Product Details
- Product Dimensions: 3.3 x 0.6 x 4.9 inches ; 5.3 ounces
- Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
- Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
- ASIN: B0045JLPOM
- Item model number: STAA500105
By : Seagate
Price : $89.99
You Save : $30.00 (25%)
Product Description
Size: 500 GBtransportable drive tends to make it effortless to shop, back up and encrypt all your files with its plug-and-play USB 3. connectivity. This drive is great for taking with you on business enterprise trips, vacations and on the go allowing you to save or access your videos, pictures, music or files. The GoFlex ultra-portable USB three. drive interface returns blazing rapidly USB file transfer speeds and the GoFlex program enables you to upgrade to FireWire 800 or eSATA by pairing the drive with the suitable GoFlex upgrade cable. Extend your content material beyond your Computer and enjoy it on your Tv, over your network, or on-the-go by employing it in combination with our GoFlex household of products.
Plug-and-Play with Automatic Backup Computer software
The Seagate GoFlex's built-in backup computer software ensures automatic continuous backup of your information. It secures your backed up files and protects your privacy with potent encryption computer software. The Seagate Dashboard management tool computer software gives quick management of backup schedules, file encryption, and at-a-glance drive statistics, such as on the market capacity.
Access Files with the Interface of Your Selection
Use the advanced USB three. interface for maximum compatibility with common desktops and laptops. USB three. functions with PCs equipped with a USB three. port for maximum file transfer speeds, but also operates with typical USB 2. ports. Or upgrade to FireWire 800 or powered eSATA by pairing the drive with the appropriate GoFlex upgrade cable.
Totally free your Files
With the included NTFS driver for Mac, you can now interchangeably retailer and access files from Pc and Mac computers without having reformatting. The NTFS driver is merely installed as soon as on your Mac pc, permitting it to access and retailer files in a Computer compatible format. (Reformatting to HFS+ needed to use backup software program for Mac or Time Machine software.)
Extend Your Content material Beyond the Pc
The GoFlex ultra-transportable drive is the heart of the GoFlex Storage System, and by combining it with other GoFlex Storage Program items you can get pleasure from your content on your Tv, access files from any Computer or Mac laptop or computer on your network, from a mobile device, or by way of the online while on-the-go.
Enhanced Versatility Is a Snap
Plug-and-play connectivity possibilities let you shield, retailer, and do extra. The GoFlex Storage Process will allow you to upgrade the way you access your digital content material with out getting to replace your drive. Upgrade cables and kits make it uncomplicated to move from USB 3. to eSATA or FireWire 800 for even faster transfer speeds for your big files and HD movies. Extend your digital life so you can access and share your files from anyplace.
What is in the Box
The Seagate GoFlex ultra-portable drive, backup with encryption software program pre-loaded on drive, NTFS driver for Mac pre-loaded on drive, GoFlex USB three. interface adapter, 18-inch USB 3. cable, quick start guide, 2-year restricted warranty.
Get the Most from Your Drive with GoFlex Upgrade Cables
Seagate GoFlex Ultra-Portable Drive Specifications
500GB1
750GB1
1TB1
1.5TB1
Model Number
STAA500105
STAA750101
STAA1000101
STAA1500100
Interface
USB three.
USB 3.
USB 3.
USB 3.
Offered Silver A lot Will it Retailer?
Digital Music (Hours)
8,330
12,495
16,660
24,990
Digital Photos (Files)Typical file size working with cameras highest resolution JPEG mode
160,000
240,000
320,000
480,000
Digital Videos (Hours)
500
750
1,000
1,000
DVD High-quality (Movies)Based on regular two hour film
125
188
250
375
HD Video (Hours)Based on H.264 compression at a 6.75Mbs bitrate
125
188
250
375
1One particular gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one particular terabyte, or TB, equals 1 trillion bytes when referring to tough drive capacity.
The Seagate GoFlex Family members Tough Drives
The GoFlex ultra-portable drive tends to make it effortless to store, back up and encrypt all your files with its plug-and-play USB 3. connectivity, but this is no ordinary external drive. As the core of the GoFlex Storage Process, the GoFlex ultra-transportable drive is the world's most upgradable external drive permitting it to deliver a truly customizable expertise. Use the included USB 3. Adapter or upgrade to FireWire 800 or eSATA by pairing the drive with the appropriate GoFlex upgrade cable. Extend your content material beyond your Computer and appreciate it on your Tv, more than your network or on-the-go by employing it in mixture with other GoFlex goods.
