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G-DRIVE mini - High-Speed Portable Drive
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Quick Facts
- Portable, high-speed external hard drives
- High-speed Interface - FireWire 800 (FireWire 400 via included cable) and USB 2.0 ports
- Compact size, weighs less than 9 oz
- Storage capacities up to 500GB using 5400RPM or 7200RPM drives
- Bus powered – no AC adapter required**
- Integrated heat-sink provides near silent operation and ensures proper cooling for long life and data reliability
- Ships complete with all cables and high-quality protective carrying case
- Unique industrial design, compact all aluminum enclosure
- Mac® OS X and Windows® compatible – Time Machine ready!
- Standard 3-year factory warranty
High-Speed Portable Drive
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 up to 500 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 the latest technology 5400 or 7200 RPM hard drives.
Easy to Setup – Time Machine ready!
G-DRIVE mini 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 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.
* NOTE: Non-Operating shock. G-DRIVE mini can withstand 400G's operating shock.
** NOTE: G-DRIVE mini is bus powered when attached to a 6 or 9-pin FireWire port. The USB port on some computers may not supply enough power to reliably operate G-DRIVE mini systems larger than 320 GB. An optional power supply is available for use with G-DRIVE mini if your system does not have a FireWire port or your USB port does not provide adequate power.
Benchmark Results
High-Performance in a Portable Form Factor
G-DRIVE mini mobile 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.
Specifications
- Kit Contents
- G-DRIVE mini Storage Unit
0.6 Meter FireWire 800 Cable (white)
0.6 Meter FireWire 800 to 400 Cable (white)
0.6 Meter USB 2.0 Cable (white)
Protective Carrying Case
CD Manual - Interface
- 2x FireWire 800
1x USB2.0
(FireWire 400 via included cable) - Disk Drives
- Type – Hitachi SATA
RPM – 5400 or 7200
Cache – 8MB cache - Cooling System
- Integrated heat sink
- Bridge
- Oxford 934 chipset
- Size (L x W x H)
- 4.94" x 3.19" x .875" / 125 x 81 x 22mm
- Weight
- 0.55 lbs / 0.25 kg
- System Requirements
- Mac® OSX® 10.3.x or higher
Windows® 2000/XP/Vista
Video Review: DJ Squareweezy of San Jose Fingerbangerz crew reviews the G-DRIVE mini
May 2009
"The most solid drive I have ever owned. And I have had owned a lot of them…"
Review: G-Drive Mini 500GB External Hard Disk
May 2009
"If you need a fast external drive, or want a drive that is well protected from bumps and impacts, the price is an excellent investment."
G-Technology GDrive Mini 320GB
Jan 2009
"…if you plan to use it for mission critical data and have it as a permanent resident in your laptop bag, then spending an extra few pounds for greater peace of mind seems to us like money well spent."
Appletell reviews G-Technology's G-DRIVE mini
Feb 2009
"If you're interested in an external drive that matches your Mac, then the G-DRIVE mini is the way to go."
Review: G-Technology G-Drive mini
Oct 2008
"The G-Drive mini is a portable drive that offers connectivity flexibility. And if you need zippy data transfers, the G-Drive mini is an ideal choice."
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