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Even with its combination of snap-close and adhesive-sealed seams, our FreeAgent went back together almost as well, though you shouldn’t expect factory-tight seams (or, we would assume, warranty coverage) the second time around. Within, you’ll find the FreeAgent’s 5400RPM 2.5 inch drive – and, not surprisingly, not a lot else – beneath a thin layer of protective metal. Skilled fingers should have little trouble separating the case halves without fuss or drama, although some case adhesive was rendered useless in the process. Feeling intrepid, we went ahead and popped the faux aluminum cover off anyway. The top cover is press-fit to the plastic main housing, with no obvious external fasteners. Like most of its competitors in the small-format class, this FreeAgent is a bit of a black box when it comes to disassembly.
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And since the PC version of the FreeAgent is currently running about $30 cheaper in 500GB flavor, it seems that the USB-equipped Macintosh version doesn’t offer enough advantages to justify the price difference – unless you’re intimidated by handling your own formatting, or you really like the Apple-specific version rubberized enclosure. Of course, if you’re concerned about cross-platforming, either the Macintosh or the PC version of the FreeAgent Go can be, with just a little tech savvy, partitioned appropriately or rebuilt in FAT32. But these minor differences aside, performance from Seagate’s Mac-format Go was dead on with what I experienced with the same-sized PC version – owing no doubt to the fact that the devices share the same 5400 RPM drive and USB 2.0 interface (note that Mac users looking for more front-end speed from a FreeAgent can find it in the FreeAgent Go Pro, which offers Firewire 800 connectivity in place of USB). I do prefer the rubberized texture on the bottom of the Apple-specific drive – which prevents the FreeAgent from sliding around – to the flat plastic base of its PC peer. The functional and aesthetic differences between Seagate’s latest effort and their most recent one, however, are minor at best: last year’s enclosure is a little larger (and maybe an ounce or two heavier), but the basic look, feel, and overall design is nearly identical.įreeAgent Go drives in Macintosh (left) and PC formats
It’s worth noting that the current Mac version of the drive uses a last-gen version of the Go enclosure. While we didn’t have any reliability problems during testing, common-sense careful handling applies at least as much here as with larger, more robust enclosures.įor comparison purposes, Seagate was kind enough to send us a Macintosh formatted 500GB Go with our PC-formatted test unit. Likewise, a slender enclosure means there’s likely very little inside the FreeAgent Go’s housing to protect the drive from hard impacts. When hammering the drive, our test unit certainly got hot, though the thin top plate also seemed to help the device dissipate heat quickly. In short, if your primary concern for your porta-drive is file storage – and not whether the device packs automatic backup buttons, capacity gauges, or even status LEDs – the bus-powered FreeAgent Go, with its single mini-USB port, fits the bill.Īs with most devices in this class, ventilation and insulation are traded for a tiny footprint. To the contrary, the FreeAgent Go’s clean lines and stylish (and, it should be noted, impressively slim) composite construction looks great, feels solidly put together, and avoids the temptation to load up a storage solution with goofy gimmicks.
If that sounds like a criticism, it certainly shouldn’t be taken as such.
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In order to determine if the latest FreeAgent Go further improves on Seagate’s venerable, road-proven storage solution, we took a 500GB, NTFS-formatted version out for a spin.Īs expected with a 2.5 inch portable drive, the latest FreeAgent Go is, in the purest sense, little more than a surround for the actual drive inside. Thinner than most cell phones and not much heavier, the Go packs a 2.5 inch drive (eventually in capacities up to 1TB) into a sleek, USB-powered enclosure that comes as close to being called “pocket size” as any drive in its class.
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Seagate’s been about the business of building file transport systems – including the ultraportable FreeAgent Go series – for a while now, and we recently got our hands on the latest iteration of this road warrior’s standby. Seagate’s line of FreeAgent external hard drives represent one of the more established external storage solutions out there.
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