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| Seagate FreeAgent Desktop 500 GB 3.5" USB 2.0 External Hard Drive | 
enlarge | Brand: Seagate Category: CE
List Price: $209.99 Buy New: $104.99 You Save: $105.00 (50%)
New (44) Used (3) Refurbished (1) from $80.00
Avg. Customer Rating: 187 reviews Sales Rank: 70
Media: Electronics Autographed: No Memorabilia: No Batteries Included: No Hard Drive Size: 500 Shipping Weight (lbs): 6 Dimensions (in): 6.4 x 3.2 x 7.5 nv:Capacity (GB): 500 Interface: USB 2.0 Spindle Speed (RPM): 7200 Data Transfer Rate on USB 2.0: Up to 480 Mb/sec Warranty: 5 years warranty
MPN: ST305004FDA1E1-RK Model: ST305004FDA1E1-RK UPC: 763649003008 EAN: 0763649003008 ASIN: B000ND75C0
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| Features:
| | 500 GB external hard drive connects to your computer via USB cable | | | 7200 RPM spindle speed for high-speed performance and fast read times | | | Footprint is no bigger than a stapler; Just plug it in and you're ready to go | | | Backup CDs, DVDs or store files and programs for on-the-go | | | Includes external drive, USB 2.0 cable, AC power adapter, and quick start guide; 5-year limited warranty |
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Amazon.com Product Description When its time to back up and protect your digital content--photos, music, documents, and more--it doesn't get much easier than the Seagate Free Agent Desktop USB Portable Hard Drive. Simply plug it in to any power source, connect the USB cable to any computer, and you're ready to go. This hip-looking hard drive takes up less room on your desk than an ordinary stapler, giving you more space for your other desktop items. 
Powerful storage device with a sleek new design. | 
Takes up less room on your desk than a stapler. | 
Keep all your digital content in a safe and secure location. | Portable Performance and Security If you're still relying on your personal computer or back-up CDs or DVDs to store your digital content or vital personal or family documents, you're running an unnecessary risk. Your computer can only hold so many files and can crash at any time, leaving you helpless to access your content. DVDs and CDs have a place in archiving, but they get easily scratched and lost. It's too risky to store everything in your computer, and too time-consuming and cumbersome to have a drawer full of CDs or DVDs. Computers come and go, but your content should always be nearby. With up to 1000 glorious gigabytes, the Free Agent external hard drive is the best place to gather and access all of your important photos, movies, music, games and documents. Simply plug in the power and the USB cable and you're ready to go. The Seagate Free Agent is big enough to store a huge portion of your digital content in a safe and secure environment, but small enough to let you take that content with you wherever you go. In other words, having the Seagate Free Agent is like having your entire computer with you at all times, but in a package that's a small fraction of the space and weight of your computer. Designed to live peacefully in your home or office, the Free Agent external hard drive is extra quiet and takes up less room on your desk than a stapler. Even the cable ports are base-mounted to help keep your desk free of clutter. We even add a little bit of sophistication to your desktop with the unique espresso brown finish and molten amber illumination. The sleek and slim design of this hard drive--only measures 7.5 x 1.6 x 6.4-inches (H x D x W)--and a weight of less than four pounds. The Seagate Free Agent lets you transfer files seamlessly from your computer via its USB 2.0 connection at a brisk transfer rate of up to 480Mb/sec. The drive delivers a spindle speed of 7,200 RPM, giving you the high-speed performance you need to back your data up quickly and safely. The Seagate Free Agent is ready to use out of the box with a PC, but it can be made Mac-ready in a matter of minutes with Mac OS X's Disk Utility. This portable hard drive is already compatible with Windows Vista (as well as Windows XP and Windows 2000), allowing you to backup your content regardless of operating system upgrades. At this compact size, and with this high performance, you now have the ability to take your data with you anywhere you go, so your digital content finally has room to breathe. A five-year warranty is also included, giving you complete peace of mind. What's in the Box FreeAgent Desktop drive, USB 2.0 cable, AC power adapter, and quick start guide.
Product Description With a footprint no bigger than a stapler, the Seagate FreeAgent is an external desktop hard drive that can fit anywhere. The FreeAgent is designed to conveniently hold all of your digital content in one place. This drive can hold 500GB worth of data and is ready to go as soon as you plug it in. Mac Compatibility - Power PC G3, G4, or G5 running OS X 10.3.9 (or higher), or Intel Core Duo or Core Solo running OS X 10.4.6 (or higher) (drive is formatted NTFS, you will need to reformat for Mac using Disk Utility) 5-Year Limited Manufacturer Warranty Unit Dimensions - 7.5 (h) x 1.6 (w) (w/o 3.2 base) x 6.4 (d)
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| Customer Reviews: Read 182 more reviews...
Great product and buy. July 21, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am very satisfied with the Seagate FreeAgent hard drive I purchased. I got great service, quick delivery, and a great price. I have several Seagate drives and have yet to have a problem with any of them. I would recommend this drive very highly.
FreeAgent 500GB July 19, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This deal was pointed to in a Twitter post by Dave Winer, and I am grateful for his direction. Well spotted!
A Perfect Drive For The Price! July 18, 2008 Just a quick review of one of the best purchases I've made on Amazon.com! The Seagate FreeAgent Desktop 500GB external hard drive was incredibly easy to set up and has not given me one bit of trouble! I have used it 10-12 hours a day consistently since I installed it over 6 weeks ago and it has been a huge help to my work. The compact 3 and 1/2 inch design fits perfectly at my desk and looks great! At this price I definitely got the bang for my buck that I was looking for!
Good Drive July 16, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Purchased this drive from amazon some months ago; so I've had plenty of time to learn the drive/features.
Noise - the drive is totally silent. My PC is watercooled, so no fans to mask any noise; the drive is just very quiet. This I enjoy.
Energy Savings - drive by default will sleep when not used for a period of minutes, takes about 10 seconds to spin up when you want to access it. Draw is ~10-14w when being used; much less than many other USB2.0 drives.
Stability of transfer speed - I use the drive for large files 1-2GB mostly, 5GB takes about 25 seconds; excellent.
No negatives whatsoever to mention, completely happy with the drive.
Great value but buggy sleep mode. July 13, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this in April and it as worked fine except for chronic EventID 51 errors (An error was detected on device \Device\Harddisk1\D during a paging operation) in WinXP when it wakes from sleep mode. Sleep defaults to every 15 minutes the drive is idle and the error occurs when the drive wakes. Seagate support offered little help other than suggesting that I disable sleep mode. That fixes the issue but leaves the feature unavailable.
Another unexpected glitch was that the workstation to which I attached the drive took a very long time to boot after I added this drive. Disabling USB legacy support on the BIOS setup fixed that, but I would have to reinstate that feature if I ever wanted to boot from this drive or access it outside of windows.
On the plus side, this drive works great with the free Seagate DiscWizard software which is a stripped down version of Acronis TrueImage that you can download for free. It's very useful for imaging drives and I have images of four different computers stored on it. Also it's fast enough to be able to comfortably view video movies that are stored on it. And with an Amazon promotion for $15 off any purchase more than $100, this was a true bargain.
I'm reasonably satisfied and it's a good value, but if I had to do it over again, I would seriously consider opting for a true network drive instead of USB.
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