Seagate FreeAgent Pro 1 TB USB 2.0/FireWire 400 Desktop External Hard Drive ST310005FPA1E3-RK

by Seagate

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 10.1 x 9.9 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000X4PJP4
• Item model number: ST310005FPA1E3-RK
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (63 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 15, 2007

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description For the person who needs access to their digital content away from home, at work, or online, while also allowing that same content to be shared in a secure setting, look no further than the Seagate Free Agent Pro Portable Hard Drive. This powerful portable hard drive delivers high-speed transfers, while also giving you the ability to share content with others safely and securely from a remote location or even online.

Powerful storage device with a sleek new design.

This hip-looking hard drive takes up less room on your desk than an ordinary stapler.

Share your content with others safely and securely.

With up to 1 Terabyte and an ultra-slim design for a clutter-free desktop, your FreeAgent Pro external hard drive helps keep you safe from goof-ups by automatically saving new versions of your content that you can easily access if need be. And should something happen to your PC, you can roll back your Windows operating system, settings, and applications to a point in time when they ran smoother, like before a virus attack. Even though the system settings are taken back in time, updates to photos, music and critical data files are kept current.

The Free Agent Pro is also ideal for those who want quick and painless transfers of their data from their computer to their drive, and from their drive to online accounts (such as Shutterfly or email). Simply plug it in to any power source and connect the USB cable to any computer, and you're ready to go. This hip-looking hard drive takes up less room on your desk than an ordinary stapler--1 x 3 x 5.2 inches (H x D x W)-- giving you more space for your other desktop items. Meanwhile, the hard drive only measures 7.5 x 1.4 x 6.3-inches (H x D x W) and it matches its small base.

High Speed Synchronization and Sharing
The Free Agent Pro data mover automatically duplicates and moves selected content from your hard drive to multiple locations, such as copying your contact lists and emails to your iPod, or photos to a Shutterfly account. This feature also allows you to move your entire 'My Documents' folder to the Free Agent, or move it to your own online space where you (or others you choose) can access it from any browser 24/7. The Free Agent software also offers the feature of rolling back your system to better time if something should happen to your PC while automatic revisions of your content help keep you safe from goof-ups.

Move files or other content with either USB 2.0/eSATA/FireWire 400 allowing a maximum transfer rate of 480Mb/sec for USB, and 3Gb/sec for eSATA, while delivering a high performance spindle speed of 7,200 RPM. The unit also comes with a sophisticated touch point power on/off switch.

The Free Agent Pro software and drive formatting works only with Windows, but the drive can easily be reformatted for a Mac with OS X's Disk Utility. This portable hard drive is also compatible with Windows Vista (as well as Windows XP and Windows 2000), allowing you to backup your content regardless of operating system upgrades. A five-year warranty is also included, giving you complete peace of mind. Now with the ability to take your data with you anywhere you go, your digital content finally has room to breathe.

What's in the Box
FreeAgent Pro data mover drive, Free Agent software (preloaded) and electronic documentation, USB2.0/eSATA/FireWire 400 interfaces, USB 2.0 cable, FireWire cable, AC power adapter, and a quick start guide.

Product Description

Seagate FreeAgent Pro 7200.1 - Retail kit hard drive - 1TB - external - 3.5in - USB2.0/SATA/1394a - 7200RPM - 32MB CachePrimary InformationHard Drive Type :  External Form Factor :  3.5" Hard Drive Capacity :  1 TB Hard Drive Interface Type :  Serial ATA; Hi-Speed USB; IEEE 1394 FireWire Hard Drive Spindle Speed :  7200 Rpm Hard DriveBuffer Size :  32 MB Storage Controller Type :  Serial ATA; IEEE 1394 (FireWire) / Hi-Speed USB Data Transfer Rate (High-speed USB) :  480 Mbps Data Transfer Rate (Firewire) :  400 Mbps UNSPSC CodeUNSPSC Code :  43201803 

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy set-up; works great!, May 7, 2008

By 

Michael B. Ayers "Heck of a guy. HECK of a guy!" (Bonsall, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Seagate FreeAgent Pro 1 TB USB 2.0/FireWire 400 Desktop External Hard Drive ST310005FPA1E3-RK (Personal Computers)

I'm using the FireWire 400 interface. My PC (Vista Home Premium) recognized the drive immediately upon plugging it in. No problem. It comes with a couple of utilities with installers set to run upon first connection. One is a disk utility, which I allowed to install. The other is an automatic backup utility, which I aborted. I'm using the drive for additional media storage, not backups.

Not a bit of noise at all. Absolutely quiet.

Case looks good, but case does show fingerprints/smudges. However, it's not like it's meant to be picked up and handled all the time, right? So, set it up, wipe it off and then leave it alone!

It's not at all designed to be stacked or interlocked with another unit or anything like that, so if you need another one, you'll just have to set them next to each other like books on a shelf.

I plan to get another one when I fill this one!

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Quiet and MAC compatible, July 3, 2008

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JoMo "Sound Guy" (San Rafael, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Seagate FreeAgent Pro 1 TB USB 2.0/FireWire 400 Desktop External Hard Drive ST310005FPA1E3-RK (Personal Computers)

Purchased the 1TB drive and am using it for Time Machine back-up, and extra video storage on a iMac. VERY Quiet operation, and looks and feels great. I have a Western Digital at work that is VERY noisy and vibrates my desk.

The Seagate worked like magic once hooking it up to the iMac and was dead quiet.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Working great!, June 21, 2008

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DaliDrama (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Seagate FreeAgent Pro 1 TB USB 2.0/FireWire 400 Desktop External Hard Drive ST310005FPA1E3-RK (Personal Computers)

I bought this a few months ago and have no problems with it. I researched for a LONG TIME looking into all options. Yes, Firewire is ALWAYS faster than USB 2.0 - google the comparison. Firewire is more consistent. Only problem with this is, if you have a computer with firewire 800 (not just 400) - you are not sharing as fast as you could be.

My only beef with this HD is the on/off button. It's not a button at all, but a raised texture of a power icon, which I for the life of me, still can't do efficiently.

The problem with hard drives is that they can fail at any time. For the most part, great hard drives will never give you a problem - while the good ones might give you a problem after two years, you can never tell. I have always bought LACIE and opted for my first seagate. So far, I am very happy with it and it works very quitely. No complaints at all!