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Digital Storage Capacity 500 GB
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Hard Disk Description usb 2
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Hard Disk Rotational Speed 7200 RPM

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  • Conveniently store all your photos, music, videos and documents in one place:storage capacities of 500 GB, 640 GB, 1 TB and 1.5 TB.
  • Experience blazingly fast data transfer thanks to eSATA, USB 2.0, FireWire 400 interface and performance speed of 7200 RPM
  • Sync content between your FreeAgent XTreme drive and other portable drives
  • Keep your important files and folders private with powerful soft ware encryption technology.
  • Compatibility: Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Ultimate, or Business SP-1; Windows XP Home, Professional, Media Center Edition SP-2

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With its huge capacity and the fastest file transfer speeds today, the FreeAgent XTreme™ storage solution helps easily safeguard all your photos, music, videos, and documents and access them with maximum performance. Included, easy-to-use software helps keep your information safe and private with automatic data backup and encryption of your important files and folders. Environmentally smart utilities help save energy by putting your FreeAgent drive in sleep mode once it has been idle for 15 minutes. And you can take advantage of its flexibility to lie on its side or stand vertically to maximize your workspace.



eSATA, USB 2.0, Firewire 400 interfaces

Pre-loaded software — no CDs! Safeguards all your files

Tripple Interface
With its huge capacity and the fastest file transfer speeds available, the FreeAgent XTreme storage solution helps easily safeguard all your photos, music, videos, and documents and access them with maximum performance.


Automatic Backup Software
Included, easy-to-use software helps keep your information safe and private with automatic data backup and encryption of your important files and folders.





 Easily stackable, maximize your workspace.

Space Saving and Energy Efficient
Environmentally smart utilities help save energy by putting your FreeAgent drive in sleep mode once it has been idle for 15 minutes. And you can take advantage of its flexibility to lie on its side or stand vertically to maximize your workspace. Plus, multiple drives can easily stack on top of each other.

Key Features

  • Conveniently store all your photos, music, videos and documents in one place thanks to generous storage capacity.
  • Experience blazingly fast data transfer with eSATA, USB 2.0, and FireWire 400 interfaces.
  • Enjoy a sleek, modern design that offers the choice of horizontal or vertical orientation to complement your desktop environment.
  • Easily protect your data with automatic backup software.
  • Keep your important files and folders private with powerful software encryption technology.
  • Sync content between your FreeAgent XTreme™ drive and other portable drives so you’ll always have your current file versions wherever you are.
  • Get started quickly with pre-loaded software. No CDs!
  • Save energy with an environmentally smart utility that can put your drive in sleep mode once it has been idle for 15 minutes.
  • Enjoy peace of mind with a 5-year limited warranty from the worldwide leader in storage solutions.


What’s in the Box
FreeAgent XTreme™ external hard drive, FreeAgent software pre-loaded on drive (Windows only), base stand, attachable feet, USB cable, FireWire 400 cable, power supply, and quickstart guide

Customer reviews

3.2 out of 5 stars
3.2 out of 5
75 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the performance, speed and ease of use of the computer drive. For example, they mention it works great as a DVR expander, it's pretty fast and it'll install the Seagate software automatically. That said, some complain about the durability and power switch. Opinions are mixed on quality and noise.

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18 customers mention15 positive3 negative

Customers like the performance of the computer drive. They say it works great, has no problems, and performs flawlessly on USB interface. Some say it's a good and reliable product that works great as a DVR expander.

"...Firewire, which I can speak for, worked flawlessly from my Windows XP system." Read more

"...I quickly did a back-up and everything worked beautifully. I did a second back-up a week later and it simply did not work...." Read more

"The Seagate drive has performed flawlessly on USB interface. Transfer speed is ok...." Read more

"...Other than that, it is a fast, quiet, and reliable drive backed by Seagate and their 5 year warranty." Read more

8 customers mention8 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the speed of the external hard drive. They mention that it has a very good transfer speed, and is easy to transfer and retrieve files. Some appreciate the performance of this external drive, saying that it's awesome.

