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Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Ultra-Portable Drive 500GB black

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4.0 out of 5 Mice, Aug 20, 2010

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Pros

Fast copy and duplication speed
Time Machine compatible
Lots of bundled backup software

Cons

Slow results in Photoshop tests
Software recovery for the GoFlex requires some extra hurdles for Mac users

Price when rated: $120

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Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Ultra-Portable Drive 500GB The GoFlex boasts blistering speeds, simple design, and enough flexibility that it could wind up becoming that one hard drive you hang on to for several years.
Top-rated portable hard drives These smaller portable drives don't offer the blazing transfer speeds compared to desktop models, but they still have large capacities without sacrificing portability.
Hands on with the Seagate GoFlex Thunderbolt Adapter Macworld Lab received an early production model of the GoFlex Thunderbolt Adapter and we ran a few tests using a Seagate 500GB FreeAgent GoFlex Ultra-Portable drive with three different adapters.
Seagate unveils GoFlex partner program, USM compatibility Seagate's GoFlex line of storage will work with the coming ecosystem of USM products.

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