Seagate announced Tuesday an entirely new line of storage solutions called FreeAgent GoFlex that emphasizes flexibility. The new storage family includes both portable and desktop external drives; each comes with cable adapters that allow the device to quickly adapt to difference interfaces.
Dong Ngo
Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He managed CNET's San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D printers, networking/storage devices, and also wrote about other topics from online security to new gadgets and how technology impacts the life of people around the world.
The FreeAgent GoFlex 1TB drive with its included USB 2.0 cable adapter already snapped on.
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This included adapter's USB cable can be detached from the adapter itself.
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The drive without any adapter. It's essentially an internal SATA drive with a protective housing case.
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The drive with an upgradable USB 3.0 adapter, which adds USB 3.0 speed to the drive. Note the blue connector (suggesting that it's USB 3.0) of the cable. This adapter's cable, by the way, can't be detached.
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The drive with the FireWire upgradable adapter which adds FireWire connection to the drive.