Seagate dashboard for memeo instant backup

SEAGATE DASHBOARD FOR MEMEO INSTANT BACKUP SOFTWARE
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By inspecting the back end of the hard drive, you can see that the drive itself has a standard SATA interface, and the adapters just bridge that to another interface. For $20-30, one can buy the adapter kits for eSATA, Firewire 800, or USB 3.0 and swap out the USB 2.0 interface.

SEAGATE DASHBOARD FOR MEMEO INSTANT BACKUP SERIES

The GoFlex series differentiates itself from the competition by having upgradable interfaces, and by default the drives are packed with the USB 2.0 kit. The look is not a big deal for me though. The glossy surface gives the device a shiny and sophisticated look when new, but the black color and glossy surface means that the drive is a dust and fingerprint magnet. The interface adapter has two white lights on the top. All the hardware is colored black to match and the drive and adapter have glossy plastic on the top and sides. The three pieces of hardware in the box are the hard drive, a one foot long USB 2.0 cable (male mini USB to male type A) and the USB 2.0 interface adapter.

SEAGATE DASHBOARD FOR MEMEO INSTANT BACKUP SOFTWARE

There is no driver/software CD, as all of the software is loaded into the drive. Inside, plastic packaging held three pieces of hardware along with a quick-setup guide and the warranty info. The three pieces of hardware: the drive (left), the USB 2.0 interface adapter (top right), and the USB cable (bottom right). The packaging is certainly not Apple-quality, but itвЂ™ll suffice. The GoFlex came in a average-looking small box with a picture of the product in front and the usual descriptions and stats on the sides and back. The back of the GoFlex box, with the stats in no less than four languages. The pic was taken with my cellphone cam which doesn't have very good image stablization. My budget was under ~$100 Cdn, and so I bought the 500GB model which sold for about $90 before tax. At that point, all it came down to was price, and I ended up buying the Seagate because it was on sale. With this set of criteria, I started doing research and found that many manufacturers have products that fit the bill. Feature-wise, I want the drive to come with backup software so I can use the drive to backup my files. For me, USB 2.0 is the most convenient, but I wouldnвЂ™t mind anything extra. There are some that use eSATA, Firewire, or USB 3.0 which are all faster but are less common. Interface-wise, the majority of external hard drives these days are USB 2.0. 3.5вЂі drives have much better cost/GB, but they are heavier and need a separate plug while many 2.5вЂі can be powered by the USB connection. After weighing the pros and cons, I decided to get a 2.5вЂі drive instead of the 3.5вЂі ones.

The main factors I considered was price, physical size, interface, and other features. I donвЂ™t have that many files, so any of the external hard drives thatвЂ™s on the market today would be fine in terms of capacity. Since IвЂ™ll be going abroad to study and wonвЂ™t be bringing my own computer, I need some way to take my files with me and that means buying an external hard drive.

Seagate dashboard for memeo instant backup