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Seagate FreeAgent Go Review and Giveaway

September 28, 2009 847 comments


In today’s computer savvy world everything seems to be done online via computer. With movies online, MP3 files and digital pictures it takes more hard drive space to save all of these files. Seagate comes to the rescue with their simple to use FreeAgent family of storage solutions for people who require more hard drive space.

FreeAgent drives come in many different storage options up to 1.5 terabytes and have drives as small as 320GB with a USB 2.0 interface making data transfer very fast. With such a wide range of options Seagate offers a drive for every situation with enough space to fit all of your precious memories. Seagate FreeAgent drives include hassle free installation and setup in minutes with NO CD. Another feature of the FreeAgent Go drives is the world’s first desktop dock and travel kit so you can use your drive with your desktop as well as your laptop. With this feature you will always have access to all of your important content at home or on the road.
Seagate was kind enough to send me the Seageate FreeAgent Go Special Edition 500GB hard drive in black chrome. Right out of the box I was impressed with the appearance of the drive. It has a very flashy look that I really like and it looks good sitting on my desk. This drive is available in 500GB and 640GB and comes in red, black and grey chrome. The Free Agent Go Special Edition 500GB drive was super easy to setup and within minutes I was transferring files to this new drive. It took me longer to get the drive out of the package then it did to set it up. I have a 13 year old daughter who is in middle school and my wife and I are very much into digital pictures, MP3’s and blogging so this drive will get a lot of use.

For those of you who are tech geeks like myself here are some additional technical specifications:

PC Requirements*
• Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Ultimate, or Business Service Pack-1
• Windows XP Home, Professional, Media Center Edition Service Pack-2
* Compatibility may vary depending on user’s hardware configuration and operating system
• USB 2.0 Port

Product Dimensions
•3.15 in Horiz x 5.12 in Vert in x 0.49 in
•Depth (80.00 mm x 130.00 mm x 12.50 mm)
•Weight: 0.35 lbs (0.16 kg)

Performance Specs
•USB 2.0: up to 480 Mb/s

In the Box
• FreeAgent Go drive
• FreeAgent software pre-loaded on drive (Windows only)
• Quickstart guide
• Flexible USB travel cable - 18 inches
• Optional dock and case sold separately

So if you find yourself in need of additional hard drive space check out Seagate and pick up an external FreeAgent drive. You will definitely be impressed with its quality, dependability and performance.

Seagate wants to give LookWhatMomFound…and Dad too! readers the chance to win a FreeAgent Go Special Edition 500GB drive of there own. Visit Seagate and tell me what product would be useful to your family.

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    • Lex said:  

      My husband is an amateur photog, so we have a TON of pics saved. We would be able to put any of the hard drives to good use, especially 500 gigs and up.

      Thanks! modernmetanoia [at] gmail [dot] com

    • Lex said:  

      I am your Google follower! :)

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    • tawnda said:  

      oh, wow... I'm in love with the Freeagent Theater +... no more being restricted to the tiny computer screen... heavenly!

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    • Jinxy said:  

      I'd like the FreeAgent XTreme™

    • Peggy said:  

      I would love one of these Seagates,perfect for backing up all my info.I did have my computer crash and I lost so much!
      I also love the color choices.
      Thanks
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    • Peggy said:  

      I should have said I love the FreeAgent Desk.
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    • DG said:  

      FreeAgent XTreme seems great!

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      I would like the Free Agent Dock Star.
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    • karenmed409 said:  

      FreeAgent XTreme is a must have for our family, lots of photos and scrapbook projects to backup
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    • Kristie said:  

      I would love the FreeAgent XTreme!

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    • bigguysmama said:  

      This contest and review came at a great time. I have 2 computers that have been having major issues and I have tons of digital pics on both! I've been asking around about external hard drives so this was awesome timing. I like 2 at Seagate: FreeAgent Go™ Special Edition and the FreeAgent Extreme! I'll do some more research into both to see what will fit my needs the most.

      ~Mimi
      mnjesusfreak at gmail dot com

    • bigguysmama said:  

      I'm a subscriber. :)

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      The FreeAgent Theater+ would be cool to own

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    • TheAngelForever said:  

      We are currently looking for another backup option. The 2TB FreeAgent Desk looks fabulous and hubby would love it. Thanks for the opportunity.

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    • brandonsmom said:  

      love the freeagent xtreme

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    • Kathy said:  

      The free agent go would be great for us because we travel so much for my husband's work.

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    • Cindy B. of Montana said:  

      I have a larger Seagate external HD that I use at my desk! This one, the FreeAgent Go™, would be perfect for traveling so I could back up my photos without burning them to disks and having to carry those around.

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    • Angie Marion said:  

      I would love the FreeAgent XTreme. That would be most helpful for us techies!

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    • cdziuba said:  

      The FreeAgent Theater™ HD Media Player Solution is very cool because we could
      play media files on our home theater when we get one.

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      My email is in my profile too, easily seen.

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    • Cindy B. of Montana said:  

      entered Studio Danielson giveaway

    • V said:  

      The free agent to go would be best for us.

    • Jaina's Mom said:  

      I have lots of pictures the free agent desk would be perfect for me.

    • Jaina's Mom said:  

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    • Kidazy said:  

      The FreeAgent Desk would be great for our home office with the easy USB interface. 1TB would be perfect for handling all our data too!

