Comments on: Seagate FreeAgent Go Review (2008 Edition)

By: Onezimus

Onezimus — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 04:51:51 +0000

I just created a New Folder and simply drag and drop my video files and did not use the Seagate Manager program, Is that okey? without using the seagate manager, it just confuses me, I just treated my new portable hard drive just like a Flash Disk which I usually drag and drop files. Anyone answer me please if it is okey. The thing is I just use this as a storage of files not for a back up. Anyway, I didn’t erase the seagate manager program, instead I just created a new folder to drag and drop my files.

By: specwiz

specwiz — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 06:10:17 +0000

I’ve just installed a Freeagent Go 320MB but when I select “Custom backup” the Seagate Manager software only freezes my PC. However I’m able to backup through a separate program, Goodsync. Any suggestions would be most welcome.

By: RBasker

RBasker — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:18:50 +0000

Im a professional programmer so I know something about computers.
I say this is the best external hard drive for the money, you won’t need anything else. I foresee them putting 1 tb on that little thing in the near future. Its the size of a wallet, so its almost perfect, not so small that you’ll lose it, neither so big that its a pain to carry it around.
No noise, no heat, and the copy speeds are really good for the price.
Don’t care much for the software provided, but it’ll do.
Finally, its the coolest thing attached to my computer , and that’s including me

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By: Foobar

Foobar — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:22:24 +0000

Both 500 gig drives w/ docs arrived and they do look sharp. the docking station uses 2 USB ports which is a bit surprising. And a bit of a port hog if u are using 2 of these drives along with a USB mouse and a USB keyboard for my notebook. However, the length of the cables for the doc stations are considerably longer than the cable that comes w/ the drive. And it does help keep the desktop clean. If not using docs, then the drive uses just one port. Interesting that the doc comes w/ a leather sleave for the drive. But u dont get a sleave if u just buy the drive.

Running this on Vista with UAC turned on. When the seagate drive mgr is installed, Vista/TheInstaller acted a bit peculiar. But not too troublesome. When first launched, the seagate mgr went out to the net to check for updates, but gave not status as to what it was doing. The drive lite stayed on while i suspect an update was being installed. Once that was done and the drives were dropped into the docs, the mgr software had no problems. Set up a backup schedule w/ specific folders and times and off it went. Very simpe.

I’d like the backup software be configurable to pickup files changed/new since the last backup, but have not see that option. Does not look like the sync option works that way. Not interested in syncing, just picking up more recent mods.

Very nice look, easy to install, and decent price.

By: Foobar

Foobar — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:38:06 +0000

Thanks for the review. I was just in the market for external drives and found these sharp looking drives on seagate.com and on amazon. was looking for some real world use. I went ahead and bought two 500gig drives. Relying on one external drive can be sketchy. I learned that last year. So i’m going to cycle backups to both drives along with some day-of-the-week zip routines. These drives better support Vista thanks again for the review.

By: bluesreader

bluesreader — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 05:31:34 +0000

I’ve been holding off purchasing a USB powered hard drive, but this looks like the one I’ve been waiting for. Thanks for the review!

By: BANYAT INTHACHAN

BANYAT INTHACHAN — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:10:41 +0000

good for requirement.

By: noname

noname — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:06:06 +0000

Sounds like the best course of action is to simply format the drive upon purchase, so you do not become dependent on software that you cannot reproduce.

Finally Seagate has put out some higher capacity 2.5″ drives. When the 500GB gets into the $130-175 price range, it’ll be a good value.