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Seagate GoFlex Satellite External Hard Drive Goes Wireless for iPad Streaming

Range — Tue, 17 May 2011 12:02:20 +0000

Seagate just released information about the upcoming GoFlex Satellite external hard drive, the first hard drive to include a battery pack and WiFi, allowing you to stream data off the 500 GB drive onto your iPad or other mobile device without the need for wires.

WiFi allows the little drive to create its own wireless hotspot to stream media to your iPad. It can make up to three simultaneous connections up to 150 feet away. The drive can work continuously for 5 hours or 25 hours in standby mode. Expect to get a mix between those to numbers for common usage. Seagate designed an iPad app specifically for this drive, while other mobile devices can access files using a web browser.

If you’re tired about how much storage you’ve got on your tablet, and want the perfect hard drive companion, then look no further. I don’t know why it took so long for this type of device to be released, but look for other manufacturers to jump on the bandwagon at some point.

The GoFlex Satellite will cost $200 and will be released this July.

[via Seagate]

Seagate Momentus Xt Hybrid Hard Drive: Solid (State) Performance

Lambert Varias — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:04:27 +0000

Seagate’s new Momentus XT hard drive has most of the benefits of a pure solid state drive without most of the cons. The Momentus XT’s hard disk drive comes in three capacities – 250 GB, 320 GB and 500 GB. Compared with drives of similar capacities, Momentus XT drives are almost three times as expensive as normal hard disk drives, but they’re anywhere from 4 to 10 times less expensive than solid state drives. So why go for the middle? All Momentus XT hard drives are equipped with 4gb of solid state memory, enough to significantly boost boot-up times and application launches.

Of course, with these things there’s nothing more convincing than actual tests. Here’s Seagate’s comparison of the performance of different hard drive capacities. If you don’t feel like sitting through all 8 minutes, jump to 7:04 for the final times.

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As I said, most of the pros of an SSD without most of the cons. You can order Seagate Momentus XT hybrid drives at Amazon. The 500 GB model is currently available for $134 (USD), the 320 GB sells for $125, and the 250 GB for $100.

Dealnabob: Seagate Freeagent 500 Gb Drive for $49.99

Lambert Varias — Tue, 26 May 2009 11:50:03 +0000

If you’re planning on buying an external hard drive, grab your credit card right now because LogicBuy have gone insane: they’re offering a Seagate FreeAgent 500 GB for just $50 USD. That’s a $50 savings right there.

The deal includes a 5-year limited warranty; shipping is also free. Again you can avail of the promo at LogicBuy. As is the case with deals, stocks are limited so act quickly. $0.10 per gigabyte! Buy it now! Hesitation is for pussies! Kidding.

[via gear diary]

Seagate Replica: the Most Appropriately-Named Gadget in the World

Lambert Varias — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:46:08 +0000

Seagate recently announced their take on Apple’s Time Machine + Time Capsule combo: an external hard drive that provides effortless automated backups. The backup device is called Replica, which is both what it makes and also what it is. Apple must be so proud. But does the Replica really replicate the Time Machine/Capsule experience?

BB Gadgets’ Rob Beschizza is lucky enough to have a last name that Snoop Dogg would just love to drop in a song. Beschizza was also lucky enough to be handed a Replica for testing, and judging from his experience, I’d say Seagate nailed it: “After a few hours of use, I forgot it was there, which is the entire point.”

Even the ad is Apple-ish. Although the Replica doesn’t copy the Time Capsule’s wireless capabilities, it does have Time Machine’s incremental backup and restore function, which is the main point of a backup device anyway. The 250 GB “single-PC” version will sell for $130 USD, while the 500 Gb “multi-PC” version will sell for $200 USD. Good thing Seagate didn’t copy Apple’s pricing scheme.

[via Gizmodo]