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Seagate FreeAgent Desktop 500 GB 3.5" USB 2.0 External Hard Drive | 
| Brand: Seagate
Category: CE
List Price: $209.99
Buy New: $120.17
You Save: $89.82 (43%)
Rating:  178 reviews
Sales Rank: 68
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
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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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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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)
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 500GB 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, but with the capacity to hold the files you need protected. Access to the items on the drive is password-protected, so you can give permissions to whomever you choose without compromising your personal data. 
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. 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. 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.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 173 more reviews...
Excellent Value for 500 GB July 3, 2008
Jim W (Yelm, WA United States)
Great price for the amount of storage, slim design and worked great out of the box for me. Very satisfied.
Very good hard drive June 26, 2008
Gricell
Really a very good product. Backup is easy, no noise, easy conection and nice design. The backup process run on the background and doesn't take much time, data transfer is faster than I thought. It took about 15 minutes to copy around 15Gb.
The only detail I miss is a on/off button, to turn it off you need to unplug it.
 Works good as a back up over USB 2.0 June 25, 2008
H. Kim
Although this product states that it requires an "USB connection", you really need USB 2.0 connection. When I connected this drive to an older but still capable machine (3.0 GHz Intel single core / Windows XP) via USB 1.1 connection, I got a series of write cache / delayed write failure. After connecting the drive to a newer machine with USB 2.0 connection, the problem went away.
Also, if you are planning on using this drive as another drive for every day use, you will be disappointed with the speed. It is good for backups and storing files / programs that are not frequently used. The real read / write speed even with the ample cache it boasts is not good enough for storing frequently used files.
 I love this drive! June 23, 2008
SLE (Montana)
I was having all sorts of problems with my system (Windows XP Pro) when I tried to use an external SATA drive cabled into my motherboard, so I had to abandon that route for external backup storage. I had thought I needed the SATA speed to make it practical to back up large files, but finally had to try another way to meet my backup needs. I read through all of the products and reviews and finally settled on this one after reading about the overheating on the Iomega drive (which, ironically, uses a Seagate disk inside). Well, I am so happy with the Seagate FreeAgent USB 2.0 that I would heartily recommend it to anyone else. It is quiet, runs warm but not hot and I can leave it on and plugged in to my system, so it's always ready for me to use. The files transfer just as fast as they did with the SATA interface, and the 5-year warranty is a meaningful bonus.
I do make the following recommendations, though, for problem-free operation and getting around some of the "undocumented features" that come with the package. 1) Plug it into a power source that only is on when your computer is on. It doesn't have a power switch, but I have a power strip that is plugged into my backup power UPS and is only on when my whole system is on. That way you don't have to unplug it or lose data, as some users have reported. 2) Instead of drag and drop for copying files (which produced some very weird results and caused some files to go off into the ozone), COPY the file and then PASTE it into the location you want it to go into on the FreeAgent disk. This works flawlessly every time. 3) Don't bother with their backup software. It doesn't "see" any of the files in the Documents and Settings folders, such as Outlook .pst files, Favorites, or Bookmarks. It also doesn't apparently have the "intelligence" to know which files have been modified since the last backup was taken, so I just copy everything manually, using copy and paste, and it works great. I just make a habit of backing up my work either right away or at the end of the day. 4) burn a CD of the setup files that come pre-installed on the drive, in case you have to reinstall your system at some point in time, and then delete them from the drive if you want to.
Great June 20, 2008
Heidi Greenleaf
Bought this item just in the nick of time. My computer crashed and thankfully I backed everything up on this hard drive before I had to wipe my computer clean and re-set everything. Works like a charm; just plug it in!
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