Seagate 500GB FreeAgent XTreme Hard Drive

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With its huge capacity and fast file transfer speeds, the Seagate FreeAgent XTreme storage solution helps you easily safeguard all your photos, music, videos, and documents and access them with optimum performance. This 500 GB external hard drive provides a fast data transfer by means of eSATA, FireWire 400, and USB 2.0 interfaces. Besides, its easy-to-use software helps keep your information safe and private with automatic data backup and encryption of your important files and folders. Additionally, the environmentally smart utilities help save energy by putting your FreeAgent drive in sleep mode once it has been idle for 15 minutes. Moreover, you can take advantage of its flexibility to lie on its side or stand upright to make most of your workspace. You can also count on the FreeAgent XTreme storage solution for quick access to large files, added protection for all your content and to make your desk look really good.

Specification	Description
Model	500GBXTREME, ST305004FPA2E3-RK, ST305004FPA2E3RK
UPC	763649009604
Computer Compatibility	PC
Connection	External
Drive Capacity	500GB
Hard Drive Capacity	500 GB
Port Compatibility	USB / Firewire / SATA
Power	AC/DC
Select	Desktop Drives
Select Interface	Firewire,USB
Select Platform	Windows
Type of Drive	Hard Drive

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Fast and Easy

★★★★★

5.0

"Review:Bought this because it was on sale, and also because it has FireWire connection and I am running out of USB ports on my desktop. Connected with the FireWire cable provided, it was recognized by Vista right the way. Works quietly with little noise and the unit does not get hot. The write speed …" Read Full Review »

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Nov 10 2009

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DOES MORE THAN I EXPECTED

★★★★★

5.0

"I chose this drive for its flexibility triple interface, and find it totally silent and lightning fast via Firewire. Easy software for scheduling backups that include outlook.pst, local settings, application data, my Favorites, etc. It also keeps history folders if you need to recover deleted files …" Read Full Review »

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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Jan 22 2009

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"Product Uses:data backup

Review:Since this is the only external drive I have ever owned I cannot compare it to anything else. It was very easy to set up and after 3 weeks it has worked flawlessly and it is very quiet. It sets less than 24" from me on the desk and I never notice it running.

Bought i …" Read Full Review »

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Nov 12 2009

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Seagate 500GB FreeAgent XTreme Hard Drive Review

Incompatible With Dell eSata

★☆☆☆☆

1.0

"Cons

Spent several hours troubleshooting earlier today on the 1.5 TB version and seagate came to the comclusion that their Seagate Manager software is not compatible with the Dell eSata which means that power management, configuration, etc., cannot be used unless connected to slower ports such as f …" Read Full Review »

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Excellent for music and picture storage

★★★★★

5.0

"Used primarily for storage of music & photo download storage "

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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