Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk USB3 STAC4000100

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 7 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

6
Average:

1
Bad:

0

Pros:

Huge 4TB storage capacity.
Supports numerous connection interfaces.
Low price per gigabyte.

Cons:

Plastic construction doesn't provide much physical protection.
All 4TB of your data is counting on the survival of just one drive.

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Last revision on May 10, 2020

Reviewers Liked

Huge 4TB storage capacity
Supports numerous connection interfaces
Low price per gigabyte
Good performance
4TB of storage in one fairly compact device
PC and Mac compatible
USB 3.0 connectivity
Lots of storage space
Interchangeable connection adapters
Massive space without setting up a RAID

Reviewers Didn't Like

Plastic construction doesn't provide much physical protection
All 4TB of your data is counting on the survival of just one drive
Price/availability may be impacted due to current hard drive shortage
Connection adapters tough to remove
Case prone to smudges
FireWire 800 adapter will cost you another $50

Expert reviews and ratings

The Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk (4TB) is versatile, upgradeable, secure, and affordable. What's not to like?...

By PC Mag on March 26, 2012

For anybody who thinks all external hard drives are the same, you've clearly never seen Seagate's GoFlex range. GoFlex's ports are built into a removable section that plugs into the main body of the drive using a SATA connector. This can be...

By TechRadar on March 12, 2012

Seagate’s latest hard drive, the GoFlex Desk External Drive offers a whopping 4TB of storage. It also offers connectivity adapters and decent speeds. Don’t get your hands all over it, though, because it quickly gets dirty from too much...

By Macworld on November 28, 2011

A massive external hard disk at a reasonable price, but there are cheaper ways of getting 4TB of desktop storage...

By Expert Reviews on November 06, 2011

If you need a lot of backup space and can’t see yourself bothering with the convoluted nature of a RAID, the Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk is the best alternative. Product FreeAgent GoFlex Desk External Drive Company Seagate Contact seagate.com...

By Mac|Life on October 31, 2011

The Seagate GoFlex Desk 4TB USB 3.0 hard drive delivers exactly what we've come to expect from Seagate. The massive capacity could probably store your entire music, movie, and picture collections with room to spare - and with the USB 3.0 interface...

By Bigbruin on January 11, 2012

Not that we had any doubts they'd someday exist, but four terabyte hard drives are finally a reality. Seagate earns the marks this time around for being first, curiously choosing to deliver their 7,200 RPM behemoth exclusively as an external drive...

By Everything USB on December 21, 2011

The 4TB GoFlex Desk from Seagate offers class-leading storage capacity capable of serving even the most avid media enthusiast thanks to a speedy 7200RPM hard drive at its core. This combo is merged with a USB 3.0 interface (with optional FireWire...

By StorageReview on October 24, 2011

Seagate Free Agent GoFlexWhen it comes to desktop storage, when is enough enough? According to disk drive maker Seagate, four terabytes is not more than enough. The company’s Free Agent GoFlex with 4 TB of storage, and included backup software,...

By CRN on October 11, 2011

Die Seagate GoFlex Desk 4TB (STAC4000200) arbeitet mit 7.200 U/Min, besitzt 64 MByte Cache und fünf Scheiben (Platter) zu je 800 GByte. Im Wechselsockel unseres Testmodells war eine USB-3.0-Schnittstelle verbaut, die aber zu USB 2.0 abwärts...

By Chip.de on December 22, 2011

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