May 21, 2007

Everything USB Has Way Too Much Memory On Their Hands

Wait…is that even possible?

Anyway.

Scott Clark of Everything USB has just finished a review on the jaw-dropping Seagate FreeAgent Pro 750GB External Hard Drive. Not only is Scott impressed with this beast’s beauty, he seems pleased with its performance.

If it weren’t for the recognizable Seagate logo on the side panel or the label on the box, I’d have no idea the FreeAgent Pro was an external hard drive. Unusually slim at 1.4″ thick with a quasi-parallelogram design, I’d sooner recognize the FreeAgent Pro as a HDTV antenna. The black, brushed aluminum panels contrasting with the amber glow down the center casts a powerful first impression, especially with the monolithic stance on the 3″ wide base that makes any other drive with a plastic enclosure look like a child’s plaything in comparison.

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mmmm, tasty!

Scott’s review covers the ease of using the included Mimeo backup software, about which he says:

Memeo’s AutoBackup software that ships with the FreeAgent Pro is my second biggest draw to the drive. After plugging in the unit for the first time, the Windows AutoRun dialog box will pop up asking you if you’d like to install the FreeAgent software. Once that’s taken care of, it’s simply a matter of selecting what you’d like to back up and where the backups should be stored. That’s basically all there is to it, there’s not even a schedule window.

I happen to really like Seagate drives. It has taken me some time to do it, but I have finally hit the 300-ish GB level on my 400GB external hard drive. I’ve been using it for over two years non-stop, and it hasn’t given me a moment’s trouble. When it is time to get another external hard drive, I will most likely go with another Seagate – quite possibly the FreeAgent Pro!

Read Scott’s full review here.

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About Judie Lipsett Stanford

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I have had a fascination with all types of gadgets and gizmos since I was a child, beginning with the toy robot that my grandmother gave my brother - which I promptly "relieved him of" in 1973. I have long been captivated by devices that did anything interesting or served a unique purpose - however silly. I can't tell you how everything works – but I am known world-wide for using a product until I have a full understanding of what it does, what its limitations are, and if it excels in any given area...or not.

http://www.geardiary.com Allen Hong

I recently got to copy some files to one of these Seagate hard drives… it is really weird to see the amber glow of the case edge for hard drive activity instead of a single small red led.
http://www.geardiary.com Jenneth Orantia

Seagate launched these drives in Australia last week – and I won the 250GB FreeAgent Desktop drive! I haven’t had a chance to try it out yet though – I’ve already got a 500GB Western Digital MyBook Pro, which is also very swank-looking.

Anyone know of a way to turn regular hard drives into networked hard drives? I think there are a few network boxes that do this… Ideally, I’d also be able to set up an FTP server on it.
http://www.geardiary.com Allen Hong

Hey Jenneth, the only network box for external hard drives that I looked at, is by Linksys. Not sure if it offers FTP function though.