Seagate ST903203FGA2E1-RK FreeAgent Go 320 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive (Silver)

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Average Customer Rating:	4.5
Brand:	Seagate
Model:	ST903203FGA2E1-RK
Color:	Silver
Weight:	0.6 pounds
Dimensions:	4 inches x 7 inches x 1.9 inches [Width x Length x Height]

Product Categories

External Hard Drives; Seagate; USB; 5400 RPM; 121GB - 320GB; Windows XP; 2008; USB

Product description

Take your desktop environment and all of your files to go. The FreeAgent Go portable hard drive can run more than 100 free and pay-to-use applications on any PC without installing or storing programs on the host computer. Carry your browser, favorites, passwords, IM client and contacts, email client, cookies, settings and files; so whether you're using a computer at work, school, a business center, an Internet cafe, or a library, you have your desktop environment there when you need it. FreeAgent Go software lets you carry lots of great programs and all your browser favorites and passwords without having to haul around your computer. Your FreeAgent Go Portable Hard Drive saves all of your private information on itself, not on the computer you're using. That means there's no trace of your last session to tempt the next person on a borrowed computer. It also provides strong file encryption to protect your content, and lets you sync your files from several PCs. It's all about having your desktop environment and latest files with you, whenever and wherever you need them. Designed for mobility, the sleek compact design easily fits into your shirt pocket, briefcase or backpack. Plug in the USB 2.0 cable to a PC and your personal desktop environment launches automatically. Leave no trace of your last session on a borrowed computer Operating System - Windows XP Home, Professional Edition, or Vista Dimensions - Height 0.7 x Width 4.8 x Depth 3.9 (17.7x121.9x99mm) Weight - 6.4 ounces (184 kg)

Features

Able to take your desktop environment with you

Save all your private information instead of on the computer

Protect against unathorized use with 256-bit encryption

Windows XP/Vista compatible

Customer reviews

« Frustrating problem with photo backups »

I was pleased with this product until I used it. I transfered 200 Gig of old family photos from my computer hard drive. I was unable to open most of them using this Seagate ST903203FGA2E1-RK FreeAgent Go 320 GB drive. The only ones I could open were files with short names; for example, those with maybe about 20 characters. The following is the type of names I give my files:

1925JUL4 Picnic Grandma Christine Middle Name Last Name with Great Aunt Med Resolution.jpg

On this drive, I could not open the file. I also could not rename it or view it as a thumbnail. Basically, I could not do anything with the file, even though its contents were present as indicated by size of file. Fortunately, if I copied the file back to my PC hard drive, I could view it, open it, change its filename, etc. If I shortened the filename and saved it back to the Seagate, the file could be viewed and opened. I don't think I should have to do this; besides the fact that it would take me months to transfer them all back to my computer in small groups (because my PC hard drive is nearly full), rename the thousands of files, etc. What a disappointment! Does anyone know which brand of backup hard drive would allow me to have files with relatively long (but certainly not that long) filenames?

Thanks, Bob

Rating: (2 out of 5) @ 2008-12-27

« Perfect Item »

Even though I have been using the hardrive for only a couple of days so far I am convinced that it was a great purchase.

It comes in an extremely appealing shape - very slim, light and small, seems to be of very high quality and is fast enough for daily use. If you use a rather old computer with low USB power supply the single USB cable might be too less to run the drive; consider buying a Y-cable or a new computer then. For everybody else it's the better solution because the drive occupies only one plug. The delivered cable is short, however, that means better portability.

The software is not powerful but still very useful. As long as you don't expect more than scheduled daily backups for specific files you should be fine.

Mac users might go for the Apple version since it offers FW 400/800 and is a lot faster therefore. It's a bit thicker and heavier though...

Rating: (5 out of 5) @ 2008-12-02

« Perfect »

I bought this at Wal-Mart for about the same price. Its perfect.

There is nearly 300 GB of useable free space. is about 1/8 of the size of the 80 GB drive it is replacing. Imagine about two credit cards from top to bottom and the thickness of an iPod classic.

I've got about 18,000 music and video files on it and about 17,000 other documents and it is maybe 1/2 to 2/3 full. It is a great way to back up data and to work between different PCs and Macs.

Rating: (5 out of 5) @ 2008-11-22

« Good backup drive! »

Easy to use, pretty quiet operation. Can handle unplugging without any major hiccup. I got this to use with my windows laptop. I have a really nice 1TB drive for my Macintosh Fantom G-force Quad 1TB Esata / Firewire 400/800 / USB 2.0. This is a very good drive and the access times are short. Write and read times are good enough to watch video from, or if you are making a large backup, to not slow down your main machine too much.

Specs:
Capacity: 320GB
USB 2.0: up to 480 Mb/s
Rotational Speed: 5400 RPM
Color: Silver
Part Number: ST903203FGA2E1-RK
UPC: 763649008102

Compatibility
Windows XP/Vista
USB Port

Inside the Box
FreeAgent|Go drive
FreeAgent software pre-loaded on drive
(Windows only)
Quickstart guide
New, flexible USB travel cable

Product Dimensions
0.49" H x 3.15" W x 5.12" L
Weight: 6.35 oz

Rating: (5 out of 5) @ 2008-11-18

« very slim, very small, very cool looking drive from reputable maker »

I've had this drive for just a short time, but I know Seagate is a hard drive manufacturer with many years of top notch experience. This drive is much smaller, lighter, slimmer and better looking than most external drives. It is no heavier, larger or fatter than a small pocket planner, and it's brushed metal matches my laptop exactly (black, blue and red also available). The lights indicating power and operation are very similar to the lighted Apple logo on MacBooks. The bottom surface of the drive is a cool slightly rubberized texture that keeps it from slipping around on your desk, but doesn't keep it from sliding easily in and out of pockets. The only thing I wish it had, that some other portable drives have, is drop protection.