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Seagate
Basic information
Founded	1978 (Shugart Technology)
Legal structure	Public
Industry	Data Storage
Official website	https://www.seagate.com/

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Seagate Technology (Seagate) is a data storage company from the US that specializes in high-quality hard drives, solid state drives, and other such long-term storage solutions.

Consumer-impact summary[edit | edit source]

Seagate and Western Digital own a majority of the market share in the hard drive industry.^[1]

Seagate uses a hybrid business model that consists of selling directly to consumers through their website, on online marketplaces such as Amazon, NewEgg, and Alibaba, as well as directly to commercial businesses.

Incidents[edit | edit source]

This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the Seagate category.

Misrepresenting sales of old hard drives as new[edit | edit source]

Main article: Misrepresented sales of used Seagate hard drives as new

Reports from consumers, as well as investigations by Heise Online, describe an issue where used and refurbished Seagate hard drives are being sold as new. Many buyers reported receiving drives with extensive prior usage, despite being marketed and priced as brand-new products. The issue appears to stem from deceptive practices by certain sellers, rather than Seagate itself, though questions remain regarding how these drives re-entered the supply chain.

Products[edit | edit source]

Seagate Exos X16 (16TB) - ST16000NM000J, ST16000NM001G (2018): Old drive that is being listed as new.
Seagate Exos X14 (14TB) – ST14000NM001G, ST14000NM005G (2018): Old drive that is being listed as new.
Seagate Exos X12 (12TB) – ST12000NM0127, ST12000NM0558 (2018): Old drive that is being listed as new.

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "Hard Drives (Global Market)". TAdviser. 2025-25-06. Archived from the original on 2025-07-13. Retrieved 2025-07-13. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[1] "Hard Drives (Global Market)". TAdviser. 2025-25-06. Archived from the original on 2025-07-13. Retrieved 2025-07-13. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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 ==Consumer-impact summary==
-{{Placeholder box|Overview of concerns that arise from the company's conduct regarding (if applicable):
+Seagate and [[Western Digital]] own a majority of the market share in the hard drive industry.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-25-06 |title=Hard Drives (Global Market) |url=https://tadviser.com/index.php/Article:Hard_Drives_(Global_Market) |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.is/WhsaC |archive-date=2025-07-13 |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=TAdviser}}</ref>
-* User freedom
-* User privacy
+Seagate uses a hybrid business model that consists of selling directly to consumers through their website, on online marketplaces such as [[Amazon]], [[NewEgg]], and [[Alibaba]], as well as directly to commercial businesses.
-* Business model
-* Market control}}
 ==Incidents==
-{{Placeholder box|Add one-paragraph summaries of incidents below in sub-sections, which link to each incident's main article while linking to the main article and including a short summary. It is acceptable to create an incident summary before the main page for an incident has been created. To link to the page use the "Hatnote" or "Main" templates.
-If the company has numerous incidents then format them in a table (see [[Amazon]] for an example). }}
 This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
-===Example incident one (''date'')===
+===Misrepresenting sales of old hard drives as new===
-{{Main|link to the main article}}
+{{Main|Misrepresented sales of used Seagate hard drives as new}}
-Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).
+Reports from consumers, as well as investigations by ''Heise Online'', describe an issue where used and refurbished [[Seagate]] hard drives are being sold as new. Many buyers reported receiving drives with extensive prior usage, despite being marketed and priced as brand-new products. The issue appears to stem from deceptive practices by certain sellers, rather than Seagate itself, though questions remain regarding how these drives re-entered the supply chain.
-===Example incident two (''date'')===
-...
 ==Products==
-{{Placeholder box|This is a list of the company's product lines '''with articles on this wiki'''.
+*[[Seagate Exos X16 (16TB)]] - ST16000NM000J, ST16000NM001G (2018): Old drive that is being listed as new.
-* [[Example product line one]] (release date): Short summary of the product's incidents.
+*[[Seagate Exos X14 (14TB)]] – ST14000NM001G, ST14000NM005G (2018): Old drive that is being listed as new.
-* [[Example product line two]] (release date):}}
+*[[Seagate Exos X12 (12TB)]] – ST12000NM0127, ST12000NM0558 (2018): Old drive that is being listed as new.
 ==See also==