Customer Reviews

Seagate FreeAgent Go Dock 100521233

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This dock is an optional accessory to the Seagate FreeAgent Go portable hard drive. You can also plug the FreeAgent directly to your desktop or laptop, but having a docking station certainly makes the set-up look much nicer, especially if you plan to leave it that way for regularly scheduled back-up.

It comes with a simulated leather case for the hard drive unit (there is no case included with the FreeAgent), so for not a lot more money you can have both the case and the dock.

Note that the dock uses two USB ports on your PC, one for power and one for data. There is a special cable provided for that purpose. If you choose to plug the FreeAgent directly to the PC without a dock, you need only one USB port which supports both power and data (a single-USB cable is provided with the FreeAgent). Don't get this dock unless you have two ports available.

The reason this dock comes with (2) USB connectors is for backward compatibility when used on older systems with USB 1.1 or early USB 2.0 (low USB power provision) ports - using two ports essentially doubles the power that's fed/required to spin up the FreeAgent module. Newer computers with full power supplying capability USB 2.0 ports will work just fine with only one connector attached.

This dock is not needed to use the Seagate FreeAgent Go portable hard drive, but it sure makes a desk look less cluttered. I've got one for my computer and another connected to my SlingCatcher. Moving the hard drive between docks is easy and I I like how it only takes one hand to insert or remove the hard drive from the dock. I would consider the dock a luxury item.

It's a dock for the Freeagent Go portable drive. It works.

The box says that it requires TWO free USB ports on the computer, and the hardwired cable does indeed have two USB plug heads on it. However, it works just fine with only one of them plugged into the computer, leaving the other one hanging loose.

I don't understand why everyone talks about this coming free with the Seagate FreeAgent USB drive. I got mine only 3 days after most reviews and had to buy this separately. Anyway... this is a solid product. The dock gives your drive a nice profile. You don't need the 2 USB ports at all, only one to run this. The case is alright. I wish it were a little more sturdy than it is.

I bought a 250 GB freeagent go almost two years ago. I bought a new notebook at the same time, so it had USB 2.0 ports & I assumed the second USB connection on the port was a waste for me.

Soon, I had two more "standard" 500 GB Seagate hard drives with AC adapters, because my notebook only had two USB ports and even with two powered USB Hubs, it couldn't handle all three external drives with everything else I have plugged in.

One day I plugged in the wrong plug & realized that the far connection is for power only. So I bought a cheap AC - USB adapter (looks like an old Motorola cell phone charger, the fat part that plugs into the wall but with no cord and one or more USB ports on the bottom for charging USB devices), plugged the far cable into the AC-USB adapter and the near USB connection(which supports BOTH data & power transfer). I was amazed by the results.

All three hard drives now run seemlessly, even with my SanDisk mp3 player, digital camera, wireless mouse, digital picture frame keychain, ipod, and everything else attached.

For a long time I thought that a rediculous power demand from my PC's USB ports was the compromise I had to accept for the convenience of having data available bia one USB cord when on the road. Now I just leave the FreeAgent Go Dock plugged in at home, and I keep the single USB cable in my computer bag.

This provides the often necessary convenience of single cable operation on the road with all the benefits of a "standard" (as opposed to portable) AC - powered external hard drive at home, with it's low PC power demand.

I hope this helps. I never post here, but I've never had anything I though could be nearly as helpful before. Good Luck.

There really isn't much wrong with this dock. My only complaint is that I cannot use it with my USB hub (hub has no AC power). Even with both ends plugged into the hub, it wouldn't power it. It works okay if I plug one end directly into my laptop computer. Also, Seagate does not recommend plugging it in to a peripheral USB such as a monitor. The travel case is very nice. The split end cord is a little awkward but all in all - not a bad deal.

The leather case is pretty nice. I would try to find a hard case if you are prone to dropping things, but this works nice for keeping the hard drive from getting scratched, there is also a little pocket on the back for the USB cable.

The dock works very well, It doesn't take up alot of space on the desk. I have noticed people warning about the 2 USB plugs on this. It does have two USB plugs, but you don't have to have both plugged in to use the 320 Gig drive, (I have the 320 gig). I have not tested the read write times using both plugs, so I don't know if it makes a huge difference, but I know the 320 gig will still work with only one plugged in.

Well, I got this seagate free agent go dock and case and I could see that the name is just a fake. There is no leather case included with the dock. You only get the dock along with a USB cable. Thats it. So if you are looking for a leather case you will not find it here as the product description says and I dont know where else you will find it.

Any Philips DVD Players with a usb input will read this dock station and it's hard drive.

Since this dock stattion has 2 usb cables and one is a dedicated for power only, you can get a USB to Ac power adaptor and convert it as AC power. Format a partition to FAT32 on the hard drive, and BAM!!! a stand alone movie player unit. I tried and work beautifully.