Seagate FreeAgent Pro 500 GB USB 2.0/FireWire 400/eSATA Desktop External Hard Drive ST305004FPA1E3-RK by Seagate
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Digital camera reviews of Seagate FreeAgent Pro 500 GB USB 2.0/FireWire 400/eSATA Desktop External Hard Drive ST305004FPA1E3-RK
Digital camera Review: 500 G HD
Summary: 5 Stars
Excellent value although you can now purchase a terabite (sp?) for the same price. Do your shopping! These are still excellent HD'sDigital camera Review: A lot of problems...
Summary: 1 Stars
A lot of problems, it freeze every time I try to transfer files and I have to turn off the device and turn it on again, is a painful problem.Digital camera Review: Absolute piece of junk...BEWARE!!!!!!!!
Summary: 1 Stars
Let me start by saying I sell enterprise storage and backup solutions for a living...i.e NetApp,EMC, HDS, etc.
I purchased this to provide backup and additional storage for my home system. The backup software is included but it's only a trial version...something Seagate does not clearly state ANYWHERE! So, if you plan on using it to run backups you better budget another $30 into the cost.
The drive has been quirky from the beginning. It would be on but would stop showing to my computer so I had to constantly restart it by powering off and back on...1-3 times monthly. Finally, within the first year it completely failed and will not power up. While it is under warranty, it is exchange only. Seagate, in their infinite wisdom states (a true response from Seagate!):
- It may be returned for exchange. You will not receive your original drive in return.
- Please back up all data before returning the drive
Are you kidding? If I need the warranty isn't there a better than average chance the drive is broken and not responding? How do you propose I backup my broken backup drive? You would think Seagate is new to the disk industry with a stupid request like that!!
I would take a look at Hitachi or Western Digital before EVER buying a Seagate for home use again! If I buy a disk for backup I do not need it to fail like these seem to be doing all over the country.
Digital camera Review: An Automatic No-Brainer Backup...NOT! But Still a Good Product
Summary: 4 Stars
I'm using it to backup my iMac in case my cable wire gets hit with lightning again. When I first hooked it up I thought it would automatically backup everything, but I actually had to program it. So I tried to backup my whole hard drive at once. Most files got backed up this way, but it stopped backing up at the "users" folder (I think) and it took a long time. I subsequently added backup plans for the few folders that didn't get backed up initially. I'm not sure I went about it properly, but it's working. Now it automatically backs my files at the same time everyday. It's very quiet, and it turns itself off after I shut down. I would have given it 5 stars, if it were just plug & go, but I guess that's not possible.Digital camera Review: Best in Memory
Summary: 5 Stars
Great hard drive, easy hook up on my Dell Windows XP desktop, by USB2. Great back up tool. No issues. Great price. Very small footprint no matter where you plan on putting it.