Excellent Storage Solution
Written: Nov 11 '04
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Pros: Reliable, quiet, fast
Cons: No power switch, one touch feature only really works with bundled software
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| hulld's Full Review: Seagate Personal Storage™ 5000XT 250 GB FireWire... |
I felt compelled to stick up for this drive after reading a couple of poor reviews here ! I bought mine when they were first released nearly 2 years ago and it has never missed a beat. It gets bounced around in a laptop bag or backpack, thrown around in aircraft cabin baggage, left on for days on end, and hasn't even hicupped. The transfer rates with firewire are fantastic, USB 2.0 is more than acceptable, USB 1.0 - don't bother ! It is used daily for large transfers of video and audio files and although it does run a little hot, it's quiet, quick, and reliable. The only drawback is the lack of a power switch which has been rectified in later models, and the one-touch backup feature only really works with the bundled retrospect software of which I'm not a big fan. If you've got tons of video and audio files you will love these drives !
Recommended:
Yes
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hulld
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