Seagate Wireless Mobile Drive USB2 STDC

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 10 expert reviews

Excellent:

2
Good:

2
Average:

3
Bad:

3

Pros:

Easy to access wireless storage, Good battery life, Solid, durable drive
Aggressively priced for a wireless drive, Easy to set up, Allows for Internet passthrough, Easy social sharing of media files, Expanded support for streaming devices (including Chromecast)

Cons:

Mac users need to install additional NTFS driver, Software feels incomplete
Wired data transfer limited to USB 2.0, No SDcard slot, Runs a little warm when reading/writing for an extended period

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Last revision on May 10, 2020

Reviewers Liked

Easy to access wireless storage, Good battery life, Solid, durable drive
Aggressively priced for a wireless drive, Easy to set up, Allows for Internet passthrough, Easy social sharing of media files, Expanded support for streaming devices (including Chromecast)

Reviewers Didn't Like

Mac users need to install additional NTFS driver, Software feels incomplete
Wired data transfer limited to USB 2.0, No SDcard slot, Runs a little warm when reading/writing for an extended period

Expert reviews and ratings

Last year's Seagate Wireless Plus packed storage into a Wi-Fi hotspot, and while it was far from the only product of that type, being a Seagate it became quite popular when stacked up against the proliferation of budget brand models. The product we're...

By PC Authority on October 21, 2015

This versatile external drive should be offered along with every iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The Seagate Wireless is an attractive, affordable, full-service external storage device that adds enormous capacity to the limited storage on portable iOS...

By MyMac on August 11, 2015

The last few years have seen an emergence of a fairly new creature on the computer scene. Wireless Wi-Fi and even Wireless bluetooth drives started popping up providing personal storage shared by any number of devices in the owners home. Now we are...

By bjorn3d.com on July 06, 2015

An easy way to add a huge amount of storage to your smartphone or tablet, but the Seagate Wireless is still very much a niche...

By Expert Reviews on April 20, 2015

It seems like no matter how much internal storage is included today's mobile devices, we, as users, will always find a way to fill them up. This is where Seagate's Wireless can come in handy, especially now that more devices are making the move away from...

By MacNN on March 24, 2015

This inexpensive wireless hard drive is a good streaming and sharing device for families and frequent travelers with lots of media files. (Mind the USB 2.0 interface, however, if you mean to use it as a wired backup drive, too.) Read...

By Computer Shopper on March 19, 2015

I really wanted to be a big fan of the Seagate Wireless mobile storage unit, but it had a few unfortunate issues that made using it a little frustrating.I liked many of the features, such as the ability to automatically back up photos and video. This...

By Kitguru.net on March 18, 2015

Meet the Seagate Wireless Mobile Storage, a compact puck-like device that packs in a 500GB hard drive and lets you stream video straight to your phone or tablet - all without needing an internet connection or the hassle of wires for £109. Is it perfect...

By gadgetshow.channel5.com on March 16, 2015

When Seagate announced the Wireless mobile storage unit at CES, I have to admit it intrigued me. There are a number of ways to stream data to a mobile device; cloud based, local storage and external storage options. When traveling, sometimes it's hard to...

By Legit Reviews on March 20, 2015

Streaming media is a big deal, but what about your cluttered gallery app? All those videos and pics stored on your device can be hard to manage, and are probably eating up space. A lack of memory can slow your device down, and that's the last thing you...

By SlashGear on March 18, 2015

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