SeaGate Freeagent GoFlex 3TB desktop external hard drive review

The SeaGate Freeagent GoFlex 3TB desktop external hard drive is a versatile out of PC drive that comes with pre-loaded software for continual and automatic backup with powerful encryption, which ensures secure backup files and privacy protection. It is a high-capacity storage device that allows upgrade of the connection interface according to the user’s requirements. The USB 2.0 adaptor features plug-and-play functionality, so as to allow easy connection of a PC or a Mac computer and it also displays the accessible storage capacity of the drive. It can be oriented horizontally or vertically to complement the desktop.

Apart from using the standard USB 2.0 interface, consumers can upgrade to the USB 3.0 interface or Firewire 800 by coupling the external drive with a suitable GoFlex upgrade adaptor. This amplifies the file transfer rate by almost ten times, that too instantly. The drive comes with an NTFS driver for Mac, which can be used to store and access data by swapping between PC and Mac systems without having to reformat. A one-time installation of the NTFS driver on the Mac system allows it to manage files in formats that are PC compatible also.

The Seagate Dashboard offers an easy management tool to handle backup schedules and encryption, apart from displaying drive statistics. This versatile 3TB desktop external hard drive comes with a two-year warranty.


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