High-Speed Portable Hard Drive: G Drive Mini
G-DRIVE mini is the ultra-portable and stylish way to travel with up to 750 GB of storage space for your important documents, MP3s, digital video and digital photo files. The system can withstand up to 1000 G’s of shock* to ensure your data is protected against the bumps and bruises encountered on the road. G-DRIVE mini is bus powered, eliminating the need to carry an external AC power supply. Portability was never so easy! G-DRIVE mini features a fan-less cooling system and the latest technology 7200 RPM hard drives.
Easy to Setup – Time Machine ready!
G-DRIVE mini comes in preformatted HFS+ with Journaling and is Time Machine ready right out of the box! A simple initialization is all it takes to prepare G-DRIVE mini for use with Windows® systems!
The Best Warranty & Support in the Business
G-DRIVE mini is backed by a standard 3-year factory warranty.
High-Performance in a Portable Form Factor
G-DRIVE mini mobile external hard drives max out the FireWire 800 port and provide fast data backup and instant access to large multimedia and audio/video files while on the go.
Kit Contents:
1. G-DRIVE mini Storage Unit
2. 0.6 Meter FireWire 800 Cable (white)
3. 0.6 Meter FireWire 800 to 400 Cable (white)
4. 0.6 Meter USB 2.0 Cable (white)
5. Protective Carrying Case
Specifications:
Interface: 2x FireWire 800 1xUSB2.0 (FireWire 400 via included cable)
Disk Drives: Type – SATA
RPM – 7200
Cache – 16MB cache
Cooling System: Integrated heat sink
System Requirements: Mac® OSX® 10.5 or higher Windows® 2000/XP/Vista/7
What users say about it:
“I have a problem: if the G-Drive is connected when OSX is (re-) started, the G-Drive is not recognized, but if it is then disconnected and re-connected it is recognized. Apart from this, the G-Drive serves me well.”
“Extremely easy to setup right out of the box. Bought the item for its perfect hard drive size, compactness affordability, easy mobility and FireWire 400/800 interface capability. However, it seems to have major issues with Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and disturbs the ability for one user to logout or switch to another user. Thus, the whole hard drive has to be shut off first and often the Mac has to be completely rebooted. Due to this major inconvenience, I’ve given this product just an okay rating.”
“I replaced a competitor’s drive which had died with a G-Drive Mini and have loved it. I keep it in my bag everywhere I go. As I work with video, I need a solution to move large files around. This is perfect as I don’t even have to bring a power cable (although sometimes this means it takes two tries to get the computer to recognize the drive). Love, love, love the drive.”
“I’ve been using my Mini for about two years now, originally taking it everywhere with a Macbook Pro, but now I generally use it to carry project data between workstations.
It’s a solidly built drive, and I’ve edited four channels of 1080imulticam footage over firewire with no problems whatsoever. It’s been totally reliable, and I can’t recall an instance where it’s ever not done its job!
My one hang-up isn’t necessarily G-Tech’s fault, but OSX seems to forget about my firewire drives sometimes and disconnects them if the computer has been asleep for too long. But this is a problem with all of my fire wire drives, so don’t let it deter you.”
“As a working DJ I trust my mini to work flawlessly at the clubs, which it has done from time to time. The exterior provides great protection as well as the case that is provided to transport. The only thing that I could complain about is the power switch. It looks and feels flimsy, and will probably be the first thing to break. However, overall a great product.”
“This is a great, small, portable external hard drives that is fast enough for music playback. I especially like that it is silent. I work in broadcast sound and since the industry has gone digital, control rooms sound like wind tunnels with all of the fans to cool the gear. The G-Drive mini has no fan and yet cools and quiet. Built to last and dependable. Great drive!”
Price: It is available for $170 (500 GB) and $180 (750 GB)
Buy ultra external hard drives from http://www.g-technology.com/products/g-drive.cfm ranging from 500 to 750 GB storage capacity.