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Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex / 500GB / 2.5 inch / Ultra Portable External Hard Drive / Blue

STAA500207 Goflex 500

Released on 14 March 2011

Manufacturer: Seagate

2.0 out of 5 (1 customer review) | Write a review

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As the world's most upgradable portable hard drive-and the core of the GoFlex Storage System-the GoFlex ultra-portable drive gives you the flexibility you need to extend your digital life wherever you go.

Automatic backups that are always secure
With the GoFlex ultra-portable hard drive it's easy to manage your backup schedules, encrypt your files, and view your drive's statistics.

Ensures automatic continuous backup of your data.

Secures your backed up files and protects your privacy with powerful encryption software.

Includes the Seagate Dashboard management tool for easy management of backup schedules, file encryption, and at-a-glance drive statistics, including available capacity.

Flexibility is built in
Seagate has created the GoFlex Storage System -which includes the GoFlex ultra-portable drive-to make it easy for you to upgrade your interface for faster transfer speeds, and access your content on your network, your TV, and everywhere you go.

Offers upgrade cables and kits that make it easy to move up from USB 2.0 to USB 3.0, eSATA or FireWire 800 for up to 10x faster transfer speeds for your large files and HD movies.

The USB 3.0 cable is backward compatible with USB 2.0 interfaces so you can access files from any PC.

Extends your digital life so you can access and share your files from anywhere by pairing your drive with the GoFlex Net media sharing device.

View your movies and photos on your TV your drive with the GoFlex TV HD media player. The 15mm thick drives dock directly into your GoFlex TV. 22mm thick drives can be attached via USB cable.
  • Interface-USB 2.0
  • Capacity- 500GB
  • Height-111mm (4.39 in)
  • Width-83mm (3.19 in)
  • Length-14mm (.57 in)
  • Weight (typical)-150g (.33 lb)
  • Encryption-192-bit Triple DES
  • Automatic Backup Software-PC & Mac
  • Warranty-2 years
  • 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
  • USB 2.0 or 3.0 port
  • For the USB 3.0 interface: SuperSpeed USB 3.0 port (required for USB 3.0 transfer speeds or backwards compatible with USB 2.0 ports at USB 2.0 transfer speeds)

customer Reviews

 Average rating (1 review)

 Plug and Play seems like bad marketing

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I bought this item, thinking it would be the perfect solution for me, as i work on various computers. When it arrived, the packaging was good, and the look of the drive was nice and was light. Impressed at this stage.

Initially, i couldn't get it working on my work computer, as you need to install NTFS Driver (for mac), but couldn't activate this once installed. I got it working on my lap top at home, again, i needed to install the driver required, and works fine there. My work has strict control over their computers, and many clients i work with would not want me installing drivers just to get my hard drive working so they can copy files!

I found the whole exercise a bit fiddly to be honest, and feel the plug and play feature is not, unless every computer has these drivers installed as standard. I'm sure this this product would be fine if you are just backing up on one computer, and never had to use it with another.

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