The GoFlex system also supports Seagate’s GoFlex TV and GoFlex Net media appliances, which allow you to plop down a few drives and immediately watch videos or share your media across the internet. The drive is fast enough to stream several 1080p movies without any problems, and won’t cause any heat problems. It’s also small enough to carry in your laptop or gear bag, so you’ll always have your data with you.
We had a few problems getting the eSATA adapter to work, as it requires a powered eSATA port, which most computers do not have. The extra performance you get over USB 3.0 is negligable, and USB 3.0 is more available. If you don’t have a laptop with USB 3.0 ports, then you can upgrade to a PC card, or just use the USB 3.0 cable on a USB 2.0 device, which will work just fine, but at slower data rates. Our recommendation is to pay a little extra for the hard drive kit that includes a USB 3.0 cable and call it a day. You’ll be able to connect to just about any computer (PC, Mac, or even Linux) without needing any additional cables. Where you’ll want to switch cables if if you actually need bandwidth above and beyond USB 2.0 (32MB/sec).
This drive performs as well as any other ultraportable hard drive on the market, and is about the same price as (if not slightly cheaper) its competitors. The reasons why you would choose the GoFlex system depends on if you care about the convenience options delivered. If you are frequently bringing your data between several different computers (and those computers have different interfaces) then Seagate’s GoFlex may be just what you need, but at the added expense of those extra proprietary cables.
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