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    Seagate Freeagent Desktop 500 gb External

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by i5evoSwift3814, Nov 10, 2008.

  1. i5evoSwift3814

    i5evoSwift3814 Notebook Consultant

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    Just bought this external from bestbuy on sale for $89.99, regular price was $119.99. I didn't plan on buying but this was a great deal so I said, why not. The drive came with it's own automatic backup, is it okay to use this or does the windows one has to be used. Is there a difference?
     
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  2. built

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    I bought two of the same hard drive from OfficeDepot last week for the same amount, but returned them so that I could buy 2 Western Digitals from Frys because the Western Digitals had firewire and I could then save on USB ports (firewire can also be daisy chained).

    I never opened the boxes, so I don't know about the software, but as somebody who has bought many externals, including Cavalry, WD, SimpleTech and Toshiba...I have to say that I never use the included software. I do my backups using Windows Vista Backup and Restore function.

    I am sure others have more experience with this, and perhaps I can learn something from this thread, as well, but I have yet to find software included with a hard drive that is worth anything.

    I also have Macrium Reflect on my desktop and may give that a try.
     
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