Seagate 5 GB External Hard Drive - Retail

Bad Product

Strengths: Easy to use, when it works, cute, pretty blue light.

Weakness: Does not work.

I purchased the 5 gig. drive after reading great reviews. I trasfered files from my pc to another and it worked great. Did not use for 3 weeks and then tried to use it and received error message No Seagate device found. I did not drop it or misuse. It set on my desk at home for 3 weeks. I live alone so no one touched it. I tried every suggested fix on Seagate Support web site and no help. Cannot...
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I purchased the 5 gig. drive after reading great reviews. I trasfered files from my pc to another and it worked great. Did not use for 3 weeks and then tried to use it and received error message No Seagate device found. I did not drop it or misuse. It set on my desk at home for 3 weeks. I live alone so no one touched it. I tried every suggested fix on Seagate Support web site and no help. Cannot get in touch with Seagate Tech. Support. So save your money. Cannot return to Amazon either. A $85.00 lesson learn

By Mtnfolk - Dec 17, 2005

I wanted a way to transfer files...

Strengths: Can transfer LARGE amounts of data. Reasonably priced.

Weakness: A little slow but not unreasonable for the amount of data that you can carry

I wanted a way to transfer files from work to home because even with broadband, it takes a while to pull uplarge data files. I kept waiting for a large enough flash drive to hold a few gigs. Then I found this 5 gig hard drive thats fits in your pocket. Its perfect and holds everything I need.

By Tlorenz - Oct 5, 2005

Seagate Pocket External 5GB Hard Drive

Strengths: Price, Capacity, Size

Weakness: None

Nothing makes me more interested in buying something than one of my relatives telling me it's good. I've wanted on of these to replace an older USB1.0 64MB drive I've had for years, but been waiting for something around this size at a really good price. There's not much difference in all these things from my perspective. They have different shapes, sizes, etc -- some fit on your keychain, some...
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Nothing makes me more interested in buying something than one of my relatives telling me it's good.

I've wanted on of these to replace an older USB1.0 64MB drive I've had for years, but been waiting for something around this size at a really good price.


There's not much difference in all these things from my perspective. They have different shapes, sizes, etc -- some fit on your keychain, some have caps... all that comes down to personal preferences.


This one is a little bigger than some of them; probably average in thickness, long in length. Covered with soft plastic (not sure that matters too much). Has a place to put it on your key chain, but it's made of soft plastic too so I wouldn't trust it not to give way. Has a cap, again made of soft plastic -- so probably will keep out moisture and you might get away if you drop it in water with no damage -- but I don't think I will be trying that.


Comes with a neck strap (you can put in the same place I was talking about for a key chain -- and probably better for it than a keychain).


Comes with a extension cable so you can plug it into a usb connecter that's not got extra room around it.


For me it's a simple matter of price and capacity -- I just want it to keep some personal files on so I got them with me -- you have to decide what you're going to use it for and whether you like this one better than the others.

By lemsoles - Aug 28, 2005

Pocket External 5GB Hard Drive (USB 2.0, 3600 RPM, 2MB)

Strengths: Size, capacity, price

Weakness: Warranty

The short of this -- I LIKE IT! It's not often I find a product that really exceeds my expectations -- this one might not soar past them, but it's a really well thought out product. The capcity -- 5GB is just about the right size to guarantee that you can put a DVD5 on it if you need to (the model that's just about to come out is a 8GB... 9GB would have been smart for DVD9 compatability -- so I...
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The short of this -- I LIKE IT!

It's not often I find a product that really exceeds my expectations -- this one might not soar past them, but it's a really well thought out product.

The capcity -- 5GB is just about the right size to guarantee that you can put a DVD5 on it if you need to (the model that's just about to come out is a 8GB... 9GB would have been smart for DVD9 compatability -- so I didn't wait for it).

The performance is good. While the drive doesn't have the same characteristics as a 3.5" in a USB2.0 enclosure, you probably own't notice that, both reads and writes work well.

The packaging is super. Seagate obviously put a great deal into making the package as small as possible while giving good protection for the 1" drive inside, and convenient storage for the USB cable.

The unit is heavier than I would have expected, but it is a drive, and it needs protection -- so I'm willing to look over that.

The only thing that bothers me about it is the 1 year warranty. Seagate has gone out of it's way to be a leader (since July 2004) with 5 year warranties on their 3.5" and 2.5" drives, why they don't offer the same on their external is beyond me.

By rogersoles - Aug 21, 2005

Great little device

Strengths: Storage size

Weakness: overall size

Good design, very light, and easy to carry. Integrated cable makes it easier to remember to bring along compared to jump drives. Price point is incredible. Transfer rate is quite good as well.

By jhertzba - Jul 15, 2005