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Customers like WD Elements somewhat more

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Seagate Expansion Desktop
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.

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 WD Elements 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
WD Elements
In comparison:
WD Elements ranks #6 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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LaCie Rugged Mini 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

It's fairly safe to say that WD Elements is a more popular external hard drive than Seagate Expansion Desktop, based on its 100,000+ 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 and WD Elements often consider Toshiba 2TB Canvio, a cheaper option.
Table: Top compared alternatives for Seagate Expansion Desktop and WD Elements
Toshiba 2TB Canvio $56
In comparison:
Toshiba 2TB Canvio ranks #13 out of 38. Very high levels of customer satisfaction.
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9.4
Amazing
Cheaper
Seagate Game Drive $169
In comparison:
Seagate Game Drive ranks #1 out of 38. Very high levels of customer satisfaction.
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10.0
Amazing
Better Reviews
Seagate STGY8000400 $153
In comparison:
Seagate STGY8000400 ranks #11 out of 38. Very high levels of customer satisfaction.
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9.6
Amazing
More Popular
Seagate Backup Plus $89
In comparison:
Seagate Backup Plus ranks #15 out of 38. Very high levels of customer satisfaction.
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9.4
Amazing
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Expert Reviews There are people on the Internet whose job is to review products. Below are their opinions.
No expert reviews linked yet for Seagate Expansion Desktop.

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:

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0-20
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Model Numbers: 2753481, STEB10000400, STEB3000100, STEB4000100, STEB4000200, STEB5000100, STEB6000403, STEB8000100
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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 is a very popular option at the top 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 Toshiba Canvio or WD My Passport For Mac .

Seagate Expansion Desktop is $76.69 more expensive than the average external hard drive ($92.99).

WD Elements is a very popular and one of the most affordable options. It has many popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Transcend 25M3 or Seagate Portable Drive .

WD Elements is $33 less expensive than an average external hard drive ($92.99).

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