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Manufacturer: Seagate Technology Part number: ST305004FPA2E3-RK
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- Specifications
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- Manufacturer info
- Bottom Line:
- The Seagate FreeAgent Xtreme offers three interface options, a useful software bundle, and a lengthy warranty for a fair price. We like this direct-attach external drive.
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CNET editors' review
Seagate FreeAgent Xtreme (500GB) price range: $157.99 - $227.20
- Reviewed by: Dong Ngo
- Edited by: Matthew Elliott
- Reviewed on: 09/26/2008
The good: Decent throughput performance; supports eSATA, FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 interfaces; decent bundle software; quiet and cool during operation; 5-year warranty.
The bad: eSATA connection needs reset after idling; no FireWire 800; eSATA cable not included.
The bottom line: The Seagate FreeAgent Xtreme offers three interface options, a useful software bundle, and a lengthy warranty for a fair price. We like this direct-attach external drive.
User reviews
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great paperweight
by mustangjet- on December 25, 2010
Pros: Price per Mb
Cons: unrealiable
Summary: Noisy, clicks and clatters, does not always boot up and finally died. Check the web for "feeagent drive beeps" before you buy. I have alway had a backup and just ...
Summary: Noisy, clicks and clatters, does not always boot up and finally died. Check the web for "feeagent drive beeps" before you buy. I have alway had a backup and just restored my laptop. I depened on this drive as my master what a mistake. It will now cost me $1000.00 plus to recover my data.
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Seagate500GB External Hard Drive - Please dont buy
by bhaskarblr on December 23, 2010
Pros: I strongly recommend not to buy this SGT 500GB Ext Drive never. Dont spend money on this. Please donate it for poor people
Cons: I bout SGT 500GB Ext Drive in Jan 2010 and with 5 years warranty. But it is useless, You need to walk to SGT Care centre for every month once for replacement during your 5 years warranty period.
Summary: I have very important data on it and lost because it is crashed. Again you need to spend lacks of rupees for Data Recovery. So, I strongly recommending you people ...
Summary: I have very important data on it and lost because it is crashed. Again you need to spend lacks of rupees for Data Recovery. So, I strongly recommending you people not to buy this Seagate products. Please dont waste your valuable time by buying this product.
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Garbage.....
by wetdog81 on December 18, 2009
Pros: Nice lights
Cons: IT's the worst product i've ever purchased. Do your homework because the product is crap, and i mean crap. I bought the 1.5 Tera byte about 6 months ago, and sent it back which cost me 20.00. The the replacement crashed also. Crap, Crap, Crap.
Summary: Don't buy anything from Seagate or Maxtor, these products are terrible. Don't waste your money.
Summary: Don't buy anything from Seagate or Maxtor, these products are terrible. Don't waste your money.
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Garbage, a waste of money. It died within 2 months
by mikefwb1 on August 13, 2009
Pros: It was nice having an external hard drive for 2 months!!! And is was pretty, the lights on it were cool.
Cons: It died, no longer works. A waste of time and money.
Summary: Do not waste your money on this drive - do your homework first, I did not and I paid the price.
Summary: Do not waste your money on this drive - do your homework first, I did not and I paid the price.
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Incompatible With Dell eSata
by cheateduser on February 8, 2009
Pros: None - cannot use porduct as designed, marketed or sold.
Cons: Seagate Manager software cannot be used on a Dell system using eSata.
Summary: Spent several hours troubleshooting earlier today on the 1.5 TB version and seagate came to the conclusion that their Seagate Manager software is not compatible with the Dell eSata ...
Summary: Spent several hours troubleshooting earlier today on the 1.5 TB version and seagate came to the conclusion that their Seagate Manager software is not compatible with the Dell eSata which means that power management, configuration, RAID, etc., cannot be used unless connected to slower ports such as firewire or USB. There are several other eSata drivers, etc., that the Seagate Manager cannot play nice with but that information tends to be hidden until after purchase.
