Thread: Seagate FreeAgent Desk 2 TB Hard Drive test

The Seagate FreeAgent Desk is not unknown in the Test Center: In the summer we have the 1.5 TB version of this great external hard drive tested. Desk is now the 2 TB version of the free agent arrived. Even then, we have criticized the pace. Faster TB is the FreeAgent Desk with 2 grown - to the contrary. An on / off switch does not provide the Seagate FreeAgent Desk. For the power supply is an external power supply. On the PC, connect the hard disk via a USB cable. Other interfaces are not. The Seagate 2 TB takes 1006 grams on the scales. The external power supply weighs 160 grams



The benchmark reached the Seagate 2 TB still good values - at least for a USB drive, its data rate is limited primarily by the interface. In sequential read was the Seagate FreeAgent Desk on average to 32.8 MB / s - that's okay. When writing program landed bench marked 30.45 MB / s on the media - in order. In field tests cut the Seagate FreeAgent Desk was less successful: The read rate was 25 MB / s while still very high. The writing speed was 5.4 MB / s but much to be desired - in this case must repair Seagate. The average access time was 6.17 milliseconds, which in turn is a peak.

The temperature reached 45.3 degrees high. Therefore, we recommend that you always drive vertically, that is mounted in the base to operate. Thus, the heat produced by the hard drive into its interior, escape of two housing areas. The power consumption was 10 watts during operation and access. That is low. Pulled off the power supply still 2 Watt - ugly. There are 3.5-inch drives that consume no power when switched off. After all, the noise level with access to around 28 dB (A) high - again, there are quieter models. The hard drive has a huge capacity, the design attractive and the included software is functional. Negative impacts are the low write speed and high noise and temperature evolution of the Seagate FreeAgent Desk.