Seagate Expansion 640 GB ST906404EXA101-RK Reviews, Sale: 25 USD OFF, Portable External Hard Drive

Seagate Expansion 640 GB ST906404EXA101-RK Reviews, Sale: 25 USD OFF, Portable External Hard Drive

Seagate Expansion 640 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive ST906404EXA101-RK
by Seagate
You Save: $24.04 (23%)

• The drive is powered from the USB cable, so there is no need for an external power supply.
• Plus, it is automatically recognized by Window operating system, so there is no software to install and nothing to configure.
• Saving files is easy too, just drag-and-drop.It's not just easy to use, but it's fast and energy efficient too.

REVIEWS:

The simple, no-frills drive everyone is looking for (but bulky), By Orrie "Orrie" (Pennsylvania) Seagate Expansion 750 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive ST907504EXA101-RK (Electronics) Pros: * Fast * Easy to use (plug it in, let Windows do its thing, go to town) * No extraneous software, security partition nonsense, etc. * Nice, tiny cable Cons: * Awful bulky, won't fit in most cases * No included backup software (that's okay, there are plenty of freeware options) * Fingerprint magnet Pretty good, overall. The important features (useability, reliability, performance) are spot-on; everything else is minor.

Yes, I'm using this with both Macs AND PC's,
By Speedway Girl "Speedway Girl" (Upstate New York, USA)
Seagate Expansion 750 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive ST907504EXA101-RK (Electronics)
Out of the box, no, I could not use this drive with my Mac. The drive is formatted in NTFS. Without installing additional software on your Mac, it won't write to NTFS. No worries. The afternoon I received it, I used the Seagate Disc Wizard (available on their website) to reformat the drive in FAT32 to be able to read and write with both OS's AND be visible on my PS3, WD Live Plus HD and Seagate Free Agent Theater HD. Not a problem since.

That said, it is SOOO nice to have a 750GB drive that does not require a power cable. I have gone through three (two Lacie and one Seagate) drives that were 3.5" drives that required external power. They are just too fragile for my crazy home, I guess.

So far this drive seems wonderful!


Good, but customer service sucks, By Dave (Boston, Ma)
Seagate Expansion 250 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive ST902504EXA101-RK
I got the 250 GB version for music and photos (you know, the important stuff in life). I plugged it in and the little green light showing it was running came on. I went to find the device but it wasn't there. I had this problem before with an ipod and knew all I needed to do was change the drive to something that wasn't being used but for the life of me, couldn't remember how! So I went to the website to see if I could find out how to change it. Of course, no. And of course there was no owner's manual so I then went about trying to find a number to contact customer service. It took me over 20 minutes (!!!!) to find and fill out a form before I could finally get a phone number to them. Once on the phone they were helpful and courteous, but for it to take such a longtime to get to a human being was awful! If you have this problem, here's how to fix it without wanting to toss your computer through a window (I have Windows XP Professional, may be different if you're using a different operating system):

Right click on "My Computer"
Select "Manage"
Select "Disk Management"
Change the drive to something not being used and it should show up

Outside of the awful website and lack of an owner's manual, the product itself has been operating fine and I have no complaints.


Nice drive,
By tideguy
Seagate Expansion 500 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive ST905004EXA101-RK (Electronics)
Just what I wanted: plug & play, no hassles.

Came ready to use on my xp systems. Quiet, cool, and much faster than I expected. I also have an older drive in a Vantec enclosure which works well, but this thing easily leaves it in the dust. Coulda paid a little more & gotten more capacity, but this has a 2yr warranty vs 1yr on higher capacity drives. I know Seagate makes quality drives and will stand behind its warranty, and for the forseeable future this is all I'll really need.

Has a small green LED that lights on drive activity, goes out when USB is unplugged. Since Seagate has incorporated a nice power management scheme, I just leave the power connected while it sleeps. When I plug the USB cable in to something, it wakes up in a few seconds and is ready to transfer files.

Only reason I don't give this top rating is, the connectors (usb and power) are cheap and I had a little trouble getting them inserted properly in the beginning. But this is a minor disadvantage to a nice drive. I'm happy with my purchase.


Excellent product for such a low price, December 3, 2010
By penguin
Seagate Expansion 640 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive ST906404EXA101-RK (Personal Computers)
Firstly, I purchased it to back up my research files.

Advantages: Easy to install initial software, very cool design, low price

Disadvantages: Larger than western digital models

After purchasing it, I noticed same deal for WD. I thought returning it back and buying WD, however after seeing the design I really liked it. Compared to standard rectangle design of WD, it really beats WD with its cool design.

