Seagate Pushbutton Backup: version 1

Saved 2026-09-24 23:40 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: New page for the Seagate 200 GB USB 2.0 and FireWire External Drive (ST3200823AR / retail ST3200823A-RK), a discontinued mid-2000s Pushbutton Backup desktop drive. Identity from the archived 2008 Barc. This is the current version.

Source of v1

# Seagate Pushbutton Backup <!--family-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Seagate Pushbutton Backup
disambiguation: Seagate's Pushbutton Backup External Hard Drive line of the mid-2000s
summary: Seagate's mid-2000s desktop external hard-drive line with one-touch backup over USB 2.0 and FireWire.
brand: brand/seagate
category: category/10001133
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## Variants <!--variants-->
| name                   | gtin           | net_content | pack_format | market | source  | note                                   |
| ---------------------- | -------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------ | ------- | -------------------------------------- |
| 200 GB (ST3200823A-RK) | 00763649001257 |             |             | US, DE | ^newegg | 200 GB model, USB 2.0 and FireWire 400 |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref    | url                                                                      | title                                    | accessed   | publisher | kind     | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | -------- | --------- | --------- | ------- | ------- | ----------- | -------- |
| newegg | https://www.newegg.com/seagate-pushbutton-backup-200gb/p/N82E16822154403 | Seagate Pushbutton Backup 200GB — Newegg | 2026-09-24 | Newegg    | retailer |           |           |         |         |             |          |
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## About <!--about-->
The Seagate Pushbutton Backup External Hard Drive is a mid-2000s desktop external storage line from Seagate, marketed around a front button that starts a one-touch backup through bundled software.[^newegg] The drives connected over USB 2.0 and FireWire 400 and enclosed 3.5-inch Barracuda mechanisms; the 200 GB model carried the retail code ST3200823A-RK.[^newegg] The line predates Seagate's later FreeAgent and Expansion external ranges.[^newegg]
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