Seagate FreeAgent XTreme 1.5TB External Hard Drive Review

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Everything USB is pleased to announce our Seagate FreeAgent XTreme 1.5TB External Hard Drive review.

 

What do you get when you combine a flagship industrial design with three action-packed interfaces and an oh-so-beautiful 1.5 terabytes of magnetic mayhem? The Seagate FreeAgent XTreme, that's what! With multiple-revision automated backups and a name too good for the initial 'E', will you need to ask your geek if you are healthy enough to handle the XTreme? We've managed to pull it together and get our hands on one, so press on for our in-depth review to find out.

 

http://www.everythingusb.com/seagate-freeagent-xtreme-1.5tb-external-hard-drive-15790.html

 

Verdict:

With a range of welcome improvements plus all three interfaces built into the casing, we're loving the new Seagate FreeAgent XTreme external hard drive, but the software is a bit lacking compared to what was bundled with last year's model.

 

The Good:

+ Cool and silent operation

+ Stands up or sits flat

+ Three interfaces to choose from

+ Kensington lock port

+ Transparent and easy backups

+ 256-bit AES encryption

 

The Bad:

- Does not perform on-the-fly backups

- eSATA cable not included

- eSATA interface can be finicky with certain drive controllers

- No power switch

 

 

 

 

Regards,

 

Ian Chiu

Managing Editor, Everything USB

http://www.everythingusb.com/