External Enclosure, 500 GB, 7200 RPM, For PC, Mac Platform USB 2.0 Interface
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.
Price Range: $100 - $144
Epinions Rating: 
(18 Reviews)
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Seagate FreeAgent Desktop 500GB 3.5 External Hard Drive - 7200, USB 2.0 In Stock Order Today, Ships Today |
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$99.99
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MPN: ST305004FDA1E1-RK
Capacity: 500 GB
Interface : USB
Enclosure: External
Spindle Speed: 7200 RPM
External Data Transfer Rate: 60 MBps
Buffer Size: 8 MB
Average Latency: 4.17 ms
Interface (Detailed): USB 2.0
Hot Swap: Yes
Compliant Standards: Plug and Play
Platform: PC, Mac
Package Qty.: 1
Height: 1.6 in.
Width: 7.5 in.
Depth: 6.4 in.
Weight: 2 lb.
Warranty: 5 Years
UPC: 763649003008
Product ID: 40697222
500 Gigabytes of Naked Celebrity Photos!
Author's Rating:
Pros: lots of space
Cons: transferring large files takes up time.
The Bottom Line: This external hard drive offers plenty of inexpensive easy storage whatever you use it for.
Review: You can store whatever you want on this Seagate 500 Gigabyte External Hardrive. My computer only has 120 gigabyte harddrive, which by today's standards is pretty small. It fills up fast. What's in the Box? 500 gigabytes of naked celebrity... Read Full Review by shopaholic_man, Jul 31, 2008
Never had a problem and Great Price
Author's Rating:
Pros: Works great, fast USB 2.0 transfers, runs cool, low price
Cons: Like all external hard drives, requires careful handling.
The Bottom Line: I have used my drive for over 6 months without a hiccup. The drive capacity is large. Transfer speed is quick.
Review: I have been using my Seagate FreeAgent 500 GB Hard drive with the USB 2.0 interface for over 6 months and have not had a bit of problem with it. My computer sees it immediately upon inserting the USB cable and transfers are very quick. The drive uses... Read Full Review by wmcot, May 25, 2008
Sweet Affordable Storage From A Trusted Name
Author's Rating:
Pros: Great performance, attractive slim design; affordable; loads of space.
Cons: None
The Bottom Line: If you want a small footprint, high capacity, affordable external hard drive from a name you can trust, look no further than the Seagate FreeAgent 500GB HHD.
Review: Can one ever have enough storage space? I say no, one can always find a use for space and with the prices for hard drive the only thing that seems to be dropping these days, it’s easy to grab an affordable external hard drive for not a lot of green... Read Full Review by vemartin, Apr 5, 2008
Excellent Runs in Background, no hassles
Author's Rating:
Pros: Small, works in the background, easy usb connect, easy drag and drop to add files.
Cons: Does not automatically backup desktop files only from"My Documents"file.
The Bottom Line: null
Review: I got mine from buy.com about three months ago, I set it to run every morning at 5am, so I don't have to mess with it. I check to see if it has been doing it's job and it does it. It is great to have it. I will note that if you keep a lot of your... Read Full Review by dragondoodle, Mar 21, 2008
Author's Rating:
Pros: Looks Good
Cons: The unit was dead upon arrival POOR MANUFACTURING NO FINAL TESTING BEFORE LEAVING THE FACTORY
The Bottom Line: null
Review: I bought this unit at Best Buy. I got it home and it failed to start up on my Laptop and then failed on my Desktop computer. I measured the output voltage on the power supply connector that plugs into the drive and it appeared to be"good to go". The... Read Full Review by twelvegauge, Jan 13, 2008
Author's Rating:
Pros: Sturdy Reliable Lots of Storage
Cons: Don't like the Power Supply
The Bottom Line: After dropping this and slamming it, it still works... So I recommend this product. Study, Dependable, and a trusted brand.
