GoFlex™ Home Review by Patricia Snook

A few weeks ago, the lovely people at Seagate (the computer hardware developers) kindly sent me through a 1terrabyte hard drive to test. With large amounts of data (images, documents, presentations, website backups) I prefer to install trust in Seagate who have a good solid reputation.

So why the excitement over a hard drive? Well, with the 1TB GoFlex™, you just sync your laptop, phone, and any other wireless device and that's it. Seagate surpassed my expectations with a fantastically easy installation set up – I promise, if I can do it, anyone else will be more than capable. I tend not to work at a workstation, but instead in bed or lounging on the sofa, and not having to worry about hard drives plugged into a usb port was a luxury. Having it sat stationary out of the way is a huge relief too, because through past experience I still maintain the fear of knocking it about accidentally and losing everything.

I had Gigabytes of images for editing so I gave it a go uploading straight to a folder on the Seagate and again I was elated at the easiness. Also, aesthetically, it's small and understated. If you need to get a new hard drive I would certainly recommend it, the GoFlex™ range is easy to set up and fantastic to use.

KEY POINTS
Ease of use: The GoFlex™ is simple to install and after a quick five minute installation, it is ready for use.
Security: A concern is always sensitive documents and information, but with this hard drive even though it is wireless, you need the installation details and passwords to gain access.
Fast data transfer: There's nothing worse than feeling like you're watching paint dry while data is being transferred. Moving a few folders of photos from recent shoots, I anticipated a long wait; again I was pleasantly proved wrong.
Stylish: A point that I feel should be made. Even though the product is in a visible place, it looks understated and is nicely compact.

GoFlex™ Home review by Patricia Snook www.awonderingstar.com