Comments on: Seagate FreeAgent Go 160GB Hands On

By: Harry

Harry — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:01:37 +0000

This drive totally sucks!

Don’t delete the ceedo crap that comes with it or you are in deep dodo!

By: P Mg

P Mg — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 01:47:40 +0000

Just the review I was looking for. Well, it answered my main questions.

And now for the details… speed relative to a desk top; why the Go over the FreeAgent 250 GB which holds more, costs less and has the added firewire option…

Anybody?

By: xulin

xulin — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 20:52:19 +0000

The previous comment contains nothing but ridiculous nonsense. I hope you didn’t waste yout time by reading it all the way through (like I did).

Read a real comment here:
http://crunchgear.com/2007/04/03/seagate-freeagent-go-160gb-hands-on/#comment-225119

By: uxlin

uxlin — Thu, 31 May 2007 23:41:20 +0000

This is review contains nothing but advertising nonsense. I hope you didn’t waste yout time by reading it all the way through (like I did).

Read a real review here:
http://crunchgear.com/2007/04/03/seagate-freeagent-go-160gb-hands-on/

By: rpcutts

rpcutts — Thu, 17 May 2007 12:05:37 +0000

Here is a real review: http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/should-you-sign-this-freeagent%3F/seagate-freeagent-pro-portable-hard-drive-review-and-gallery-258350.php

It’s small, lightweight and quiet but feels surprisingly sturdy. It looks great and the yellow glow is nice, but if it’s not for you, you can always turn it off. The read/write speed is average, so there’s nothing to complain about there (you can scope out the benchmarks in the gallery). Apps run from the drive generally lag-free.

If you want to run a program from the drive not on Ceedo’s list, it requires the Argo add-on, which is $20. This is made more frustrating by the fact that their site contains out-of-date applications—I want to run Thunderbird 2.0, not 1.5. Installing programs could be more elegant and intuitive. Also, virtualization doesn’t work for Macs. Plus, we’d like (but admittedly don’t need) a Firewire port.

Bottom line: If you’re want a portable, external hard drive that’ll turn heads and run reliably to cart stuff around and don’t might paying a little bit extra, in terms of $ to GB, this isn’t a bad a way to go. Running programs from the drive also works well for the most part, though it could (and should) be improved.

– Matt Buchanan

By: rpcutts

rpcutts — Thu, 17 May 2007 12:02:03 +0000

Did the reviewer try the hardware on another computer or just assume it worked?

Does the reviewer work for Seagate by any chance?

By: Luser

Luser — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:11:39 +0000

Was this a review, or an advertisement? Three quarters of the “review” was marketing speak about how this device will turn you into a mobile warrior, and by the end we get almost no details of the actual device or how it compares to others…

By: F. Cisco

F. Cisco — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 19:39:56 +0000

Simplistic bare review for this new line of external hard drives.

No time ? People, do GOOGLE search and find a complete reveiew.

By: shree

shree — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 05:22:05 +0000

i like this review coz i like seagate and they are coming up with new things thats a good sign for busy lifes any way i gald to be with seagate

By: shree

shree — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 05:20:23 +0000

hey i lost all softwares in FreeAgent Go. i dont know how it happened. i need that FreeAgent Go software and ceedo software too which came with my FreeAgent Go . so how can i get that please any budy help me.

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 21:54:21 +0000

Good review. I’m glad to hear that Seagate is stepping up their game in the portable hard drive competition.