Comments on: Seagate FreeAgent Desktop and the iMac http://mac.elated.com/2007/09/29/seagate-freeagent-desktop-and-the-imac/ A blog about Macs and that Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:28:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Adrian http://mac.elated.com/2007/09/29/seagate-freeagent-desktop-and-the-imac/#comment-2797 Adrian Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:01:41 +0000 http://mac.elated.com/2007/09/29/seagate-freeagent-desktop-and-the-imac/#comment-2797 I have one too. Works realy well, verry good USB 2.0 transfer, aprox 20mb/s and tops all my other internal HDDs. I also noticed the HDD shuts down if you don't use it. It only takes 3-4 sec restart. It's a verry good way to keep the HDD alive longer. Even if it has 5 year warranty, I'm confident it will not break. Also I wanted to say that a power supply si a MUST. USB will probably not hold this much current. Not to mention the fact that USB has only 5V, and a full size HDD requires 12V and 5V, probably a total of 2A. Some motherboards can't even power a small laptop HDD that requires 5V @ 0.5A. Looking foreward to get another one. I have one too. Works realy well, verry good USB 2.0 transfer, aprox 20mb/s and tops all my other internal HDDs. I also noticed the HDD shuts down if you don’t use it. It only takes 3-4 sec restart. It’s a verry good way to keep the HDD alive longer. Even if it has 5 year warranty, I’m confident it will not break.

Also I wanted to say that a power supply si a MUST. USB will probably not hold this much current. Not to mention the fact that USB has only 5V, and a full size HDD requires 12V and 5V, probably a total of 2A. Some motherboards can’t even power a small laptop HDD that requires 5V @ 0.5A.

Looking foreward to get another one.

]]> By: Guadagnare http://mac.elated.com/2007/09/29/seagate-freeagent-desktop-and-the-imac/#comment-2247 Guadagnare Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:51:28 +0000 http://mac.elated.com/2007/09/29/seagate-freeagent-desktop-and-the-imac/#comment-2247 I have an iMac and I am looking for a large external drive. I think I will go with the seagate! Hopefully it will work fine! Francesco I have an iMac and I am looking for a large external drive. I think I will go with the seagate!

Hopefully it will work fine!

Francesco

]]> By: Gideon http://mac.elated.com/2007/09/29/seagate-freeagent-desktop-and-the-imac/#comment-1605 Gideon Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:06:54 +0000 http://mac.elated.com/2007/09/29/seagate-freeagent-desktop-and-the-imac/#comment-1605 Good idea.. hope it works! Good idea.. hope it works!

]]> By: Matt http://mac.elated.com/2007/09/29/seagate-freeagent-desktop-and-the-imac/#comment-1604 Matt Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:55:04 +0000 http://mac.elated.com/2007/09/29/seagate-freeagent-desktop-and-the-imac/#comment-1604 Thanks for the tips Gideon. I think I'll try changing my backup script to unmount the drive after the backup finishes. Maybe then the drive will auto-power-down, which will in turn let the Mac sleep. Worth a try! Thanks for the tips Gideon. I think I’ll try changing my backup script to unmount the drive after the backup finishes. Maybe then the drive will auto-power-down, which will in turn let the Mac sleep. Worth a try!

]]> By: Gideon http://mac.elated.com/2007/09/29/seagate-freeagent-desktop-and-the-imac/#comment-1582 Gideon Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:12:12 +0000 http://mac.elated.com/2007/09/29/seagate-freeagent-desktop-and-the-imac/#comment-1582 I don't know of many, if any 3.5inch drives that are powered by USB. Plus I'm pretty sure that when Macs sleep, power is cut from the USB ports. Having a separate wall wart is probably better for the drive anyway. Also, you will nearly always have problems with USB devices causing problems with sleep. This is because these devices are often active even when the computer is asleep. USB devices can, and often do cause wake events. My girlfriend's scanner for example, likes to cycle its power/connection every 30 mins or so when on.. this always causes her iMac to wake up.. very annoying. Unfortunately there isn't a power switch on the scanner itself, the only way to turn it off is to fish around for the plug and pull it from the socket. The solution? Unplug these rogue USB devices. Irritating yes. But your Mac will sleep without interruption. Alternatively.. I have two Lacie FireWire drives sitting underneath my Intel Mac mini, and it sleeps beautifully. I assume this is because of the differnces between FIreWire and USB. In my opinion FireWire is far superior to USB in many ways. I would always recommend FW over USB. I don’t know of many, if any 3.5inch drives that are powered by USB. Plus I’m pretty sure that when Macs sleep, power is cut from the USB ports. Having a separate wall wart is probably better for the drive anyway.

Also, you will nearly always have problems with USB devices causing problems with sleep. This is because these devices are often active even when the computer is asleep. USB devices can, and often do cause wake events. My girlfriend’s scanner for example, likes to cycle its power/connection every 30 mins or so when on.. this always causes her iMac to wake up.. very annoying. Unfortunately there isn’t a power switch on the scanner itself, the only way to turn it off is to fish around for the plug and pull it from the socket.

The solution? Unplug these rogue USB devices. Irritating yes. But your Mac will sleep without interruption.

Alternatively..
I have two Lacie FireWire drives sitting underneath my Intel Mac mini, and it sleeps beautifully. I assume this is because of the differnces between FIreWire and USB. In my opinion FireWire is far superior to USB in many ways. I would always recommend FW over USB.

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