Seagate FreeAgent Desktop External 500GB Hard Drive

FreeAgent Desktop External 500GB Hard Drive

Posted Jul 13, 2007 - I am very satisfied with my FreeAgent Desktop External 500GB Hard Drive. It looks really nice standing next to my computer. It runs really fast and quiet without any heat coming out. If you need big capacity external hard drive that is small in size and easy to move around, this one might fit you well. I really recommend it.

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Great Drive

Posted May 30, 2007 - I bought this from Circuit City earlier this month and am very pleased with it. It is a great size. I outgrew my 250 GB WD Mybook and this has been a suitable replacement. I do miss the firewire and its speed, but this is not too bad for transfers. I would prefer a firewire, especially for large transfers. 500 GB is a great space for now, but if you have a large collection of MP3s, files, pictures, movies, etc. then it fills up fast. I would recommend this to anyone who is looking at this as an option.

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Small, Quiet, Easy-to-use External Hard Drive

Posted Jun 26, 2007 - I have been using Windows Explorer to transfer files between the drive and my computer since the software it comes with didn't install, and I also have software that allows me to create a backup file for my computer that I'm using with it. The drive took almost no time to set up- it configured itself quickly after I plugged it in to my computer's USB port. 5-year warranty included is also a plus.

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Excellent Enclosure

Posted Aug 14, 2007 - This is a great little enclosure. You get a ton of space at a decent price. It's a seagate, so you get a five year warranty as well. I would recommend this drive for almost anyone.

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Seagate 500GB External Drive

Posted Sep 19, 2007 - 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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Funky looking external storage

Posted Jun 26, 2007 - I've been a fan of seagate's for a long-time, primarily due to their willingness to stand behind their products and offer an industry leading 5-year warranty. This was true for all their internal hard drives, but their external drives used to only have 1-year. All competitors only offer 1-year as well. However, with Seagate's FreeAgent line, they upped the anty, offering an awesome 5-years for all their external drives! That was my reason for finally pulling the trigger on buying an external unit, versus building my own (buy internal drive with 5-year warranty, along with an enclosure). Okay, enough background. What do I think of the drive? Well, other than the time it took to get used to it's looks, I am quite happy. I now think it's cool on my desktop here at work. I use it to perform backups of my MP3 library that I have at home, with the benefit of being able to play them here at work. It's surprising small. The pictures make it look huge, but it really isn't! It's plenty fast for what I need it for. But note that Seagate also sells to Pro versions: one adds an esata port, while the other adds both esata & firewire. The pro versions also have a 16mb cache, versus the 8mb cache on this one. I doubt you'd notice the performance difference between the two different cache sizes. The unit has no power on/off switch, which is kind of annoying. I'd like to turn it off over the weekend, or evening. It will turn off on it's own if you power the computer down, but I don't do that with my computer at work. So keep this in mind before purchasing. Overall, I'm happy with the unit. I only wish it was cheaper! :-)

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Up and going in 3 minutes!

Posted Jul 26, 2007 - The Seagate external 500 drive is built for simplicity. Large print, easy-to-follow instructions had me using the drive in the first 3 minutes it was out of the box!! The cost is amazing for a 500 drive and I am able to backup everything from home and work and free up some space on my home computer.

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Great External backup hard drive!

Posted Sep 24, 2007 - 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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Great External Hard Drive

Posted Jul 31, 2007 - This is a great hard drive. This Plug and Play device allows the user to drops files easily on the hard drive. Plus, a third-party backup software (like McAfee's) can be used to back up software. It is also cheap and so far reliable.

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Seagate FreeAgent Desktop External 500GB Hard Drive

Posted Aug 6, 2007 - Purchased at local retailer for $ 129.99. Massive storage at a very low price. Great warranty - (5 years). Simple & Straightforward – Plug & Play. May well return to purchase another. Compliments my other U.S.B. drives: 1.) Maxtor 500 gigs 2.) Seagate 400 gigs. Now a total 1.4 Terabytes on U.S.B. Lightening fast with 7200 RPM rotational speed. Case & stand have good integrity. Yellow stripe light looks sharp on my desktop. Recommend you get one at your local retailer. Certainly deserves a 10+ rating - (Double the 5 Stars) Thank you.

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Fast, Good Looking, 5 Year Warranty

Posted Aug 10, 2007 - I bought this external hard drive after hearing it comes with a 5 year warranty which was before this time unheard of for external hard drives. SeaGate to my knowledge is the only company offering 5 years for external hard drives. I copied over about 50 GB of data from another external hard drive to this one in 50 minutes. It's got a nice design going for it as well. It sits on a stand and has a glowing yellow light. The light pulses when there is data transfer. As others have mentioned, theres no power button but I don't really mind. Overall though I highly recommend this hard drive.

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FreeAgent drive does well

Posted Sep 24, 2007 - 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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Great Drive

Posted Oct 22, 2007 - 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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FREEAGENT DESKTOP EXTERANL 500GB HARD DRIVE

Posted Oct 30, 2007 - 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 BUY I HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYS IT AS MUCH AS I HAVE

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Works like it should, no complaints

Posted Nov 21, 2007 - 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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