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Manufacturer: Seagate Technology Part number: STAM2000100
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- The GoFlex Home Network Storage System is a simple storage server and a great accessory for a Seagate GoFlex Desk hard drive. However, if you want a NAS with a lot of features, you should keep looking.
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CNET editors' review
Seagate GoFlex Home Network Storage System (2TB) price range: $110.00 - $223.26
- Reviewed by: Dong Ngo
- Reviewed on: 08/12/2010
The good: The GoFlex Home Network Storage System is a good performing, simple NAS server that is compatible with Seagate's GoFlex Desk external hard drives. It supports Macs and PCs and works as a print server.
The bad: The GoFlex Home doesn't support GoFlex Desk drives larger than 2TB. Its desktop software is rather useless and its Web interface is not easy enough for beginners. You must have an Internet connection to register the NAS with Seagate as part of its setup.
The bottom line: The GoFlex Home Network Storage System is a simple storage server and a great accessory for a Seagate GoFlex Desk hard drive. However, if you want a NAS with a lot of features, you should keep looking.
User reviews
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Lousy execution of a bad concept.
by VernonTW on November 24, 2011
Pros: 1. It's shiny.
2. It's black.
3. It has pretty lights.
4. It was on sale.Cons: 1. It starts out slow.
2. It gets slower.
3. It stops.
4. Did I mention it's slow?Summary: Saturday mornings are good for me. I like to get up before the rest of the family, make a little toast and marmelade, and brew up a big pot of ...
Summary: Saturday mornings are good for me. I like to get up before the rest of the family, make a little toast and marmelade, and brew up a big pot of bosun's mate coffee. You know the kind; strong enough to double as paint stripper when it's time to re-do the hull. That done, I crack open the iPad and scan my inbox to see who's vying for my attention. Lo and behold; there's a notice from my local tank supplier that there's a sale on 20,000 gallon fuel tanks. "Wow," I exclaim to the dog, "I gots ta hab me wonna dose!" You see, we have three cars, two ATV's, a snowcat and a gas-powered blender at our house and how convenient would it be to have a huge backup of fuel that they all could share?"
So, two phone calls and a trip to the tank store later, the tank is installed. And is it beautiful! Black and shiny, with pretty green and blue lights that flash in a secret code to tell you what's happening. As the fuel truck arrives to fill my tank I notice the neighbors peeking out their windows. "That's right," I mutter, "eat your hearts out."
And that's when it all goes to hell.
"Ayup," says the driver when he sees the tank, "you got yourself one of them Irate No-Flex jobbies. I hope you got it cheap."
"Whatcha mean?"
He chuckles and gives me a wink. "You'll see. Shall we hook up the filler hose?"
"It doesn't use one," I say, puffing up with pride. "It uses our Hoseless Distribution Network."
That smile spreads wider across his face. "Okay, then. Let's tie into it, shall we? There's twenty thousand gallons waiting to be moved."
So, we hook up to the network and begin the transfer. I have a few reservations when I see that we're connecting a four-inch diameter output to a half-inch rubber hose, but I figure that must be normal. My reservations deepen as the driver hangs up his celphone. "Taxi be here for me in about ten minutes."
"Taxi? What for?"
"I'm going home. Transfer's gonna take a while."
When I ask what he means by "a while" he just smiles an points to the pump readout on his truck.
I peer at the tiny screen. "GPM is gallons per minute, right?"
"Ayup," comes the muffled reply, his upper torso buried in the cab of his truck.
"Is two point six good?"
He comes back out of the cab, an old leather satchel in his grip, and hands me a calculator. "Do the math."
I do. And stare at the numbers. I do it again. And stare at the numbers again.
He stands there smiling. "About seventy-seven hundred, right?"
I just look at him.
"Divided by sixty, right?"
I don't respond.
"And that divided by twenty-four?"
I nod.
"So I should be back here about noon Friday to pick up my truck." He takes a seat on the low stone wall around my garden and pulls a sandwich out of his satchel. There's a distinct odor of sardines.
I try to appeal to his good nature. "There must be a quicker way to do this."
