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G-DRIVE - Professional External Hard Drive

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Quick Facts

High-performance external hard drives for demanding applications
High-speed Interface eSATA, FireWire 800 (FireWire 400 via included cable) and USB 2.0 ports
Designed for the Mac using the latest Oxford 934 chipset
Storage capacities up to 2TB using Hitachi 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
Ships complete with all cables
Recyclable all-aluminum enclosure
Plug and play on Mac® OS X (formatted HFS+) Easily reformatted for use with Windows®
Time Machine® ready!
Standard 3-year factory warranty

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 initialisation is all it takes to prepare G-DRIVE for use with Windows® systems!

The Best Warranty & Support in the Business

G-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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The Ultimate in Desktop Performance!

G-DRIVE is the highest performance single disk storage solution in the industry. When connected via the eSATA port, G-DRIVE provides data transfer rates in excess of 100 MB/second for today's demanding content creation applications such as audio and video editing!

Kit Contents: G-DRIVE External Hard Drive
Universal AC Power Supply
1.6 Meter eSATA Cable (black)
1.8 Meter FireWire 800 Cable (white)
1.8 Meter FireWire 400 Cable (white)
0.6 Meter USB 2.0 Cable (white)
CD Manual
Interface: 1x 3Gbit, eSATA
2x FireWire 800 (9-pin)
1x USB2.0
(FireWire 400 via 800 to 400 cable)
Disk Drives: Type – SATA II
RPM – 7200
Cache – Up to 32MB
Cooling System: Integrated heat sink
Bridge: Oxford 934 chipset
Size (L x W x H): 9.25" x 5.125" x 1.82" / 235 x 130 x 46 mm
Weight: 2.6 lbs / 1.2 kg
System Requirements: Mac® OSX® 10.3.x or higher
Windows® 2000/XP/Vista

Best Consumer Storage 2010

June 2010

"If you need your desktop storage fast, stylish and bomb-proof, look no further than the G-Technology G-Drive 2TB."

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Appletell reviews the G-DRIVE Q External Hard Drive

May 2009

"The more external drives I see on the market, the more reasons I find to back up my opinion that the only drive that doesn't require hiding from sight is a drive from G-Technology. The G-DRIVE is a feature-full, yet affordable drive that's worth showing off."

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