Seagate FreeAgent Go 120 GB

With my ever-increasing amount of files, mp3s, photos and the general volume of 'stuff' I have on my own, (and, much to their annoyance, other people's) PC I thought it was time to invest in an external hard drive. I was looking for a reliable yet reasonably priced portable hard drive, and after undertaking a little web-based research concluded that Seagate was the make to go for. A work colleague, who custom builds PCs at home, further confirmed that Seagate was the best. What more evidence did I need? The model I chose was the 'Seagate Freeagent Go' (I bought the 120Gb version for around £45, but as far as I know there are models ranging from 80Gb ...  Read the complete review

I purchased a Seagate Freeagent Go 120 GB a couple of months ago. I paid £59.99 for it in Tesco. I needed to move important documents including all my music files from one computer to another and this seemed the easiest way to do it, and it also ensured I was able to back these documents up. The hard drive is so simple to use - it is literally plug and play with only a small amount of software needing to be installed. This comes on a CD ROM included in the box. It is particularly easy to use - I had never used an external hard drive before I purchased this and was amazed at how straightforward it was. You merely copy the items from ...  Read the complete review

Last week, I purchased Segate FreeAgent Go 120 GB to use it as my Ubuntu 8.04 boot drive and normal Windows XP files backup. The reviews of this HDD on Amazon were ok with few complaining about their backup software. Before buying this, I wanted to get huge 500 GB 3.5 inch external USB/Firewire HDD. But then I learnt that it requires extra power supply and does not take its power from USB. So, I decided to go for smaller 2.5 inch, with this one from well known company and very cheap from Amazon.co.uk, around £35 including delivery with 1 month next day delivery trial. I also added my very first £10 amazon voucher I received from dooyoo points. So, it worked out ...  Read the complete review