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The GoFlex Pro ultra-portable drive delivers premium backup with encryption, which automatically and continuously helps protect all the files on your computer. The preloaded software also allows you to easily sync files between your computer and GoFlex Pro drive, so that you will have the latest files while on-the-go. The GoFlex Pro includes a desktop USB 3.0 dock and a travel case. But this is no ordinary external drive. As the core of the GoFlex Storage System, the GoFlex Pro drive is the world’s most versatile external drive allowing it to deliver a truly customizable experience.
This review is from : Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Pro 500 GB USB 2.0 Ultra-Portable External Hard Drive STAD500101 (Black)
Important clarification on USB 2.0 vs. 3.0 . Hello, just to clarify the information that the first two reviewers complained about... this model can be purchased with a USB 2.0 or 3.0 cable. Although the 3.0 cable is compatible with a USB 2.0 port, it is only going to run at increased speed if your computer has a high speed USB 3.0 port. In other words, you could invest in the cable now in hopes of upgrading in the future, but if you only have USB 2.0 port on your computer you will only get 2.0 speed until you upgrade your port. Seagate offers a kit to do this for a laptop at a reasonable price but I'm not sure about doing a conversion on a PC, you'd probably just need a newer model PC/hard drive that comes with the high speed USB 3.0. This information is available if you do your homework on the Seagate site, which offers many cable options for this system and gives a lot of explanation of how they can be used. I think it is unfair to rate this item so low due to not fully understanding the differences among the cables and what the terms mean. I would suggest anyone interested in this system to check out the Seagate site for more technical information as well as customer reviews and cnet.com for objective reviews by industry experts. Seagate also gives a great overview with written content and also video explaining the entire GoFlex system and the different models & options available, which are compatible with Mac, PC, in home networks, sharing over internet, and playing stored content directly on your TV. It's pretty innovative.
Important clarification on USB 2.0 vs. 3.0 . Hello, just to clarify the information that the first two reviewers complained about... this model can be purchased with a USB 2.0 or 3.0 cable. Although the 3.0 cable is compatible with a USB 2.0 port, it is only going to run at increased speed if your computer has a high speed USB 3.0 port. In other words, you could invest in the cable now in hopes of upgrading in the future, but if you only have USB 2.0 port on your computer you will only get 2.0 speed until you upgrade your port. Seagate offers a kit to do this for a laptop at a reasonable price but I'm not sure about doing a conversion on a PC, you'd probably just need a newer model PC/hard drive that comes with the high speed USB 3.0. This information is available if you do your homework on the Seagate site, which offers many cable options for this system and gives a lot of explanation of how they can be used. I think it is unfair to rate this item so low due to not fully understanding the differences among the cables and what the terms mean. I would suggest anyone interested in this system to check out the Seagate site for more technical information as well as customer reviews and cnet.com for objective reviews by industry experts. Seagate also gives a great overview with written content and also video explaining the entire GoFlex system and the different models & options available, which are compatible with Mac, PC, in home networks, sharing over internet, and playing stored content directly on your TV. It's pretty innovative.
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Pro 500 GB USB 2.0 Ultra-Portable External Hard Drive STAD500101 (Black) Reviews
Premium Memeo software + 7200rpm drive = Good value . I bought this drive today at Best Buy. Originally went there to buy anything but Seagate. I had earlier purchased the non-Pro version of the GoFlex drive which only had the "Instant Backup" version of the Memeo software included. Memeo wanted $50 to upgrade to the "Premium Backup" version and another $30 for sync capability. Both are included with this GoFlex Pro drive and you get a 7200rpm drive as well for about $20 more than the non-Pro drive. Not a bad deal. I have several other Seagate backup drives and have been generally pleased. I trashed a 1TB "Go" model the other day when I dropped it about two feet onto a hardwood floor. My fault but I was a bit surprised that it couldn't take such a short fall. I'll give Seagate another chance with this drive however. Time will tell. I do like the Premium software included. I especially like how Memeo has integrated itself with Windows Explorer. You can simply right click any drive, folder, or file in Explorer and add it to your backup plan. Makes changes easy. Would definitely recommend this drive with the Premium software.
