# Seagate Expansion CMR or SMR? Recording Method vs the Drive Inside

> Do not assume Seagate Expansion is CMR or SMR from the enclosure name alone. Use the exact internal model after it is exposed by software or shucking, then compare that model with Seagate recording-method data. If a specific CMR model is mandatory, buy it directly.

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