When you are looking for an external hard drive with massive storage capacity you need a desktop model rather than a portable drive. Desktop hard drives typically supply more storage space than their smaller and lighter counterparts.
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External Desktop Hard Drives (59 products)
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Seagate Expansion 4TB USB-A Desktop Hard Drive
- Capacity: 4TB
- Interface: USB-A 3.0
- Type: Desktop
- OS: Windows/ Mac OS
- Warranty: 2 Years
£ 101.57 inc. vat
£ 84.64 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
Seagate One Touch Hub 8TB USB-A Desktop Hard Drive
- Capacity: 8TB
- Interface: USB-A 3.0
- Type: Desktop
- OS: Windows/ Mac OS
- Warranty: 2 Years
£ 166.41 inc. vat
£ 138.67 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
Seagate One Touch Hub 6TB USB-A Desktop Hard Drive
- Capacity: 6TB
- Interface: USB-A 3.0
- Type: Desktop
- OS: Windows/ Mac OS
- Warranty: 2 Years
£ 145.05 inc. vat
£ 120.87 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
Seagate Expansion 6TB USB-A Desktop Hard Drive
- Capacity: 6TB
- Interface: USB-A 3.0
- Type: Desktop
- OS: Windows/ Mac OS
- Warranty: 2 Years
£ 128.58 inc. vat
£ 107.15 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
Seagate Expansion 16TB USB-A Desktop Hard Drive
- Capacity: 16TB
- Interface: USB-A 3.0
- Type: Desktop
- OS: Windows/ Mac OS
- Warranty: 2 Years
£ 307.56 inc. vat
£ 256.30 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
WD Elements 16TB USB-A Desktop Hard Drive
- Capacity: 16TB
- Interface: USB-A 3.0
- Type: Desktop
- OS: Windows/ Mac OS
- Warranty: 2 Years
£ 279.99 inc. vat
£ 233.32 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
WD Elements 4TB USB-A Desktop Hard Drive
- Capacity: 4TB
- Interface: USB-A 3.0
- Type: Desktop
- OS: Windows/ Mac OS
- Warranty: 2 Years
£ 103.98 inc. vat
£ 86.65 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
WD Elements 12TB USB-A Desktop Hard Drive
- Capacity: 12TB
- Interface: USB-A 3.0
- Type: Desktop
- OS: Windows/ Mac OS
- Warranty: 2 Years
£ 246.47 inc. vat
£ 205.39 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
LaCie 2big Dock V2 20TB TB3 Desktop Hard Drive
- Capacity: 20TB
- Interface: Thunderbolt 3
- Type: Desktop
- OS: Windows/ Mac OS
- Warranty: 5 Years
£ 969.99 inc. vat
£ 808.32 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
SanDisk Professional G-Drive Pro 12TB External Desktop Hard Drive
- Capacity: 12TB
- Interface: Thunderbolt 3
- Type: Desktop
- OS: Windows/ Mac OS
- Warranty: 5 Years
£ 574.96 inc. vat
£ 479.13 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
LaCie 2big Dock V2 16TB TB3 Desktop Hard Drive
- Capacity: 16TB
- Interface: Thunderbolt 3
- Type: Desktop
- OS: Windows/ Mac OS
- Warranty: 5 Years
£ 937.49 inc. vat
£ 781.24 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
WD Elements 20TB USB-A Desktop Hard Drive
- Capacity: 20TB
- Interface: USB-A 3.0
- Type: Desktop
- OS: Windows/ Mac OS
- Warranty: 2 Years
£ 359.99 inc. vat
£ 299.99 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
Seagate One Touch Hub 16TB USB-A Desktop Hard Drive
- Capacity: 16TB
- Interface: USB-A 3.0
- Type: Desktop
- OS: Windows/ Mac OS
- Warranty: 2 Years
£ 316.20 inc. vat
£ 263.50 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
Lacie 6big Thunderbolt 3 84tb
- 84TB
- 1,400 MB/s and 1,200 MB/s in RAID 5
- Thunderbolt 3 lets you daisy chain dual 4K
- Big in every way. Except in footprint
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WD Elements 18TB USB-A Desktop Hard Drive
- Capacity: 18TB
- Interface: USB-A 3.0
- Type: Desktop
- OS: Windows/ Mac OS
- Warranty: 2 Years
£ 430.05 inc. vat
£ 358.37 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
LaCie 1big Dock 4TB TB3 Desktop Hard Drive
- Capacity: 4TB
- Interface: Thunderbolt 3
- Type: Desktop
- OS: Windows/ Mac OS
- Warranty: 5 Years
£ 279.99 inc. vat
£318.94save £38.95£ 233.32 ex. vat
£265.78save £32.460% Interest offers available
WD_BLACK D10 Game Drive For Xbox One - 12TB
- 12TB so you can save up to 300 games.
