Testseek.com have collected 186 expert reviews of the Seagate Wireless Plus USB3/WiFi STCK / STCV and the average rating is 77%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Seagate Wireless Plus USB3/WiFi STCK / STCV.
April 2013
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186 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
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227 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Setup is a snap
A virtually effortless way to access media files on your portable devices
Huge storage capacity
Simple to use
Easy to set up
Good battery life
Storage
Allows Internet Usage
Great build quality
Easy to use
Decent battery life
Fast USB 3.0 transfer speeds
Extraordinarily versatile
Supports multiple platforms
Massive capacity
Impressive performance
Impressive performer
Massive storage capacity
Long battery life
The editors didn't like
Playback is not supported for some video file formats
Killer App
Builtin battery pack for 10 hours of playback
Expensive
Does not support all digital video formats
App shuts down WiFi initially when trying to do an internet passthrough
Takes 3-4 tries to connect to your device despite Seagate access point being recognized
Native Seagate Media app does not support all movie formats
Published: 2013-03-14, Author: Joel , review by: pcmag.com
Caches media lists. Responds faster than previous iterations. USM connector. Large capaicty wireless storage for iOS devices, Kindle Fire, and Android. Passes Internet through. Works with some smart TVs and DLNA devices. Can use drag and drop or Media Syn
Easily misplaced USM port cover. Some videos play in browser, some in the Seagate Media app
Think of the Seagate Wireless Plus wireless media hard drive as a streaming photo, video, and music library for your family's phones, tablets, and laptops....
Streams HD content to three devices simultaneously; eight for things like documents and photos, 1TB capacity lets you use limited smartphone or tablet space for things other than media files, Extremely portable, easy to stow away in your carry on, Much ea
App won't play MKV or AVI files on either Android or iOS devices, Mac users have to install NTFS driver, Battery life is a bit shorter than advertised, Ugly, The price tag—$200 is rather steep for a commodity product
Do you feel like you need this much space? Wireless Plus is a good product, but its for people who need more than 64GB of stuff with them all the time. If youre a creative professional—a film editor, an architect, or a designer—or you travel a lot, its...
Published: 2013-03-04, Author: Scott , review by: chipchick.com
Perfect for apartment dwellers and anyone living in tight spaces, great color choices, truly foldable luggage, lightweight, comes with a polyurethane bag for storage, easy to use expandable handle with good wheel handling, available in several sizes, come
This is soft luggage – so it's not going to protect fragile cargo very well unless it's packed full and lighter colors tend to show dirt
The Seagate Wireless Plus 1 TB Hard Drive with Built-In Wi-Fi Streaming is a whole lotta drive with amazing features and a very slick app (and web app). At just $199, it seems like a no brainer. Even as a durable USB 3.0 1 Terabyte portable drive, it...
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Published: 2013-02-27, Author: Jordan , review by: bitbitbyte.com
Abstract: With the debut of the Wireless Plus at CES this past January, I've been eagerly awaiting my shot at testing out Seagate's brand new wireless media hard drive. After ditching my MacBook Air – and all of it's storage – for the iPad, having portable storage ...
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Published: 2013-02-23, Author: Daniel , review by: geardiary.com
1 terabyte of storage, Simple drag and drop option for loading content, Easy step-by-step walk through setup, 10 hours of playback, Streams 3 HD movies at once (great on family road trips), Pass through means up to eight devices can access a single hotspo
$200; Uses a mechanical, spinning hard drive for storage
Published: 2013-02-15, Author: Steven , review by: bigbruin.com
Wireless data storage, Read and write to drive from smartphone or tablet, Easily portable, Connect to all types of IOS, Android, and Windows devices, GoFlex connection upgradable, Respectable battery life
Android app feels incomplete, Web browser connection forces videos to download instead of streaming, Please drop by the Bigbruin.com Forum and feel free to post any comments or questions
On a recent family trip across the country, the kids each had a tablet to keep them occupied. Every night, when we'd stop it would be time to load new videos to the tablets. The Seagate Wireless Plus would have saved time and headaches allowing all the vi...
3year warranty, Great performance sharing media, Connects to device and local network simultaneously
Does not auto connect to remembered networks, Can't password protect device, files or folders, Battery life is closer to 5 hours vs. the specified 10
In all honesty, I loved this little device. But while it performed wonderfully, Seagate has some work to do. Here's the list:I encountered several Page Not Founds in support documentation while testing.It doesn't auto connect to remembered networks like o...
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Published: 2013-01-28, Author: Michael , review by: Laptopmag.com
Intuitive app, Can stream content from devices and be online at same time, Apple Airplay compatible, Streaming to Samsung Smart TVs coming soon
Needs better battery life indicator, Below-average USB 3.0 transfer speeds
Seagate's second wireless external hard drive improves upon the original in every way.
