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Seagate ST315005FDA2E1-RK FreeAgent Desk 1.5 TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive (Silver) | 
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| Brand: Seagate
Category: CE
List Price: $371.70
Buy New: $179.99
You Save: $191.71 (52%)
New (17) from $152.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Hard Drive Size: 1.5
Size: 1.5 TB
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 5.9 x 8.3
nv:Capacity (GB): 1500
Interface: USB 2.0
Spindle Speed (RPM): 7200
Warranty: 5 years warranty
MPN: ST315005FDA2E1-RK
Model: ST315005FDA2E1-RK
UPC: 763649010525
EAN: 0763649010525
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Box Content - FreeAgent external hard drive, USB 2.0 cable, AC power adapter, and Quick start guide | | • | 1.5TB maximum storage capacity (that's comparable to 1500GB) - Offers plenty of storage space for your data, audio, and video files | | • | High-speed USB 2.0 interface allows fast data transfer at speed up to 480MB per second | | • | 32MB cache buffer - helps increase processing speed by storing extra data in the transfer process | | • | 7200 rpm speed - stores and finds stored data really fast |
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Product Description
Easily store and automatically copy your content for safekeeping and quick access. Computers come and go, but your content should always be nearby. The FreeAgent external hard drive is the best place to gather and access all of your important photos, movies, music, games and documents. Simply plug in the power and the USB cable and you're ready to go. Designed to live peacefully in your home or office, the FreeAgent external hard drive is extra quiet and takes up less room on your desk than a stapler. Even the cable ports are base-mounted to help keep your desk free of clutter. File synchronization - Easy access to your most current applications Automatic backup software - Helps you easily protect your data. A really good reason to use an additional storage hard drive is to back-up data in your computer's internal drive. It helps prevent downtime if something goes wrong with your PC's drive Power management feature - Efficient power use helps save energy for low power consumption Software encryption technology - Helps you keep sensitive files and folders private Sleek design for vertical or horizontal placement System Requirements - PC Computer running either Windows XP Home, Professional or Medial Center (SP2); Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Ultimate or Business; USB 2.0 port Dimensions - Height 7.5 x Depth 6.4 x Width 1.6 without 3.2 wide base (190x162x40mm without 81mm wide base) Weight - 2 pounds (0.9 kg)
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 Started out great! Then it died... LEMONS! December 28, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
As has been mentioned on here and other sites (Tiger, New Egg, etc) this drive is from a great company with a great history, but this LEMON POS has gotta be weeks from being recalled.
Mine worked great under OSX with MacFUSE/NTFS-3G and XP for about 2 weeks. Then the little punk died along with 200gig or so of my data. The disk didn't move off my desk the entire time, no drops, knocks or otherwise.
I love Seagate and I really love their FreeAgent drives (which is why I bought this even after reading the negative reviews here and elsewhere) but this model is a LEMON! DO NOT PURCHASE THIS DRIVE! There's a reason other reviews have mentioned instant RMAs, these things have a high failure rate - hence the no questions asked returns.
Seagate: Recall this POS and reissue a new model with these issues fixed. This is sullying your good name!
Drive failed after 2 weeks December 24, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I bought this because ConsumerSearch said that Seagate made the best-reviewed external HDs. Unfortunately, after 2 weeks of working OK, I suddenly started getting "delayed write failure" and $Mft errors. Those are very bad signs. I had already saved over 50GB worth of data on there, representing 2 weeks of tedious work. After hours of troubleshooting, I noticed that my data was accessible for a few minutes right after restarting the unit, so I spent all night repeatedly restarting the unit by pulling the power cord out and reinserting it, copying as much data as I could before it failed on me again, repeat over and over again. What a nightmare. When the auto shutoff feature was acting buggy from the beginning, I should have been wary. I'm going back to Buffalo. I have a Buffalo HD that's worked perfectly for 3 yrs, despite my having dropped it on the ground and damaging the case.
Fastest Failure Ever December 28, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I write this review to urge you to steer away from purchasing this product. After reading the four positive reviews on Amazon, I was excited to dive in and place massive quantities of video and audio on my new, shiny, iPod-like designed Seagate drive. I opened the drive on December 23rd and started by backing up all of the data I currently have externally stored. That worked well enough but with fairly slow transfer speeds.
The real kicker is that today, December 27th, after 5 days of using my new drive, it has started to click loudly and I can no longer read the data from the drive. I have tried many different techniques to bring my drive back to life with no luck. Very depressing. I strongly encourage you to not purchase this hard drive despite the relatively low cost and high capacity. I did not drop, kick, or otherwise mistreat my new drive.
On a surprising note, I made the purchase from [...] through Amazon, and when I called them with my issue, they immediately sent a shipping label to my Gmail account and they indicated that I should expect a full refund (including shipping) within the next few days. I will have to wait to see if it is as straightforward and quick as he claimed, but if it is, I could not imagine asking for a more responsive and sympathetic vendor (I believe the specific fellow's name was Ricardo - thanks Ricardo if you're out there).
I don't know if the failure is a one-in-a-million event, but your data is valuable to you and losing it is an expensive and time-consuming proposition. For your own protection, please do not let the low cost and familiar brand name entice you to buy this drive.
 1.5 TB Huge Drive, Fast, Video User, Great Price Seagate! December 12, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I use a lot of hard drive space for video editing (switched to high definition video) and downloading movies online, for me anything under 1,000 GIGs is a joke, so I decided to take my old clunky 500 GIG hard drives and transfer all the date to one giant drive. The 2 TB drives are still gig for gig dollar overpriced, but when I did the math this 1.5 TB Seagate drive was the best price for a good reliable external hard drive. I own two 750 GB Seagates and they still work fine. The only drive that ever crashed was my 1 TB Western Digital. Opening the box, the machine is silver, sleek, small footprint, and very modern, much nicer than the blocky black hard drives we see on shelves. Mount tabs come along to place your unit horizontal or vertical, but the drive stands fine without them, so I didn't bother to snap the base pieces onto the unit. Cables are very long but thin and pure white with a clean appearance. The drive was detected instantly on XP and Vista, and the downloads were perfect with no errors detected over 900 GBs transferred and still going strong. I plan to purchase another one soon, and then just give away my 500 GB hard drives to friends who only save MP3 and photos!
PROS: Price, Reliable fast, and Great Looking!
CONS: None so far!
Thank you and enjoy downloading. BBC
An important message for prospective FreeAgent buyers December 31, 2008
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
I've given this product 5 stars only on the chance that my own experience will catch the eyes of unwary customers.
"One point five terabytes for such a low price . . . it sounds To Good To Be True!"
Caveat, Caveat, Maxima Caveat.
The first thing you notice out of the box is the flimsy thin, white power cord with its Old World Phone Message Device look-and-feel. You will note that the drive itself has no "on" or "off" switch -- the power cord is either plugged in ("on") or not plugged in ("off").
If you've arrived at this point, then it's not too late to return the device for a refund. My 50 gigs of copied data represents my employer's proprietary information, so I cannot return it for my money back.
My FreeAgent failed during the middle of its first backup job. Literally 12 hours out of the box. At about 50 gigs through a system backup, it refused to copy any more files. The "Properties" window showed a solid pink disk, with stats reading: 0 used space, 0 free space. I unplugged and replugged the USB connection. Windows response: malfunctioning device, replace.
Go directly to the reviews of those who have given this product 1 star and believe everything they say.
Seagate still sells dependable external hard drives. Buy their acquired Maxtor line. My Maxtors have given me years of solid and reliable service. But run (don't walk) away from the FreeAgent ST315005FDA2E1-RK.
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