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Overall Rating
5 Star Review
Reviewed by: kilo21010
Updated:09-06-07
Duration of ownership:2 Months
Strengths: Ease of use,ready backup,great looks
Weaknesses: None so far
Overall Evaluation: I purchased the 259 gig model,I was mainly interested in backing up files on a new computer,having Vista.The Vista lacks capabilities of backing sufficienly to hard drive. I am a home user,don't save huge volumes of movies,etc. I find this to be an exellent choice for my needs,& paid under $100. for it!!! Can carry the data from one computer to another easily.
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Overall Rating
5 Star Review
Reviewed by: lamqle
Updated:12-16-07
Duration of ownership:2 Weeks
Strengths: huge capacity, esata connection, seagate 5 year warranty
Weaknesses: no firewire in this version, automatic backup software is only a trial software for 30 days, must stand upright, no esata cable
Overall Evaluation: so far i've really liked using this hard drive. i've backed up all of my hard drives (2x 320gb drives) and using the esata connection i was able to do it very quickly. it runs quiet. i installed the backup software, but with only a 30 day trial, it's not even worth using i do wish there was a power "switch" instead of this weird "button"
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Overall Rating
1 Star Review
Reviewed by:
Updated:11-10-07
Duration of ownership:60 Days
Strengths: Quiet
Weaknesses: It is faster with USB than with eSATA, Drive is cripled with slow access times and low performance via firmware
Overall Evaluation: This drive is designed to be used with a DVR not a computer. HD Tune speed ratings: USB transfer rates range from 29 - to 30 MB/sec with 29.7 being the average and a 21 ms access time and 27 MB/Sec burst rate. eSATA transfer rate ranger from 17 - 45 MB/Sec with 37 being the average and a 23 ms access time and a 20 MB/Sec burst rate.
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Overall Rating
5 Star Review
Reviewed by: DLHelling
Updated:10-12-07
Duration of ownership:
Strengths: Tremendous capacity - External SATA/USB configuration
Weaknesses: None
Overall Evaluation: Seagate does it again - With this drive you get External SATA/USB configuration - 16mb buffer - Pre-installed back-up software.Seagate reliability with 5 year warranty.I am able to back up all document and financial files along with my music and photos to this drive.My only regret was I had not saved and purchased 3 of these as I have 3 external USB drives currently:Maxtor and Seagate both 500 GB and a Seagate 400 GB.Not intended as an endorsement but item was purchased at Best Buy for $ 194.99.I will purchase an addition one of these - indeed may return to get two more.I wholeheartedly recommend this unit.Deserves 6 star ratingThank you.
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Overall Rating
4 Star Review
Reviewed by: Karthik99
Updated:09-20-07
Duration of ownership:2 Months
Strengths: Quiet & 5 Yr warranty
Weaknesses: Difficult to locate the hidden power button
Overall Evaluation: I compared between Western Digital & Seagate and finally bought this because of the 5 year warranty and good reviews. I am using this for the last 2 month. Satisfied so far. But I still haven't mastered the art of using the Power off button.
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Overall Rating
5 Star Review
Reviewed by: igotthesix_1107723558
Updated:09-16-07
Duration of ownership:1
Strengths: small footprint, installed easily
Weaknesses: as mentioned by numerous people, can not lay it down. Kind of heavy so be careful not to knock it over.
Overall Evaluation: the orange glow from 3 sides of the enclosure is very cool, but may not be for everyone. and, beware, it is only 698 GB once installed. Otherwise, great value for the size. and looks nice enough to display on the desktop if you need/want to.
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Overall Rating
2 Star Review
Reviewed by:
Updated:09-11-07
Duration of ownership:1 Months
Strengths: Sleek, Hi-Tech, Silent, Cool
Weaknesses: No Fan, Lo-Dexterity, incomPatability
Overall Evaluation: The Format ComPatability Lists Both Mac and PC : : Truth Is : Once the HD is PC/Mac InFected : It BeComes Totally InComPatable to the Other forMat : Even Being That the OS Used Has Intel Core Duo(TM) ProCessing : :How the Hell Was I S'Posed to Know ::
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Overall Rating
4 Star Review
Reviewed by: vleek
Updated:08-30-07
Duration of ownership:3 Months
Strengths: eSATA, good passive cooling, nice black/orange exterior, low noise, power-saving feature.
Weaknesses: eSATA cable/bracket are not in package, USB interface is not reliable
Overall Evaluation: I bought that drive because of eSATA feature, and have no regret about extra money spent. It works flawlessly in my workstation (using 3' eSATA cable), and for mobility I use USB connection, but be carefull - in some cases big files (> 1GB) may got corrupted while transfer (it depends of computer chipset, ATI RS480/SB400 in my case), so I recommend to use checksum verification software. I did not install the soft which comes with drive, it works as default external drive in Win2000, XP, Vista. Upright position may be instable, so you need to find safe place for that drive. Comparing to other external drives that I used to have, the noise level and power-saving features are the best (hard drive stop spinning while idling approx. 15 min.). I would definitely recommend it.
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Overall Rating
5 Star Review
Reviewed by: pasu
Updated:08-28-07
Duration of ownership:82 Days
Strengths: 5 years warranty, slim design, look great, running cool and quite, useful software, easy installation, and reliable of Seagate brand
Weaknesses: The software tends to run slow backing up large files,Pricier than other brands, loss some space due to pre-installed files vis USB.
Overall Evaluation: After 7 external hard drives, Seagate proves so far "knock on the wood" to be the most reliable and easy to use. Out of the box, it looks great -- slim design consumes little space. It has everything pre-installed in the drive, so it doesn't need the CD installation. It, however, waste some spaces though. I don't mind since it has 750 GB. The drive runs pretty cool and quiet. Software is useful but takes long time to backup large files via USB port. Software can be used to turn on or off the light of the drive itself. You can set it and forget it for the backing up your files from local hard drive or from the external drive itself. However, I can't find when it will perform the backing up (instantly or later -- probably not simultaneously). I have already recommended a friend to buy a similar but smaller version and it has been great.
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Overall Rating
4 Star Review
Reviewed by: hadjih
Updated:08-27-07
Duration of ownership:
Strengths: Quiet
Weaknesses: little warm, need esata 2 cable for fit.
Overall Evaluation: I picked up this unit to extend my Directv HD DVR capabilities and it has been performing flawlessly. The Esata cable required is Esata 2. It fits more securely into the port, and unlike many Esata 1 cables, it doesn't require any trimming for fit. I am pleased with it so far.
