I can never remember to backup my computer. Everybody I know, including me, has had a hard drive crash so I knew I was only a matter of time before disaster would strike again.
About 2 months ago I picked up a 320GB Seagate FreeAgent Go USB hard drive to backup my laptop. The main feature that I liked was that it could be automatically set up to backup (called sync) certain files the minute it was plugged in. It could also be set up to backup the entire computer at a scheduled time.
It only took a few minutes to install the included Seagate Manager software. I created a backup plan to backup my entire computer at 10pm nightly. I also set it up to sync (automatically backup) my desktop and the contents of My Computer since they are the locations where I store my work in process.
Best Features:
-Powered Via USB...no external power supply needed
-Small & Durable
-Ease of Setup
-Decent Software
-Come in stylish colors
-Different sizes available, such as 250GB, 320GB, 500GB, 1TB
Worst Features
-Occasionally makes a noise like an old dot-matrix printer, which I attribute to it being connected to a Laptop Docking Station.
In conclusion, I would rate it an 8 of 10. If it didn't make that noise I would have given it a 9. I also ignored speed in my rating because it works in the background and doesn't seem to slow down my computer. I like it so much that I ordered a 2nd FreeAgent Go drive for my wife's laptop.
Amazon.com had the best prices on them. $70 with free shipping. Not bad considering the pain of losing files & pictures.
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