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Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex USB 3.0 1.5TB Portable External Hard Drive | |
Manufacturer | Seagate |
~US$210 |
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Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Series: Key Features (from the product web page) | |
Our Comment | |
Features USB 2.0 or 3.0 plug–and–play connectivity | Despite its 480mbps rating, USB 2.0 cripples the performance of modern hard drives. USB 3.0 should be much faster. |
Includes pre–loaded easy–to–use backup software | With many excellent free alternatives, it’s not really necessary. |
Lets you upgrade to USB 3.0, FireWire® 800 or eSATA | The modular nature of the GoFlex sets it apart from every other external hard drive on the market. |
Allows you to access your content on your TV, network and on–the–go when combined with other GoFlex devices | Other GoFlex devices can turn a connected GoFlex hard drive into storage for a network media player or into an internet-accessible NAS. |
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 1.5TB: Specifications (from the product web page) | ||
STAA1500100 | ||
USB 3.0 | ||
1.5TB | ||
120mm (4.71 in) | ||
89mm (3.51 in) | ||
22mm (.87 in) | ||
280g (.62 lb) | ||
.44kg (0.97 lb) | ||
Encryption | 192-bit Triple DES | |
Automatic Backup Software | PC & Mac | |
Warranty | 2 years |
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- Intel Core i7-965 Extreme
Nehalem core, LGA1366, 3.2GHz, 45nm, 130W TDP. - Asus
P6X58D Premium ATX motherboard. X58 chipset. NEC USB 3.0 controller. - Asus
EAH3450 Silent graphics card. - Kingston SSDNow V 30GB 2.5″ solid-state drive. Chosen for silence.
- Western Digital VelociRaptor 600GB 2.5″ hard drive. Chosen for high speed file transfers.
- 3GB QiMonda
DDR3 memory. 3 x 1GB DDR3-1066 in triple channel. - Seasonic X-650 SS-650KM
650W ATX power supply.
Testing tools:
- HDTach
– Low level hardware benchmark for random access read/write storage devices. - HD Tune Pro
– Benchmarking tool for storage devices - IOMeter – I/O
subsystem measurement and characterization tool for single and clustered systems.
It is used as a benchmark and troubleshooting tool. - SPCR’s Audio Audio
Recording/Analysis system using SpectraPlus
and other utilities
File Transfer Suite:
- Small Files:
1,250 small HTML, JPEG, and MP3 files totaling 871MB. - Large Files: Four large AVI files totaling 4194MB.
- Huge File: One MKV file, 3799MB in size (not really “huge” but generates similar MB/s results as single 10GB+ sized files)
So how fast is USB 3.0? Pretty darn fast compared to its predecessor. The GoFlex copied large files from the VelociRaptor more than 250% quicker when using USB 3.0. The drive inside the enclosure seemed quite speedy as well, beating the 5400RPM Scorpio Blue connected using the GoFlex USB 3.0 adapter and internally via SATA2. Its performance was surprisingly weak when dealing with large batches of small files though, even when both drives were tested using USB 2.0.
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State | dBA@1m | |
13~14 dBA | ||
idle (on table) | 13 dBA | |
17~18 dBA | ||
Ambient noise level: 11 dBA |
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system inside SPCR’s own 11
dBA ambient anechoic chamber, then converted to LAME 128kbps encoded MP3s.
We’ve listened long and hard to ensure there is no audible degradation from
the original WAV files to these MP3s. They represent a quick snapshot of what
we heard during the review.
in actual use — 0.6 meters is a reasonable typical distance between a seated user and an external hard drive. The recording contains stretches of ambient
noise that you can use to judge the relative loudness of the subject. Be aware
that very quiet subjects may not be audible — if we couldn’t hear it from
one meter, chances are we couldn’t record it either!
segments of the drive at idle and then seeking.
- Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 1.5TB at 0.6m
— idle (15 dBA@1m)
— seeking (17~18 dBA@1m)
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Our thanks to Seagate for the FreeAgent GoFlex 1.5TB portable hard drive sample.
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