Seagate 1.5 TB External Desktop Drive

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Seagate external desktop drives provide extra storage for your ever-growing collection of files. Instantly add space for more files- consolidate all of your files to a single location- or free-up space on your computer's internal drive for improved performance. Setup is straight forward- simply plug in the included power supply and USB cable and you are ready to go. It is automatically recognized by Windows- so there is no software to install and nothing to configure. Saving files is easy too- just drag-and-drop. It's not just easy to use- but it's fast and energy efficient too. Enjoy fast data transfer speed with USB 2.0 connectivity and 7200 RPM drive performance. Built-in power management ensures energy-efficient operation.

Specification	Description
Model	ST315005EXA101-RK
UPC	763649015247
Buffer	32MB
Data Transfer Rate	480Mbps Maximum External
Interface	USB 2.0 USB
Package Type	Retail
Rotational Speed	7200 rpm
Storage Capacity	1.5TB

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★★★★☆

4.0

Great Drive for the price!

"I am a Mac owner, and have been using a 500GB Western Digital My Book drive for my Time Machine back-ups for a little over a year. I recently added a new MacBook to my set-up as well, and wanted to be able to back it up wirelessly over my home network using Time Machine. I already own an Apple Airport Extreme, and wanted a new drive that I could hook up to it's USB port to make my own Time Capsule. I first look..." Read Full Review »

May 05, 2009 by Back2Mac

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1.0

Prone to apparent overheat, buyer beware

"This drive is a great buy for the money but of course there are tradeoffs and some serious ones with this drive by what has been reported. I have a Mac so I reformatted the drive immediately for HFS+ and under Snow Leopard it reports at the 1.5 TB. I was a bit miffed the USB connecter is a 4-pin type (they unplug easily) but the cable supplied will work for everyone. I then commenced to transferring data over ..." Read Full Review »

Oct 04, 2009 by wgfinley

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Seagate 1.5 TB External Desktop Drive Review

Prone to apparent overheat, buyer beware

★☆☆☆☆

1.0

"This drive is a great buy for the money but of course there are tradeoffs and some serious ones with this drive by what has been reported.

I have a Mac so I reformatted the drive immediately for HFS+ and under Snow Leopard it reports at the 1.5 TB. I was a bit miffed the USB connecter is a 4-pin ty …" Read Full Review »

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Oct 4 2009

wgfinley

Round Lake, IL

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Great Drive for the price!

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4.0

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May 5 2009

Back2Mac

Kansas City

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good drive, probably not for Macs

★★★☆☆

3.0

"I bought this drive with the intention of using it as an Airdisk for Time Machine. The drive does not mention Mac compatibility, but I've never had a problem before with any drive and I asked the Mac guy in the Apple section if there was any issue and he said that the drive is likely formatted in NT …" Read Full Review »

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Apr 12 2009

Shanester

Dacula, GA

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good so far

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3.0

"So far the only problem I've had is getting it set up on my mac. BestBuy.com says it IS compatible, the box says otherwise.

I spent a good 45 minutes trying what other people had suggested to get it set up, partition, erase, etc. I just kept getting errors that it wouldnt work. So, not knowing what …" Read Full Review »

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Jul 12 2009

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Failed in <1 Year. Horrible Customer Service.

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1.0

"I have OCD when it comes to caring for my computer equipment.

Yet this drive failed in less than one year.

While the warranty is good for 5 years, should you decide your data is worth more than another sub-standard drive and crack the enclosure, the warranty is voided.

I was able to get some of my d …" Read Full Review »

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Great Drive for the price!

Prone to apparent overheat, buyer beware

Prone to apparent overheat, buyer beware

Great Drive for the price!

good drive, probably not for Macs

good so far

Failed in <1 Year. Horrible Customer Service.

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