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Seagate FreeAgent Desktop 500GB External Hard Drive EU & UK 3,5" 7200RPM 8MB USB2.0 | 
| Brand: Seagate
Category: CE
Buy New: £55.99
New (20) from £55.99
Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 848
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
CPU Speed: 0
CPU Type: Intel Celeron
Processors: 1
System Memory: 0
Memory Type: DRAM
Hard Drive Size: 500
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.3
Dimensions (in): 19.7 x 19.7 x 19.7
MPN: ST305004FDD1E1-RK
Model: ST305004FDD1E1-RK
EAN: 7636490001765
ASIN: B000NZOBYS
Release Date: February 4, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| » | General: Device Type - Hard drive - external / Width - 4.1 cm / Depth - 16.3 cm / Height - 19.1 cm | | » | Expansion / Connectivity: Interfaces - Hi-Speed USB | | » | Miscellaneous: Cables Included - 1 x USB cable / Package Type - Retail | | » | Power: Power Source - Included AC adapter | | » | Manufacturer Warranty: Service & Support - 5 years' warranty / Service & Support Details - Limited warranty - 5 years |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 26 more reviews...
 Invaluable November 17, 2008
R. A. Smith (Wales)
I've now owned this drive for almost a year - mainly for media storage and to occasionally back up my own documents.
The drive is elegant and sits neatly on the end of a desk, and looks rather sleek. It is quiet at all times, even when being scanned or during transfers. Transfers themselves are quick and reliable. It is also easy to set up - I was up and running with it within minutes.
 WARNING - UNRELIABLE November 13, 2008
B C W (Lancashire, England, UK)
I suppose you get what you pay for. I've been using one of these for just over ten month (Nov 08). It fell over onto it's side, no great fall or particularly hard landing, now it does not work. Having searched the 'net for a clue as to why it should stop working I am amazed at the number of people out there who have had similar experiences. ANyhow, I've lost my lifetime collection of photographs of my family, places, holidays etc - which were on that drive for storage - and my backed up programme files. Seagate warranty will replace the hard drive, but quote 750 US dollars as an average for data recovery. Do yourself a favour - give this one a miss. I would have given this zero stars but it's not possible with the Amazon rating system.
Never again November 1, 2008
M. Harrington
I bought two of these disks. One didn`t work at all on arrival (no power)
The other worked for two days then packed up -no power like the other one.
Total waste of money. Am currently trying to get the first one replaced but can`t get the second one changed as it involves sending it back and it now contains all my private info (bank details etc) that I can`t remove as it doesen`t turn on. May as well chuck the money down the drain and save yourself a lot of time. Will never touch Seagate again !
 Excellent drive if treated with respect October 31, 2008
S. Hall
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased this drive to keep an additional backup of my photographs and as such I am pleased with the performance.
Initially I did have problems with the drive becoming unavailable at random intervals, but this would appear to be a problem when the PC is using another USB device whilst accessing this disk. For example, I cannot print a document or run my scanner while copying files to this drive because there is a good chance the drive will 'vanish' and no longer be accessible without restarting Windows. Whether this is a limitation of USB, the drive or my ageing PC I know not, and it isn't really a problem now that I know of this pitfall.
The drive management software is quite basic. It can test the drive, change the 'sleep' time and such exciting things but doesn't have an option to stop the drive prior to disconnection. This is a little inconvenient because the USB manager in Windows quite often thinks the drive is in use when it isn't and so won't stop it.
However, I do think it was worth purchasing and has been very reliable. In addition, Amazon really knows how to pack items like this. The parcel was about three times the size of the boxed drive with an inordinate amount of padding.
Not well pleased October 26, 2008
Mr. P. A. Brewer (UK)
I have been silly enough to buy two of these. The first failed when the drive gave up...fair enough; that happens sometimes with drives.
The second failed after about two weeks,when the USB connection dropped inside the case, which I then discovered is almost impossible to open. Shoddy plastic crap. I want a metal one next time. Build quality matters.
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