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Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex portable hard drive

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Gadget TV

Wednesday July 21, 2010

If you're waiting for USB 3.0 to reach ubiquity, you've got a while to go yet. Seagate has come up with an excellent idea to bridge the gap though. Interchangeable "personality cables" let you swap out your connection method. Choose between eSATA, FireWire 800, USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 by buying after market cables that interface directly with the drive. It's a smart idea that future-proofs this drive... as much as one can future-proof any piece of consumer electronics or computer gear.

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Segate FreeAgent GoFlex portable hard drive
320GB - 1TB
$99.99 - $199.99

- Available in black, silver, pink and blue.

- Includes pre-loaded backup software for Windows users.

- Usable on both Mac or PC.

- Rather than bundle in a bunch of different connection cables, bumping the price for something you may or may not use, the GoFlex line lets you pick and choose which connection method you prefer.

- USB 2.0 interface and cable included.

- FireWire 800, eSATA and USB 3.0 available at a cost of about $30 each.

- 7,200 RPM hard drive inside; coupled with a high speed transfer technology like USB 3.0, that means an up to 10X increase in transfer speed.

- Works with the GoFlex TV HD media player, which we'll cover in the next episode of Gadget TV.

- See the wide range of GoFlex cables and other add-ons available.

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