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The editors liked
3TB capacity
Detachable adapter tray
Good cost-to-gigabyte ratio
Seagate's USB 3.0 4TB GoFlex Desk offers great performance and the highest capacity to date among single-volume external storage devices on the market. The drive works with both Windows and Mac OS X out of the box and comes in a flexible design that makes
Interchangeable between USB 2.0
USB 3.0
ESATA and Firewire. Fast transfer speeds
The editors didn't like
Weak tray makes it unstable
The Seagate 4TB GoFlex Desk is comparatively expensive
And its other connection adapters cost extra. The drive also topples rather easily
Massive space without setting up a RAID. Works well for folks who use both Macs and PCs.
Enclosure too narrow, which makes it prone to tipping over. FireWire 800 adapter will cost you another $50.
If you need a lot of backup space and can’t see yourself bothering with the convoluted nature of a RAID, the Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk is the best alternative. Product FreeAgent GoFlex Desk External Drive Company Seagate Contact seagate.com Pr...
The 4TB GoFlex Desk from Seagate offers class-leading storage capacity capable of serving even the most avid media enthusiast thanks to a speedy 7200RPM hard drive at its core. This combo is merged with a USB 3.0 interface (with optional FireWire modu...
Abstract: Seagate Free Agent GoFlexWhen it comes to desktop storage, when is enough enough? According to disk drive maker Seagate, four terabytes is not more than enough. The company’s Free Agent GoFlex with 4 TB of storage, and included backup software, gives S...
Stylish and compact design, Ability to use multiple bases, USB 3.0 is backwards compatible, Good software package
None that I found
When it comes down to choosing an external hard drive there are only a few choices and Seagate is one of them. The FreeAgent GoFlex drive does offer some great features that will definitely make it a contender. The drive and base are not much larger t...
If you want 4TB of external data storage in a rather small enclosure using the USB 3.0 interface then the Seagate 4TB GoFlex Desk is the only real option that you have. Just be sure to figure out a way to backup this drive as that is a ton of data to...
As the world becomes more mobile, external storage becomes even more important. Having moved to a notebook-as-a-desktop usage model myself, I completely understand the need for high capacity external drives.Seagate is certainly pushing the envelope when i...
Seagate's USB 3.0 4TB GoFlex Desk offers great performance and the highest capacity to date among single-volume external storage devices on the market. The drive works with both Windows and Mac OS X out of the box and comes in a flexible design that makes
The Seagate 4TB GoFlex Desk is comparatively expensive, and its other connection adapters cost extra. The drive also topples rather easily
Like the previous version, the Seagate 4TB GoFlex Desk offers top capacity and comes in a superflexible design. Supporting USB 3.0, it also offers great performance.
Massive capacity in a compact, single-drive enclosure, Very fast over USB 3.0, Swappable base station lets you upgrade to a new interface without replacing drive
Relying on a single drive to back up so much data can be dangerous, Expensive, considering 3TB models cost about $100 less
There’s little to dislike about the 4TB GoFlex Satellite. Extremely fast over USB 3.0, it's flexible (thanks to its interchangeable base), and it works on both Macs and PCs out of the box....
Fast disk transfers, Great backup software, NTFS support for Mac
Thin plastic case, No AES hardware encryption, A bit expensive
We were very impressed with the speeds of the Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex. Additionally, its backup software and Mac compatibility make it very versatile. Still, we're concerned with the flimsy feel. For about $25 more, the much bulkier Iomega eGo also of...
Abstract: Remember the days when the primary data you would store on your desktop were a few PowerPoint presentations, a bunch of photos and a few other multimedia files? Seagate GoFlexRemember when 10 GB of desktop storage was enough? How about when 100 GB of s...
