- 5,400 RPM Spin Speed, 8 MB Cache Buffer
- USB 2.0: up to 480 Mb/s
- Sync and back up quickly at your desktop without having to search for cables.
- Guard the privacy of important files and folders.
- Get your storage solution up and running quickly.
Product Description
Take your desktop environment and all the files go. FreeAgent Go portable hard drive can be used more than 100 free and pay to use a computer without installing any applications or programs stored on the host computer. Carry your browser, favorites, passwords, IM client and contacts, e-mail client, cookies, settings and files, so if you have a computer at work, school, business center, Internet cafe or library, you have a desktop environment for Th. . . read more>>
Seagate FreeAgent Go 250 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive ST902503FBA2E1-RK
R. van Bakel says:
I am a professional photographer who meets two of the portable drive per year (I swap site and off-site a copy of each shoot). Western Digital (WD) Passport Portable I have used, is 320 GB each, are full to the brim, and my 2008 “rough work. They want to maintain the data, I went to buy two portable stations, and found a Seagate GO 500GB models.
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You can not really go wrong with either drive (both companies offer a good five years warranty), but I think the form factor Seagates a little better (they are part of an inch smaller in all dimensions, but are even slimmer than they are). Promotion The Amazon is currently offering a free yard drive Seagate, like the iPod dock – just slide the unit to the connector and the fitting on the desktop. Convenient and stylish. WD drives do not have that option.
downside of using the Seagate site (and therefore this setup will give 4 stars, not 5) that the reason why I do not understand, it takes up two USB ports on your computer. This is a powered port, so you can not use other than the USB hub (at least it does not work in my iMac one years old, and my el – CHEAPO Center – Your mileage may vary). The alternative to a power source, buy or simply not used in the garden, but connect directly to one of the USB port using the cable.
; speech USB connections: next to the yard, another advantage of Seagate over WD Passport drive is that it is more energy efficient. At least I use Seagate for my aging PowerBook, and a (supplied) cable, no problems . WD drive, on the other hand, not paying my PowerBook desktop, if I buy a special three-plug “Power Booster”, a USB cable (again) the machine takes two ports. This is a small thing, but it is important to me. The Seagates, I can finally just slide a large bag or a drive other Available in a small space, and use it on the road, not alter the essential standard mini-to-standard USB cable (Supplied) – Booster No wires, no power.
is also a Mac – version of the Seagate drive. I accidentally bought the PC version, but it makes zero difference in my view: thing works fine, no drivers required. Mac version includes a specific platform, the backup program, and maybe a few other goodies that I need or not falls.
Given the characteristics and the file systems and how the bits and bytes to read in the computer industry, the available capacity of 500GB Seagate drive is really only 465Gb. This “lack” applies to any position in the market, but — no big deal, just something to keep in mind.
speed Seagate is fine, my Mac took slightly less than 4 minutes to 5 gigs worth copying small files. So it was Speed Demon nor laggard.
March 17, 2010, 6:55 am< , br /> One thing the site: It must be comfortable enough black leather casing for the drive. This bonus really should be packed in position instead of a yard, but I’m not complaining. Passport driving without a case or sleeve, and I paid another $ 30 for two cases, Case Logic, a soft side. I will use the Case Logic cases, GO Seagate drive, because the Seagates, was equipped with own leatherette sleeves fit Case Logic clamshell design – double protection and peace of mind.
W. Cubbage says:
I use this hard drive to back up your computer, and if it works well. The only thing that will prevent me from making it 5-star rating is that the updates can not be installed on your computer, because I’m running Vista 64-bit Home Premium. Seagate supports only 32-bit Vista. Well, if the packaging or the specs that the device is out of this poined, in fact, it specifically states that it is compatible with Vista.
March 17, 2010, 9:06 amRussell Engebretson says:
Merit: it is light and compact, easy to use, and comes preloaded with the backup of the document. It would be good for those who need a portable hard drive, because it can be dropped into your handbag or slipped into a shirt pocket traffic. Decent copy speed external USB drive.
Negative: watching a lot of problems with the reliability of hard drives (Note: the failure of similar reviews at Amazon). Mine died just 7 months of using a computer. It was never pushed around or to the extreme temps, it is no longer on the desktop when connected to a number of utilities was not able to recover data, because the “unreadable sectors”, and the Master File Table errors — the most likely physical injury to the head or platters. I managed to save about 20 of the 200 + GB before the unit went completely south.
5 years warranty Seagate drive, but it is a very nice to try one of the cold, impersonal site move. It took several tries his own site in the correct name of the model have been rejected without valid. The guarantee is full of dire warnings and threatened legal action if you try to deceive them. They pay no shipping a defective product in their facility (Texas self-storage businesses use multiple return items). They require you to pack a dead HDD, USB cable, manual and original carton or corrugated cardboard box surrounded by foam 2 inches inside the unit and the ESD package. They will be happy to sell to you for only $ 19. 99. I usually keep the original packaging, but it was one of those plastic jobs in practice requires a hacksaw to get the product, so it was trash. I had to beg the foam and ESD bag previously purchased items.
Seagate happy to try to retrieve the data lost a small fortune. They will not send you a new position, but the “revised” one. I have the box was printed in very large letters (delivery information below) a warning for me to deal with care-sensitive device (as if I somehow responsible for their poor quality and defective product). Oh, and they do not get the HDD ESD bag. On the other hand, I have a nice box and foam with a brand new revised back to my HDD, when he dies.
I’m five years old 120 GB Seagate Barracuda internal hard drive still works like a Champ. I bought a Free Agent Go, because I thought I could depend on the reliability of Seagate. From my experience with this hard, it seemed gone downhill quality-wise.
March 17, 2010, 9:13 amJ. Holston says:
I downloaded the 1 06 min 2 GB 27 63 seconds (yes I used a stopwatch so I could send this review to all you read). Were a large number of files, but also many small files. Had a total of 107 files to download. I was downloading the network drive, which are delayed a bit, but I do not know.
I tell you these things because I found it very hard to get “real” numbers, when I tried to decide what to buy hard drive. I did not particularly care about the writing, as the majority, I only use my backup files. I took the opportunity of this status based on the opinions of people I talked, and I’m glad I did. It is very portable and very clever. I opened a file to the reading speed test, and it felt great. I do not know how the time status to read, sorry speed.
I do not test the software, because I do not intend to use it. I’ve heard that the software is faster, but I can not use because I am a public computer.
If you are looking for hard case, I highly recommend this one! Case Logic PHDC-1 Small EVA External Hard Drive Case (Red) I hope this will help you make your own decision. Have a great day!
March 17, 2010, 11:38 amW. MCCLENAGHAN says:
The product is stylish, small and effective. However, when the job is 2 weeks, stopped working in two areas. Toolbar Icon is not interrupted by the red, automated backups stopped working. Research on the Web stated that either of these problems had occurred with other people who bought Seagate model. Worse still, I was considered more than 2 hours from Seagate and still no one arrested. Purchase / use of the experience was a total downer. Bill
March 17, 2010, 11:54 am