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People are discussing Seagate storage in two practical ways: concerns about hard drive noise in home setups and evaluations of Seagate’s One Touch external USB drive as a low-cost way to add more terabytes.

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Key Takeaway Seagate is drawing both troubleshooting chatter over drive noise and buying interest in the One Touch as an inexpensive terabyte expansion option.
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Seagate is drawing both troubleshooting chatter over drive noise and buying interest in the One Touch as an inexpensive terabyte expansion option.

People are discussing Seagate storage in two practical ways: concerns about hard drive noise in home setups and evaluations of Seagate’s One Touch external USB drive as a low-cost way to add more terabytes.

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Seagate Ultra Compact SSD 2 TB
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Refurbished Seagate Expansion 2TB External Portable USB3.0 Hard Drive/HDD PC/MAC
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Seagate SkyHawk AI 16TB 3.5" SATA HDD / Hard Drive
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Seagate Exos M 32TB Enterprise/NAS 3.5" SATA HDD / Hard Drive 7200rpm
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Product Seagate One Touch USB hard drive
Review angle Described as the cheapest path to more terabytes
Issue discussed Seagate hard drive noise

What to Watch

  • If buying Seagate One Touch, compare user experiences for noise/thermals after purchase. r/truenas
  • For noise-related reports, keep an eye on r/truenas threads discussing Seagate hard drive behavior. pcworld.com
  • Follow additional PCWorld coverage for more Seagate external drive comparisons and value tests. PCWorld

What Changed

  • Seagate One Touch USB hard drive review: The cheapest path to more terabytes PCWorld
  • Seagate Harddrive noise r/truenas
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What are the Seagate One Touch’s features?

Though it’s the same basic size and weight as the aforementioned X Vault (approximately 7.35-inches long, 5.1-inches wide, 1.5-inches tall, and 2.5 pounds), the One Touch is styled differently. It’s two-tone dark gray and pewter, sporting the wavy sculpted lines you’ll find on some of the company’s 2.5-inch USB HDDs. Which look you prefer will depend on, well… which you prefer. I lean towards the One Touch. The One Touch features a single Type-C port on one end, that is offset to the left (when facing that end of the drive). Directly above it is a small power/activity light. That’s it. There’s

Tested: Seagate's One Touch USB hard drive is the cheapest path to more terabytes
How much does the Seagate One Touch cost?

Only the 8TB version of the One Touch was available at the time of this writing. It’s priced $10 less than the X Vault at $260. As you’ll see from the extremely similar performance numbers below, I’m wondering why. Note that HDDs are mechanical and more prone to failure than SSDs. Because of that, I always run them in mirrored pairs if there’s anything important on them that’s otherwise not backed up. Of course, as the reviewer of the backup beat, mine aways are and yours should be too. In fact, I always back up my SSDs, as well. Too many reader horror stories, plus a few of my own (including

Tested: Seagate's One Touch USB hard drive is the cheapest path to more terabytes
How fast is the Seagate One Touch?

The One Touch performed right on par with the recently reviewed X Vault — slightly faster with synthetic benchmarks, and slightly slower with real-world transfers. Basically, a standoff. You’ll never notice the difference without a very granular stopwatch. Both the One Touch and X Vault are roughly 80MBps faster than the average 2.5-inch HDD, but 60MBps slower than the previously covered Seagate Expansion Desktop with its higher-grade internal HDD — and AC adapter! Okay, AC may have its advantages, but I’m still impressed that Seagate makes any 3.5-inch HHD that requires only 15 watts. The One

Tested: Seagate's One Touch USB hard drive is the cheapest path to more terabytes
Should you buy the Seagate One Touch?

If you’re interested more in capacity than speed, then the Seagate One Touch provides a ton of space for far less money than an SSD, while freeing you from AC adapter misery that plagues most of the 3.5-inch competition. Okay, misery is perhaps a bit harsh. But self-contained is better. Personally, I’d take it over the X Vault based on looks and possible savings. Yes, I can be that shallow and cheap, err… frugal.

Tested: Seagate's One Touch USB hard drive is the cheapest path to more terabytes
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