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Professional External Hard Drive. G-DRIVE high-speed interface external storage systems offer the ultimate in flexibility by providing 3Gbit eSATA, FireWire 800 (FireWire 400 via included cable) and USB 2.0 ports. G-DRIVE is the perfect high-performance solution for storage intensive applications including audio/video editing, digital photography, MP3 libraries and high-speed data backup. The system features a fan-less cooling system and the latest technology 7200 RPM SATA II hard drives with up to 2TB in storage capacity with up to 32 MB of cache. G-DRIVE supports professional music production tools including Pro Tools, Logic Studio, Cubase, Nuendo, Digital Performer, and many more. Easy to Setup – Time Machine ready. G-DRIVE is formatted at the factory HFS+ with Journaling and is Time Machine ready right out of the box. A simple initialization is all it takes to prepare G-DRIVE for use with Windows systems. The Best Warranty & Support in the Business - G-Tech's 3-Year WarrantyG-DRIVE is backed by a standard 3-year factory warranty and unlimited free technical support by representatives experienced with the latest content creation applications.
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Solid drive great case . Works great. Hitachi drive, solid case. These tend to be more expensive but the case is solid and has a great heat sink that does not require a fan.
Solid drive great case . Works great. Hitachi drive, solid case. These tend to be more expensive but the case is solid and has a great heat sink that does not require a fan.
G-Technology G-DRIVE 500GB External Hard Drive w/ eSATA, USB 2.0, Firewire 400, Firewire 800 Interfaces 0G00205 Reviews
G-DRIVE . Works as advertised already preformated for my MAC so no problems Firewire works fast, very reliable drive looks good next to its larger 2 Tera bite drive. Would buy this one again......
G-DRIVE . Works as advertised already preformated for my MAC so no problems Firewire works fast, very reliable drive looks good next to its larger 2 Tera bite drive. Would buy this one again......
G-Technology G-DRIVE 500GB External Hard Drive w/ eSATA, USB 2.0, Firewire 400, Firewire 800 Interfaces 0G00205 Opinions
Style Performance Reliability! Great Product! . Works, feels and looks great. Had it for 2-3 months with no problems. It's compact and fits nicely in the carrying case with my 17" MacBook Pro computer. Nice silver color that matches as well. It took seconds to get it running with TimeMachine back up. I'm very satisfied. Didn't have to deal with tech support, though I did call the company once before purchase to ask some questions. The lady was nice and helpful but the engineer guy was less "enthused"... maybe he was having a "bad" day... But I'm satisfied. The other drive I have is Lacie and also never had a problem.
Style Performance Reliability! Great Product! . Works, feels and looks great. Had it for 2-3 months with no problems. It's compact and fits nicely in the carrying case with my 17" MacBook Pro computer. Nice silver color that matches as well. It took seconds to get it running with TimeMachine back up. I'm very satisfied. Didn't have to deal with tech support, though I did call the company once before purchase to ask some questions. The lady was nice and helpful but the engineer guy was less "enthused"... maybe he was having a "bad" day... But I'm satisfied. The other drive I have is Lacie and also never had a problem.
It's a good deal for the price. . It's a nice product seems to work just fine. I just backed up all my file in about 30 min. I bought it so when I go from "Vista Ultimate" to "Windows 7 XP Prof." I won't loose my data. The indicator light is too bright and annoying. It is much longer than pictured as well. The main difficulty is formatting the disk to MS OS. It comes formatted for Macintosh. Why, I don't know. The instruction on how to format it to Windows are very weak and out of date. One just has to figure it out. The installation disk is next to worthless. Also it come with multiple cables (4) to connect it to your computer. Make sure that you format to a "Simple Disk" NOT "Dynamic Disk" They don't cover "Vista" at all on installation only MS 2000 and XP. They must be all Mac guys at G-Tech. I'll run it 24/7 and see it it burns up. So far, it is running very cool and nose free. I'll give updates if it dies. JC
ahhhh... it's ok... . IT'S NOT PORTABLE!!! Unless you like to carry a bunch of cords....I thought this was the mini (the one that does not need a power cord) but is not... I got this big thing now, which looks pretty nice, I really like the brushed steel finish, matches nicely with my MacBook. but I don't like the fact that I have to have it plugged in to the power outlet to get my data. Oh well.. I guess I should have read the description a bit closer, which is why I give it a decent review. So far so good, no data loss, there has been a few times that the laptop did not recognize it, so I had to turn it on and off and on again to get it to show up... Not a good thing, I've only had it for 2 months... if this thing craps out in the next year I will be back here giving it a horrible review...(I hope I didn't just jinxed my self!)