"+ Very fast data transfer - tested it both with firewire and USB.+ Nice design - no cooling fan, extremely silent...." Read more

"...The performance of this external drive is awesome, so far never given me any trouble and it is a true `Plug-N-Play' drive, no drivers or no hassles..." Read more

"The Seagate drive has performed flawlessly on USB interface. Transfer speed is ok...." Read more

"...The drive is very fast, it will hook up thru the wireless USB and very easy to use as a extend drive, but don't expect the provided software to back..." Read more

6 customers mention6 positive0 negative

Customers find the computer drive easy to use. They mention that it is fast to transfer and quick on retrieval. They also appreciate the ease of installation, saying that the drive comes pre-formatted and automatically installs the Seagate software.

"...+ Hassle-free installation: the drive comes pre-formatted (NTFS) and automatically installs the Seagate software after the drive is connected to the..." Read more

"...and it is a true `Plug-N-Play' drive, no drivers or no hassles getting it started, pop it out of the box and use it right away...." Read more

"...is very fast, it will hook up thru the wireless USB and very easy to use as a extend drive, but don't expect the provided software to back up your..." Read more

"...It was incredibly easy. All you have to do is go to Disk Utility, click the drive, and hit erase...." Read more

3 customers mention3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the value of the computer drive. They mention that it has a very good price/performance ratio, and the features offered at the price.

"...+ Very good price/performance ratio!-..." Read more

"...this drive is 5 year warranty, the second reason was the features offered at the price..." Read more

"Good value for your TB..." Read more

9 customers mention6 positive3 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the quality of the computer drive. Some say it's a great storage unit with many connectivity options, while others say it was clearly defective.

"...Overall, it's a very good storage unit and features many connectivity options and very good transfer speed." Read more

"...I HAD EVER RECEIVED FROM ANYONE AT SEAGATE: He said the product was clearly defective and told me I should send it bsck to Amazon for a full refund..." Read more

"Very happy with this product. It is easy to use and has plenty of space" Read more

"Great external drive for lots of data..." Read more

5 customers mention2 positive3 negative

Customers are mixed about the noise of the computer drive. Some mention it's a fast, quiet, and reliable drive, while others say that it makes a horrible noise and does a slight wind-up and clicking noise upon start up.

"...Fourth, the hard drive made a horrible noise - even when it wasn't suppose to be running.Then, a miracle happened...." Read more

"...+ Nice design - no cooling fan, extremely silent. The design allows to place the harddrive vertically which uses less space...." Read more

"...other people have stated before, it does do a slight wind-up and clicking noise upon start up...." Read more

"...Other than that, it is a fast, quiet, and reliable drive backed by Seagate and their 5 year warranty." Read more

4 customers mention0 positive4 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the durability of the computer drive. They mention that it dies without warning, starts to fail, and overheats. Some say that the drive shuts down out of nowhere.

"...worked well for a year or so for home digital media but then they begin to fail, they head can be heard ticking back and forth rapidly for long..." Read more

"...The drive runs warm-to-hot and occasionally drops offline due to overheating...." Read more

"...to be good but when I was transferring my files it will just shut down out of nowhere.It's always on...." Read more

"...But this particular one worked great for six weeks and then without warning died. It just 'beeps' when it powers up...." Read more

4 customers mention0 positive4 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the lack of a power switch on the computer drive. They mention that it's always on.

"...Some people have complained about the lack of power switch. It does not bother me...." Read more

"...It is somewhat tricky since there is no on/off switch...." Read more

"...It's always on. No ON/OFF switch which is a bad thing for me since I use it as a backup drive...." Read more

"...There is no on/off switch but the drive auto-shuts down when not in use for a period of time on its own...." Read more

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Martin
4.0 out of 5 stars Fast and reliable...
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2009
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+ Very fast data transfer - tested it both with firewire and USB.
+ Nice design - no cooling fan, extremely silent. The design allows to place the harddrive vertically which uses less space.
+ Hassle-free installation: the drive comes pre-formatted (NTFS) and automatically installs the Seagate software after the drive is connected to the PC. It couldn't be more simple!
+ Automatically powers when the connected PC is turned on and also turns off shortly after the PC is off. The Seagate Manager allows to choose several time intervals for a sleep mode when the drive is not in use.
+ Excellent backup software routine with possible automatic backup scheduler.
+ Very good price/performance ratio!