"You could buy the Underflow Subversion Bus connection kit. Allows you to bypass the network and connect directly to the truck."
"What does that cost?"
He tells me. "And it's coming from Atlanta, so you'll have to either allow a week for it to get here or pay the overnight charge."
I'm stunned. "But that's almost half what I paid for the tank itself."
"Ayup. But it will cut your fill time by half."
"But that's still more than two days to fill it."
"That's right."
I stare back down at the calculator in my hand as possible solutions enter my mind and fall apart half-formed.
I look up to the driver as he finishes his sandwich, crumples the wax paper wrapping and drops it into his satchel. I appreciate his reluctance to litter but I need a little something more to buoy my sinking spirits. "Well, once it's full it'll be great to be able to access all that fuel anytime I want."
He's not smiling anymore. I suppose I'm now less amusing and more pathetic. "Whenever IT wants, you mean."
"Huh?"
"Well, these tanks are finnicky. Sometimes you can get the fuel, sometimes you can't. And sometimes you'll get half the fuel and the other half will disappear out of the network for a day or two and then show up again. It all depends on the position of the stars or the flow of the electrons or some such thing. I been doing this twenty-two years now and I still don't understand it."
The taxi pulls up to the bottom of the driveway and he turns to go. I tug on his sleeve. "So what can I do?"
His face relaxes into an expression of pity. "This time? Not much. Once the tank's been delivered they won't take it back. You could use it as a door stop."
I look in his eyes, a feeling of despair creeping over me.
"And next time?"
He climbs into the back of the taxi and hands me a card through the window.
"Read the reviews first."
The taxi pulls away and I'm left standing there in a cloud of car fumes, the counter on the truck's fuel pump clicking slowly behind me. I look down at the card in my hand.
Scrawled across it and surrounded by greasy fingerprints is a web address: www.CNet.com
And that's when I hear the transfer pump shut down.3 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
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This thing is worthless
by jfriy on May 18, 2011
Pros: Makes a good paperweight.
Cons: unstable, drive does not mount all the time. my PS3 only sees the drive half the time the other half it will only see half the files. The software allways asks me to upgrade. The list can go on and on.
Summary: I was allways happy with Seagate products until now. Seagate just lost a good custumer. Save youself some money and buy something else.
Summary: I was allways happy with Seagate products until now. Seagate just lost a good custumer. Save youself some money and buy something else.
2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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I wanted a drive for backing up my PC. This isn't it!
by 127ML on March 7, 2011
Pros: Set up was easy. It's nice that you can share a printer across the network. Neat that it can back up three PCs and five users.
Cons: I bought this because I wanted a backup hard drive but found that the backup is performed through Memeo software - not through regular Windows backup. The Memeo software won't backup my external hard drives, it only backs up files on the C: drive.
Summary: If you're looking for a backup hard drive, don't buy this! Do your research. This GoFlex drive is more for media sharing across a network than for backups. ...
Summary: If you're looking for a backup hard drive, don't buy this! Do your research. This GoFlex drive is more for media sharing across a network than for backups. I learned my lesson and will now go buy a regular external hard drive that will work with Windows backup to make an image backup. The printer sharing feature is good. Setup is easy. The product's interface tries to sell you more software and subscriptions as it's being installed and even after it's installed, which is annoying.
2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Works exactly as advertised with great network speeds.
by iEspresso on May 2, 2012
Pros: Fast, easy, compact setup. Works great with Mac computers.
Cons: Took a couple of tries to get it working properly.
Summary: At first the drive wouldn't show up. The dock worked perfectly but in the web interface it said "No storage device installed." This was a bit frustrating until I ...
Summary: At first the drive wouldn't show up. The dock worked perfectly but in the web interface it said "No storage device installed." This was a bit frustrating until I removed and re-inserted the drive into the dock a couple more times. On the third try, the drive spun up, both green and white lights came on, and everything has been great ever since. I didn't have to install ANYTHING on any of my Mac computers (all running Snow Leopard) in order for the drive to show up and work--and work it does. I get 50MB/s download from the drive and 30MB/s upload over a gigabit ethernet connection. This is what tells me they've made a few changes since all of these disparaging reviews were written; my speeds are significantly faster (write especially) than what the CNET testers got.
