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
Abstract: Seagate’s GoFlex Satellite is for iPad owners who’d like to carry an external iPad brain around with them, and access everything in that external brain’s memory wirelessly...
Able to stream media via Wi-Fi, Rechargeable battery, Can connect up to three devices simultaneously
Connecting to device causes Internet connection to drop, No playlist support, Non-iOS clients might encounter streaming media complications
This battery-powered hard drive streams media over Wi-Fi to your mobile devices. It's not quite ready for prime time, however—especially for Android devices. For now, you’re better off waiting for a few much-needed software updates. ...
Ultimately, the Seagate GoFlex Satellite is the first of what I expect to be many wireless hard drives designed to help tablet users get and share content from their PCs to their slates. The idea is clever, but the implementation leaves much to be des...
Performance underwhelms next to USB 3.0 competition
This first-of-its-kind hard drive addresses a heretofore unsolved problem for tablet users, but its Apple iOS app feels rushed and incomplete. Seagate GoFlex Satellite: A Wireless Hard-Drive Tablet Companion Seagate GoFlex Satellite Mobile Wireless St...
Abstract: Official press release Take a 500GB pocket USB drive and add WiFi to it - job done; ideal for WiFi-enabled devices that don't have lots of spare internal storage capacity, like tablet devices, and smartphones for keeping your video, photos and movies...
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Published: 2011-05-16, Author: Darren , review by: engadget.com
Compact for a media streamerWorks incredibly wellBuilt-in battery
Limited to 500GBSpartan iOS appVideos don't work right in non-iOS browsers
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 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
Despite a few minor shortcomings, the GoFlex Satellite makes an excellent direct-attach external storage solution for anyone and a must-have for those who frequently travel with Apple's iPad.
Abstract: Mobile librarySeagate GoFlex Satellite portable Wi-Fi 500GB HDD $219One of the limitations of tablets is their relative lack of storage. Sure, you can load a few videos on there for a trip. Yes you can access the iTunes cloud if you have Wi-Fi . But you c...
