Tuesday, September 7, 2010
The Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Ultraportable Family of Products
Posted by Chris Baxter in "Digital Home Hardware & Accessories" @ 07:00 AM
Product Category: Portable storage device
Manufacturer: Seagate
Where to Buy: Amazon.com (affiliate)
Price: $90 to $170 USD depending on storage size of hard drive, $99 for the Net Media device, $130 for the GoFlex TV HD, and $20 to $40 for the different cable options
System Requirements: Windows® 7, Windows Vista®, Windows® XP (32-bit & 64-bit) operating system or Mac® OS X operating system 10.4.9 or higher and a USB 2.0, USB 3.0, FireWire 800, or eSATA port.
Specifications: The GoFlex Ultraportable drive: Height - 111mm (4.39 in), width - 83mm (3.19 in), length - 14mm (.57 in), and weight - 150g (.33 lb).
Pros:
- Wide variety of attachments and accessories that actually extend the capabilites of the drive;
- The GoFlex Net Media Sharing Device is an easy and fun way to share your files on the network;
- Using the optional cable attachments can greatly increase the performance of the drive.
Cons:
- User Interface for the GoFlex TV HD Media Player needs work;
- Taking advantage of all the accessories the product has to offer can get expensive.
Summary: Seagate has a family of portable storage devices and accessories that are aimed at keeping up with technology, making networking your storage devices easy, and delivering the media content on that storage to the place it is most useful, your TV. I got the chance to test and review these products to see if they can deliver what they promise. Was I disappointed or did they succeed at what they were designed for? Read on to find out. Read more...
