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Review: Looks Lovely, But Dies After 8 Months

Like other reviewers, this drive died on me. I didn't notice it getting hot, but one day it just quit. Multiple utilities on Windows XP and Mac OS X Leopard couldn't get the volume on the disk to mount; repairing was out of the question, since who wants to use an unreliable disk as a back-up?

The case is cute enough. But, from the reviews, I just guess the thing doesn't work right. I have other backup drives that have lasted a lot longer [↑]

Review: "delayed Write Failures"

I have had no problems with other external hard drives. Only this one is giving me hard times with this "Delayed Write Failure" error, which may lead to the loss of valuable data. I tried every possible way suggested in the manufacturer's site but in vain. 500G is for the storage of bigger data, and once they are lost, there is often nowhere to recover. Beware.  [↑]

Review: I Love Sea Gate Externals!

I already have 2 older ones and this will be my 2nd of this exact hard drive. These are awesome and are a lot more reliable than other brands like lacie. I've NEVER had a problem with sea gate and use these EVERY day all day organizing portfolio for my artists.
Jamie Voetsch
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Review: Seagate Free Agent 500 Gb Hard Drive

I Found the Free Agent 500 GB hard drive easy to install and use. With my application (backing up address books, photos, desk tops and design files) the Free Agent works quickly through the USB port and creates a storage redundancy therefore relieving the stress of "what will I do?; not if my PC hard drive fails, but when??" [↑]

Review: Works With Windows 2008 And Hyper-v

Windows 2008 recognizes this drive. You can create Hyper-V vhd's on this machine. Very handy for giving yourself more virtual disk space. Using a Dell Optiplex 755 with Firewire 400 to access the drive. [↑]

Seagate ST305004FDA1E1-RK FreeAgent Desktop 500 GB USB External Hard Drive

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