Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk 1TB USB 2.0 3.5" External Hard Drive ST310005FDA1E1-RK

Pros: A lot of storage, got it for a great price, good looking, and turns on with the computer so you don't have to worry about leaving it on.

Cons: None so far other than you can't stack them, but we didn't need that anyways.

Overall Review: Used with a Mac. My husband is a independant film maker and needed a larger external. Got this one around $150 a couple months ago. Never had any problems. Will buy another one of these if needed.

Pros: Lots of space *obviously.* Power configuration is set to run along side your computer (i.e. your computer turns on, so does your hard drive, your computer turns off, so does it. It comes with a preset sleep time in which the disk spins down to save power (default: 30 min) which is changeable if you install the manager to your computer (I personally didn't, 30 minutes is fine for me). Write/Read speeds higher than expected, usually about 20 mBps write and about 32 mBps read. Comes with all appropriate cabling (USB and Power adapter), documentation, and Seagate drive configuration CD. Makes very little noise when running, in fact, I don't even hear it when no other noise is in the room.

Cons: The shape of this drive is my main problem. It leaves a fairly large footprint on your desk (or where ever you put it) and is designed to only stand upright, which doesn't feel the safest, but I haven't had any problems yet. It also makes transport of the unit somewhat difficult because of its' awkward shape. The unit can get a little warm after about 6-8 hours of constant usage, but I wouldn't worry about it. Spin-up time of the drive can be somewhat annoying. But that goes for saying with all external hard drives that have the spin-down feature. After they've spun down, I usually have to wait about...9 seconds for the disks to get up to speed and start accessing data (unless you use an indexing feature that caches some of your more used things).

Overall Review: Overall, this drive does exactly what it says it will in the specs. It holds a lot of data for a good price. This makes my fifth Seagate drive and they're 5/5 in my book for a good internal/external drives. The reason it gets a 4/5 is the shape and spin-up time, as stated in the cons. It functions very well, but those two things personally annoy me *it could be different for you!* The pros outweigh the cons, especially for the price. I'm happy with this drive, and you will be too.

Pros: I have always (for 19 years now) trusted Seagate for hard drives, internal and external. And I've never been disappointed. The Free Agent drive connects by USB and is instantly recognized by the PC. No additional software needed. No wizardry needed, from either me or my machine. The feature I like most is Free Agent's automatic on/off/sleep capability. I don't have to remember to turn it off. It turns off with my PC. It goes into standby or hibernate mode according to the Power Settings I use on the PC. Windows manages the PC and the external Free Agent in unison.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: This is the best external storage device I can imagine. I feel you cannot make a mistake if you rely on Seagate.

Pros: So far no issues, the speed seams good and the drive is not being used all day and every day so a good deal for a 1tb HD.

Cons: Case is a bit big and no on off switch and gets a bit warm, but cheap at the time.

Pros: Great buy, shipped quickly, no complaints, very quiet, great price.

Cons: plastic case isn't like my Metal 500G, Freeagent, but like the new light, not as bright and distracting.

Pros: Quite, Fast, One-Touch Backup, Good Looking, Reliable, Fast and Easy Setup, Shuts Down with Computer, Cool Running, Small Factor.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Recommended for anyone looking for a great reliable external drive with lots of space. Also buy it from NewEgg - They are great!

Pros: 1 TB is great (931 GB formatted)... what can I say? Light and relatively compact, no usability issues, etc. The best products are the ones that don't demand any attention from you.

Cons: Takes a bit long to access information. Much slower than my older 250GB Seagate drive, but that's to be expected.

Overall Review: I bought it because of the gigabyte/dollar ratio. Been using it for almost a year with no problems. Very satisfied!

Pros: I installed this drive for a law firm client of mine who wanted a simple, reliable, high-capacity drive for backing up server data. This drive is perfect for that. I have since purchased this very drive for other employees in the firm who want to do the same kind of backup at home.

Cons: None...yet. I hope it doesn't having cooling issues like so many of these external drives do.