- Free, 1-Month membership of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
- Speeds up to 250 MB/s and rated at 7200RPM
£ 329.97 inc. vat
£ 274.97 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
iStorage diskAshur PRO2 3TB Portable Hardware Encrypted Hard Drive
- USB 3.1 Portable Hardware Encrypted Hard Drive
- NCSC CPA (UK) certified
- FIPS 140-2 Level 3 (US) certified
- NLNCSA BSPA (NL) certified and NATO Restricted Level certified...
£ 372.99 inc. vat
£ 310.82 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
iStorage 4TB diskAshur2 HDD - Fiery Red
- USB 3.1 Portable Hardware Encrypted Hard Drive
- Common Criteria EAL4+ ready
- Real time military grade AES-XTS 256-bit hardware encryption
- PIN authentication (7-15-digit PIN)
£ 371.10 inc. vat
£ 309.25 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
iStorage 3TB diskAshur DT2 HDD
- USB 3.1 Portable Hardware Encrypted Desktop Drive
- NCSC CPA (UK) certified
- FIPS 140-2 Level 3 (US) certified
- NLNCSA BSPA (NL) certified and NATO Restricted Level certified...
£ 304.98 inc. vat
£ 254.15 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
iStorage 4TB diskAshur DT2 HDD
- USB 3.1 Portable Hardware Encrypted Desktop Drive
- NCSC CPA (UK) certified
- FIPS 140-2 Level 3 (US) certified
- NLNCSA BSPA (NL) certified and NATO Restricted Level certified...
£ 359.48 inc. vat
£ 299.56 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
iStorage 1TB diskAshur DT2 HDD
- USB 3.1 Portable Hardware Encrypted Desktop Drive
- NCSC CPA (UK) certified
- FIPS 140-2 Level 3 (US) certified
- NLNCSA BSPA (NL) certified and NATO Restricted Level certified...
£ 196.98 inc. vat
£ 164.15 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
LaCie d2 Professional 20TB USB-C Desktop Hard Drive
- Capacity: 36TB
- Interface: USB-C 3.2 Gen2
- Type: Desktop
- OS: Windows/ Mac OS
- Warranty: 5 Years
£ 639.74 inc. vat
£ 533.11 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
LaCie 2big Dock V2 32TB TB3 Desktop Hard Drive
- Capacity: 32TB
- Interface: Thunderbolt 3
- Type: Desktop
- OS: Windows/ Mac OS
- Warranty: 5 Years
£ 1,499.99 inc. vat
£ 1,249.99 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
Seagate Expansion 4TB USB-A Desktop Hard Drive
- Capacity: 4TB
- Interface: USB-A 3.0
- Type: Desktop
- OS: Windows/ Mac OS
- Warranty: 2 Years
QuickFind: 1263100
Mfr part code: STKP4000400
£ 101.57 inc. vat
£ 84.64 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
Seagate One Touch Hub 8TB USB-A Desktop Hard Drive
- Capacity: 8TB
- Interface: USB-A 3.0
- Type: Desktop
- OS: Windows/ Mac OS
- Warranty: 2 Years
QuickFind: 1265335
Mfr part code: STLC8000400
£ 166.41 inc. vat
£ 138.67 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
Seagate One Touch Hub 6TB USB-A Desktop Hard Drive
- Capacity: 6TB
- Interface: USB-A 3.0
- Type: Desktop
- OS: Windows/ Mac OS
- Warranty: 2 Years
QuickFind: 1265334
Mfr part code: STLC6000400
£ 145.05 inc. vat
£ 120.87 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
Seagate Expansion 6TB USB-A Desktop Hard Drive
- Capacity: 6TB
- Interface: USB-A 3.0
- Type: Desktop
- OS: Windows/ Mac OS
- Warranty: 2 Years
QuickFind: 1263101
Mfr part code: STKP6000400
£ 128.58 inc. vat
£ 107.15 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
Seagate Expansion 16TB USB-A Desktop Hard Drive
- Capacity: 16TB
- Interface: USB-A 3.0
- Type: Desktop
- OS: Windows/ Mac OS
- Warranty: 2 Years
QuickFind: 1263109
Mfr part code: STKP16000400
£ 307.56 inc. vat
£ 256.30 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