Premium Memeo software + 7200rpm drive = Good value . I bought this drive today at Best Buy. Originally went there to buy anything but Seagate. I had earlier purchased the non-Pro version of the GoFlex drive which only had the "Instant Backup" version of the Memeo software included. Memeo wanted $50 to upgrade to the "Premium Backup" version and another $30 for sync capability. Both are included with this GoFlex Pro drive and you get a 7200rpm drive as well for about $20 more than the non-Pro drive. Not a bad deal. I have several other Seagate backup drives and have been generally pleased. I trashed a 1TB "Go" model the other day when I dropped it about two feet onto a hardwood floor. My fault but I was a bit surprised that it couldn't take such a short fall. I'll give Seagate another chance with this drive however. Time will tell. I do like the Premium software included. I especially like how Memeo has integrated itself with Windows Explorer. You can simply right click any drive, folder, or file in Explorer and add it to your backup plan. Makes changes easy. Would definitely recommend this drive with the Premium software.
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Pro 500 GB USB 2.0 Ultra-Portable External Hard Drive STAD500101 (Black) Opinions
Disappointment . I was very impressed with the speed in which my Seagate hard drive arrived to my home. However, Seagate really needs to improve the software they installed on it. The Memeo program is horrible. I am not a novice when it comes to computers and the software installed was extremely confusing for me to use. The program would run for days and days and never fully complete a backup. After weeks of contacting Seagate, I finally formatted the hard drive and installed a third party program to help me use the drive.
Disappointment . I was very impressed with the speed in which my Seagate hard drive arrived to my home. However, Seagate really needs to improve the software they installed on it. The Memeo program is horrible. I am not a novice when it comes to computers and the software installed was extremely confusing for me to use. The program would run for days and days and never fully complete a backup. After weeks of contacting Seagate, I finally formatted the hard drive and installed a third party program to help me use the drive.
Versatile drive . This is a good drive and versatile with the different ports available. Bought mine with the standard USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 and they both work great. I use this drive for personal uses on my PC and LED TV as well as for work to run virtual machines. It's one of the only ones with 7200 rpm which is critical to me. Overall a good product
Performs Well . This drive is a good fast portable travel hard drive. Bought this with the powered eSata connector. Note that the connector as other reviewers pointed out requires the eSata/USB port. It draws power from the USB lines, and uses the eSata for communications link. It will not work in a standard eSata port.
Using HDTach, the drive saturates the link at 32.1 MB/s burst and 28.8 MB/s average read when connected through USB2.0. When connected to eSata, it runs at 174.6 MB/s burst and 92.8 MB/s average read.
Since the read speed starts at ~115 MB/s and drops down to ~60 MB/s in the typical spinning hard drive curve, I can tell it is not saturating the eSata (as would be expected). I would only "upgrade" to a USB3.0 connector if a newer laptop had USB3.0 instead of Powered eSata. For this drive, it has no real benefits over eSata currently. The USB3.0 would of course be better than a USB2.0 connection.
The carrying case that comes with is adequate for my traveling needs. No need to buy an extra case for my needs.
I have had no issues with this drive, and would buy it again.
Using HDTach, the drive saturates the link at 32.1 MB/s burst and 28.8 MB/s average read when connected through USB2.0. When connected to eSata, it runs at 174.6 MB/s burst and 92.8 MB/s average read.
Since the read speed starts at ~115 MB/s and drops down to ~60 MB/s in the typical spinning hard drive curve, I can tell it is not saturating the eSata (as would be expected). I would only "upgrade" to a USB3.0 connector if a newer laptop had USB3.0 instead of Powered eSata. For this drive, it has no real benefits over eSata currently. The USB3.0 would of course be better than a USB2.0 connection.
The carrying case that comes with is adequate for my traveling needs. No need to buy an extra case for my needs.
I have had no issues with this drive, and would buy it again.
Love USB 3.0!! . This is one of the best portable hard drives I've owned (and I've owned a lot of them! :-) :-( ). Comes with the USB 2.0 interface (which I haven't used), and I bought the e-SATA and USB 3.0 dongles for it. Very fast on either interface. Consistently getting 40-50 MByte transfer speeds with 10-50 meg photo files (big JPEGs, RAW, and TIFFs) on USB 3.0. Better going into my desktop machine using the Buffalo Technology DriveStation SuperSpeed USB 3.0 PCI Express 2-Port Interface Card IFC-PCIE2U3 but not bad with the IOGEAR SuperSpeed USB 3.0 ExpressCard GEU302 (Black/Silver)on the laptop either. e-SATA works similarly on both machines. Since this is a 7200 RPM drive, that helps too.
