Pros: Worked immediately with both DOS and Linux. Only Windows XP had to look for a driver, and it found it in its own driver list. Didn't need the CD that came with it.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: Ordered a second one.

Pros: Works fine on XP, Linux and DOS, BUT ...

Cons: My second unit arrived and got installed in a second machine. This time XP wasn't so easy. The solution turned out to be to NOT let XP find the driver, but to browse to it on the install CD. HOW TO: XP picks the wrong driver and tries to install "unusable parallel port." and complains that the INF is invalid. Say no to all offers to find a driver, and MANUALLY browse to \NetMOS\NM9835S for this card.

Overall Review: Plug n Play came out over a decade ago. The "instructions" aren't are are microsctopic. When an experienced IT professional takes an hour to figure it out, its too expensive. It wouldn't take much to put Manually browse to \NetMOS\NM9835S in larger print on the cover of the instructions. Or better yet, hire a programmer to write a good installation program. The NM number is based on which chip is on the card, and whether it is serial or parallel.

Pros: Dependable, fast, cheap, high capacity

Cons: They have a tiny USB port. I'd prefer a standard size so I could use them with the cable in place wherever I carry them.

Overall Review: I chose my pair of Seagate FreeAgents because the manufacturer is Seagate. They have been in constant use for about a month now, with no problems of any sort. The reason I bought a pair is that any drive can fail, and important data should never exist in only one place. Objections to things over which I have no control is complaining. But if I neglected to have a backup, it would be whining. Any of my Seagates is welcome to croak at any time, and it will cost me only the price of a replacement. Losing data is something to be embarrassed about, Preventing it is cheap and easy.