Nate Swanner <\/p>\n
Cloud storage is the current step were taking when it comes to managing our files. We also look to cloud storage to keep our pictures and videos safe, too. With all the security mishaps of late, keeping your info locked away on someone elses hardware might be concerning. If that sounds like you, Seagate has a solution. Their Personal Cloud offers similar cloud-based features as your existing provider, except its all yours. Does it perform as well as its billed, though? We find out. <\/p>\n
The exterior of the Personal Cloud from Seagate is a handsome black slate that will look great in any home or office. Its classy, plain and simple. A small branding efforton the front and quiet light toward the top corner are your only interruptions of note. <\/p>\n
Inside, the Personal Cloud uses NAS HDDs. The total storage on the Personal Cloud as tested was 8TB. It is a 2-bay system, though, which means two 4TB bays that can be configured. <\/p>\n
The two bays are RAID 0 and 1, respectively. That offers you data security as well as an option to extend your hardware; you can either activate both drives for read\/write, or choose to keep one as a mirror. <\/p>\n
Setting the Personal Cloud up is simple. I quite literally plugged it into my router, and my MacBook recognized it as a connected, shared drive in seconds. <\/p>\n
From there, Personal Cloud acts as any other cloud storage might. You can upload files as you wish from desktop or mobile, and it even works with some smart TVs. If you want to stream it to a non-smart TV, you can cast your pics and video to a Roku or Chromecast. <\/p>\n
So long as you have your Personal Cloud hooked up to a router via ethernet (and your Internet connection stays active), you can access your files from anywhere in the world. Again, its just like the cloud solution you have now. I tried uploading\/downloading\/accessing files while out and about on both mobile and desktop, and never had a problem. <\/p>\n
Uploads happen just as snappy as Google Drive, my cloud storage of choice. <\/p>\n
Theres an automatic upload option I really enjoyed, here. It worked just like youd find with iPhoto, Dropbox, or any other syncing cloud storage solutions. Take pics and forget all about uploading. <\/p>\n
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