Seagate Expansion 500 GB USB 3.0 Portable External Hard Drive STAX500102

Seagate external portable drives are compact and perfect for file storage and transfers on-the-go. Instantly add up to 1.5TB (depending on model) more storage space to your computer and take large files with you when you travel.

Instantly add more storage space to your computer.
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Seagate Expansion Portable Drive

Set-up is straightforward. Simply connect a single USB cable and you are ready to go. The drive is powered from the USB cable, so there is no need for an external power supply. Plus, it is automatically recognized by Windows operating system, so there is no software to install and nothing to configure. Saving files is easy too: just drag-and-drop.

It's not just easy to use, but it's fast and energy efficient too. Enjoy fast data transfer speed with USB 3.0 connectivity, backwards compatible with USB 2.0. Built-in power management ensures energy efficient operation.

USB 3.0 for Faster File Transfers

Take large files with you on-the-go

Instantly add more storage to your computer with the Expansion's USB 3.0 interface. USB 3.0 performance offers vastly increased transfer speeds over USB 2.0, yet it's backwards-compatible with USB 2.0 ports--so it works with nearly all desktops and laptops.

What's in the Box

Seagate Expansion external portable hard drive, USB 3.0 cable, Quick Start guide, 1-year warranty.

Highlights

Plug and play--no software to install

Simply drag-and-drop to save files

Bus-powered USB 3.0, backwards compatible with USB 2.0

Built-in power management ensures energy efficient operation

Also available in a Desktop version

Seagate Expansion Portable Drive Specifications

	500GB¹	750GB¹	1TB¹	1.5TB¹
Interface	USB 3.0	USB 3.0	USB 3.0	USB 3.0
Dimensions	3.15" x 0.69" x 5.38" (80.1mm x 17.60mm x 136.65mm)	3.15" x 0.69" x 5.38" (80.1mm x 17.60mm x 136.65mm)	3.31" x 1.06" x 5.97" (84.07mm x 26.92mm x 151.64mm)	3.31" x 1.06" x 5.97" (84.07mm x 26.92mm x 151.64mm)
Weight	0.35 lbs (0.16kg)	0.35 lbs (0.16kg)	0.69 lbs (0.31kg)	0.69 lbs (0.31kg)
How Much Will it Store?
Digital Music (Hours)	8,330	12,495	16,660	24,990
Digital Photos (Files) Average file size using cameras highest resolution JPEG mode	160,000	240,000	320,000	480,000
Digital Videos (Hours)	500	750	1,000	1,500
DVD Quality (Movies) Based on standard 2 hour movie	125	188	250	362
¹One gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one trillion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity.

Owner Reviews, Ratings, Comments and Criticism
Here is Seagate's little dirty secret. The company sells its identical capacity external and internal hard drives under different names: Free Agent, Expansion, Barracuda, and others. Consumers are led to believe that there are various grades and qualities because the outer shells look cosmetically diverse, prices are on a hierarchy, accompanying software are different, and warranties vary.