NEW DELHI, INDIA: Seagate's 'FreeAgent Go' external hard drives have hit the Indian market.  FreeAgent Go portable storage solution has a height of 12.5mm and 500GB capacity. "With the amount of content being created and consumed today, the average broadband household will soon need close to a terabyte of storage to account for their personal media collections on PCs, portable devices and DVRs," said Jane Shields, Research Analyst, Parks Associates. The FreeAgent Go desktop docking station is sold separately and comes paired with a black leatherette carrying case, and has USB 2.0 travel cable. The FreeAgent Desk drive and FreeAgent XTreme drive are the family's two 3.5-inch desktop, and provide up to 1.5TB of storage. The FreeAgent Desk drive is a brushed aluminum solution with a USB 2.0 interface, while the FreeAgent XTreme drive is a black, brushed aluminum storage solution with a triple interface of eSATA, USB 2.0 and FireWire 400. "The first FreeAgent storage solution offering introduced in 2007 unquestionably made a mark for Seagate in the consumer space, demonstrating that hard drives can be designed to provide a stylish complement to a computing environment," said Rajesh Khurana, Country Manager-India and SAARC, Seagate Technology. "This second-generation of FreeAgent storage solutions takes the extra step of providing easy-to-use technology in a consumer-friendly package," he added Seagate FreeAgent drives are compatible with Windows Vista and Windows XP operating systems and come equipped with Seagate Manager software.  Seagate will also unveil its external storage solutions designed specifically for the Mac community.

FreeAgent Go Drive

It is slim, compact and shipping in four color options available in the US, Europe and Asia Pacific for Rs. 5,500 for 250GB, Rs. 7,000 for 320GB and Rs. 12,000 for 500GB.

FreeAgent Go Drive for Mac

With a FireWire 800/400 interface, FreeAgent Go drive for Mac is formatted for use with Mac OS X and time machine. It is available for Rs. 9,000 for 250GB and Rs. 10,000 for 320GB.

FreeAgent Dock and Case

Accessories for the FreeAgent Go drive are sold separately. The dock and case will be available in the US, Europe and Asia Pacific for a Rs. 1,600.

FreeAgent Desk Drive

This USB 2.0 interfaced drive provides room forimages, music and video. It is available this month in the US, Europe and Asia Pacific, for Rs. 7,500 for 500GB, Rs. 8,000 for 640GB, Rs. 13,000 for 1TB and Rs. 17,000 for 1.5TB.

FreeAgent Desk Drive for Mac

It has a FireWire 800/400 connection and tuned to be time machine ready, and is available this month for Rs. 9,000 for 500GB, Rs. 14,500 for 1TB and Rs. 19,000 for 1.5TB.

FreeAgent XTreme Drive

It delivers a 3GBPS transfer rate with the eSATA connection. This drive also includes FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 connection options. The FreeAgent XTreme is available worldwide for Rs. 9,500 for 500GB, Rs. 10,000 for 640GB,Rs 14,500/-for 1TB and Rs. 17,000 for 1.5TB.