As seen in our benchmarks the 2nd Generation Momentus XT 750GB 2.5″ SATA III hybrid drive is not the power monster some of you may had expected it to be but to be completely honest with all of you this was not the intention of Seagate in the first place. The Momentus XT line is mostly meant to replace normal HDDs inside notebooks and offer faster boot-up and load times by utilizing the 8GB onboard SLC NAND Flash memory but that’s just about what you can expect from it.
Media Coverage
The Street: CES 2012 – Seagate Sends Out Strong Message
Hard drive specialist Seagate may not be a headline-grabbing gadget maker, but still managed to cause a ripple at an investor reception held at CES earlier this week.
“The overarching theme of the event was that the industry is entering a ‘new normal’ where cyclical volatility may be lower and, by default, profits are generally higher,” explained Goldman Sachs analyst Bill Shope, in a note released on Thursday.
Mobile Bloom: Seagate Personal Server 4G LTE announced at CES 2012
At CES 2012, Seagate has unveiled a working model of its latest device, the Personal Server 4G LTE Wi-Fi which is supposed to revolutionize on-the-fly internet connectivity and storage. In a nutshell, the device is a mix of the 4G LTE mobile hotspot and the Seagate GoFlex Satellite and offers features of both of these products.
Laptop Magazine: Best of CES 2012
Combine a portable wireless hard drive with a blazing fast 4G LTE hotspot and you have a mobile file and media server like no other. A prototype update to Seagate’s Satellite GoFlex wireless hard drive, this device allows up to three simultaneous users to stream its music, photos, or videos to any Wi-Fi-enabled device.
PC World: Stream and Store Video With New Offerings from Belkin and Verizon
Verizon showed its own video-streaming equipment. First is a newly-announced 4G LTE storage device and wireless access point contained in one little black box that is made by Seagate.
AnandTech: CES – Seagate Combines 500GB Portable Drive With Mobile Hotspot in Proof of Concept
While perusing the Verizon Wireless booth, a chunky little device caught our eye. Though considered a proof of concept, and not scheduled for release yet, a Seagate device was on display that combined an LTE mobile hotspot with 500GB of storage on-board.
Big Bruin: Seagate GoFlex Desk 4TB USB 3.0 Hard Drive
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 it can transfer it with lightening speed. The included software is more of a basic solution, similar to Microsoft Backup. If you want something a bit more robust you’ll have to pony up $50 or find another third-party solution.
Scripps News: Compute – Tech gifts for guy with almost everything
For some men, another tie or pair of pajamas just won’t cut it as a holiday gift. Allow me to suggest some tech options even your most hard-to-shop-for man will appreciate — and probably won’t have yet.
Instead of getting your guy another Blu-ray disc that already may be in his Netflix queue, consider gifting him with the ability to ditch cable and to stream endless movies and TV shows straight from the Internet to his TV. The Roku 2 XS media player (Amazon, $98) streams Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Instant Video, Crackle, HBO Go, NHL, NBA, MLB and more in 1080p resolution. While there are lower-priced Roku 2 models, the XS is the only one with an Ethernet port (to connect high-speed Internet with a cable to your router) and a USB port (letting you play videos, music and more from an external hard drive or other local storage device). While many channels require a subscription, your media-addicted man may think constant access to on-demand video is priceless.
Gadget Review: CloudFTP Turns Any USB Storage Device Wireless
Seagate’s wireless hard drive has only been around for a few months, and the rug has already been pulled out from under them. What are we talking about? Seagate’s GoFlex Wireless hard drive is targeted at iPad and iPhone users who are challenged with capacity caps on their devices. This hard drive provides up to 500GB of data storage and allows anyone with a WiFi enabled device to connect to it wirelessly and playback movies, music and access the usual vareity of other documents and files. However, some caveats of the device include the price ($200) and that you can’t daisy chain other USB storage devices to it.
Shane Gowland: [Review] Seagate GoFlex 2TB Network Storage Drive
The GoFlex network storage drive works like an ordinary external hard drive, except rather than plugging it directly into your computer you plug it into your wireless router. The hard drive is then accessible to any device across your wireless network. This includes desktop computers (with a wireless adapter, or directly plugged into the router), laptop computers and even Smart TV’s. Seagate claim that the drive is compatible with Mac, Windows, iOS and Android; and can stream to any DLNA-enabled device.
Macworld: External desktop hard drives buying guide
External desktop hard drives buying guide Mac’s hard drive near capacity? Time to add more storage The hard drive in your Mac is often referred to as an internal hard drive. An external hard drive is packaged in a case and connects to your Mac usually via USB or FireWire. External hard drives can be portable, generally using smaller 2.5-inch drives and can run off of USB or FireWire bus power, or they can be designed to find a home on your desk, using 3.5-inch drive mechanisms and requiring a power supply plugged into a wall outlet.
