Seagate FreeAgent Pro 1 TB 3.5" USB 2.0/FireWire 400 External Hard Drive

List Price: $299.99 Discount Price: $189.98

Features:

• 1 TB external hard drive connects to your computer via USB cable, eSATA, or FireWire 400
• 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

Accessories:

3-Year Extended Service Plan - Covers Electronic Items $201-$500 - Repair

Customer Reviews:

Avoid this whole line of drives [Posted on 2008-07-23]
basically, everything is good on these drives except the power button. its an over engineered "touch button" that doesnt work most of the time. for me, its impossible to turn it on after shutting it off using the button without having to replug the ac.

someone at seagate should get shot for making such a silly mistake on a simple problem. in their quest to make the drive stylish, they made a serious design error that people should recognize.

if anyone has doubts on my opinion here, go google freeagent pro power button problem and see what comes up.

there are too many decent hdd's out there that actually work for people to waste their time on these ones.

Eazy to install and easier to use [Posted on 2008-07-29]
I recieved this hard drive and plugged it in using firewire, it loaded it's self and I started using it. No problems and it is fast, I mean very fast.

5 Years of Guaranteed Triple Goodness [Posted on 2008-07-29]
Gotta love manufacturers who backup reliability claims with 5 year warranties. You are safe buying from Amazon, safe with Seagates 5 year warranty, future proofed with the triple interface. The interfaces covers all bases; eSATA (fastest if you have compatiblity), USB 2, Firewire 400 (IEEE 1394). Fast and quiet. Cool design. Solid build. Auto-shutoff works for my situation.

Great storage, backs up three PCs [Posted on 2008-08-04]
The 1TB drive is a great size to back up either several versions of a typical home PCs data, or more than one computer. The unusual configuration of the hardware has the power brick permanently attached to the end of the drive enclosure, which means that the unit can only be placed end up on a flat surface, the power brick acting as a stand. This was only a problem because the power brick/stand prevented the drive from being stowed in an external hard drive storage/transportation case.

I have used Seagate drives for many years both professionally and personally and have found them to be very reliable. The 5 year warranty is awesome, and standard on Seagates. I do a straight data to drive backup on my Vista 64 machine, and the software works on my XP machines, but its just a convenience since I just backup a ton of PhotoShop files and my Documents directory.

Great looking [Posted on 2008-08-14]
The big deal with this external drive is the triple interface.

It's refreshing to have an external drive that doesn't hurt your eyes due to overly-bright LEDs. You can turn the illumination off or have it indicate transfer activity -- at least in theory. I don't see any indication of activity.

I bought this to back up an Iomega 1TB NAS (network-attached storage) device. I was expecting to use Acronis True Image to backup the NAS onto the FreeAgent. No good. I'm using a combination of direct copying and the Roxio Backup My PC program.

I'm happy, so far, with the FreeAgent. It has a 5 year warranty, which was very important to me.

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