Seagate is one of the most trusted names in hard disk drives and Seagate’s GoFlex brand is very reputable in and of itself. If you’re looking for a stable and advanced hard drive with great features, give the Seagate GoFlex Turbo a try.
USB 3.0 Speeds
The Seagate GoFlex Turbo isn’t called “Turbo” by accident and packs very speedy transfer speeds thanks to its USB 3.0 support. USB 3.0 boasts three times faster than USB 2.0 and offers 109.6 MB/s reading speeds and 107.2 MB/s speeds vs. USB 2.0’s 34.7 MB/s reading and 29.5 MB/s writing speeds. Thanks to USB 3.0, the Seagate GoFlex Turbo will offer users excellent speeds and if you’re computer isn’t equipped with USB 3.0, this drive is also USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 compatible.
Mac and Windows without the Fuss
If you are used to switching between the Mac and Windows PC platforms, you’ll love the no fuss transferring feature of the Seagate GoFlex Turbo. Usually going from Windows to Mac or vice versa can cause lots of headaches and can lead to losing precious data, but the Seagate GoFlex Turbo allows transferring files between the Windows and Mac platform without reformatting.
Free Data Recovery
If you’re even remotely as paranoid as I am of losing my stored data, you’ll get a kick out of Seagate GoFlex Turbo free data recovery feature. The Seagate GoFlex Turbo external hard drive comes with a two-year warranty and also adds the bonus of a one-time data recovery attempt during the lifetime of its warranty.
Swappable Adapters
USB 3.0 is a great feature to have, but eh Seagate GoFlex Turbo can be customized to fit different interfaces including eSATA and FireWire 800 so that regardless of your computer’s setup, you’ll be able to get optimum speed from this very advanced external hard drive. Swappable adapters are a very unique feature to have in an external drive and are one of the best features of the Seagate GoFlex Turbo.
Price
With great features such as USB 3.0 speed, swappable adapters, free data recovery, and Windows and Mac transfer without reformatting, you’d expect that the Seagate GoFlex Turbo would be a bit expensive, but it isn’t. The Seagate GoFlex Turbo only costs a relatively inexpensive $119 retail which is a bargain considering its bounty of features.