Product Description

Seagate HD FreeAgt Go Xtreme1000GB 1394USB20SATA ST310005FPD2E3RK Components Hard Drives

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #71477 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Seagate
• Model: ST310005FPD2E3-RK
• Released on: 2008-08-26
• Dimensions: 8.13" h x 6.00" w x 8.83" l, 3.06 pounds
• Hard Disk: 1000GB

Features

• Garantie: 60

Manufacturer's Description
With its huge capacity and the fastest file transfer speeds today, the Seagate FreeAgent XTreme storage solution helps you easily safeguard all your photos, music, videos, and documents and access them with maximum performance. Included, easy-to-use soft ware helps keep your information safe and private with automatic data backup and encryption of your important files and folders. Environmentally smart utilities help save energy by putting your FreeAgent drive in sleep mode once it has been idle for 15 minutes. And you can take advantage of its flexibility to lie on its side or stand upright to maximize your workspace.Count on the FreeAgent XTreme storage solution for quick access to super large files, added protection for all your content"and to look really good on your desk.

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Customer Reviews

USB/ firewire fine but eSata.... omg!
Bought this to go with my Dell XPS 345 running 64bit Vista. Out of the box, it worked fine with firewire and usb but that's not the reason l bought it. Not surprisingly, if you buy this you are paying a price premium for the speed of eSata.

When it comes to using eSata...omg. Expect to have some messing around to get it working with eSata. Took me some googling and fiddling with the system bios settings but l eventually got my pc to recognise that the Seagate drive was there using the eSata connection. Next problem. The supplied Seagate Freeagent software that works fine with usb/firewire does not work with eSata! It is pretty good software actually (use it to adjust drive settings/schedule backups/encypt files/adjust powerdown times etc). Only thing is, using eSata, the Seagate Manager software doesn't work. So, for example, the only way to powerdown the FreeAgent drive while the pc is still running, is to physically disconnect the power lead - not good! Seems like the problems are all to do with eSata not being properly sorted. Microsoft have the recognition problem flagged as a known issue. The main point is that Seagate are fully aware of these problems (just read their support forums)but seem quite happy to let punters buy the drives without making them aware of the potential limitations. Bit shabby IMHO.

I am by no means alone in having similar problems. If eSata is the main reason you wish to purchase, l suggest you do some research across the net before you commit. In summary good drive, nicely packaged, usb/firewire fine but although you do get the speed of eSata, there are a few irritating limitations in its functionality.

A Great Hard Drive, IF it FUNCTIONED Correcty
My Seagate 1TB Xtreme failed. I am very disappointed, but I don't have any previous experience of their products and bought it on the premise that they were a reliable manufacturer, so don't presume yours will fail just because mine did. The specific probem relates to the existence of bad sectors on the disc.

Formatting is also a problem if you use mac and pc since Seagate recommend not using Fat 32.

I also had problems with connectivity via USB. When booting my XP it would freeze if my seagate as plugged in. This has never happened with my Western Digital.

Furthermore, the feet of this hard drive are prone to falling off and going missing since they are not fixed and merely slide on.

The lights on the hard drive were also tempremental but this may be attributed to a fauty unit.

The aesthetics, speed and connectivity are good however.

A product to avoid
I sincerely suggest this product is avoided. Having just received mine, and plugged it up as instructed, nothing happened. Eventually, I managed to get a USB connection, but nothing with Firewire. Indeed, since trying with this unit, nothing else works through my firewire either. The next morning, the unit failed to wake up at all, even though I could hear it whirring quietly.