Product Description

Access your content from anywhere, share it with anyone and sync it to almost anything. The FreeAgent Pro data mover automatically duplicates and moves content you select to multiple locations like email and contacts to your IPod, photos to a Shutterfly account, your entire My Documents folder to FreeAgent, or move it to your own online space for 24/7 access from any browser. Also included is an innovative modular interface to future-proof technology, various models available, up to 750 glorious gigabytes of storage, and even a five year limited warranty.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #15298 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Seagate
• Model: ST307504FPA1E3-RK
• Dimensions: 10.00" h x 5.00" w x 10.10" l, 2.50 pounds
• Hard Disk: 750GB

Features

• 750 GB external hard drive connects to your computer via USB cable, eSATA, or FireWire 400
• 7200 RPM spindle speed for high-speed performance and fast read times
• Footprint is no bigger than a stapler; Just plug it in and you're ready to go
• Backup CDs, DVDs or store files and programs for on-the-go
• Includes external drive, USB 2.0 cable, AC power adapter, and quick start guide; 5-year limited warranty

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, or 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.

Customer Reviews

Very nice drive
I really like Seagate products and have always had great luck with them. This is a good storage option for the money, IMO. It's currently attached to my mac fileserver. A few things that may help you out:

hardware:
- The case styling isn't done justice in photos. It's compu-robo-sexy, Darth Vader meets Tron, w00t!

- runs cool, fast, and is basically silent. Typical Seagate (in my experience). The triple interface is nice, but the screw-on interchangeable plates were a bit of a surprise. I've tried all 3 interfaces on mac, windows, and linux boxes, and all work.

- No data write/access lights! The light is either on, dim (drive is sleeping), or off (drive off).

- the power switch is interesting. It takes several finger-swipes to get it to work usually.


Software:
I knew about lack of mac support when i bought it, so there were few surprises. FYI,

- The software to change sleep and light settings is windows-only (this isn't conveyed in the documentation or marketing). The drive can settings can be changed if the drive format isn't recognized by windows (I currently have the drive formatted HFS+, and can still modify the settings when I attach the drive to my XP box).

- The backup software is also windows-only. It comes with Memeo, which is available on the mac, and it seems silly that it is not included, even if less powerful than it's windows counterpart. I've scripted my own backup, but it'd be nice to have prebundled mac options, or an OEM-free cheaper option. Memeo isn't really great software, I avoid it.

UPDATE: June 19, '08
My drive is still humming along fine. Upgraded the firmware; eSata's working at properly, For whomever asked, my mac is a tibook with a seritek esata card. Also, in my configuration, I never let this drive sleep.

However - I think Seagate has serious quality control issues given the range of experiences people have posted here and elsewhere on the web. In the future I will not be buying another of these drives.

Cool, Warm, Hot....
I read many reviews before I actually bought this and I'd like to comment on the validity of some of the statements made in previous reviews.

0) Yes it's really not 750GB (... gigabytes, note the upper case B) when you look at properties under My Computers, it's really 698GB (=750Gb... gigabits... note the lower case b)
1) It's very quiet, which is true.
2) Very little vibration, which is true. Compared to my other hdd (internal Seagate 400GB converted into external with enclosure), this hdd is amazing in that it doesnt really vibrate. Maybe part of the reason is that the base is suspended with 4 rubber footing.
3) Many say they have a problem waking it up after system goes to standby which is also true. I ran this hdd on XP pro, XP home and Vista home basic. On each system, when the system wakes up from standby or hibernation, the hdd just doesnt light up. The only solution to this is unplug the power and plug it back in.
4) As for the software, previously mentioned by one of the reviewers, the serial number is within the pamphlet therefore it's not a trial version (full without paying additional $30)
5) Temperature wise, many say it runs cool or warm... I have no idea what they're talking about... even when in idle (meaning the usb is not plugged into anything and the amber light doesnt light up), the base of the unit is EXTREMELY hot. This is because the heat sink of the unit is integrated with the base so the base becomes extremely hot. When I transferred 400GB of data onto this hdd, the hdd itself became really hot. I'd say hot enough compared to the porcelain tea cups when you pour hot tea into it. As for normal use (plugged in and accessing it from time to time), I think it run warm.
6) Some people stated that the power switch is tricky. I personally havent had a problem with the power switch. Since the switch itself is not mechanical, I can see how some people may feel uncomfortable with it. The switch is an infrared sensor similar to the iMac computers back in 2001.

Because of the heat of the unit, I give this device only 4 stars because I expected this unit to run much cooler. I haven't really tested out the eSATA and the Firewire so I'm unable to comment on the performance of those interface.

Don't expect SATA to work on Mac.
I bought one of these at Costco. I could not get the SATA connection to work with my MacBook Pro. I'm running a Firmtek PC Express Card SATA interface which works fine with Seagate's older model SATA-only external drive. I contacted Seagate and they said I had a defective drive and I should exchange it. I did, and I had the exact same problem with the new unit. Mac's disk utility could not recognize the drive when connected via SATA, but everything worked fine via USB or Firewire. In fact, if I kept the Free Agent Pro connected via SATA too long, my MacBook Pro would crash (and NOTHING else has ever made it crash). I let Seagate know that the second drive crashed my Mac just like the first one. That was two weeks ago, and I don't think I'm going to get a reply. I notice a reviewer says he tried all three interfaces on a Mac. I would like to know what Mac and what SATA adapter he used. Firmtek (the maker of my SATA adapter) says they have received the same report I just gave from other users, and they have also made Seagate aware of the SATA problem on their Free Agent Pro triple interface models. Firmtek is run by former Apple folks, so I would expect their stuff to work with Macs. So until I'm convinced that this works via SATA with a Mac, I'd say this was a good USB or Firewire Drive (especially at $195 including rebate at Costco - special offer ended last week). That's probably good enough for most folks who buy this, since SATA is fairly new. But if you have a Mac and need to connect via SATA, watch out. This review applies to Macs only. I don't know how well the SATA connection works with a PC.