Testseek.com have collected 127 expert reviews of the Seagate GoFlex Satellite Mobile Wireless Storage USB3/WiFi STBF and the average rating is 74%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Seagate GoFlex Satellite Mobile Wireless Storage USB3/WiFi STBF.
April 2015
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The editors liked
Smart design
Streams to up to three devices without lag
Fast USB 3.0
Lightweight and portable
Seagate's good-looking and compact GoFlex Satellite is a new breed of external hard drives that can stream digital content stored on it via a built-in Wi-Fi network. As an external hard drive
The device features USB 3.0
Is relatively fast
Compact
Flex
Nice
Light design
Welldesigned apps for iOS and Android
Creates a dedicated wireless hotspot
Light design. Well-designed apps for iOS and Android. Creates a dedicated wireless hotspot
The editors didn't like
Device isn't secured by default
Only USB 2.0
Only three devices can connect simultaneously
Bulky
Not good value for money
WiFi range can falter outside of a single room
No WiFi file transfers
Battery life falters with multiple users
Wi-Fi range can falter outside of a single room
No Wi-Fi file transfers
The GoFlex Satellite supports only three wireless clients at a time
Doesn't allow for Internet access
And its USB 3.0 performance could be better. The drive's included GoFlex Media iPad app takes a long time to load photos and doesn't work in the backgr
Can't receive data wirelessly
No internet connection while using it
Short WiFi range
Expensive
Can't receive data wirelessly. No internet connection while using it. Short Wi-Fi range. Expensive
Seagate has always been very innovative in its offering and Seagate Go flex Satellite is a unique product. The Satellite, as far as portable USB powered HDD's go, is at the epitome of technology with USB 3.0, WiFi (B/G/N) and inbuilt battery pack. There i...
Easy to setup and use, Can stream simultaneously up to 8 devices, Acts a WiFi bridge
Requires thirdparty player to play more video formats, Battery life is decent, but could be better, Expensive
All in all, the Seagate GoFlex Satellite is a well thought-out product from the storage giant. Setup was easy and fuss-free and its user interface is easy to figure out and use, even for first timers. Actual streaming performance was good as well. If you...
Abstract: It's common for people nowadays to own multiple devices such as smartphones, tablets, portable media players, and laptops. Sometimes, there's just the need to sync your media files between them or just expand the storage capacity of such devices.Seagate o...
Abstract: Not all can afford the luxury of buying a gadget that has the biggest storage and even if you can, sometimes you still need more capacity for your tons of multimedia content and other files. That's why we have external HDDs and flash drives to help us gat...
Abstract: I recently got a Seagate GoFlex Satellite 500gb hard drive for my iPad 2. It's a wireless mini hard drive that supplements the devices' storage, sort of like a half-terabyte media vault that operates via wifi, which means it's got a battery and and a wifi...
Easy to setup and use, Can stream simultaneously up to 8 devices, Acts a WiFi bridge
Requires thirdparty player to play more video formats, Battery life is decent, but could be better, Expensive
How It Fares?To activate its wireless function, one need only press the power button on the side, near the LED indicators and USB connector. Afterwards the wireless LED indicator will light up with a green hue indicating that the wireless server function...
Easy to setup and use, Can stream simultaneously up to 8 devices, Acts a WiFi bridge
Requires thirdparty player to play more video formats
If you are using a PC or Mac, your content can be accessed using any internet browser. The GoFlex Satellite’s user interface is logical and straightforward so navigating to find your media content should pose no issue even if you are using it for the f...