WD Elements 16TB USB-A Desktop Hard Drive
- Capacity: 16TB
- Interface: USB-A 3.0
- Type: Desktop
- OS: Windows/ Mac OS
- Warranty: 2 Years
QuickFind: 1142730
Mfr part code: WDBWLG0160HBK-EESN
£ 279.99 inc. vat
£ 233.32 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
WD Elements 4TB USB-A Desktop Hard Drive
- Capacity: 4TB
- Interface: USB-A 3.0
- Type: Desktop
- OS: Windows/ Mac OS
- Warranty: 2 Years
QuickFind: 639063
Mfr part code: WDBWLG0040HBK-EESN
£ 103.98 inc. vat
£ 86.65 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
WD Elements 12TB USB-A Desktop Hard Drive
- Capacity: 12TB
- Interface: USB-A 3.0
- Type: Desktop
- OS: Windows/ Mac OS
- Warranty: 2 Years
QuickFind: 974557
Mfr part code: WDBWLG0120HBK-EESN
£ 246.47 inc. vat
£ 205.39 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
LaCie 2big Dock V2 20TB TB3 Desktop Hard Drive
- Capacity: 20TB
- Interface: Thunderbolt 3
- Type: Desktop
- OS: Windows/ Mac OS
- Warranty: 5 Years
QuickFind: 1870337
Mfr part code: STLG20000400
£ 969.99 inc. vat
£ 808.32 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
SanDisk Professional G-Drive Pro 12TB External Desktop Hard Drive
- Capacity: 12TB
- Interface: Thunderbolt 3
- Type: Desktop
- OS: Windows/ Mac OS
- Warranty: 5 Years
QuickFind: 1817981
Mfr part code: SDPH51J-012T-MBAAD
£ 574.96 inc. vat
£ 479.13 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
LaCie 2big Dock V2 16TB TB3 Desktop Hard Drive
- Capacity: 16TB
- Interface: Thunderbolt 3
- Type: Desktop
- OS: Windows/ Mac OS
- Warranty: 5 Years
QuickFind: 1765027
Mfr part code: STLG16000400
£ 937.49 inc. vat
£ 781.24 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
WD Elements 20TB USB-A Desktop Hard Drive
- Capacity: 20TB
- Interface: USB-A 3.0
- Type: Desktop
- OS: Windows/ Mac OS
- Warranty: 2 Years
QuickFind: 1543901
Mfr part code: WDBWLG0200HBK-EESN
£ 359.99 inc. vat
£ 299.99 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
Seagate One Touch Hub 16TB USB-A Desktop Hard Drive
- Capacity: 16TB
- Interface: USB-A 3.0
- Type: Desktop
- OS: Windows/ Mac OS
- Warranty: 2 Years
QuickFind: 1265341
Mfr part code: STLC16000400
£ 316.20 inc. vat
£ 263.50 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
Lacie 6big Thunderbolt 3 84tb
- 84TB
- 1,400 MB/s and 1,200 MB/s in RAID 5
- Thunderbolt 3 lets you daisy chain dual 4K
- Big in every way. Except in footprint
QuickFind: 1142931
Mfr part code: STFK84000402
WD Elements 18TB USB-A Desktop Hard Drive
- Capacity: 18TB
- Interface: USB-A 3.0
- Type: Desktop
- OS: Windows/ Mac OS
- Warranty: 2 Years
QuickFind: 1142731
Mfr part code: WDBWLG0180HBK-EESN
£ 430.05 inc. vat
£ 358.37 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
LaCie 1big Dock 4TB TB3 Desktop Hard Drive
- Capacity: 4TB
- Interface: Thunderbolt 3
- Type: Desktop
- OS: Windows/ Mac OS
- Warranty: 5 Years
QuickFind: 1129331
Mfr part code: STHS4000800
£ 279.99 inc. vat
£318.94save £38.95£ 233.32 ex. vat
£265.78save £32.460% Interest offers available
WD_BLACK D10 Game Drive For Xbox One - 12TB
- 12TB so you can save up to 300 games.
- Free, 1-Month membership of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
- Speeds up to 250 MB/s and rated at 7200RPM
QuickFind: 947192
Mfr part code: WDBA5E0120HBK-EESN
£ 329.97 inc. vat
£ 274.97 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
iStorage diskAshur PRO2 3TB Portable Hardware Encrypted Hard Drive
- USB 3.1 Portable Hardware Encrypted Hard Drive
- NCSC CPA (UK) certified
- FIPS 140-2 Level 3 (US) certified
- NLNCSA BSPA (NL) certified and NATO Restricted Level certified...
