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WD My Book 26TB vs Seagate Expansion Desktop 12TB

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WD My Book 26TB

Single-Drive Desktop External Drives

Why this one

Choose the My Book 26TB for a large desktop archive or backup collection, with space near a power outlet for its AC adapter.¹
It arrives formatted exFAT for Windows 10 or later and macOS 11 or later, making it a practical shared-file option across supported computers.¹

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What Seagate Expansion Desktop 12TB offers

The Seagate Expansion Desktop 12TB adds 12TB for a growing desktop archive and includes the power adapter and USB-A cable needed to connect it to a compatible computer.²³

2 models / at a glance

Key differences

Every specification ↗

WD My Book 26TB

Capacity · TB26 TB¹Higher preferred ↑

Seagate Expansion Desktop 12TB

Capacity · TB12 TB²Higher preferred ↑

What differs

Specification	WD My Book 26TB	Seagate Expansion Desktop 12TB
Capacity	26 TB¹	12 TB²
Operating system support	Formatted exFAT for out-of-the-box compatibility: Windows® 10+ \| macOS 11+¹	Windows ® 10 or higher, or Mac OS ® X 10.12 or higher operating system³
Included backup software	Acronis® True Image™ for Western Digital¹	Toolkit backup software³

More details

Specification	WD My Book 26TB	Seagate Expansion Desktop 12TB
Hard drive or SSD	Hdd⁴	Hdd³
Warranty	3 years⁵	Not published
Hardware encryption	Yes¹	Not published
Password protection	Yes¹	Not published
USB interface	USB 3.0⁴	USB 3.0²

WD My Book 26TB vs Seagate Expansion Desktop 12TB

WD My Book 26TB

Why this one

What Seagate Expansion Desktop 12TB offers

Key differences

WD My Book 26TB

Seagate Expansion Desktop 12TB

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