I have also loaded the app on to my iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch and can happily stream any of my content at full resolution from anywhere I get a signal (wi-fi or 3G/4G). It's a great way to have your own Cloud at home. Overall I am very satisfied with the product and have found it to be one of the most cost effective NAS solutions available ($150 for 2TB). Admittedly I can't speak for how well it may or may not work with any Windows machines, so keep that in mind if you're running Windows.1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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FOR MY NEEDS, IT DOES IT WELL
by Peter_Built on February 11, 2012
Pros: STREAMS VIDEO THROUGH MY PS3, WIRELESSLY, WITH NO HANG UPS, AS LONG AS I HAVE RE-AUTHORED THE VIDEOS AS "MOVIE ONLY"
CAN EDIT FILES ON MY LAPTOP AS I PLAY THEM ON MY PS3
EASY SETUP
I GAVE A GOOD RATING AS I HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED OTHER FEATURES AND I HAVE NOTCons: NONE YET
REQUIRES 3 DRIVE LETTERS [X,Y,Z] FOR HOME NETWORK USE WHICH ONLY MAKES IT AVAILABLE ON 1 COMPUTER[X,Y,Z ALREADY IN USE ON OTHER]Summary: I AM PLEASED WITH IT'S FUNCTION, PRICE [BLACK FRIDAY AT ??????? WAS $130 FOR 2 TB], CAPACITY AND POTENTIAL WHEN I TAKE MORE TIME TO EXPLORE
Updated on Feb 18, ...Summary: I AM PLEASED WITH IT'S FUNCTION, PRICE [BLACK FRIDAY AT ??????? WAS $130 FOR 2 TB], CAPACITY AND POTENTIAL WHEN I TAKE MORE TIME TO EXPLORE
After spending a short amount of time exploring setup, I now have access across the computers in my network and I can stream my videos with my preferred media player, VLC.
Updated on Feb 18, 2012
I can say for my intentions, the Seagate GoFlex Home and the additional GoFlex hard drives, are performing great
Updated on Feb 18, 2012drive letters NOT necessary to view and operate my needs1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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DO NOT BUY ESPECIALLY MAC
by qstix on June 7, 2011
Pros: NONE NONE NONE
Cons: WONT LOAD ON MAC
Summary: RUBBISH
Summary: RUBBISH
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Frighteningly bad product
by leonod on June 2, 2011
Pros: Honestly, I have none. This storage device is a piece of junk.
Cons: The drive tends to overheat easily, which then causes the drive to drop off the network. At times it would work with my PC, but not the other Macs on my network. I've spent 2 days trying to get all of my files off this drive. Finally was able to get these
Summary: Don't get seduced into buying this drive becuase you have had great experiences with other Seagate products. This product is poorly designed and not ready for prime-time.
Summary: Don't get seduced into buying this drive becuase you have had great experiences with other Seagate products. This product is poorly designed and not ready for prime-time.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Piece of junk
by winmaniatico on May 12, 2011
Pros: Nothing at all
Cons: Never function as described.
Summary: I am an IT Pro with more than 15 years of experience. Believe me, this is the worst thing that I have to work.
Summary: I am an IT Pro with more than 15 years of experience. Believe me, this is the worst thing that I have to work.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Horrible Product and service
by Bkap on April 25, 2011
Pros: Not Many at all
Cons: To Numerous
Summary: My experience with this 1TB network drive is about the worst in 25 years of assembling my own PCs.
I bought the drive as a solution to back up three ...Summary: My experience with this 1TB network drive is about the worst in 25 years of assembling my own PCs.
I bought the drive as a solution to back up three PCs on a home wireless network. The one drive would always be available for back up.
The drive is bundled with Memeo back up software which needs to be installed on each PC with password required to access, even if there is only one user. The software is designed to do real time back ups to a location on the drive, updating the backup as changes occur. Disasters of course occur if you change the backup and not the original.