QuickFind: 802458
Mfr part code: IS-DAP2-256-3000-C-G
£ 372.99 inc. vat
£ 310.82 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
iStorage 4TB diskAshur2 HDD - Fiery Red
- USB 3.1 Portable Hardware Encrypted Hard Drive
- Common Criteria EAL4+ ready
- Real time military grade AES-XTS 256-bit hardware encryption
- PIN authentication (7-15-digit PIN)
QuickFind: 802452
Mfr part code: IS-DA2-256-4000-R
£ 371.10 inc. vat
£ 309.25 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
iStorage 3TB diskAshur DT2 HDD
- USB 3.1 Portable Hardware Encrypted Desktop Drive
- NCSC CPA (UK) certified
- FIPS 140-2 Level 3 (US) certified
- NLNCSA BSPA (NL) certified and NATO Restricted Level certified...
QuickFind: 792195
Mfr part code: IS-DT2-256-3000-C-G
£ 304.98 inc. vat
£ 254.15 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
iStorage 4TB diskAshur DT2 HDD
- USB 3.1 Portable Hardware Encrypted Desktop Drive
- NCSC CPA (UK) certified
- FIPS 140-2 Level 3 (US) certified
- NLNCSA BSPA (NL) certified and NATO Restricted Level certified...
QuickFind: 792188
Mfr part code: IS-DT2-256-4000-C-G
£ 359.48 inc. vat
£ 299.56 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
iStorage 1TB diskAshur DT2 HDD
- USB 3.1 Portable Hardware Encrypted Desktop Drive
- NCSC CPA (UK) certified
- FIPS 140-2 Level 3 (US) certified
- NLNCSA BSPA (NL) certified and NATO Restricted Level certified...
QuickFind: 792182
Mfr part code: IS-DT2-256-1000-C-G
£ 196.98 inc. vat
£ 164.15 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
LaCie d2 Professional 20TB USB-C Desktop Hard Drive
- Capacity: 36TB
- Interface: USB-C 3.2 Gen2
- Type: Desktop
- OS: Windows/ Mac OS
- Warranty: 5 Years
QuickFind: 1870340
Mfr part code: STHA20000800
£ 639.74 inc. vat
£ 533.11 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
LaCie 2big Dock V2 32TB TB3 Desktop Hard Drive
- Capacity: 32TB
- Interface: Thunderbolt 3
- Type: Desktop
- OS: Windows/ Mac OS
- Warranty: 5 Years
QuickFind: 1870336
Mfr part code: STLG32000400
£ 1,499.99 inc. vat
£ 1,249.99 ex. vat
0% Interest offers available
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What is a desktop hard drive?
As the name immediately suggests, these are larger capacity storage drives which sit on the desktop and are used in conjunction with your computer set-up. Though desktop hard drives are larger than portable drives, they are still relatively compact and don't take up a huge amount of desk space.
Why you need a desktop hard drive
These days we all live hectic lives and generate an incredible amount of digital content - so the simple answer is you need a desktop hard drive because of the incredible amount of extra storage space. With a desktop hard drive you'll be able to attach to a PC or laptop and store most, if not all, of your digital life.
These drives are available with much higher storage capacities than standard external hard drives and, whilst it is unlikely that the average user will need such a large amount for their archive of documents such as word processing or spreadsheets (etc), even a 'modest' 3TB drive will store full multimedia collections of photos, music and video and a very large amount of, say, visual design or video production or music production files etc.
How easy is it to transfer files?
It's really easy! In fact, backing up and transferring content couldn't be easier. In most cases you just drag and drop! To get the external hard drive set up, you connect it via USB, and this makes it simple to get things going. External hard drives are compatible with both PCs and Macs, though you may need to format first.
Security of desktop hard drives
Another excellent reason to invest in a desktop hard drive is for the added security they provide. You can back up all of your files and media to the drive and, in the event of your PC's hard drive being corrupted, you can easily recover everything from your desktop hard drive as it is actually stored there and not on the PC itself.
Some models of desktop hard drive have added layers of security such as encryption and password protection. It's worth looking at the individual specifications of the drives on our website to ensure that the model you are interested in has this kind of feature. It's probably essential if the drive is for use within a business, so that sensitive information contained on it can be accessed only by those who have the correct clearance.
Choose your drive
Here at Ebuyer we offer a wide range of desktop hard drives from leading manufacturers such as Seagate and Western Digital. And we also have a range of desktop NAS drives from brands such as Dribo. Each model has a different specification so be sure to choose a drive with sufficient storage to meet your requirements.
Check out the interface of the drive for compatibility with your machine as superfast USB 3.0 models are now available. With these interfaces you can download and transfer files incredibly quickly.
Order from Ebuyer
To find the right desktop hard drive for you, you can browse through the full range on offer from Ebuyer, or use the filter features on the left of the screen to narrow the search down by manufacturer, category and specification. In effect you can quickly sort by brand, price, interface and, of course, storage capacity to ensure you find the right hard drive for you.
Why not order today and take advantage of the great deals that are always on offer here at Ebuyer?