Seagate FreeAgent 500 GB 3.5-Inch USB 2.0 Hard Drive ST305004FDA1E1-RK
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Seagate FreeAgent 500 GB 3.5-Inch USB 2.0 Hard Drive ST305004FDA1E1-RK Description
Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Electronics
Brand: Seagate
EAN: 0763649003008
Product Features: 500 GB external hard drive connects to your computer via USB cable
Hard Disk Size: 500
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Seagate
Manufacturer: Seagate
Model: ST305004FDA1E1-RK
Publisher: Seagate
Special Features: nv:Capacity (GB)^500|Interface^USB 2.0|Spindle Speed (RPM)^7200|Data Transfer Rate on USB 2.0^Up to 480 Mb/sec
Studio: Seagate
Warranty: 5 years warranty
Binding: Electronics
Brand: Seagate
EAN: 0763649003008
Product Features: 500 GB external hard drive connects to your computer via USB cable
Hard Disk Size: 500
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Seagate
Manufacturer: Seagate
Model: ST305004FDA1E1-RK
Publisher: Seagate
Special Features: nv:Capacity (GB)^500|Interface^USB 2.0|Spindle Speed (RPM)^7200|Data Transfer Rate on USB 2.0^Up to 480 Mb/sec
Studio: Seagate
Warranty: 5 years warranty
Seagate FreeAgent 500 GB 3.5-Inch USB 2.0 Hard Drive ST305004FDA1E1-RK 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
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
Editorial Review of Seagate FreeAgent 500 GB 3.5-Inch USB 2.0 Hard Drive ST305004FDA1E1-RK
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)
Customer Reviews of Seagate FreeAgent 500 GB 3.5-Inch USB 2.0 Hard Drive ST305004FDA1E1-RK
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Do not buy any Freeagent drives
Review: I have always had good luck with Seagate drives but the Freeagent series uses a unique usb cable that makes it essential that you keep the cable 'glued' to the drive lest you get it mixed with your other cables. Neither the power supply nor the cable has any markings to indicate they are Seagate and therefore, while I can pull out any usb cable to connect any of my other usb drives, this is not the case with this line of Seagate drives. Why they would design a product to use a non standard cable and then make replacing that cable almost impossible is beyond me. I really can't say how well the drive functions because I have no usb cable to connect it to the computer and no way of getting one. I have checked their website only to be met with more confusion. Maybe one of your customers can clear up for me why a big company like Seagate would go out of their way to make connecting the Freeagent series of drives to the computer?
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Remarkable poor performance for a drive by seagate
Review: I bought this just off the brand name. I've had good experiences with Seagate before but this product is just terrible plain and simple. It will just stop working if you leave it plugged it in and I'm having numerous errors and lost data. I don't want to risk 500GB of my data on this POS so I had to go spend another 100 bucks to get a good one. Seagate sucks.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Nice Drive
Review: So far so good. I have several of these drives and have had no problems with any of them.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Seagate FreeAgent
Review: Just started using this Seagate FreeAgent - so far works great. Easy to fire-up and working great.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: faulty product, Seagate not helpful.
Review: I cannot explain enough how horrible my experiences were with Seagate. I originally bought this product to back up all of my memories- photographs, music, and documents- since my ancient computer was pitter pattering on it's way out and has a very small hard-drive.
I had a 320 GB FreeAgent hard-drive and after about 8 months, one day it just stopped working. I googled the issue to find out it is really common for Seagate products. After calling Seagate technical support I found out that a company of theirs was my only option at getting my memories back (for a minimum of $1,000 and up to $3,000 in data recovery). Seagate declares the warranty invalid if you get data recovery through any other company or service (which would be cheaper, but still extremely expensive).
What I decided to do in an act of desperation was physically take apart the casing and remove the hard-drive since I'm computer savvy and try to power it with a Caddy-drive. Upon disassembling the Seagate product I saw that the power converter was singed and had fried my hard-drive, making it impossible to get any files back without going through an expensive service. This could have been prevented had Seagate designed better ventilation/fan system for the amount of heat this drive produces. Today, I got a quote from Best Buy- it would cost $1599 for data recovery through them.
Best Buy told me flat out that this problem was 100% due to a poorly produced product and Seagate refuses to be helpful in the least. Point being, Seagate hard-drives are poorly designed and they try to trap you into giving them money for data recovery once your drive fails. All of their drives have the same problem, where they overheat and destroy the hard-drive. The only reason most reviews have been good is because, like I did in the past, most reviewees have rated the hardware before it overheats.
Review Summary: Do not buy any Freeagent drives
Review: I have always had good luck with Seagate drives but the Freeagent series uses a unique usb cable that makes it essential that you keep the cable 'glued' to the drive lest you get it mixed with your other cables. Neither the power supply nor the cable has any markings to indicate they are Seagate and therefore, while I can pull out any usb cable to connect any of my other usb drives, this is not the case with this line of Seagate drives. Why they would design a product to use a non standard cable and then make replacing that cable almost impossible is beyond me. I really can't say how well the drive functions because I have no usb cable to connect it to the computer and no way of getting one. I have checked their website only to be met with more confusion. Maybe one of your customers can clear up for me why a big company like Seagate would go out of their way to make connecting the Freeagent series of drives to the computer?
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Remarkable poor performance for a drive by seagate
Review: I bought this just off the brand name. I've had good experiences with Seagate before but this product is just terrible plain and simple. It will just stop working if you leave it plugged it in and I'm having numerous errors and lost data. I don't want to risk 500GB of my data on this POS so I had to go spend another 100 bucks to get a good one. Seagate sucks.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Nice Drive
Review: So far so good. I have several of these drives and have had no problems with any of them.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Seagate FreeAgent
Review: Just started using this Seagate FreeAgent - so far works great. Easy to fire-up and working great.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: faulty product, Seagate not helpful.
Review: I cannot explain enough how horrible my experiences were with Seagate. I originally bought this product to back up all of my memories- photographs, music, and documents- since my ancient computer was pitter pattering on it's way out and has a very small hard-drive.
I had a 320 GB FreeAgent hard-drive and after about 8 months, one day it just stopped working. I googled the issue to find out it is really common for Seagate products. After calling Seagate technical support I found out that a company of theirs was my only option at getting my memories back (for a minimum of $1,000 and up to $3,000 in data recovery). Seagate declares the warranty invalid if you get data recovery through any other company or service (which would be cheaper, but still extremely expensive).
What I decided to do in an act of desperation was physically take apart the casing and remove the hard-drive since I'm computer savvy and try to power it with a Caddy-drive. Upon disassembling the Seagate product I saw that the power converter was singed and had fried my hard-drive, making it impossible to get any files back without going through an expensive service. This could have been prevented had Seagate designed better ventilation/fan system for the amount of heat this drive produces. Today, I got a quote from Best Buy- it would cost $1599 for data recovery through them.
Best Buy told me flat out that this problem was 100% due to a poorly produced product and Seagate refuses to be helpful in the least. Point being, Seagate hard-drives are poorly designed and they try to trap you into giving them money for data recovery once your drive fails. All of their drives have the same problem, where they overheat and destroy the hard-drive. The only reason most reviews have been good is because, like I did in the past, most reviewees have rated the hardware before it overheats.