Though the hard-drive part of the GoFlex Desk is just a bare-bones drive, the adapter also includes a storage gauge that has four white LED lights to show the approximate amount of storage being used. This makes the GoFlex Desk a must have for anyone who works often with internal hard drives, because it can replace other docking-station solutions, such as the Ineo USB 3.0 Dock or the VanTec NexStar. You then can conveniently move the hard-drive part around and leave the adapters attached to their respective computers at all times.Īnother great thing about this design is the fact these adapters can also be used with any internal SATA hard drives, of both the 2.5-inch (laptop) and the 3.5-inch (desktop) designs, even those not made by Seagate. Or you can use just one drive with multiple adapters, which is an ideal scenario for an environment with multiple computers that have different types of peripheral connections.įor example, you can use a USB 3.0 adapter with one computer and a FireWire adapter with another.
We really love the innovative, flexible design, as it means you can use the hard drives and the adapters interchangeably when you have multiple GoFlex Desk drives in the house. In this case, we recommend you get the USB 3.0 adapter, which costs 30, especially if your computer supports USB 3.0 (USB 2.0 ports will accept USB 3.0 adapters as well). You also have the option to buy the GoFlex hard drive part on its own and then a separate adapter to form the external hard drive with the connection option of your choice. Out of the box, the GoFlex Desk comes with only one USB 2.0 adapter, but thanks to its revolutionary flexible design, you can add support for other connection types, such as USB 3.0 or FireWire, with the simple addition of other adapters-though these, unfortunately, cost extra. The adapter part has a male SATA connector these two parts can be snapped onto each other and fit tightly to form the GoFlex external hard drive.
The hard drive is basically just an internal hard drive housed in a plastic chassis.Īt the bottom, the drives housing has a small opening to reveal the internal hard drives standard SATA female connector. If you work a lot with internal hard drives and are looking for an external drive for your desktop computer, be it a PC or a Mac, look no further than the Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk. At the street price of around 220 for the 3TB version (the 2TB and 1TB cost 140 and 100, respectively) the GoFlex Desk is a really good deal, especially when you consider its decent performance and the fact that its adapter also supports any internal SATA hard drives.
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