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 500 GB USB 3.0 Ultra-Portable External Hard Drive STAA500105 (Black)
Technical Details
- USB 3.0 plug-and-play drive
- Easy-to-use preloaded backup and encryption software
- Upgradable to FireWire® 800 or eSATA
- Access content over the network and on TV when paired with other GoFlex products
- Upgradable to FireWire 800 or eSATA
Buyer Evaluations
Honestly to make this very easy, here are some steps you can follow, considering that I think this to be the improved of the 3 mainstream external two.five" drives (Toshiba, Western Digital, and Seagate).
1. Why bother with the computer software in the initially place just reformat the drive, or delete the software program. Positive it is a bit annoying having 40 gigabytes taking up space suitable out the box, but is that genuinely the only principal source of issues for this drive?
two. Now for the USB cord. out of the multitude of variations of 1tb usb three. drives I have run and tested, each manufactuer has just about the exact same length of cord. If you want a longer cord, and or are wondering how you are going to energy this drive other than with the supplied USB, then why are you acquiring this specific external HDD? this model is not for you if you are NOT an on the go type of person. what I mean by that is, if you do not lug your external drive about, why dont you go get a powered 3.five" external HDD model for the identical value as you would this 1 and have twice the space?
three. As far as the construction of the drive goes it is solid. I have tested the Toshiba 1TB 3. as effectively as the Western Digital 1TB 3., and my opinion is that Toshiba and Western Digital had been as well concerned about how slim and compact they could make the case of their external HDD, which has resulted in may possibly even more failures of those certain brands than I have observed from Seagate. Compact shocks, such as light drops and accedental shock is a killer for the Western Digital as nicely as the Toshiba significantly more than the Seagate models I have observed. Yes I know that there are about 3 or significantly more warning labels stating the these drives should really under no circumstances be hit, moved, droped, abused, and so on... but If it Were to happen I have noticed that the Seagate construction has had a far better likelihood from failing due to these specific cercumstances than the other brands I have tested and observed.
4. If there is any con's about this drive I will say that I am not a fan of the two piece adapter. they really should have included their USB 3. "Upgrade" cable with this drive and not the two piece unit that is at the moment supplied with it, as the upgrade cable is also a handful of inches longer and a single solid piece. The two pieces I am referring to are the adapter that plugs into the drive itself and the USB 3. cable that goes from that adapter to your USB device.
5. Im not right here to bag on any 1 enterprise, and or promote Seagate as the preferred of the most beneficial when it somes to drives in common. I am just stating general that if you are seeking for a 1TB three. USB 2.5" drive, then this is what you are hunting for. I just believed I would post this up as I preserve seeing unfavorable testimonials on this drive just given that of a bloatware matter not a material kind defect. hope this assists! If not im sorry for wasting you time.
Just after only 6 weeks of use and no noteworthy physical trauma, this drive failed catastrophically, corrupting most of the information on it in the procedure. I wish I listened to the voice in my head saying, "Hmm, this doesn't appear especially sturdy," when I took it out of the box, but I rather employed it as planned for housing files I have to have at household and at the digital lab that I use for function. As another reviewer observed, this challenging drive had an annoying spontaneous ejecting habit. My authentic issue was when it imploded - with a backup in progress - after much less than 2 months of use. It was functioning normally a single minute and then the drive's light began blinking and my personal computer was unable to recognize it. We tried the drive in a further enclosure and hooked to a linux computer system that frequently will recognize even corrupted drives. Absolutely nothing. The information recovery lab I ultimately sent it to had to replace many "physically damaged" elements to restore functionality and found a great deal more than half of the data was in truth corrupted. Mind you, this drive had in no way been dropped and travelled mainly in a protective camera bag. Call me crazy, but I assume that a drive billed as "ultra-portable" should be able to withstand a few weeks of regular desktop use and the occasional commute. Do not recommend.
Note: I have a handful of older Seagate external challenging drives (totally different models) that I've implemented for 1-two years with no incident. I've travelled extensively with them and had nothing but superior issues to say. That is why I went with Seagate on this 1. I may possibly even have been able to forgive the enterprise its obvious construction and high-quality departure on this line but for the nightmarish customer service knowledge I had with Seagate right after the drive crashed. Suffice it to say, I've sworn off Seagate merchandise indefinitely.
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 500 GB USB 3.0 Ultra-Portable External Hard Drive STAA500105 (Black)
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