500 GBs of Nexus 7 Storage for as little as $140

[tonofmort]

Amazon.com: Seagate GoFlex Satellite Mobile Wireless Storage 500 GB USB 3.0 External Hard Drive STBF500101 Black: Electronics

Has anyone seen or considered getting one of these? I have pre-ordered the 16 GB tablet, but if these get any cheaper, I might grab one instead of relying on the cloud. Don't know, just throwing it out there.

 

[blackmannx#AC]

This is for Ipad's or other IOS devices only . Unless they release an android app for this it will not work.

 

[tonofmort]

It's the same product as this: Seagate - GoFlex Satellite Mobile Wireless Storage - Black - STBF500101

I saw it in the store and on the box it says "iPad or Android tablet"

I think originally, it only had an iOS app, but now it has both:

SeaGate GoFlex Satellite Android App Now Available

 

[gadgetgirl40]

I am currently using the drive with my Samsung Galaxy Note and my iPod. It works
beautifully. I got mine at Amazon. Beware that the price fluctuated also.

 

[dougf4]

These are much smaller capacity, but way cheaper too.

 

[Joe the Insider]

I've heard nothing but bad things about this.

 

[Joelist]

Bad things about Wi-Drives? I've heard the opposite about the Kensington Wi-Drives - the fact that they are solid state makes them rugged.

 

[Joe the Insider]

Bad things about Wi-Drives? I've heard the opposite about the Kensington Wi-Drives - the fact that they are solid state makes them rugged.

I was referring to the model mentioned.

 

[Richard Devine]

You will need to root to use a USB flash drive with the N7 don't forget. It isn't currently supported out of the box

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Android Central Forums

 

[Jmuney]

I think they fixed the firmware, I'm looking into one as well: The Verge: Seagate GoFlex Satellite software update brings Wi-Fi passthrough, improved battery life – Media Center

 

[TauntingBull]

Im in the market for an external storage device as well...

 

[Jeremy8000]

You will need to root to use a USB flash drive with the N7 don't forget. It isn't currently supported out of the box

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These are WiFi drives, not USB, so root is not required.

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Both of these drives (Seagate and Kingston) indicate that they support Android. I've heard better things about the Kingston in terms of connectivity (no issue streaming video - even different movies simultaneously to more than one device), which isn't surprising given the cost/GB in comparison to the Seagate.

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This thread should be moved to the Nexus 7 Accessories sub-forum.

 

[iphart]

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This thread should be moved to the Nexus 7 Accessories sub-forum.

No leave it here, l wasn't aware of such.

 

[Jeremy8000]

No leave it here, l wasn't aware of such.

There's a purpose to having subforums... You should check it out - there's a lot of good information about accessory options.

That, and leaving it the main forum instead of the one designated specifically for this type of post means that those who are looking to find out more about such things might not see it ;-)

 

[AZBrowncoat]

I currently have one of these drives originally purchased for use with my iPad and have owned it for several months and used it just earlier today actually with my Nexus 7 streaming a movie with no issues.

In my experience when it works...it works beautifully; however I would advise against dropping 20,000 songs or photos on the device as the indexing utility leaves something to be desired.

There is lots of information to be had here-
Seagate Goflex Satellite Forums

...there are lots of reported issues some of which have been addressed with firmware updates and more firmware updates have been promised.

 

[CEEnex]

if money isn't that big an issue i would go with an ssd like the Kingston. both support android as far as i know