seagate freeagent dockstar network adapter review

SEAGATE FREEAGENT DOCKSTAR NETWORK ADAPTER REVIEW MAC OS
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Besides this web application you can also interact with your storage using a free Seagate iPhone app or by downloading the desktop program from the Pogoplug website. There are numerous ways to browse the contents of the Dockstar attached drive(s). You can explore files via detailed or icons view for photo viewing there is a photostrip type interface also. When you first use the Dockstar you’ll need to go to the Seagate activationįrom within the web application you can explore the contents of any attached hard drive, transfer, create shares for other users, play videos and music or look at your photos via a built-in slideshow program.

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The Pogoplug has a underground hacking community for its version unfortunately when trying to log into the FreeAgent DockStar version via ssh you will need to enter the password which is unknown at the moment, so hacking will have to wait.

SEAGATE FREEAGENT DOCKSTAR NETWORK ADAPTER REVIEW MAC OS

Supported files systems include: NTFS, FAT32, Mac OS Extended Journaled, Mac OS non-Journaled (HFS+), ext2, and ext3. Since underneath the hood, the FreeAgent DockStar runs Linux naturally it would support that OS. You’ll also notice around the periphery of the device are numerous slot vent openings to provide cooling.Īlthough Seagate lists only Windows XP or higher and OS X 10.4.9 or higher as system requirements, you can also use the FreeAgent DockStar with Linux as it supports these file systems. On one side we see an additional USB port and the reset button. On the back there are two USB ports, an AC connector and an Ethernet port. In the front is a central area for docking a FreeAgent Go drive with an indicator light that sits below this area. While there are no other available colors this still better than the latest incarnation of the PogoPlug line which only comes in pink. The FreeAgent DockStar is composed of white plastic and looks pretty much like its sibling the FreeAgent Go Dock. Opening up the package reveals the Dockstar, a LAN cable, AC adapter and a quick start guide. So how does it work and what the heck is Pogoplug? It is a technology from a company called Cloud Engine that created a This device uses the Pogoplug technology to allow any USB drive to become an Internet connected storage device. Now after testing it out and playing with it I am even more impressed.

When I first came across the FreeAgent DockStar at last year’s Pepcom show I thought it was a unique device with lots of potential.

Seagate freeagent dockstar network adapter review