Comments on: Iomega Ego vs Seagate FreeAgent Go portable hard drive 320 gb (Review)

By: Frank Gross

Frank Gross — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:49:04 +0000

My Iomega eGo made more and more troubles the last times I used it for data backup until it didn’t work any more yesterday.
I decided to open the case just for interest.
Guess what I found inside, a Seagate Momentus 5400.6 320 GB.
And by the way the case is 50% plastic material minimum. The top surface of the case is aluminium, thats true, may be 0,7 mm thick.
It looks nice and I loved having it. Probably it was sqeezed to much in my suitcase, i don’t know.
I will handle my next external much much more with care…

By: Sanjiv Dutta

Sanjiv Dutta — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 19:55:44 +0000

I am really lost in the battle. Is it shock-proof or not really? Its hard to believe Seagate would miss such a crucial feature and yet offer 5 yr. warranty! I hope Heidi is right, but Heidi, where did you got the Seagate’s declaration “all the advanced shock and vibration protection people have come to expect from Seagate…”?

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By: Heidi

Heidi — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:46:16 +0000

I should also mention that the FreeAgent Go has shock protection built into the case. It just isn’t as bulky. As Seagate puts it … “At a height of only 12.5mm, the new FreeAgent Go easily fits in a pocket while still including all the advanced shock and vibration protection people have come to expect from Seagate. ” Maybe you should try dropping them and tell us if it is true.