Expansion Portable Hard Drives

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Simple add-on storage that goes with you

The Seagate® Expansion™ Portable hard drive offers an easy-to-use solution for when you need to add storage to your computer instantly and take files on the go.

  • Drag and drop file saving, right out of the box
  • USB powered
  • Fast data transfer with USB 3.0 connectivity
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  • Windows 8 Compatible

    Windows 8 32- and 64-Bit

     
  • Windows 7 Compatible

    Windows 7 32- and 64-Bit

     
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    Windows Vista 32- and 64-Bit

     
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    Windows XP

     

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The easy-to-use storage solution

The Expansion portable hard drive can be installed easily by plugging in a single USB cord. You can start saving your digital files to this external hard drive within seconds of removing it from the box.

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Adds storage capacity instantly

Digital photos, videos and music files can tax your computer’s storage, causing performance to decline as its internal hard drive fills to capacity. The Expansion Portable hard drive helps remedy this situation by enabling you to free up storage space on your computer’s hard drive.

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Trusted Seagate quality and support

Seagate has delivered proven reliable storage solutions for more than 30 years.

With more than one billion hard drives shipped, Seagate continues to stand behind its quality by including a limited warranty with the Expansion drive. Additionally, Seagate support is always available should you have questions or need assistance with using your Expansion Portable Hard Drive.

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Features

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Can be installed in seconds

Seagate® Expansion™ portable hard drive features make it incredibly easy to use this drive right from the box.

  • Simply plug the included USB cable into your computer – no external power supply is needed.
  • The drive is automatically recognised by the Windows operating system – no software to install and nothing to configure.
  • Drag and drop to save files to the Expansion portable drive.
  • Built-in power management automatically ensures energy-efficient operation

 

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Expands your computer's storage capacity

The Expansion portable hard drive features a range of capacities, with the 1.5TB model offering enough data storage for:

  • Up to 1,500 hours of digital video
  • Up to 362 two-hour DVD movies
  • Up to 480,000 digital photos
  • Up to 24,990 hours of digital music
System Requirements
  • Windows® 8, 7, Windows Vista®, Windows XP SP3 (32-bit and 64-bit) operating system
  • SuperSpeed USB 3.0 port (required for USB 3.0 transfer speeds or backward compatible with USB 2.0 ports at USB 2.0 transfer speeds)

Specifications

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Capacity 1TB 500GB
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Interface Options USB 3.0 USB 3.0
Physical    
Height (in/mm) (maximum) 0.69/17.6 0.69/17.6
Width (in/mm) (maximum) 3.15/80.01 3.15/80.01
Length (in/mm) (maximum) 5.56/141.29 5.56/141.29
Weight (lbs/g) .35/160 .35/160
Model Number Capacity Product Interfaces Warranty
STBX1000301 1TB USB 3.0 3 years
STBX1000300 1TB USB 3.0 3 years
STBX500300 500GB USB 3.0 3 years