I definitely recommend it.


Reliable, August 13, 2010
By M.G. \
Seagate Expansion 750 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive ST907504EXA101-RK (Electronics)
I've used this drive before, and so far it has been reliable (I'm using a 9 year-old computer, with WinXP). So far it's been great for my primary use of it, which is simple drag-n-drop data backup. It's certainly better than the 1TB+ drives I've used-- seemingly regardless of the manufacturer, very high capacity drives seem to be less reliable overall.

I ordered this one drive (in stock) with one other very common item (also in stock). Amazon has estimated that it will take a week to send out (4 days so far). This possibility of poor service is something one might want to take into consideration if you're in an emergency situation and need extra capacity quickly. This poor service on Amazon's part did not figure into my starred review; I ranked it purely on the basis of previous experience with the drive's performance.


My First External Hard Drive, September 18, 2010
By jodett - Seagate Expansion 500 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive ST905004EXA101-RK (Electronics)
I did quite a bit of research before purchasing the Seagate Expansion 500. Ultimately, I trusted Seagate brand the most and had an idea of necessary storage space necessary and price I was willing to spend. This item fit my criteria best.

When I received the product, I was impressed by how small it is. I really hoped it would simple to install and intuitive to use, as this is my first external hard drive. In my mind, I envisioned connecting the Expansion to my computer, being prompted by new hardware on my desktop, easy install and then drag-and-drop of files. Unfortunately, it wasn't that simple. First, I was prompted to register the product, which was fine. Then, I didn't know what to do next - there were no instructions or prompts. I pulled up iTunes to begin selecting files to drop into the Expansion, but there was no where to drag them to. It wasn't easy to figure out by any means. Alas, I played around a bit and searched for instructions online and figured it out. Once I knew where to select files and where to find the right place to drag files I was set. It's pretty simple now and the Expansion is perfectly portable.

Overall, I'm happy with the purchase and the product. I'd definitely recommend it, though I'd hope Seagate could improve the installation and set-up process.

Panasonic VIERA X1 TC-L26X1 Reviews, 720p LCD HDTV

Included universal iPod dock - enjoy music, videos and photos on your VIERA HDTV

VIERA Image Viewer lets you share your digital photos with friends and family directly from SD cards

VIERA Link lets you control your compatible Panasonic DVD recorder, Blu-ray Disc player, home theater sound system and HD camcorder, all with a single remote and helpful on-screen menus

TC-L26X1 has two HDMI inputs and PC input

TC L26X1 REVIEWS: P. Ritzen (Weimar, TX) At Amazon price, you simply can't do better than this. Once i attached the stand and hooked up her Wii, XBOX 360 and Logitech Z-5500, i turned it on and blew through the initial setup in a matter of seconds. We purchased an official Nintendo Wii component cable and it looks great on this TV, running at 480P. Since the wife's 360 is an Arcade version, it does have HDMI out but it came with a regular Composite AV cable which doesn't have the Optical out on the dongle so i pulled an HDMI cable out of my Onkyo HT-S6200 to see if the 360's sound would pass through to the TV set, and what do you know? It actually does! So now she has her Wii connected to the TC-L26X1 through Component + RCA Stereo, her XBOX 360 with an HDMI cable and a single Optical cable from the TV to the Logitech Z-5500, and it all looks and sounds fantastic. I can't say anything about the actual TV sound because whenever i buy a new LCD TV, the first thing i do is disable the internal speakers. PROS - Beautiful, vibrant and very crisp video from digital (XBOX 360 @ 720P) as well as an analog (Nintendo Wii @ 480P) signals. - Easy to use remote, quick and easy initial setup and a complete and easy to navigate OSD User Interface. - Accepts sound through HDMI, and passes it through to the optical out so cables can be kept to a minimum. - The price, even at $299 it's still a great deal.

CONS
- Only one Component input.
- Attaching the stand requires either a Phillips screwdriver with magnetic tip or a pair of needle-nose pliers.

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Jim B. (SFO, Ca)
TC-L26X1 has a great picture, easy to use. Things that make me give it 4 instead of 5 stars:

Stand installation. There are four phillips screws that affixes the stand to the screen. This would be simple enough, but the screws need to set in recesses of about 1 1/4", and the recesses don't guide the screw. I did it by lightly taping the screw to the screwdriver tip and guiding it blindly straight down until I could feel the screw engage.

