Seagate has created an external hard drive that offers so much more than just a standard USB Hard Drive! With their FreeAgent GoFlex Family you are able to customize your storage by upgrading to any of the compatible cables for faster transfer speeds. They have cable options for USB 2.0, USB 3.0, eSATA or FireWire 800. Plus, the USB 3.0 cable is backward compatible to be used on USB 2.0 interfaces making it accessible on any PC. The GoFlex drives can be connected to a GoFlex TV HD Movie Player to view all your stored media files on your TV! Or set up your drive with a FreeAgent GoFlex Net Media Sharing Device to access your files anytime, anywhere!
GoFlex Hard Drives come with a Seagate Dashboard software that makes it easy to schedule backups, protect your files with encryption software, and even give you an overview of your drives statistics and available space. You can set up your drive to automatically create backups of your data so you never have to worry about losing your files! This external drive also comes with a 2-year limited warranty. This portable hard drive works on both PC and Mac computers without needing to reformat the drive!
We received a Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Ultra-portable Drive with a 1 TB capacity to review. My husband travels for work and has a company-issued laptop. With it being company-issued he is not able to download, save, or store his personal files on the laptop. We had been looking for a solution that would make it easy to take along his files with him but not be difficult to pack and store on his flights. This drive has been a great solution as it is really small and portable! The 1 TB drive is less that 4.71″ high x 3.51″ wide x .87″ deep, about the size of my hand. The files don’t transfer over all that fast with the USB 2.0 interface but we plan to upgrade to their eSATA cable. Check out this trailer video for more information on the FreeAgent GoFlex Family of products:
You can find the Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Ultra-Portable External Hard Drive directly through Seagate or through a variety of retailers including Amazon, Best Buy and Walmart. Their 1 TB drive retails for $129.99 and the 500 GB retails for $89.99. The drive can also be purchased with 320 GB, 750 GB or 1.5 TB capacity!
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Disclosure: I received a Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 1 TB Hard Drive for free in order to try the product and form an opinion for this review. I was not compensated in any other manner. The opinions expressed above are my own and any claims should be verified on the sponsor’s site.