FreeAgent Go portable is the slimmest external drive available with a height of 12.5mm, which fits easily into your pocket and also has shock and vibration protection, claims manufacturer Seagate.
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The unit’s desktop docking station is sold separately and comes paired with a black leatherette carrying case to protect it from the bumps and scratches encountered while travelling. It is available in a variety of colours, including silver, black, red, and blue. The drive also ships with a flexible, thin USB 2.0 travel cable.
The FreeAgent Desk drive and FreeAgent XTreme drive are the range’s two 3.5-inch high-capacity desktop offerings, and provide up to 1.5TB of storage. The drives sit horizontally or stand vertically to maximise workspace. The FreeAgent Desk drive is a brushed aluminium high-capacity solution with a USB 2.0 interface. The FreeAgent XTreme drive is a black, brushed aluminium high-capacity storage solution with a triple interface of eSATA, USB 2.0 and FireWire 400.
FreeAgent drives are compatible with Windows Vista and XP and come equipped with Seagate Manager software, an application that provides scheduled automated back-ups and multi-computer synchronisation.
Security comes in the form of software-based AES-256bit encryption and Seagate DrivePass password protection. The drive is put in sleep mode once it has been idle for 15 minutes. Seagate FreeAgent hard drives include Energy Star 5 rated AC adapters and are now packaged in 100 percent recyclable materials.
RRP
FreeAgent Go Drive
250GB $169
320GB $189
500GB $369
FreeAgent | Desk Drive
500GB $159
640GB $189
1TB $299
1.5TB $369
FreeAgent XTreme Drive
1TB $329
FreeAgent| Dock and Case
$39.99
