Seagate Pocket Drive 5 GB Portable External Hard Drive ST650211U-RK

by Seagate

Product Details

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• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00069ECVI
• Item model number: ST650211U-RK
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (91 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Small size, large capacity, high performance

Perfect for your on-the-go lifestyle

Wherever you're heading, this drive is the convenient way to bring along everything from essential business files to photos, music and even video.

Blazingly fast, amazingly easy

Hot-pluggable USB 2.0 interface enables data transfer up to 480 Mbps. You can store and work all your data quickly and easily.

Password protection for your files

Included utility software lets you password-protect your data with our unique Secure Zone feature (Windows only). You can also manage partitions, set write protection, and view and manage drive content.

Worry-free, one year warranty

Full guarantee covers all parts and labor.

Free tech support

Rely on Seagate for friendly, free technical advice even after your warranty ends.

Product Description

Seagate 5.0GB Pocket Drive - These elegant, palm-sized drives are small enough to fit in your pocket, yet they safely store large amounts of data. You can even password-protect your files (Windows only). They are also extremely durable, with a sleek round shell that absorbs shocks, so you never have to worry about your data. This drive can store 74 hours of digital music, 1250 digital photos, 4 hours of digital video and hundreds of business files.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

105 of 116 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome storage device!!!!, March 25, 2005

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Saqib Ali "http://quantumcrypto.de/dante/" (http://quantumcrypto.de/dante/) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Seagate Pocket Drive 5 GB Portable External Hard Drive ST650211U-RK (Personal Computers)

I can not say enough about how good this device is. I am sure other people will write praises about it.

But the best part was when I plugged it into my RedHat Linux 4.0, it was automatically detected and mounted. This is awesome. I have never seen this kind of compatibility between external storage and Linux.

I didn't have to tinker with /etc/fstab at all!!! :) If you are a Linux user, this is the best option for you when it comes to external pocket hard drives.

File Copy Speed Test on Linux
Data Size: 830808 KB (830 MB)
Trasfer Time: 3m50.813s (3 mins and 50 secs)

75 of 82 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great product., January 19, 2005

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Esteban Rivera Rodriguez (Guadalupe, San Jose Costa Rica) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Seagate Pocket Drive 5 GB Portable External Hard Drive ST650211U-RK (Personal Computers)

I got this USB drive to backup some large files from my work computer.

It worked like a charm.

The drive itself is small, easy to use and to install (if you have XP or 2000 just plug it in and it works). The transfer rate is awesome as well (2.4 gigs around 12 minutes). USB 2.0.

In short, this will replace a couple of flash keys (128 megs) and I see only clear sailing up ahead.


Highly recommended.

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Use it for a personal PC, September 18, 2005

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Steveaz "Steve" (Queen Creek, AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Seagate Pocket Drive 5 GB Portable External Hard Drive ST650211U-RK (Personal Computers)

Great gadget and, thanks to writer Stephen Paulson, it looks great in my Altoids tin (I pasted a small circle of felt in the top and bottom to stop it moving around and getting scratched.
It carries its own `tool kit' installed and this makes it easy to use on another PC - the tool kit does not have to be installed to use it, but there is also a facility to partition off any portion of the drive and/or to password protect any part of the drive and you need the `tool kit' to use that facility. It comes with another very useful tool that allows you to instantly make it a bootable drive for your PC - just in case!
Apart from being idea for large file storage, I have installed the web browser Mozilla, and email client, Thunderbird, on my Seagate. That way you can browse the web from any internet-connected PC and not leave any footprints behind. (Try http://johnhaller.com/ as a source for this and other USB apps.)
Oh, and I have the fully-fledged office suite, Open Office (for USB) installed on it which includes all the apps you could want to run a small office.
There is also a Linux virtual machine available which you can run from a USB device, making it your own, pocket PC, and this Seagate makes it simple because of its sheer size and rapid data exchange rates.
Any cons? Perhaps someone could come up with a decent carrying case for it. The Altoids tin is OK, but - - - . One with a belt clip would be great.
Am I pleased with my purchase? You bet!