Need massive local storage? This deal's a steal. Best Buy's offering a Seagate Expansion 24TB USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive for just $279.99—that's a mere $11.67 per terabyte! Perfect for those needing tons of storage without the premium SSD price tag.

Seagate 24TB External Hard Drive for $280

Seagate Expansion 24TB USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive

$329.99 $329.99 $279.99 at Best Buy (15% off)

The Seagate Expansion, surprisingly compact for its 24TB capacity, uses a single 20TB drive. It boasts a USB 3.0 interface delivering transfer speeds around 100MB/s—typical for a traditional hard drive. Windows and Mac compatibility is automatic, and recovery software is included.

While SSDs are popular, HDDs remain superior for long-term storage due to their significantly lower cost (this drive offers a huge advantage at $11.67/TB compared to SSDs at least $50/TB) and higher maximum capacities (easily outpacing the 8TB limit of most consumer SSDs). Data recovery is also simpler from an HDD than an SSD should either fail.

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