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Seagate External 400GB Hard Drive (USB 2.0/FireWire, 7200 RPM, 8MB)

Bottom Line

Bulky drive performed the worst of the externals but has backup software and is reasonably cheap.

User Reviews for Seagate External 400GB Hard Drive (USB 2.0/FireWire, 7200 RPM, 8MB)

Reviewed by: deshwasi

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Great Size. USB & Firewire. Good software.

Weaknesses: None.

Overall Evaluation: This is a great size drive for backing up the whole system or just storing lots of movies/video/music etc. and carrying it around. It has both USB & Firewire interfaces for max compatibility and th eincluded backup software works well. All in all a great buy although a bit pricey.
Reviewed by: hoge

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: None

Weaknesses: Completely useless with the "Delayed Write Failed" error

Overall Evaluation: I kept getting the "Delayed Write Failed" error while I was using this hard drive. Once I got the error, all I could do was to restart the computer. I googled for a solution for days to no avail. I tried a number of registry tweaks, two versions of Windows(2000 SP4 and XP SP2), and even different chipsets (VIA and Intel),but all were in vain. I bought this product because my friend had the 300GB model of the same lineand it seemed working fine.However, after all this, along with the negative reviewes I found here,I don't think I would ever buy another product from Seagate.

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