Cons Review
Faulty Controller Boards and Cumbersome Support . I purchased my drive after consulting with a few sales people at the local Apple Store. They recommended G Technology over Western Digital or LaCie. Just a few days after I started using it, I noticed bizarre behavior. Transfers would slow down about midway through a backup. Then, they just stopped doing anything at all, and my computer would freeze up until I disconnected the drive.
I contacted G Technologies customer support because the drive was under warranty. I received an email telling me that there was a problem with my drive. They told me I would receive an RMA to return the drive for service. Boy, was I surprised when the RMA came through. It had a dozen instructions on how to pack the drive to send to them for service. One of the instructions made it clear that the packaging the drive came with was insufficient for shipping. It also made it clear that proper packing was my responsibility and my sole cost. There was no estimate on how long it would take to service the drive, and there was no guarantee that my data would be preserved. In short, the process was so cumbersome that I began questioning whether it was worth the time and effort at all.
I have recently scanned message boards and learned I'm not the only one out there with this technical issue. From responses posted by users who claim to be part of the G Tech support team, it appears there is a controller board flaw that can only be corrected by an update to the firmware, but the firmware update has to be performed by G Tech. You can't do it yourself. What a waste of money. I will be very reluctant to purchase a drive from them in the future. I never had this issue with my LaCie drives.
I contacted G Technologies customer support because the drive was under warranty. I received an email telling me that there was a problem with my drive. They told me I would receive an RMA to return the drive for service. Boy, was I surprised when the RMA came through. It had a dozen instructions on how to pack the drive to send to them for service. One of the instructions made it clear that the packaging the drive came with was insufficient for shipping. It also made it clear that proper packing was my responsibility and my sole cost. There was no estimate on how long it would take to service the drive, and there was no guarantee that my data would be preserved. In short, the process was so cumbersome that I began questioning whether it was worth the time and effort at all.
I have recently scanned message boards and learned I'm not the only one out there with this technical issue. From responses posted by users who claim to be part of the G Tech support team, it appears there is a controller board flaw that can only be corrected by an update to the firmware, but the firmware update has to be performed by G Tech. You can't do it yourself. What a waste of money. I will be very reluctant to purchase a drive from them in the future. I never had this issue with my LaCie drives.
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Feature G-Technology G-DRIVE 500GB External Hard Drive w/ eSATA, USB 2.0, Firewire 400, Firewire 800 Interfaces 0G00205
- High-speed interface hard drives for demanding applications
- High-speed Interface eSATA, FireWire 800 (FireWire 400 via included cable) and USB 2.0 ports
- Oxford 934 chipset
- Storage capacities up to 500GB using 7200 RPM SATA II drives with up to 32 MB/cache
- Integrated heat-sink provides near silent operation and ensures proper cooling for long life and data reliability
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Product Details
EAN : 0705487181333UPC : 705487181333
MPN : GD4 500
Brand : G-Technology
Weight : 4 pounds
Height : 5 inches
Length : 12 inches
Width : 10 inches
Binding : Personal Computers
Hardware Platform : Mac
Manufacturer : G-Technology
Model : 0G00205
Publisher : G-Technology
SKU : INBU6705
Studio : G-Technology
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