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- Reviewed on: 08/07/2006
- Released on: 07/18/2006
- Drive type: Desktop hard disk drive
- Capacity: 750GB (7,200rpm)
- Capacity of test unit: 750GB
- Cache: 16MB
- Dimension: 7.1 by 6.5 by 2.3 inches (DxWxH); 2.8 pounds
- Notable design features: Backup button
- Connection options: FireWire 400, USB 2.0
- OSs supported: Windows 98 SE/Me/2000/XP; Mac OS X 10.1+, Mac OS 9.2.2+
- Software included: BounceBack backup software
- Any additional features: None
- Service/support: One-year warranty; toll-free phone support available Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. CT; Seagate site offers e-mail support, FAQs, downloadable software and drivers, and diagnostic tools.
In the CNET Labs' hard drive tests, the Seagate wrote very slowly but read data back very quickly. The drive took almost 43 minutes to finish writing our 10GB test folder of mixed file types and only about 9 minutes to copy the same folder back. The Western Digital MyBook drive took 40 minutes to write and 10 minutes to read the same folder. As the scores shows, the Seagate 750GB drive was a little behind the MyBook in write speed, but on the other hand, slightly ahead in read speed.
Other than the mixed performance, the drive worked well and very quietly. Once set up, the button mounted on the front of the device activates the BounceBack backup software and shows drive activity.
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