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"The good part is buy.com paid for the shipping back and then sent me another new one...It took about three weeks to send the bad one back and the new one to get to me...Free shipping to begin with and free shipping back was a good deal..." read more »
Retrevo's Recommendation: Average Buy for Everyone
"Performance for the drive does well overall, but like with any peripheral device, they do run the risk of being DOA and not functioning when plugged into your machine...In conclusion, the Seagate 1.5 TB FreeAgent Desk for Mac ST315005FJA105-RK is great for the Mac lover in your family who may be quickly running out of storage space on their internal hard drive...If you are looking for a drive that can offer you a ton of storage and are not at all squeamish about the rare chance of a drive failure then the Seagate 1.5 TB FreeAgent Desk for Mac ST315005FJA105-RK may be the way to go..." read more »
Retrevo's Recommendation: Good Buy if you want high end
"Attractive design; foolproof operation; docking station; fast transfer speeds via FireWire; FireWire 800, FireWire 400, and USB 2.0 connectivity...Pricey for non-FireWire users; lack of backup software may be problematic for those not using the latest...Although you can use an optional power adapter via the DC-in jack, we found that a single USB or FireWire connection delivered ample power to the device...With a secondary test machine, an older 1.6GHz Power..." read more »
"Slim, lightweight design; foolproof operation; drive-management software includes backup and encryption functions...Short USB cable makes it inconvenient to use with some desktops; file encryption isn’t hardware-based...The FreeAgent Go also includes the Seagate Manager software...It took 8 minutes and 24 seconds to write to the drive a 10GB folder containing photo, music, video, and data files...Many 250GB-and-larger models are now available for less than..." read more »
"Data transfer speeds top the competition; slim profile; preloaded backup software; generous 5-year warranty; 256-bit security encryption....No FireWire port; other drives charge less per gigabyte....Seagate's new 500GB BlackArmor PS 110 external hard drive ($160) provides trustworthy storage and data backup solutions for the consumer who needs more space...If you're craving more portable storage for your indispensable data, you'll appreciate the versatility..." read more »
Retrevo's Recommendation: Average Buy for Everyone
"Weighing only 6.35 ounces, the Seagate ST905003FAA2E1-RK Go Portable Hard Drive makes it easy to confidently carry your up-to-date portfolio in your pocket...This full-featured, Seagate ST905003FAA2E1-RK Go Portable Hard Drive backups to completely recover your PC hard drive?s contents in case of a system crash or virus/spyware attack...It?s easy to install ? just plug the Seagate ST905003FAA2E1-RK Go Portable Hard Drive's USB cable into an available port on your PC..." read more »
"Decent throughput performance; supports eSATA, FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 interfaces; decent bundle software; quiet and cool during operation; 5-year warranty....eSATA connection needs reset after idling; no FireWire 800; eSATA cable not included....Tell us what you like about this product...You can command the backup software to backup a recommended area of the hard drive or a set of selected folders and files...Tell us what you don't like about this product......" read more »
Retrevo's Recommendation: Average Buy for Everyone
"Recommended mostly for people who do not want to know what their computer is doing, or who do not even take any basic care regarding data security...Periodically Seagate recommends that you check their website for a new Iso image of the recovery disk...Consequently if you leave the Replica plugged in all the time, your computer will be constantly running sluggish (your antivirus may be off from previous directions which is bad as well) and the little Replica will be busily clicking and whirring away..." read more »
Retrevo's Recommendation: Average Buy if you want high end
"This is a good thing, especially considering the fact that there is no power button anywhere on the drive to turn it off...Overall, this is a good performer among the USB external drives we have tested so far...The Seagate FreeAgent Desk 1TB exhibits a very good performance and it looks good too..." read more »
Retrevo's Recommendation: Average Buy for Everyone
"5400rpm for a while...I agree...I gutted a 500gb FreeAgent Go just last week to put the bigger 500gb drive in my Macbook - i even put the old 160gb drive in the FreeAgent case and it works great...i have a 500GB FreeAgent and it's the best external I've ever had..." read more »
Retrevo's Recommendation: Average Buy if you want high end