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G-Tech 908004-01 G-Drive 500GB FireWire800/400 External Hard Drive

G-Tech 908004-01 G-Drive 500GB FireWire800/400 External Hard Drive
Brand: G-Tech
Category: CE

Buy New: $270.99



Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 8 reviews
Sales Rank: 25009

Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Hard Drive Size: 500
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.7
Dimensions (in): 12.5 x 9 x 4.6
Warranty: 2 years warranty

MPN: 908004-01
Model: 908004-01
UPC: 185148000379
EAN: 0185148000379
ASIN: B000F4EJNA

Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours

Features:
  • SPECIFICATIONS - Disk Drives - 7200 RPM/8MB cache Interface - (2) FireWire 800 / (1) FireWire 400
  • Unit Size (LxWxH) - 9.25 x 5.125 x 1.82 inches (235 x 130 x 46 mm) Weight - 2.6 lbs (1.18 kg)
  • SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS - FireWire 800 or Firewire 400, Mac OS X 10.3.x or higher,Windows 2000/XP - FireWire 400 Operation - Mac OS 9.2 or higher, Windows 2000/XP

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
G-DRIVE external hard drives offer industry leading performance and are the perfect storage solutions for digital audio and video editing, graphic design, and highspeed data backup. G-DRIVE is also a great place to store your digital photos, MP3s and other important files that you can't be without. G-DRIVE features a fan-less cooling system and the latest technology 7200 RPM hard drives with 8 MB of cache.


Customer Reviews:   Read 3 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars Very reliable   September 9, 2008
Dominik Sofian (USA)
Fast, simple in use, nice look, reliable. Why not five stars? Getting hot after about 1 hour work and could be little bit more quiet. I'm little picky so you can easily get this drive and trust it.


5 out of 5 stars Great Product   February 13, 2008
Emre Korkmaz (California)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I use this hard drive for video editing and it works perfect with Mac and FCP. It is very reliable.
It makes a little noise operating but I am totally happy with it.



5 out of 5 stars G-Tech 908004-01 G-Drive 500 GB FireWire800/400 External Hard Drive   February 13, 2008
P. H. Touranjoe
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Awesome!

Since I own a G5 MAC with OS 10.5-Leopard, this item was truly plug in and use.

Connect the cable, and plug it in. Told Time Machine to use the G-Drive as the backup and walk away while both pieces of hardware did their stuff.

Really, the easiest add on I ever did. That's why I use a MAC!



5 out of 5 stars Most Reliable Drive On Market   January 20, 2008
Michael L. Truong (San Diego, CA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

Wow, there is a video option to write this review. I wonder what that is all about. Sounds too complicated.

This drive is awesome. It's built rock solid and looks nice and hip. It is super quiet and only makes a soft low hum. The drive surprisingly doesn't click at all when writing or reading files (very impressive). Most drives will make the clicking or grinding sound, this one doesn't. This drive is very reliable. I heard this is partly because they use an Oxford Chipset with a Hitachi drive component.

I was a bit skeptical about buying a drive from a no-name company that is placed horizontal, but i guess they know what they're doing because i haven't had a crash or drive failure yet. My sister purchased a maxtor that died after a year. I was also surprised to find that most post houses carry g-tech or lacies as opposed to any other brand. I also absolutely LOVE the white LED glow that's above the g-tech logo. The white LED glow gives it the feel that it runs the way it looks, ice cold to the touch and smooth and cool.



1 out of 5 stars no 400 Firewire Cable!   January 13, 2008
soba525 (Santa Monica, CA USA)
0 out of 11 found this review helpful

Even though this product is touted as s 400/800 firewire, it only comes with a 800 firewire cable. My imac will only support a 400 firewire connection. How FRUSTRATING to open the box, think I could easily plug and play, and find out that because I didn't see the "fine print" the drive didn't come with a NECESSARY CABLE.

It might as well have come without a switch to turn it on.

It is now a useless piece of metal on my desk, taking up room and necessitating the grief of repacking, and returning.