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14 out of 14 people found this review helpful
3.0 stars
"Good drive with a few very lame features"
Pros: Sleek, quiet
Cons: No 64-bit software support, akward power plug, no eSATA cable included, must swap out USB/eSata to use FireWire
Summary: Let me preface this by saying: I've only owned this drive for about a day. Therefore I can't fairly review its performance. This review only covers my out-of-the-box issues with it. I might give a performance review once I've owned it for over a ... read more >>
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7 out of 7 people found this review helpful
4.0 stars
"Fast (Esata) and Quiet- but no support for 64bit"
Pros: Esata is 5x faster than USB- Quiet HeatSink
Cons: Cant turn off light or use utilities for Vista 64bit
Summary: I purchased 2 of these 750GB Esata drives at Best Buy for $199 each. I have had drives in the past, but these have a 5 year warrenty, and are quiet as thye use a heat sink. In addition I am getting a 182mb p/s with esata vs a 20mb p/s burst rate v... read more >>
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5 out of 6 people found this review helpful
0.5 stars
"Failed to back up everything"
Pros: Looks nice
Cons: This unit failed to back up all my files. After restoring my PC to original factory state (all my files were wiped out); Seagate restore failed to backup my pictures. Thank god for DVD backup I had.
Summary: This unit's first problem was that it would not turn off. It is supposed to turn off and on when the computer does, however, my Seagate turned itself back on immediately after the computer was shut down. Seagate support had all sorts of different r... read more >>
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
3.5 stars
"Excelent equipment but bad instruction."
Pros: It runs without problem.
Cons: Please update info.
Summary: In your test opinion it is written:"but in the models that include FireWire 400 connectivity, you can remove the USB/eSATA module from the bottom of the base and replace it with the dual-connector FireWire module".
Thats outdated!!!
Today all ... read more >> -
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
0.5 stars
Pros: absolutely no redeeming virtue save for its design
Cons: overheating, hangs and disconnects, buggy software
Summary: I had this drive for more than half a year only and from the start I knew it was trouble. The Autobackup software is buggy and had installation issues. When I solved that problem, it then started to over heat and the aluminium is extremely hot to th... read more >>
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