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• Seagate FreeAgent Desktop External 500GB Hard Drive

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  $93.00 - $164.0
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  1 Star Review

  Reviewed by: Vilg

  Updated:12-06-07

  Duration of ownership:2 Days

  Strengths: None

  Weaknesses: The backup software bundled with the machine is only a 30-day trial. The machine could not be plugged into my new Dell running Windows XP during startup. It hung up the startup. I had to remove the USB connection to the PC before restart. Absolutely no manuals included in the box or apparently loaded onto the computer. With the first two problems, I didn't bother searching for a manual.

  Overall Evaluation: I do not recommend this product, and am unlikely to buy any Seagate product after seeing their poor packaging and results on this one.

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: daddddd

  Updated:09-26-07

  Duration of ownership:3 Months

  Strengths: jkleinlein, there is an on-off switch right in front. It's touch-sensitive: hold your finger on it and it turns off; quickly touch it and it turns back on. It's marked fairly clearly with the standard on/off icon.

  Weaknesses: Base contains the interfaces and is non-removable.

  Overall Evaluation: Nice drive, nice looking, great price.

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  1 Star Review

  Reviewed by: razorhdwire

  Updated:12-03-07

  Duration of ownership:13 Days

  Strengths: None

  Weaknesses: Just Won't Work. Gives Error Messages, Windows XP Can't Find The Device.

  Overall Evaluation: I Backed Up My C Drive On This External Drive. I Started Getting Error Messages And XP Couldn't Locate The Drive. Thinking I Needed To Re-Format My C Drive, I Did. Now The External Drive Has All My Backed Up Information On It And I Can't Get Into It. Lost Everything. I Won't Return The Drive Because I Don't Want My Personal Information Viewed By Someone. I Have Financial Statements, Passwords, Ect, That I Will Not Share. I Will Never Buy Another Seagate Product Again. Western Digital Here I Come.

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: makryger

  Updated:11-21-07

  Duration of ownership:3 Months

  Strengths: 5 year warranty, contemporary design, no need to turn off and on, quiet.

  Weaknesses: Only USB, base not detachable.

  Overall Evaluation: This 500 GB hard drive does exactly what it should, and it was up and running instantly when plugged into my computer. Seagate's 5 year warranty is amazing. I actually kind of like the fact that there is no on/off button. So when I turn off my computer to go to bed, the HD turns off too. One less thing to worry about. Quiet as a mouse, I would never know it turns on. I like the subtle pulsing when the HDD is at work.I'm kind of torn about the base. I was hopping it could come off, so that the HDD could either stand upright or lie flat. I discovered that the base has all the electronics in it, so it cannot be detached. It has a relatively small footprint still, but it would be nice for a little more flextibility.The base is only USB, but it's not a big problem for me. I use this to store movies, and it works great for accessing them from Vista Media Center.

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  1 Star Review

  Reviewed by: Fizzwizz

  Updated:11-05-07

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  Strengths: Large storage, cheap to buy

  Weaknesses: Ugly, horrible coloured light, weird looking, unreliable

  Overall Evaluation: I\\\\\\\'ve owned this device for a total of two days, and bought it to enable me backup my PC data so I could restore my PC. After transferring 30GB of photos, music, and personal documents to it I restored my PC and started the process of transferring the data back to my PCs hard disk. I got about 30 mp3s in and suddenly it stopped working emitting a whining noise. It looks like I\\\\\\\'ve lost all my data. Needless to say I\\\\\\\'m furious, I expect more than 2 days use from a device like this, and the sloppy quality control has caused me immeasurable loss.Don\\\\\\\'t trust your valuable data to this one!

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: cmangrum

  Updated:10-30-07

  Duration of ownership:1 Months

  Strengths: VERY PORTABLE EASY TO USE AND HAS GREAT AMOUNTS OF STORAGE

  Weaknesses: THE TRANSFER SPEED I WISH WAS A LITTLE QUICKER BUT WITH THAT BEING SAID THATS IT THATS THE ONLY WEAKNESS I COULD FIND

  Overall Evaluation: I LOVE THE HARD DRIVE AND CAN TAKE IT ANYWHERE AND USE IT I WOULD RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE AND IT SEEMS TO BE A GREAT BUYI HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYS IT AS MUCH AS I HAVE

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: tymbo

  Updated:10-22-07

  Duration of ownership:2 Months

  Strengths: Size. Footprint. OK speed. 5 year War.

  Weaknesses: No on/off switch.

  Overall Evaluation: This is really a great external drive. Fairly fast (USB 2) for an external. Easy to set up. Windows XP and Vista both had no problem in recognizing it. Only downfall is that it doesn't have an on/off switch...have to unplug the AC adapter from the wall when I don't want it recognized by Windows. Other than that, for the price, is a great drive.

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: jkleinlein

  Updated:09-24-07

  Duration of ownership:3 Months

  Strengths: Sets up in less than 1 minute, esay to use, very quiet, fast transfers, 5 year warranty

  Weaknesses: No on/off button

  Overall Evaluation: I have been using this drive for about 3 months now and am very very happy with my purchase. I was able to get this drive for $130 at Best Buy and have since seen it on sale for as low as $120. Setup is simple and takes less than 1 minute. The only thing that I dislike about the drive is that it has no on/off button. It really does not make much of a difference and I don't think it uses much power...I just think that if it had a power off button it might be able to last longer since it wouldn't be constantly on. It has an amazing amount of space for the cost! I love this drive.

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: mellowk

  Updated:09-24-07

  Duration of ownership:4 Months

  Strengths: looks, speed, heat

  Weaknesses: none

  Overall Evaluation: I bought this drive in order to store my pictures and music. I found this drive to be easy to set up and it runs quietly and isn't hot to the touch. It also has a 5 year warranty while other drive only have 1 year warranty.

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: deshwasi

  Updated:09-19-07

  Duration of ownership:20 Days

  Strengths: Superb Build, Performance, Quiet, Warranty

  Weaknesses: none

  Overall Evaluation: This is one of the bet USB drives you can buy. the 500gb capacity is ample and the drive runs very quiet and stays cool. the build quality is good and looks nice too. it has average speed like other USB 2.0 drives (much less than the theoretical limit of 480mbps) but with the Seagate 5-yr warranty its the best buy. highly recommended.

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