top 3 bestselling external hard drives and has a couple of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as WD My Passport Ultra or WD My Passport For Mac .

Seagate Expansion Desktop is $23.14 more expensive than the average external hard drive ($105.74).

Seagate Portable Drive is a very popular and one of the more expensive options. It has many popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Silicon Power 2TB A60 or Seagate Backup Plus Slim .

Seagate Portable Drive is $14.25 more expensive than an average external hard drive ($105.74).

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