Outputs. The only audio output is an optical, so if you want to run sound through an older A/V system with RCA inputs only, you're out of luck.

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L. LaFranca (NY, NY)
You won't find this product any cheaper than here. For $289.99, it is a STEAL! I've had it for a week already and let me tell you how amazing this product is! It is easy to use, easy to configure. The picture and sound are great!

My favorite feature about TC-L26X1 is that they give you an ipod dock with it. This ipod dock can be used to play music, photos and.... MOVIES! You can convert your DVDs into .AVIs and easilly watch them on your ipod dock onto your TV! The quality is amazing and you won't be dissapointed.

The only downside is that it takes about 5 seconds to turn on the TV after the button is pressed. But aside from that, TC-L26X1 is a GREAT product!

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TrailWinds "tbb" (NW Arkansas)

Had been thinking it was getting time to transition from my old television set to digital LCD.
Since this was my first experience and exposure to one of these, I will not calim to be an authority on too many details. TC-L26X1 came up on the Gold-box deals at a price which beat pretty much everything else I'd seen available, and one I was willing to invest in for my first 'go'.

The picture quality truly is quite the improvement over non-digital/LCD, and well worth it. Sometimes I sort of shake my head in a double-take because the definition or quality is so ....real. You know, kind of like coming into sudden tight, clean focus over the Grand Canyon at the perfect time of day, or, maybe, (contrasting this to my old tv) the sun suddenly bursting through the clouds after a totally over-cast day, and bringing everything to 'light'.

I like the iPod feature because I purchase a number of movies through iTunes an sometimes would like to enjoy them on a larger screen.

The only negative I have on TC-L26X1 is that it seems to have a lag-time of coming on after you power it up. The wait-time reminds me of our old tvs of the 1960s. But I can live with it. The rest of the advantages are well worth the wait. I am very happy with this purchase.

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Customer (Washington, DC United States)

TC-L26X1 is overall a nice TV in its price range, we paid 260 the day after Christmas. We returned the same TV earlier, which we paid 300 because we decided to get Sony but saw attractive price so bought it again. Anyway, it has all those qualities mentioned by other reviewers. Just wanted to add about analog audio output. Amazon described "Analog Audio Output: Yes" under Product Features and Technical Details but it is not true. There is no analog audio output, it has only one audio output and which is digital. You will need adapter like this Digital Audio To Analog Audio Converter and y-cable like this 2 x RCA Male / 1 x 3.5mm Stereo Female, Y-Cable, 6 inch. Adapter comes with toslink (optical cable) so you don't need to buy one. I checked brand name TVs from manufacturers websites and all TC-L26X1 come with digital audio output. This feature will not matter for most people but a big matter for us who live in small apartment and wanted TV in every room and wanted to watch in high volume, especially at nights.

PS: DirectTV remote-control code for this TV is 10650.

PS2: This TV is assembled in Mexico (in case you don't like made in China).

PS3: I was thinking of these: TVs Sylvania LC321SSX 32-Inch HD Flat Panel LCD TV and Panasonic VIERA S1 Series TC-L32S1 32-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV, which have headphone jack but both won't fit in the place we wanted to put a new TV.
TC-L26X1

Panasonic TC L26X1 Reviews, TC-L26X1 Reviews, TCL26X1 Sale: $260 OFF , 26 Inch 720p LCD HDTV

Panasonic VIERA X1 Series TC-L26X1 Reviews, Sale: $260 OFF (50%), 26 Inch 720p LCD HDTV

Included universal iPod dock - enjoy music, videos and photos on your VIERA HDTV

VIERA Image Viewer lets you share your digital photos with friends and family directly from SD cards

VIERA Link lets you control your compatible Panasonic DVD recorder, Blu-ray Disc player, home theater sound system and HD camcorder, all with a single remote and helpful on-screen menus

