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
Shock Resistant
802.11n wireless
Good Standby Battery
USB 3.0
Good Looking
Rugged Underside
500GB
Media accessibility across devices
Small
Non-invasive chassis
Expanded support for streaming devices (Roku
Chromecast)
AirPlay support
Auto backup of mobile devices
App and web-based interfaces make media access user-friendly
Comes with USB 3.0 cable and car power adapter
Compatible with other GoFlex device cables
Ability to share content to multiple devices simultaneously
Wireless access to a hard drive
Huge storage vat for the iPad/iPhone. Wireless. Works with other Wi-Fi devices. GoFlex connector compatible.
Extremely small and lightweight – you can keep it in your pocket and forget it's there
Nice large capacity means you can store a LOT and access it whenever you need to
Included car charger is a welcome bonus
Wirelessly streams up to 3 HD movies simultaneously
Can be used as a normal 500GB hard drive to store contents
Rechargeable battery includes a tiny car adapter
Able to stream media via Wi-Fi
Rechargeable battery
Can connect up to three devices simultaneously
Works up to 150 feet away. Speedy buffering. Streams to three iOS devices at one time.
Small and portable
WPA security
Simple configuration
Good battery life
A goanywhere “real” storage device built for iPad
IPhone and Android. USB 3.0. 3year warranty. Internal WiFi lets three different people connect to the drive at once. Juice up the sixhour Lithiumion battery over USB
Or with a car charger. Makes you look
Compact for a media streamerWorks incredibly wellBuilt-in battery
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
The editors didn't like
Bad User Interface
Lose Internet Connection When Using Satellite
Can only View and Download Files Wirelessly
Desktop management is dated
USB 2.0 means limited direct-attached performance
Slower storage read / write than the Wireless Plus
USB 2.0 vs. 3.0
Android app crashes fairly often
No DLNA server
Cannot (currently) access wireless Internet while attached to the device
Priced much higher than other GoFlex drives
Performance underwhelms next to USB 3.0 competition
UI needs work. No shuffle on music playback. Needs case. No connection to the Internet while drive is in use.
Some issues with transferring files to an iOS device for use when not connected to the GoFlex
The glossy black finish is a magnet for fingerprints
No way to access the internet on whatever device is connected to it
Cannot simultaneously connect to the net and the hard drive
Can't access stored content wirelessly from a native iOS apps such as iTunes
Won't behave like a USB host device
Battery life is questionable
Connecting to device causes Internet connection to drop
No playlist support
Non-iOS clients might encounter streaming media complications
Desktop software is bloatware. Requires NTFS software to mount drive on a Mac. Battery life isn’t ideal for super long trips.
Streaming limited to three devices
No WiFi bridging option
Formatted NTFS
So while Windows users can plug and play
Mac users will need to load some utilities first
Limited to 500GBSpartan iOS appVideos don't work right in non-iOS browsers
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
Slower storage read / write than the Wireless Plus, USB 2.0 vs. 3.0, Android app crashes fairly often, No DLNA server
The Seagate Wireless is an ok little device. Battery life is decent and I like the Auto Upload feature of the Seagate Media app. File read/write speeds were disappointing, though and the deleted DLNA server doesn't meet my key requirement of keeping my ki...
Media accessibility across devices, Small, non-invasive chassis, Expanded support for streaming devices (Roku, Chromecast)
Desktop management is dated, USB 2.0 means limited direct-attached performance
The Seagate Wireless Mobile Storage solution is well-equipped to serve most consumers looking to offload their media libraries while maintaining easy access across a wide set of devices with or without an Internet connection.Seagate Wireless Mobile Storag...
Abstract: Transporting your photo collection and creating all-important backups couldn't be easier than with an external hard drive. In our latest group test we round up 6 of the best external hard drives for photographers to see which offers the best combination o...
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Published: 2013-02-19, Author: Chad , review by: lanoc.org
So what's the catch? The Seagate GoFlex drive retails for $199 for 500GB of storage. Even with the heightened hard drive prices that we recently have seen on the market, that is still a good chunk of money for only that much space. However, there is a lo...
Published: 2012-08-17, Author: The , review by: techreaction.net
The Seagate Satellite wireless storage device was great to play with in our testing. It was easy to setup and easy to connect to all our devices. Streaming was fast to our devices and had very little load time once you selected your media to play or wa...
Coming into this review, I had never used a device similar to the Seagate GoFlex Satellite, with its extreme portability, large storage, and wireless connectivity. I even had my own questions of how “useful” something like this would really be, and wo...
Published: 2012-04-11, Author: First , review by: zdnet.com
Abstract: Stream media to multiple phones and tablets from Seagate's updated Wi-Fi drive, without the initial irritations.Most of what we want more storage for on mobile devices is fitting in enough media to keep us amused: not all phones and tablets allow removabl...
Published: 2012-01-19, Author: Björn , review by: Bjorn3d.com
Abstract: The mobile device market is booming, and more and more users want a bit more space to store movies and video for their tablets or smartphones. These two devices should do the job well![review_ad]One of the main complaints we have with iOS products is that...
Abstract: Hypothetical situation here: let’s say you bought an iPhone or iPad, but cheaped out and got a 16GB model. You’ve got around 10GB worth of music, a few gigs in photos and applications, and you lose the rest to formatting and the OS itself. Basically,...
A goanywhere “real” storage device built for iPad, iPhone and Android. USB 3.0. 3year warranty. Internal WiFi lets three different people connect to the drive at once. Juice up the sixhour Lithiumion battery over USB, or with a car charger. Makes you look
Formatted NTFS, so while Windows users can plug and play, Mac users will need to load some utilities first
