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G-DRIVE mini hard drives are the perfect storage solutions for people on the go. Weighing in at less than 9 oz., G-DRIVE mini is the ultra-portable and stylish way to travel with 500GB of storage space for your important documents, MP3s, digital video and digital photo files. 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 the latest technology 5400RPM hard drives.
This review is from : 500GB G-drive Mini 5400
Good drive but not perfect . When I connect this drive to the FW400 firewire port on my iMac with no external power supply, the drive works fine. The drive wasn't recognized by my iMac when I connected it to the iMac FW800 port. Maybe it needs an external power supply to run at 800 Mbit speed. Since I use the drive only for Time Machine backups, I don't mind using FW400 instead of FW800. I haven't tried using the USB port on the drive. I like the appearance of the drive, and I like not having to use an external power supply. Oh, did I mention the drive is very quiet? I can't hear it running at all.
Good drive but not perfect . When I connect this drive to the FW400 firewire port on my iMac with no external power supply, the drive works fine. The drive wasn't recognized by my iMac when I connected it to the iMac FW800 port. Maybe it needs an external power supply to run at 800 Mbit speed. Since I use the drive only for Time Machine backups, I don't mind using FW400 instead of FW800. I haven't tried using the USB port on the drive. I like the appearance of the drive, and I like not having to use an external power supply. Oh, did I mention the drive is very quiet? I can't hear it running at all.
500GB G-drive Mini 5400 Reviews
Mini Me . I had to wait a while for the order to fulfill, but the wait was worth the time. The driver performs suberbly. I use it to tote Final Cut files and media to get "work at home days" without breaking my back carrying this little G's bigger brother. Seems to run fine on the firewire power.
Mini Me . I had to wait a while for the order to fulfill, but the wait was worth the time. The driver performs suberbly. I use it to tote Final Cut files and media to get "work at home days" without breaking my back carrying this little G's bigger brother. Seems to run fine on the firewire power.
Cons Review
Crap! . After three months this crapped out on me and I had to pay $250 to recover the data. I have sent it back to Hitachi to be replaced but haven't heard anything back from them.
Pretty and Useless... . DO NOT BUT THIS DRIVE IF YOU INTEND ON USING IT FOR BOTH MACS AND WINDOWS.
Although the drive has a USB port don't expect to work through that connection. I've plugged this drive into several (7) different computers (Macbook Pros, iMacs, Windows laptops, Windows desktops) none of which will work through the USB connection. All I get is a beeping noise... I called tech support and they tell me that the not enough power is being delivered to the drive... No other help was offered. They tell me that I'd need to get a AC adapter for the drive. Well that defeats the purpose of it being "mini" and "portable" wouldn't it?
The drive works fine through a Firewire connection. Since Firewire is scarce on most Windows computers out there, stay away from this drive if you intend to use it for both like I had intended. Either way, I still do not recommend this drive.
Although the drive has a USB port don't expect to work through that connection. I've plugged this drive into several (7) different computers (Macbook Pros, iMacs, Windows laptops, Windows desktops) none of which will work through the USB connection. All I get is a beeping noise... I called tech support and they tell me that the not enough power is being delivered to the drive... No other help was offered. They tell me that I'd need to get a AC adapter for the drive. Well that defeats the purpose of it being "mini" and "portable" wouldn't it?
The drive works fine through a Firewire connection. Since Firewire is scarce on most Windows computers out there, stay away from this drive if you intend to use it for both like I had intended. Either way, I still do not recommend this drive.
Feature 500GB G-drive Mini 5400
- G-DRIVE mini, 4th Generation Ultra-Portable, Bus P
- Micro-hard-drives
- 22x DVD-Writer LS SATA
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Product Details
EAN : 0705487181289UPC : 705487181289
MPN : GDM4 500
Brand : G-Tech
Weight : 2 pounds
Height : 4 inches
Length : 7 inches
Width : 6 inches
Binding : Personal Computers
Hardware Platform : PC
Manufacturer : G-Technology
Model : GDM4500
Publisher : G-Technology
SKU : DHGDM4500
Studio : G-Technology
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