TC-L26X1 has two HDMI inputs and PC input

TC L26X1 REVIEWS: P. Ritzen (Weimar, TX) At Amazon price, you simply can't do better than this. Once i attached the stand and hooked up her Wii, XBOX 360 and Logitech Z-5500, i turned it on and blew through the initial setup in a matter of seconds. We purchased an official Nintendo Wii component cable and it looks great on this TV, running at 480P. Since the wife's 360 is an Arcade version, it does have HDMI out but it came with a regular Composite AV cable which doesn't have the Optical out on the dongle so i pulled an HDMI cable out of my Onkyo HT-S6200 to see if the 360's sound would pass through to the TV set, and what do you know? It actually does! So now she has her Wii connected to the TC-L26X1 through Component + RCA Stereo, her XBOX 360 with an HDMI cable and a single Optical cable from the TV to the Logitech Z-5500, and it all looks and sounds fantastic. I can't say anything about the actual TV sound because whenever i buy a new LCD TV, the first thing i do is disable the internal speakers. PROS - Beautiful, vibrant and very crisp video from digital (XBOX 360 @ 720P) as well as an analog (Nintendo Wii @ 480P) signals. - Easy to use remote, quick and easy initial setup and a complete and easy to navigate OSD User Interface. - Accepts sound through HDMI, and passes it through to the optical out so cables can be kept to a minimum. - The price, even at $299 it's still a great deal. CONS - Only one Component input. - Attaching the stand requires either a Phillips screwdriver with magnetic tip or a pair of needle-nose pliers. ------------------

Jim B. (SFO, Ca)
TC-L26X1 has a great picture, easy to use. Things that make me give it 4 instead of 5 stars:

Stand installation. There are four phillips screws that affixes the stand to the screen. This would be simple enough, but the screws need to set in recesses of about 1 1/4", and the recesses don't guide the screw. I did it by lightly taping the screw to the screwdriver tip and guiding it blindly straight down until I could feel the screw engage.

Outputs. The only audio output is an optical, so if you want to run sound through an older A/V system with RCA inputs only, you're out of luck.

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L. LaFranca (NY, NY)
You won't find this product any cheaper than here. For $289.99, it is a STEAL! I've had it for a week already and let me tell you how amazing this product is! It is easy to use, easy to configure. The picture and sound are great!

My favorite feature about TC-L26X1 is that they give you an ipod dock with it. This ipod dock can be used to play music, photos and.... MOVIES! You can convert your DVDs into .AVIs and easilly watch them on your ipod dock onto your TV! The quality is amazing and you won't be dissapointed.

The only downside is that it takes about 5 seconds to turn on the TV after the button is pressed. But aside from that, TC-L26X1 is a GREAT product!

------------------

TrailWinds "tbb" (NW Arkansas)

Had been thinking it was getting time to transition from my old television set to digital LCD.
Since this was my first experience and exposure to one of these, I will not calim to be an authority on too many details. TC-L26X1 came up on the Gold-box deals at a price which beat pretty much everything else I'd seen available, and one I was willing to invest in for my first 'go'.

The picture quality truly is quite the improvement over non-digital/LCD, and well worth it. Sometimes I sort of shake my head in a double-take because the definition or quality is so ....real. You know, kind of like coming into sudden tight, clean focus over the Grand Canyon at the perfect time of day, or, maybe, (contrasting this to my old tv) the sun suddenly bursting through the clouds after a totally over-cast day, and bringing everything to 'light'.

I like the iPod feature because I purchase a number of movies through iTunes an sometimes would like to enjoy them on a larger screen.

The only negative I have on TC-L26X1 is that it seems to have a lag-time of coming on after you power it up. The wait-time reminds me of our old tvs of the 1960s. But I can live with it. The rest of the advantages are well worth the wait. I am very happy with this purchase.

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Customer (Washington, DC United States)

TC-L26X1 is overall a nice TV in its price range, we paid 260 the day after Christmas. We returned the same TV earlier, which we paid 300 because we decided to get Sony but saw attractive price so bought it again. Anyway, it has all those qualities mentioned by other reviewers. Just wanted to add about analog audio output. Amazon described "Analog Audio Output: Yes" under Product Features and Technical Details but it is not true. There is no analog audio output, it has only one audio output and which is digital. You will need adapter like this Digital Audio To Analog Audio Converter and y-cable like this 2 x RCA Male / 1 x 3.5mm Stereo Female, Y-Cable, 6 inch. Adapter comes with toslink (optical cable) so you don't need to buy one. I checked brand name TVs from manufacturers websites and all TC-L26X1 come with digital audio output. This feature will not matter for most people but a big matter for us who live in small apartment and wanted TV in every room and wanted to watch in high volume, especially at nights.

PS: DirectTV remote-control code for this TV is 10650.

PS2: This TV is assembled in Mexico (in case you don't like made in China).

PS3: I was thinking of these: TVs Sylvania LC321SSX 32-Inch HD Flat Panel LCD TV and Panasonic VIERA S1 Series TC-L32S1 32-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV, which have headphone jack but both won't fit in the place we wanted to put a new TV.
TC-L26X1