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
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
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
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
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
It's a stellar wired hard drive that happens to boast a wireless connection when you need it. So th...
Works up to 150 feet away. Speedy buffering. Streams to three iOS devices at one time.
Desktop software is bloatware. Requires NTFS software to mount drive on a Mac. Battery life isn’t ideal for super long trips.
If your media library has outgrown your iPad, the GoFlex Satellite can let you take anything and everything with you. Product GoFlex Satellite 500GB Company Seagate Contact seagate.com Price $199.99, 500GB Requirements Mac OS 10.5.8 or later, iO...
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Published: 2011-07-15, Author: bill , review by: legitreviews.com
The Seagate GoFlex Satellite is very innovative way to expand the capacity of all your mobile devices with true plug and play simplicity. If you like the idea of having your own personal 500GB cloud service to carry around your vast multimedia collec...
Abstract: To transfer files onto the GoFlex Satellite, Seagate provides a USB 3.0 connection that is ultra fast giving me over 170MB/s transfer rates. My 650MB file took mere seconds to copy onto the Satellite...
Shock Resistant, 802.11n wireless, Good Standby Battery, USB 3.0, Good Looking, Rugged Underside, 500GB,
Bad User Interface, Lose Internet Connection When Using Satellite, Can only View and Download Files Wirelessly
The GoFlex Satellite has a lot of potential, but it's not quite there yet. Luckily, every issue we had with the GoFlex Satellite can be resolved with firmware updates. The GoFlex Satellite has the potential to be an absolutely amazing product, but we...
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
Cannot (currently) access wireless Internet while attached to the device, Priced much higher than other GoFlex drives
Once again, Seagate has combined a solid hard drive with a really good piece of software, and this time they have added in the GoFlex Media App to create a really well rounded product. While Wi-Fi is obviously the most interesting connection option on...
The Seagate GoFlex Satellite isn't for everyone. It is a bit unwieldy to upload and view/listen to your files, especially for those used to the native iOS interface. But, for those who can handle the ‘nuances' mentioned above, this is a great way to sa...
Huge storage vat for the iPad/iPhone. Wireless. Works with other Wi-Fi devices. GoFlex connector compatible.
UI needs work. No shuffle on music playback. Needs case. No connection to the Internet while drive is in use.
The Seagate GoFlex Satellite fulfills a need that all iPad/iPhone power users need: more storage. Take all your photos, videos, and music with you without having to first load them on any device you have that can play media and surf the Web. The 500GB...