Review: In the world of portable media, it's important to have the storage for whatever files you have. In this particular case, I upgraded from an old Seagate 40GB drive to this newer FreeAgent 500GB. So far, I haven't been disappointed. First, I've shot... Read Full Review by xenoranger, Jan 11, 2008
The Neptune washer of Hard Drives
Author's Rating:
Pros: Cost, Capacity
Cons: Reliability, Size, Weight
The Bottom Line: null
Review: I needed a good reliable drive to keep my plethora of computers backed up. When I found this SEAGATE 500gb drive I thought I would be set for a very long time. I got the first one home and started backing stuff up. It was slow, but I could afford to set... Read Full Review by vzqk50, Jan 8, 2008
Author's Rating:
Pros: Quick installation, cool running, reliable connections and data transfers, and good warranty conditions
Cons: One-way positioning
The Bottom Line: The performance of the drive so far hasn't disappointed me. If you want a reliable, already built external drive, I recommend this FreeAgent drive.
Review: Even though I am usually an external drive builder rather than a buyer of the drive itself, after seeing very good deals on the drive and the trust I have on Seagate brand, I decided to try the Seagate FreeAgent Drive. I was able to install the drive... Read Full Review by akazgea, Jan 5, 2008
Author's Rating:
Pros: None
Cons: Slow, firmware update failed, cannot use as enclosure
The Bottom Line: Run away from the Seagate FreeAgent external hard drives!
Review: The Seagate FreeAgent 500 GB hard drive was on sale at Best Buy one day for $99 so I decided to pick it up. I actually needed 2 internal hard drives, but the external ones were on sale for the same price as an internal drive, so I decided to purchase 2... Read Full Review by nad_masters, Dec 10, 2007
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Pros: works fine on XP for 6month+ always power on, cool outlook
Cons: not sound yet
The Bottom Line: null
Review: I used to use other ext drives, IOMega one is too hot and cannot work after four hours. I use this one for 6months+ and never down. I leave power connected and it has auto power on/off. I think the internal is a PATA drive. Sometimes you may want not... Read Full Review by lastguy, Dec 3, 2007
Seagate FreeAgent not very reliable
Author's Rating:
Pros: Nice price, good support
Cons: unreliable
The Bottom Line: null
Review: I've had this Seagate FreeAgent for three months. Initially, it worked fine, but lately has been having an intermittant fault where the $Mft file doesn't write properly. That blocks access to all the files on the drive, but I haven't lost any data... Read Full Review by randomizer, Oct 6, 2007
Author's Rating:
Pros: It's very, very small!
Cons: None.
The Bottom Line: null
Review: I've had my Seagate FreeAgent for several months now and have had no problems whatever. I'm running Vista Home Premium a new Dell Dimension E521 and the drive set itself up so fast I never even saw it set itself up. The unit sits on my desk and is... Read Full Review by henrytfordjr, Oct 2, 2007
Author's Rating:
Pros: had it worked, I am sure it would have looked great with the yellow led
Cons: lesson to be learned, buy cheap and live to regret
The Bottom Line: null
Review: Just bought it, got home , plugged it in and nothing! dead as a dodo! should have read the reviews here first... won't be getting another - freecom instead I... Read Full Review by photobuff777, Aug 20, 2007
Author's Rating:
Pros: Excellent customer service.
Cons: Initial failure leaves a lasting impression.
The Bottom Line: null
Review: My 500 GB Free Agent also failed about a week after I first got it. My problem was with the interface controller, it would periodically shutdown and then restart. I also had corrupted data, lost a few GB of data. I arranged to send it back to Seagate,... Read Full Review by jjirwinq, Jun 26, 2007
Author's Rating:
Pros: Great drive in theory.
Cons: Power supply fails quickly.
The Bottom Line: null
Review: After I backed up 250GB of data, the power supply failed. I have had this drive for less than a week. Seagate's podcast site also lists a customer who had the same failure. This is still a new drive to the market, so I don't think this problem is being... Read Full Review by rwwk, May 27, 2007
