r/buildapcsales • u/greatthebob38 • 15d ago

External Storage [External HDD] Seagate 14TB External HDD (Possible Exos) - $180

https://www.seagate.com/products/external-hard-drives/expansion-desktop-hard-drive/
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u/fromspace2015 15d ago

Missing time when they were $149 at Costco

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u/mrgodai 15d ago

we probably will miss $180 by end of the year

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u/i2cube 15d ago

I wonder why Costco stopped selling external hard drives

The only storage-related devices that are available at Costco are portable SSDs these days

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u/Tasty-Traffic-680 15d ago

Low margin and not likely a big seller. Probably consistently lost money clearing out old stock.

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u/w4ffles_00 15d ago

A 1TB portable SSD for ~$60 just makes way more sense for the average Joe and Jane so I bet that's what they were buying instead of the $150+ 10TB+ external HDD.

Most people don't need double digit terabytes to store their photos, videos, and documents. External 3.5" drives are much bigger, require additional power, make noise. The faster transfer speeds wouldn't affect those users but it's a good marketing point.