The program worked on one PC, the one connected by ethernet to the router. It did not work on the other two wireless connections. Contacting Memeo, as Seagate required. was useless. I had to tell someone named Jason three times to read my question. He kept answering questions I was not asking. Finally he sent back a solution completely incomprehensible.
My objective is to always have a recent image of my each harddrive backed up. I tried Windows 7 backup routine and discovered that Windows 7 Home Premium will not see networked drives. Apparently Win 7 Professional and ultimate will.
I had experience with Easus backup but needed the pay version to see a networked drive. OK I paid $39.00. But that wouldn't work either. Easeus support couldn't solve that, saying its a network or drive issue.
Finally I contacted Seagate support. Their answer was they don't support third party software. Truly the last time they will see any of my $.
One other interesting point. the drive is supposedly designed to stop spinning when there is no activity. This drive is ALWAYS spinning.1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Troublesome
by AlexnBeth on March 10, 2011
Pros: Amazon Delivered Fast - It works good with Windows
Cons: Not a good fit for Mac users - Connection issues, and when the device does connect, copying files is unreliable (folders would copy but not the files).
Summary: Device would intermittently drop off the network - using a MAC OS X - Snow Leopard - could see the drive in Finder, but connection failed. When I did get ...
Summary: Device would intermittently drop off the network - using a MAC OS X - Snow Leopard - could see the drive in Finder, but connection failed. When I did get it to connect, I tried copying folders of pictures over, and the folders would copy fine, however there was nothing in the folders. As I say in my Pro's section, it worked flawlessly with Windows, but all my home stuff is Mac, and with Mac computing, it was quite frustrating.
For a strictly Windows environment this is a great product, but Seagate really needs to make the software, which is sorely lacking - both on the drive and the utility disk - much more responsive to Macintosh. I know there are some blogs and review's that state that it works well, and that may be the case....it was frustrating to me. And in the end, it is being returned. If you have a Mac and are looking for a network storage device, I would go with a competitors product.1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Seagate Technology
- Part number: STAM2000100
- Description: The GoFlex Home network storage system supports the external storage needs of every computer in your home. It automatically and continuously backs up files and folders from up to 3 PC and Mac computers in the home.
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Device Type NAS server
- Host Connectivity Gigabit Ethernet
- Total Storage Capacity 2 TB
- Width 3.1 in
- Depth 5.3 in
- Height 6.7 in
- Weight 2.8 lbs
- Built-in Devices Print server
- Localization South America,
North America Hard Drive
- Type Removable
- Capacity 1 x 2 TB
Hard Drive (2nd)
- Type None
Optical Storage
- Type None
Optical Storage (2nd)
- Type None
Storage Removable
- Type None
Video
- Video Output None
Networking
- Type Network adapter
- Data Link Protocol Gigabit Ethernet
- Network / Transport Protocol FTP
- Features Print server
Expansion / Connectivity
- Expansion Slot(s) None
- Interfaces 1 x Ethernet 1000Base-T - RJ-45,
1 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A Miscellaneous
- Cables Included 1 x Network cable
- Microsoft Certifications Compatible with Windows 7
Power
- Power Device Power adapter - External
Software / System Requirements
- Software Included Drivers & Utilities
- OS Required Apple MacOS X 10.4.9 or later,
Microsoft Windows Vista / XP / 7 Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 2 years warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 2 years
Product series
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Seagate GoFlex Home Network Storage System (1TB)
Manufacturer: Seagate Technology
Specs: Seagate GoFlex Home - NAS server,
1 TB,
Mac,
PC,
RJ-45,
4 pin USB Type A,
Removable,
Gigabit Ethernet -
Seagate GoFlex Home Network Storage System (2TB)
Manufacturer: Seagate Technology
Specs: Seagate GoFlex Home - NAS server,
2 TB,
Mac,
PC,
RJ-45,
4 pin USB Type A,
Removable,
Gigabit Ethernet
Manufacturer info
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- Manufacturer:Seagate Technology
- Address:
920 Disc Dr., Scotts Valley, CA 95066 - Phone: 1-405-324-4700
- Fax: 1-405-324-4702
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