LaCie d2 Professional 20TB vs Seagate Expansion Desktop 20TB
LaCied2 Professional 20TB20000 GB · 3.5-inch · 5 yearsLeads on Warranty
SeagateExpansion Desktop 20TB20000 GB · 3.5-inch · 1 years
In short
The site holds no current price for at least one of these, so what follows compares specifications alone.
| Specification | LaCied2 Professional 20TB | SeagateExpansion Desktop 20TB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 20000 | 20000 |
| Current best price | — | — |
| Price per TB | — | — |
| Form factor | 3.5-inch | 3.5-inch |
| Warranty (years) | 5better | 1 |
How these two compare
Warranty
LaCie d2 Professional 20TB carries a 5-year warranty and Seagate Expansion Desktop 20TB a 1-year one — how long the maker will replace a failed drive, and a rough read on the confidence it has in the mechanism.
Which to buy
With a price missing for at least one side, there is no cost verdict to give. What separates two otherwise-similar drives is up in the sections above — how fast the platters spin, how much cache each carries, the form factor and the warranty — so weigh those against what your build needs.
Common questions about this pair
- Which is faster, LaCie d2 Professional 20TB or Seagate Expansion Desktop 20TB?
- LaCie d2 Professional 20TB is rated 0 MB/s read and 0 MB/s write; Seagate Expansion Desktop 20TB is 0 MB/s read and 0 MB/s write — level on the read figure vendors headline. On a mechanical drive the two directions track closely anyway, since platter speed and data density set the rate rather than the direction.
- Should you buy LaCie d2 Professional 20TB or Seagate Expansion Desktop 20TB?
- With a price missing for at least one side, there is no cost verdict to give. What separates two otherwise-similar drives is up in the sections above — how fast the platters spin, how much cache each carries, the form factor and the warranty — so weigh those against what your build needs.