    • Kidazy said:  

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    • Nelsby said:  

      I would also love to try the FreeAgent Theater™ HD Media Player Solution -- my family would absolutely LOVE this!
      Thanks!
      Aimee
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    • Nelsby said:  

      I shared this post on StumbleUpon (username: JenAim).
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    • Nelsby said:  

      I am following Mom and Dad and Seagate on Twitter AND I Tweeted about this giveaway: http://twitter.com/Nelsby/status/4462945890
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    • Nad said:  

      We could really use the Free Agent Xtreme.

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      I suscribe.

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    • Nad said:  

      I entered the The Studio Danielson Designs giveaway.

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    • Cindy B. of Montana said:  

      entered ReliOn Temple Touch giveaway

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      I entered the Kidorable giveaway.

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    • Sherry G said:  

      the FreeAgent Theater™ HD Media Player Solution looks spectacular!

    • Baba said:  

      They all look fabulous, but the Free Agent go would be great for portability reasons.

    • Baba said:  

      Commented on Bye, Bye Binky.

    • Baba said:  

      Email subscriber.

    • Baba said:  

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    • Baba said:  

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    • Annette D said:  

      I really like the FreeAgent XTreme. It would be great to have all my pictures and music backed up.
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    • Annette D said:  

      I follow publicly]jedoggett@embarqmail.com

    • Peter Schott said:  

      I like the Dockstar concept - plug it in and access from any networked PC without the fuss of messing with network shares. Sounds like a great way to get a manual backup of some important files from every PC in the house.

    • Bebemiqui said:  

      I really like the Free Agent Theater!
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    • mike said:  

      I think the FreeAgent XTreme looks right for me. Thanks!

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      FreeAgent Theater would be helpful here at my house.I follow you on twitter as opalbaker.

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    • Erica said:  

      freeagent xtreme looks awesome!

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    • Jason said:  

      The HD Media Player looks nice!

    • elkaye said:  

      The FreeAgent XTreme looks impressive.

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    • karenmed409 said:  

      tweeted http://twitter.com/karenmed409/status/4474139908

    • elkaye said:  

      I'm a fan of Seagate on facebook as Mia F.

    • tuliplvr said:  

      We would like the free agent theater.

    • Monica said:  

      I would love any Seagate hard drive. I can't pick just one product they are one of the best on the market.

    • The Dreamer said:  

      oh..the Xtreme with 2 TB!!

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    • Dee said:  

      I dropped my husband's HD and feel like I should try to win it back.

    • Aimee said:  

      FreeAgent XTreme is what I need.

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      fav'd on technorati

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    • 1agordon said:  

      We'd love the FreeAgent XTreme.

    • plhill2000 said:  

      The Free Agent XTreme would be ideal for my family, especially for all our photos. My kids would want it for movie downloads.

    • Mamushi Love said:  

      I could really use the FreeAngent XTreme for all the videos, photos, and drawings I have on my computer.

    • Mamushi Love said:  

      I entered the Bearpaw giveaway.

    • MPRICE1953 said:  

      The freeagent media viewer would be very nice

    • Theresa said:  

      We could use the FreeAgent XTreme, my husband would swoon in delight.

    • Aimee said:  

      Entered the temporal thermometer giveaway

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    • Angie Marion said:  

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    • Angie Marion said:  

      I entered the chicbuds giveaway

    • Deborah Stinson-editor said:  

      The FreeAgeent Desk unit would be ideal! The capacity is LARGE! And I'm sure it would be perfect for backing up all my stuff! sierramuse8 at aol dot com.

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      I became a fan on Facebook! sierramuse8 at aol dot com.

    • yeah said:  

      google follower, cool carrots for storage

    • chaipo said:  

      I like the FreeAgent Desk. We have a LOT of photos, it would be great to get them off of our computers and in a safe place!

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      following publicly

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    • chaipo said:  

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    • azrosebud said:  

      My family could use the FreeAgent Theater™ HD Media Player Solution

    • KPort207 said:  

      I love the Freeagent Theater +, thanks.

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    • peg42 said:  

      The FreeAgent Theatre would be really great to have.
      Thanks so much for this wonderful giveaway.

    • peg42 said:  

      I entered the Bear Paw giveaway

    • peg42 said:  

      I entered your Blue Q giveaway.

    • SandyM204 said:  

      I really like the Freeagent Supreme. It would hold all my pictures, and I have LOTS of pictures.

    • peg42 said:  

      I entered your Chic Buds Giveaway.

    • MOMFOREVERANDEVER said:  

      FreeAgent Theater™ HD Media Player Solution
      Play media files on your home theater.

      0GB - 500GB
      USB 2.0

    • SandyM204 said:  

      I follow all 3 on Twitter as lmsmeemaw and tweeted - http://twitter.com/LMsMeeMaw/status/4482403208

    • SandyM204 said:  

      I am a new fan of LookWhatMomFound on Facebook (saundra mckenzie)

    • Amber said:  

      The FreeAgent XTreme would be very useful for my family!
      Thank you for the giveaway :)
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    • Nichol said:  

      I can use any of the hard drives but the FreeAgent XTreme would be wonderful!

    • Nichol said:  

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    • Anonymous said:  

      The FreeAgent Desk would be amazing... we need all the space we can get here.
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    • Joanna @ Mommy Sense said:  

      I would love the FreeAgent Theater™ HD Media Player Solution

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