Sudeep Naik, Jan 02, 2008 1636 hrs IST
Seagate FreeAgent Go claims to give the competition a run for its money, in terms of performance as well as price.
Good looks, Performance, Price, 5-year warranty.
Size could have been smaller, Plastic body.
The last 2.5-inch HDD-based portable storage drive we tested, the Iomega eGO, was a good performer but didn't quite fit the budget. And as we said, it's better to look at other options too. So today, we've reviewed a 2.5-inch HDD based portable storage option, the Seagate FreeAgent Go (160GB). Compared to the Iomega, it has some pretty big shoes to fill in terms of performance. Let's see what happens.
The Drive
The Seagate FreeAgent Go sports a sleek and flat design with a dark grey hard plastic cover and an orange light at the side. It misses on the metal casing and the orange spine of the desktop version of the FreeAgent drives. Nonetheless, the design is neat with clean lines and rounded edges.
Most people are looking for a dumb storage device. I for one hate the fact that Sandisk Cruzers ship with their U3 software. I've never found a use for it and it just occupies space on my drive. I could care less for ceedo. At the max, I would want a sync software for backup. I think the Iomega would be a better buy than this. Plus, as other people have pointed out, the seagate case does not really offer any protection.
by dookie, Bangalore, on Jan 09, 2008 11:04 AM, Report abuse
Well that might be your take on it but i found Ceedo s/w really useful...ability to take your PC environment with you is really helpful...it feels like im workin on my PC on any PC...i would certainly expect more frm my external storage device and seagate delievers that....as far build is concerned ..seagate offers huge 5 yrs warranty on it so that shld cover it...if notin else it is much cheaper than Iomega..i think its value for money :)
by Nishant, Pune, on Jan 10, 2008 03:29 PM, Report abuse
5 Years of Warranty , Thats huge but your data collected for long time is gone... Whats use of warranty , Its a data storage device.
by Karthik, Bangalore, on Aug 18, 2008 10:33 AM, Report abuse
Do recheck , iomega drive have dropped price . I got an Ego 160GB for 4500 this year june.
by Karthik, Bangalore, on Aug 18, 2008 10:38 AM, Report abuse
i am having a 160gb segate hard disk , its under warranty ...its has got crashed...so i want to get that replace...i want to know the the nearest shop from where i can get my hard disk replace....
by SATPAL SINGH KA, WARANGAL, on Jul 03, 2008 08:24 PM, Report abuse Reply
I bought a seagate freeagent usb harddrive from itnet in cochin..It is really superb..they have both 120 and 160 in stock
by Abhilash, Cochin, on Jun 21, 2008 01:12 PM, Report abuse Reply
The Ceedo came with my Freeagent Go expired after one month. It was a demo version for one month and required some $30 to activate it. After expiry, you can not even use the softwares installed in demo time. So it is if no use. Conceptually Ceedo is very good but practically it is not that good. I could not install Nero, Photoshop and some more important application which I use regularly. It has compatibility problem with many softwares.
by Nishant, Noida, on Jun 06, 2008 11:52 AM, Report abuse Reply
Can anyone reply me on that whether 250gb Seagate FreeAgent works with pentium 4 machine. I have motherboard of ASROCK model is P4I45G I would like to know wether it will support my PC or not.
by Rahul, Mumbai, on May 15, 2008 11:25 AM, Report abuse Reply
Has anyone bought this HDD in Mumbai at the pride mentioned ? If yes then can you tell me from where in Mumbai ? Thank you.
by Suren, Mumbai, on Jan 04, 2008 10:47 AM, Report abuse Reply
U can get the same from CROMA, MALAD It cost 6490 I pick the one few days back and it now I am quite satisfied with it's response.
by Kapil, Mumbai, on Feb 14, 2008 09:55 PM, Report abuse
When a product is reviewed and a price mentioned it would help to mention where it is available.
by Suren, Mumbai, on Jan 07, 2008 02:52 PM, Report abuse Reply
by Dr.P.Sengupta, Pune, on Jan 07, 2008 12:20 PM, Report abuse Reply
Hey ameya, is it possible to use this drive in Linux? I just want to copy my files off my hard drive.
by Chandan, mumbai, on Jan 04, 2008 05:40 PM, Report abuse Reply
by Sandeep Arora, Delhi, on Jan 04, 2008 04:05 PM, Report abuse Reply
Couldnt find single store in Pune with the price which the editor has quoted.
by Nishant, Pune, on Jan 04, 2008 01:27 PM, Report abuse Reply
Has anyone bought this HDD in Mumbai at the price mentioned ? If yes then can you tell me from where in Mumbai ? Thank you.
by Suren, Mumbai, on Jan 04, 2008 11:28 AM, Report abuse Reply
Plz tell me from where can I get this hard drive from Bangalore
by Venky, Bangalore, on Jan 04, 2008 07:43 AM, Report abuse Reply
u can try Reliance digital on cunningham road
by Anonymous, blr, on Jan 04, 2008 07:55 AM, Report abuse
by siva prasad, secunderabad, on Jan 03, 2008 03:48 PM, Report abuse Reply
I want to purchase this hdd pl,send your offer on 09825288831
by Haresh B.Chatwa, Ahmedabad, on Jan 03, 2008 03:30 PM, Report abuse Reply
FINALLY!!!!!! A better REVIEW!!! I doubt this article would have come up if I didnt talk about seagate on that iomega article. Anyways it would be better if there is a massive comparison with seagate+transcend casing hdd, buffalo drives, iomega, WD passport and seagate.
by Roshan Sorcerer, Mumbai, on Jan 03, 2008 02:07 PM, Report abuse Reply
Both the products (Iomega and Seagate) were in the labs at more or less the same time. It was just a matter of which of the 2 was tested and published before the other. Though we really appreciate your comments, this review had nothing to do with them. Sorry to disappoint you mate :) But I will take your other feedback into consideration for sure.
by Ameya, Techtree Test Labs, on Jan 03, 2008 02:21 PM, Report abuse
this is a super product , i have bought one apparently i bought it from a free market in Dubai for $169 for a FreeAgent 120GB hard drive. i should definitely have waited for 160GB drive & it would have costed me cheaper as well. nevertheless i find this product amazing & serves all my data transfer needs. this is 1 gadget u would love to have in u'r collection.
by Prashant, Mumbai, on Jan 03, 2008 12:00 PM, Report abuse Reply
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Even Though Iomega eGo drives was faster than Seagate FreeAgent Go in terms of data transfer but Seagate offer whole of other features like Ceedo and Argo softwares which lets you take settings, data, and applications from your PC--such as bookmarks, passwords, and preferences--with you on the drive and access those items from any other PC with a USB port and 5 yrs warranty cmes pretty handy...so this products wins hands down...I would like to know which stores in india sells Seagate FreeAgent Go (160 GB) .
by Nishant, Pune, on Jan 03, 2008 12:44 PM, Report abuse Reply