Deal:
Seagate 250GB FreeAgent Go Hard Drive $80 at Office Depot
OfficeDepot.com has the new Seagate 250GB FreeAgent Go Hard Drive (2.5" Portable Form Factor) for $80 with free shipping. FreeAgent Go software lets you carry lots of great programs and all your browser favorites and passwords without having to haul around your computer.
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#1
WEC777 - Posted 5:41 am PDT 09/6/08 (23 Posts)
A friend of mine has one of these; it works great but is a bit bulky, especially compared to a laptop drive. Also, it's going to require an external power source. 
#2
groovielou - Posted 5:53 am PDT 09/6/08 (709 Posts)
FUCK SEAGATE
#3
lingcuisine - Posted 6:56 am PDT 09/6/08 (15 Posts)
Seagate has high rating among external drives. Don't know if this BF will have a good deal for the 1TB version.
#4
showell - Posted 7:15 am PDT 09/6/08 (356 Posts)
pork me Seagate
#5
njb - Posted 8:44 am PDT 09/6/08 (2810 Posts)
seagate claimed the hard drives were no longer available yet they first offered 10% and then 33% discount for the same hard drives that weren't available. and provided links and discount code for 80, 120,160,250gb drives. even with 33% off the price it too high on their site. this was a few weeks ago for 2.5".
forget them. there are other brands and better deals.
forget them. there are other brands and better deals.
#6
Rarb - Posted 8:55 am PDT 09/6/08 (279 Posts)
I have one of these, bought from Fry's for $80 3 months ago.
#1 you must be mistaken: this IS a laptop drive. And it doesn't require an external power source, though it comes with a cord with 2 USB plugs, though I've occasionally used it with just one USB plug.
Works fine for me.
#7
bob - Posted 9:33 am PDT 09/6/08 (69 Posts)
Firt seagate cancels my order. Then they spam my inbox with coupons for other products. I was thinking everyone who has had a seagate drive for 5 years or less should call in for a replacement... that will put an end to their nasty business tactics... and their business.
#8
sandman - Posted 9:46 am PDT 09/6/08 (431 Posts)
This is a great external drive at a good price, and yes it IS a 2.5" laptop drive that does NOT require an external power source. #1, your friend has the 3.5" version, NOT this one.
#9
SomeOtherGuy - Posted 12:33 pm PDT 09/6/08 (230 Posts)
Man, there sure are a lot of people munching on sour grapes!
#10
zzyzx1 - Posted 12:41 pm PDT 09/6/08 (169 Posts)
#7---I've had the same experience and I agree with you up to the point of returning drives. I like Seagate drives.
#11
look4deals - Posted 12:47 pm PDT 09/6/08 (5 Posts)
Agreed with #5 njb. I ordered a 120 GB at very good deal 2 weeks ago but to find out yesterday that they canceled my order after all this long wait. They claimed to have over sold this item by about 18,000 units and they could not stop taking orders for 2 days. What a waste of time. Now, look for other deals and forget about super deals from Seagate. Very disappointing!
#12
look4deals - Posted 1:07 pm PDT 09/6/08 (5 Posts)
Forget to add this comment to # 11. BEWARE of maxtor/Seagate deceiving warranty tactics. I bought a MATOR interanl HD about 18 months ago then it crashed. The box said a 3-year warranty in black and white, but when I called in for a replacement they go by serial # and insisting on only 1 year warranty on that drive. They said my drive was bought during transition time when Maxtor merged with Seagate. Maxtor gave only 1-year warranty at that time. They said if serial # begins with ST... then it is 3-year warranty. Mine is ST... but they then said that their computer show that it is only 1-year warranty. WHAT IS THIS??? To prove the 3-year warranty to them I have to send in the box(which I have kept) and the receipt(which is ????) or no more warranty. So, keep your box and receipt. It may come in handy. What a deceiving way to do business by Mxator/Seagate.
#13
sandman - Posted 1:16 pm PDT 09/6/08 (431 Posts)
This isn't a Seagate deal. It's an Office Depot deal on a Seagate drive.
#14
njb - Posted 3:33 pm PDT 09/6/08 (2810 Posts)
#13 but office depot only has 14-30 day return policy, it's seagate that does repair replacement.
#12 credit card doubles warranty if you paid with cc
#12 credit card doubles warranty if you paid with cc
#15
troglodite - Posted 7:21 pm PDT 09/6/08 (409 Posts)
Shut up, you bitches. The drive is good and so is the price.
#16
BenKat - Posted 8:24 pm PDT 09/6/08 (1009 Posts)
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Nope Seagate sucks for treating us all like shit with that bogus deal of theirs. Hi Seagate bought 3 western digitals this week.
#17
MuchoTumbao - Posted 2:36 pm PDT 09/8/08 (867 Posts)
I, too, am now in the anti-Seagate camp after their sale fiasco and their lack of any sort of meaningful apology for the way they treated people.
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