Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk is an external hard drive which comes in 1TB, 2TB and 3TB models.
It offers USB 3.0 connection, among with SATA connections for internal use if you wish to. You can simply remove the bottom part of the hard drive and use SATA cables to connect your hard drive to your computer.
The bottom part of the hard drive can also be used as a docking station for your other hard drives, even if they aren't made by Seagate, which makes the hard drive even more flexible.
The prices for this hard drive is pretty fair when we look at the things that it offers, (130$ for 2TB @ Amazon) which makes it an instant favorite for anyone who needs an external hard drive.
The only disadvantage of this external hard drive is that you need a power adapter to use it along with the USB unlike other small (500gb~) external hard drives, so it might become a little hard to carry at times.
You can of course solve this problem by getting a docking station (~30$) at your workplace or wherever you are taking the hard drive to, and just put the hard drive in the docking station. I think it's great that the hard drive is detachable from the dock, since it gives the drive great flexibility.
The drive also comes with its own backup software if you may need it.
Performance wise, the drive scores around 80MB/s in writing and 90MB/s in reading (@ USB 3.0) which isn't the best among its rivals, but is average. The hard drive scores 28MB/s for write and 37MB/s for read @ USB 2.0, which again puts the drive in an average place.
To conclude, Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk is a great hard drive when we look at the amount of storage and flexibility it offers for a good price. The only downside of the hard drive is that it could've been faster in terms of writing and reading especially that it has USB 3.0 support, but the flexibility it offers makes it up for this downside in my eyes.
Score : 4/5
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