There is reduced operability of this device via eSata on a Dell using the Vista interfaces such as Windows Explorer but drive will stay on 100% of time with fans constantly running, etc. -
Small sleek case, Easy,but it does not backup all files
by beendarenback on January 14, 2009
Pros: easy process- though flawed. Nice looking compact design. Good help menu
Cons: It skips files- jpeg, mpg, etc. Many others having problems; http://stx.lithium.com/stx/board/message?board.id=onetouch&message.id=1540#M1540. Its possible to manually backup- a pain
Summary: Too bad it doesn't work like promised
Updating my review to 4 stars. Simple backup may skip many files- but its an easy fix. . ...
Updated on Jan 15, 2009Summary: Too bad it doesn't work like promised
Updating my review to 4 stars. Simple backup may skip many files- but its an easy fix. . Go to 'edit backup" switch from "All files" to "Photos, docs, etc' and it will backup these files just fine.
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Seagate hard drives are the worst you can buy!!!
by 22lipstick on November 12, 2008
Pros: None, Seageat just crashs!!
Cons: Seagate crashs and loses all of your data with in months!!!
Summary: All Seagate hard drives are designed to do one thing and one thing only and that is to crash. Seagate products ?CRASH, CRASH, AND CRASH.
The money isn?t the ...Summary: All Seagate hard drives are designed to do one thing and one thing only and that is to crash. Seagate products ?CRASH, CRASH, AND CRASH.
The money isn?t the problem. The problem is that they lose your current work along with your history of past work.
No body needs that!
I definitely will never recommend any Seagate hard drive products to back up your work.
If you want to lose your work, projects and anything that is important to you then by all means buy Seagate hard drives.
Then Seagate hits you with a $700.00 retrieval fee for any lost information they recover from your hard drives failure.
Seagate=Crash, Crash, and Crash:
Worst product ever and warranty!!!!!!!!!!!0 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Seagate Technology
- Part number: ST305004FPA2E3-RK
- Bottom Line: The Seagate FreeAgent Xtreme offers three interface options, a useful software bundle, and a lengthy warranty for a fair price. We like this direct-attach external drive.
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Device Type Hard drive - External hard drive
- Capacity 500 GB
- Form Factor 3.5"
- Features Triple interface,
Energy efficient,
Encryption - Width 1.3 in
- Depth 6.8 in
- Height 6.9 in
- Weight 3.1 lbs
Performance
- Interface Transfer Rate 400 Mbps (FireWire)/480 Mbps (Hi-Speed USB)/3.0 Gbps (eSATA)
- Data Transfer Rate Details USB 2.0|FireWire 400|eSATA
- Spindle Speed 7200 rpm
Expansion & Connectivity
- Interfaces - USB 2.0|FireWire 400|eSATA,
1 x,
2 x,
1 x - Compatible Bays None
Power
- Power Source Included AC adapter
- Power Device Power adapter
Software & System Requirements
- Software Included Drivers & Utilities
- OS Required Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2 ,
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP2 ,
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic SP1 ,
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 ,
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 ,
Microsoft Windows Vista Business SP1 ,
Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 Miscellaneous
- Included Accessories Vertical stand
- Cables Included 1 x USB cable,
1 x IEEE 1394 cable - Enclosure Color Black
- Package Type Retail
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 5 years warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 5 years
Product series
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Seagate FreeAgent Xtreme (500GB)
Manufacturer: Seagate Technology
Specs: 500 GB,
External hard drive,
IEEE 1394 (FireWire) / Hi-Speed USB / eSATA-300,
3.5",
7200 rpm -
Seagate FreeAgent Xtreme (640GB)
Manufacturer: Seagate Technology
Specs: 640 GB,
External hard drive,
IEEE 1394 (FireWire) / Hi-Speed USB / eSATA-300,
3.5",
7200 rpm -
Seagate FreeAgent Xtreme (1TB)
Manufacturer: Seagate Technology
Specs: 1 TB,
External hard drive,
IEEE 1394 (FireWire) / Hi-Speed USB / eSATA-300,
3.5",
7200 rpm
Manufacturer info
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- Manufacturer:Seagate Technology
- Address:
920 Disc Dr., Scotts Valley, CA 95066 - Phone: 1-405-324-4700
- Fax: 1-405-324-4702
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