- Synchronization of files via Seagate Manager software: Unfortunately this part of the program only allows you to select files or folders inside the "My Documents" folder or from the Desktop. I don't quite understand this limitation since people might prefer to have files synchronized between different PCs on any folder on the PC harddrives. Therefore only four out of five stars!
- No eSATA cable included - since my PC has no connection port to use this transfer cable, it was not an issue fo me personally. But it should be included in the package anyway.
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C. Cahill
5.0 out of 5 stars Great external drive for lots of data
Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2009
Capacity: 1.5 TBVerified Purchase
I was a bit cautious about ordering this drive given some of the reviews I've seen here, but given amazon's return policies and a good history with Seagate products, I decided to go ahead with this purchase.

I bought 2 of the drives (both 1.5TB) and I use them for offline backups of my server (which, in addition to day to day data from our laptops, has our entire photo, audio, and video collections). I had been using Seagate 750GB drives for this for the past couple of years, but am outgrowing them and so decided to double the space.

I looked also at the Western Digital 2TB drive, but it was substantially more expensive (almost double of the 1.5TB drive) and I couldn't justify the additional cost for just .5TB more, especially when I'm just outgrowing the 750GB drive.

Anyway, the drive arrived I hooked up power and used the existing firewire cable that I had been using for the old drive and it was immediately recognized by my system (Dell Latitude D830) and I did a backup of the data from my server (which is in the basement) over the network to the new drive connected to my laptop.

I don't use or install the distributed software that comes with the drive -- I use rsync (a Unix command that is available for Windows as part of the Cygwin package) to mirror data from my server onto the external drive in the background while I continue to use my laptop for my work.

Everything worked like a charm from the get-go.

I haven't tried the USB or e-Sata connections (firewire is faster than USB and seems to use less system resources and I don't have eSata interfaces on my system), so I can't speak for them. Firewire, which I can speak for, worked flawlessly from my Windows XP system.
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steve bell
3.0 out of 5 stars Has not proved to be long term reliable
Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2018
Capacity: 1.5 TBVerified Purchase
I think I will be moving to Western Digital drives. These Seagates have worked well for a year or so for home digital media but then they begin to fail, they head can be heard ticking back and forth rapidly for long periods of time, then perfromance just drops off. Have used four of them in about 6 years and they have all done it, so.... goodbye Seagate.
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Dr. James E. Price, Ph.D.
1.0 out of 5 stars DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2009
Capacity: 1.5 TBVerified Purchase
I was elated when this product arrived. I quickly did a back-up and everything worked beautifully. I did a second back-up a week later and it simply did not work. First - the Seagate software did not recognize the that Seagate hard drive was hooked-up with my computer. Second - it finally recognized the hard drive - - BUT IT WANTED TO REFORMAT MY BRAND NEW DRIVE. Third. I learned that some Seagate technicians are apparently on some sort of INEFFECTIVE on-the-job-raining program, because they didn't know squat. Fourth, the hard drive made a horrible noise - even when it wasn't suppose to be running.

Then, a miracle happened. Somewhere around the sixth or seventh Seagate technician I was connected to - GAVE ME THE BEST POSSIBLE TECHNICAL ADVICE I HAD EVER RECEIVED FROM ANYONE AT SEAGATE: He said the product was clearly defective and told me I should send it bsck to Amazon for a full refund; which I did.
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some dude
2.0 out of 5 stars Has anyone had sucess returning theris???...
Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2010
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Ill give it a 2 since I guess ah.. when it actaully worked, it seemed to work well. Well besides the fact its extremely unvista friendly, and the seagate manager does not agree with vista I guess.. Other then that yea... I thought this thing was suppose to have a 5 year warranty however after a year mine started to crap on me. No longer works with the esata cable. And only sorta works with firewire. It also has a fair ratio of no completely freezing my cpu when its plugged in as well.

My question is has anyone had any success with their return policy? How anal are they about returning these things? In their warranty notes they warn you that if they feel the drive still works they will charge you with the shipping and wasting there time. Well.. ive used there seagate tools etc to test my drive, and randomly it says the drive is ok. Other times(when im trying to copy something or a large file and it starts to slow down)I will get errors. And I get a red stop signish symbol popping up telling me its a bad device or whatever. Unfortunately this doesn't actaully give me one of the codes that seagate apparently wants when you return it. Just gives me the serial number. Not any of the numbers listed on the website...

So yea umm... anyone have any success on them making good on their claims? Again when it worked, it seemed to work fine. But then after a year this things esata no longer seems to work, and ever other method is not much better. And of course the randomly freezing my cpu completely is pretty annoying too lol...

Yea so ah... 2 stars from me.. =/ Pretty disappointed...
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