Seagate 2.5GB USB 2.0 Pocket External Hard Drive ( 9AF-461-550 )

by Seagate

Product Details

• Item Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 0.2 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00067Z098
• Item model number: 9AF-461-550
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

This elegant, palm-sized drive is small enough to fit in your pocket, yet it safely stores large amounts of data. You can even password-protect your files (Windows only). It's also extremely durable, with a sleek round shell that absorbs shocks, so you never have to worry about your data.

• Powered by your computer, so you don't need a power supply
• Hot-pluggable USB 2.0 interface enables data transfer up to 480 Mbps
• 3,600-rpm drive with 2 MB cache consistently delivers the high performance you need
• Worry-free one-year warranty, plus free technical advice even after your warranty ends
• Comes complete with built-in, retractable 2.0 cable, quick connect guide, and utilities CD

Product Description

The Seagate Pocket Hard Drive is a standard high-speed USB 2.0, bus-powered device. It provides a true plug and play connection that supports hot plugging so you can connect or disconnect the drive even when your computer is on. The drive receives power directly through the USB connector so there is no need for an external power source or batteries. The high-speed USB 2.0 is backward compatible with the older USB 1.1 standard; however, USB 1.1 only supports transfer rates of 12 Mbits/sec. To take advantage of the speed of your Pocket Hard Drive, connect it to a computer that supports high-speed USB 2.0 connections. High-speed USB 2.0 supports data rates up to 480 Mbits/sec (40 times faster than USB 1.1).

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, August 10, 2005

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Senthil Thiyagarajan - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Seagate 2.5GB USB 2.0 Pocket External Hard Drive ( 9AF-461-550 ) (Personal Computers)

The design is really cool.

But there is this annoying blue busy light whenever you access the drive, it is really bright.

And the cable length is a bit small, 6-7 inches maybe. In my hp desktop, the usb port is right in the middle, the cable length is not enough to keep it flat on the desk or put it on top of the cpu box. Not a problem when using it with laptop.

Can be a little faster. I transferred 2gb of songs, it took like 10 minutes.

3.0 out of 5 stars Great idea but software sucks, November 21, 2007

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D. McCallum (Dutch Harbor, AK USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Seagate 2.5GB USB 2.0 Pocket External Hard Drive ( 9AF-461-550 ) (Personal Computers)

I like the design and it is a perfect size for travel and use with a laptop. I also like the idea of having a partitioned hard drive that is passwork protected. Unfortunately, the software that comes with it has a hard time opening and closing and toggling between the partitians. The software also seems to run everytime I start my computer. Annoying.

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor Life Expectancy, August 18, 2007

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Don L. Thorvund "thor2003" (San Jose, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Seagate 2.5GB USB 2.0 Pocket External Hard Drive ( 9AF-461-550 ) (Personal Computers)

My wife gave this to me as a present. The first one failed in two weeks. Amazon was great and sent a replacement. That one failed a month later. I called Seagate to learn how to clean the memory so there were no confidential work files on it, and they couldn't do it. You have to send the unit in to them to be replaced. The problem is that I have confidential financial files on it so I can't just hand it over. They won't let me destroy it before returning the unit.

I treated this thing very gently, but I believe the problem is that it actually has moving parts inside and is not completely digital flash drive.

I would not recommend wasting your money on this one. Go get a drive with no moving parts.