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Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Home

Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Home
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex HomeSeagate FreeAgent GoFlex Home
alaScore 85

13 reviews

Apr, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 13 reviews of Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Home. The average rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average rating of 4.1/5 for other Desktops for all reviews. People are impressed by the price. The usability also gets good views. Many are critical about the reliability, while there are some mixed comments about the design.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Desktops the Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Home is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 85/100 = Very good quality.

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Expert review by : Hugo Jobling (trustedreviews.com)

Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Home

 

A simple, affordable alternative to a full-blown NAS device.

One annoyance of the GoFlex Home is that on a Mac you'll also need to run a separate utility to configure the drive for Time Machine though the benefits of doing so are of course well worth the effort. On Windows you've the option to use that OS' own...

Feb, 2011
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Expert review by : Alex Kidman (cnet.com.au)

Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Home

 

As a base NAS offering the GoFlex Home is functional but lacks a real killer feature to make it stand out from the NAS pack, and the fact that certain features are in effect hidden behind a paywall detracts from its overall value significantly.

Simple setup. USB port for printer sharing. Media file sharing.

User creation limited unless you pay for pro features. Backup software is a trial version. Lacks RAID. Some pro features should be standard, not paid extras.

Seagate's latest NAS solution offers the basics of backup and streaming, but to access its best features, you’ll have to pay an annual subscription fee.

Dec, 2010
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Consumer review (tigerdirect.com)

Seagate GoFlex Home 3TB

 

This product does what it is supposed to, just not what I expected it to do. Good NAS solution for someone inexperienced with network sharing. Permissions, privacy, and pass-wording functions are very rudimentary and not adaptable. Seagate's interface...

Apr, 2013
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Consumer review (tigerdirect.com)

Works Great

 

Installed network hard drive and software on my mac and its works like a dream.

Feb, 2013
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Consumer review (tigerdirect.com)

Did not liked it

 

I bought this product on sale last week (a 2T), installed it on windows 7 and it worked well for backup. As usual, for this kind of product, the IU is a real CRAPP and the quality pictures I looked pictures from my ipad via my router, they where realy...

Jan, 2013
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Consumer review (tigerdirect.com)

Nice to have

 

was looking for a backup device and came across the Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Home. good price for the amount of storage, easy setup was done in 2 minutes. is a must have if you need to back your data

Dec, 2012
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Consumer review (tigerdirect.com)

Seagate network HD

 

I've been using the product for about a week now, and I've already filled up half of the capacity. Transfer rates are as expected, but the product is more durable than I expected. I've dropped the device more than a couple times, and it still...

Nov, 2012
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Consumer review (tigerdirect.com)

Hard drive failure

 

The portability of the product is what makes it an attractive buy. However, I had important files backed up to this product and needed to reload windows. Guess what..... The hard drive failed. I checked it just before reloading Windows. I had to bring...

Nov, 2012
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Consumer review (tigerdirect.com)

Adequate, but not high performance.

 

I have the 1Tb version, and it does the job I need. As clunky as the interface is, if you don't have to use it (which I rarely do), you'll get by. I found it on sale, so I scooped one, and also have a Seagate USB 1Tb hooked to the USB port. That works...

Nov, 2012
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Consumer review (tigerdirect.com)

Great idea

 

My first one had hard drive problems. The second one is going great. I like that I can share files with other people easily. It streams mpeg files to my Nexus nicely.

Oct, 2012
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