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what a bargain
A review by thewhitewolf on FreeAgent Desktop 250 GB
October 24th, 2007


Author's product rating:   FreeAgent Desktop 250 GB - rated by thewhitewolf


Advantages: enough space, great connectivity, a bargain !
Disadvantages: none

Recommend to potential buyers: yes 

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This drive was a bargain at £20 on an online retailer. I kept it for emergency use in case my other drives failed.

Design

Very good looking, shiny black with yellow trim lines, a stable support platform and small to boot.
I found this drive by chance and just decided that i liked it, and since the price was right, whoosh i bought the thang!
I already have two Western Digital hard drives and so decided to test out a product from a good rival, Seagate. It has exceeded my expectations and will go onto my list of good manufacturers.

Its presented in a big box, and I was very relieved (and also surprised) to see how small it actually is! It fails to take up much space on your desk or on top of your pc tower. Its a miniscule weight too which means i can hold it in one palm quite easily. The black enclosure case is highly attractive, especially with those glorious trim lines in yellow and i hardly notice the sounds it makes when transferring files, thats how quiet this black box is!

Instructions
The instructions were straight forward to plug it in, and watch it go. I inserted the USB canle and within a minute of plugging it in I received the software had been recognised and it was well on its way to fulfilling its purpose.
Moments later the software was automatically installed, and it was ready for use. Its recommended for use on Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP, Apple MacOS X 10.1.5 or later, Microsoft Windows Vista. I moved all of my games and some music files to the hard disk, along with backups of university work, and photos (the 3 rules of computing are back up, back up, back up!).
Performance

It transfers at a very fast rate which in practise turned out to be surprisingly fast. Access time was very quick, so within the hour i had backed up and transferred my files!. I have had no trouble streaming games and movies from my hard disk, with access to files within the disk is as instant as a normal hard disk drive.

It can be stored standing upright. At a few pounds over £20 for 250 GB, this is a great bargain! 
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Memory / capacity Good 
Reliability Good 
Design Excellent 
Ease of Installation Excellent - very quick and easy 
Ease of use Easy 
Instruction manual Good 
Manufacturer Support Good 
Speed Fast 
Value For Money Excellent 

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