Why not five stars? The dongles and no desktop cradle for USB 3.0. For both USB 3.0. and e-SATA, the adaptors have a short cord on them that is permanently attached to the SATA adapter that connects to the drive itself. Why couldn't they have just put a USB 3.0 micro jack on that SATA adapter and forgotten about the cable? Just a hassle to have it sticking out, and I usually put the USB 2.0 mini adapter back on for storage (which doesn't have a cable on it; go figure!) just so the cord doesn't get bent over when packed. Also, the only desktop cradle available is for USB 2.0. Come on, Seagate! Why do you think we bought this drive instead of the regular GoFlex?
Anyway, drive and interface are very fast, drive is compact and comes with a nice little storage sleeve for travel (as long as you don't leave your USB 3.0 dongle on it). I'm loving the USB 3.0 world.
Why not five stars? The dongles and no desktop cradle for USB 3.0. For both USB 3.0. and e-SATA, the adaptors have a short cord on them that is permanently attached to the SATA adapter that connects to the drive itself. Why couldn't they have just put a USB 3.0 micro jack on that SATA adapter and forgotten about the cable? Just a hassle to have it sticking out, and I usually put the USB 2.0 mini adapter back on for storage (which doesn't have a cable on it; go figure!) just so the cord doesn't get bent over when packed. Also, the only desktop cradle available is for USB 2.0. Come on, Seagate! Why do you think we bought this drive instead of the regular GoFlex?
Anyway, drive and interface are very fast, drive is compact and comes with a nice little storage sleeve for travel (as long as you don't leave your USB 3.0 dongle on it). I'm loving the USB 3.0 world.
Great Product . I bought one of these about a year ago and it has worked with no issues, so when I saw one on Amazon for a great price I had to buy a second one. The drive is really fast. With Firewire adapter i get a constant 60-70 mb transfer rate on my macbook pro.
Simple to use 750 GB drive. Nice & portable . Straight-forward software interface (if you choose to use it), drive works well now for 3+ months and looks sleek to carry around w/ my laptop.
Cons Review
Corrupted within a month . Bought this item a month ago. Corrupted within a month. Called Seagate as the disk contained valuable information, all gone. They say they can recover the data, however the limited warranty does not cover data recovery. Nice scam. Sell a poor quality disk, then once corrupted, charge the customer again double the disk cost for data recovery services. Rubbish piece of equipment. Rubbish warranty and company service standards. Just a scam.
I have been asked to review. Never have. I have spent $30 000 here at Amazon. But this Agent? . I never do reviews. Don't have time. But I owe it to my friends out there that buy computer parts to NOT touch this. I returned products to Best Buy after ordering this SEAGATE FREEAGENT GOFLEX PRO "3.0" deception.IT IS NOT A 3.0. It is an upgradeable 2.0 and there is a big difference. I got my exact same upgradeable 2.0 at Best Buy for under $80. I lost about $40 thinking I was getting the new release. The box of this product was so beat up you could tell they were very old stock and should have been on the reduced shelf like Best Buy had done to make room for incoming 3.0 GoFlex Pros. If you want USB 3.0 and 7200RPM then WAIT until you know it is the real thing. Amazon you are awesome! You trust me all the time and refund based on that trust. I DO NOT LIKE TO SEE YOUR REPUTATION TAKE A HIT BECAUSE OF THE DISHONEST COMPANIES OUT THERE. A big case in point is HDMI cables! I lived in China for 12 years and you wouldn't believe what goes on. Hong Kong, before China took them back was the world's first "Buy Cheap Here and Maybe You Will Get The Real Thing".
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Feature Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Pro 500 GB USB 2.0 Ultra-Portable External Hard Drive STAD500101 (Black)
- High-Performance 7200 RPM drive inside
- Preloaded premium backup software with powerful encryption technology
- Upgradable to FireWire 800 or eSATA
- USB 2.0; Desktop dock included
- Access content over the network and on TV when paired with other GoFlex products
- Upgradable to USB 3.0, FireWire 800 or eSATA
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Product Details
EAN : 0763649027943UPC : 763649027943
MPN : STAD500101
Brand : Seagate
Color : Black
Weight : 2 pounds
Height : 2 inches
Length : 7 inches
Width : 6 inches
Binding : Personal Computers
Manufacturer : Seagate
Model : STAD500101
Publisher : Seagate
Size : 500 GB
SKU : jb212
Studio : Seagate
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