Product Details
- Product Dimensions: 3.1 x 0.7 x 5.6 inches ; 5.6 ounces
- Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
- Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
- ASIN: B001UHWHO4
- Item model number: ST905004EXA101-RK
By : Seagate
Price : $79.99
You Save : $5.00 (6%)
Item Description
Capacity: 500 GB
From the Manufacturer
Seagate® External Transportable Drive
From the ManufacturerPortable storage doesn't get less complicated than this
Seagate® External Portable drives are ideal for folks who want lots of storage they can take with them at a moment’s notice. They’re automatically recognized by Windows Vista and Windows XP—no computer software to install. And simply because they draw their power from your computer’s USB 2. port, all you have to do is plug in the single USB cable and you are ready to go!Just drag and drop to save files. Rapid USB 2. efficiency makes transferring large music and video collections fast and painless. Built-in power management ensures energy-efficient operation—a major benefit when you are on the road away from a power outlet. And every Seagate Transportable drive is backed by a 1-year restricted warranty for peace of thoughts.
Storage Calculator
250GB
320GB
500GB
Hours of digital video
250
320
500
Number of two-hour DVD movies
62
80
125
Number of digital photographs
80,000
102,400
160,000
Hours of digital music
4165
5330
12,497
Quantitative usage examples for several applications are for illustrative purposes. Actual quantities will vary based on several components including file size, file format, functions and application software program.
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Seagate Expansion 500 GB USB 2. Portable External Tricky Drive ST905004EXA101-RK
Seagate Expansion 500 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive ST905004EXA101-RK
Technical Details
- Plug n¿ play with no software to install
- Simply drag-and-drop to save files
- 5400 RPM performance, 500GB
- Built-in power management ensures energy-efficient operation
- USB 2.0 Powered
Customer Reviews
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I purchased this drive a couple of weeks ago and have been extremely pleased with it. The only junk it was the warranty registration system. Run it then delete it. Disk comes pre-formated for NTFS. I went ahead and did a speedy format to get rid of the current folders on it. The drive goes into standby mode just after five minutes bye default. This is immediately remedied and set to your liking with free of charge Seagate Manager system out there on Seagates webpage. Also this system give you the capability to do backups, and laptop or computer syncs.
Pros -
Quiet drive
pretty rapid
smaller and sleek
no energy supply essential
only calls for use of 1 usb port
Simple/Custom Backups with Seagate Manager
Sync Solution with Seagate manager
Cons-
Goes into standby in 5 minutes by default. Readily changeable with Seagate Manager
Case Logic Compact Transportable Challenging Drive Case listed as an choice to buy with this is Too Small for this drive. This is an issue with Amazon not the drive itself.
Overall I am pretty please with this drive I have implemented it on a number of laptops and pcs without having situation. I would suggest this more than the new WD essential drives that come pre-installed with a bunch of crapware.
------UPDATE--------- 12/17/2010
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I have have applied this drive for the last year nonetheless performs as well right now as it did a year ago. This is still a good invest in.
I bought this drive for three causes:
1. Significant capacity in a compact form factor,
2. The ability to power/access it from a single USB port,
3. It was on sale at Amazon for below $70.
I started out applying it on my laptop when it arrived yesterday and was impressed: smaller, and it worked well with the short typical mini-USB cable. Then last night I plugged it in to my desktop and went to transfer over my 400 GB movie directory. It kept failing immediately after about 10 seconds, at which time Windows 7 would report that I had just attached it. My first believed was it was due to the "sleep" utility, so I downloaded and installed the Free of charge Agent tool from Seagate and set the timeout to Under no circumstances. Did not make any difference. I then utilized the test tool in the utility software program and the it reported a drive failure at about 8%, and stated I should certainly contact Seagate for an RMA. All my other modest external drives (except for an ancient 30 GB) want a splitter USB cable: a single finish connects to the drive and the two other ends connect to the Computer, using the added USB port for power. As I had absolutely nothing to loose, I gave 1 of these cables a try - it functions fine. So, it appears that the drive requirements much more power than my Computer can offer on a single USB cable.
I'm tempted to send it back, but I'm off on holiday tomorrow and it is a wonderful drive for that. I can get in touch with Seagate when I get back - perhaps my drive is bad?
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It worked perfectly on my trip, and it was great to have the space. I've now tried this drive on four PCs - my desktop, my father's desktop, and two laptops. It works fine with the single cable on all but my desktop. This is strange, as I've tried the on-board USB ports and the ports on two add-in cards (one as USB-two with 4 ports, and the other a USB-3 with two ports) and the drive will only perform if I use a USB splitter cable. So, I have to say that the expertise I reported in this evaluation is unusual, and I can comprehend why other people report it operates fine with the single cable.
Seagate Expansion 500 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive ST905004EXA101-RK
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