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G-Technology G-DRIVE 1 TB USB 2.0/FireWire 400/800/eSATA Desktop External Hard Drive GD41000 |  | Brand: G-Tech
Category: CE
List Price: $219.00
Buy New: $135.99
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New (24) Used (1) from $150.99
Seller: ageofreason333
Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 1186
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
System Memory: 32
Hard Drive Size: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.4
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
Warranty: 3 years warranty
MPN: GD41000
Model: GD41000
UPC: 705487181357
EAN: 0705487181357
ASIN: B002LITG7M
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 1TB G-DRIVE, 4th Generation Professional Hard Drive | | • | Micro-hard-drives | | • | USB 2.0 Ext DVD Writer | | • | Desktop External Hard Drive | | • | High-speed data backup |
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Product Description
HARD DRIVE, GDRIVE 1000GB, 7200 RPM,
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 19
 Worth every penny December 14, 2009
Mel D. (California)
23 out of 23 found this review helpful
With my 300GB drive too small I went shopping for a new 1 TB drive (the first time in 3 years). Over the years, I've bought several Seagate/Lacie externals and Seagate/IBM (now Hitachi) internal drives. Some drives are certainly faster and quieter than others; some are downright annoying but you just can't tell from the specs alone which I why I rely on reviews.
To my dismay, I discovered through my research that every brand/model of drive has received poor reviews. There wasn't a clear choice to make. It would seem that computer reliability has increased to the level that the hard drive is the weak link in the system now. Since my existing external was a Seagate 300GB firewire, I went with a 1TB FreeAgent from Seagate. Boy was that a huge mistake. Users are very unhappy with that product and so was I: it appears that Seagate doesn't build their firewire drives for mac compatibility anymore. If you need firewire, avoid Seagate.
Having a reliable backup drive is more important than ever so I crossed my fingers and went with G-Tech based on its feature set and my previous positive experience with Hitachi drive mechanisms (they own G-Tech).
Enclosure Pros:
- eSATA/FW800/FW400/USB2
- every kind of cable included (a rarity now and a great value for the money)
- large on/off button
- sturdy metal case
- no annoying fan
- the drive mounts to sled with a heat-sink that protrudes from bottom of case for improved cooling
- hundreds of ventilation holes at front and sides of case
- combo power/activity light
- attractive case
Mechanism Pros:
- very quiet drive
- fast 69MB/s read, 58 MB/s write (over FW800 w/ MacBook Pro 2007) - haven't tested eSATA yet
- HFS+ formatted for instant use on Macs
Cons:
- none to date
Some people have complained that the enclosure is larger than the typical upright design (5" x 9 1/4" x 1 3/4"). There are easily larger units to be found out there so I guess the complaint comes down to the fact that the drive is designed to sit horizontally on the table. I've seen the Seagate FreeAgent drives with their flimsy stands forcing you to lay the drive down on the desktop. The WD case seems to have the best design for vertical orientation but I don't think that's important as other features.
I'm very happy with the enclosure (G-Tech: please don't change a thing!). My advice to those that take issue with the size, is to get a G-Tech mini or other tiny USB2 based 2.5" drive. All 3.5" based externals tend to take up desk space one way or another.
Summary:
After buying this unit, I may never buy a drive in a plastic enclosure again. This is a solidly made unit compared to the flimsy offerings on the store shelves today.
This product is a winner: fast, quiet, reliable and cleverly designed. An excellent value.
PS. Why companies like WD even conceive of stuffing two already hot drives into the same raid enclosure with no fan is beyond me. G-Tech has a much better design for a raid enclosure.
Terrific reliable quiet fast drive October 6, 2009
Ken Avent (New Market, TN USA)
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
This drive is just what the doctor ordered. I have 5 of these working in two locations. They are quiet and fast. I installed some of them in a Windows environment and was glad to have a Macbook Pro to format them as they come formatted for Macs with no way to format them to NTFS without a Mac.
I'm using them with FW800 interface and am extremely pleased with them. Some work very hard in an office environment as external backups to a raid set - doing updates every 10 minutes. They continue to work flawlessly and I'd recommend them to anyone.
In one case it replaced a Lacie drive and I'm delighted at the difference - especially the sound levels. I've also used WD and Maxtor external drives and there's simply no comparison in terms of quality, speed and quiet.
On my Macbook I have it set to "sleep" if it's not in use and it wakes up in about 5 seconds when needed.
I will be purchasing 2 more of these in the near future.
It just works, again! November 3, 2009
GT Rider (L.A., CA USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
After the hard drive in my iMac suffered a catastrophic failure, I wanted an external drive to use for Time Machine, but wasn't impressed with Apple's Time Capsule.
This drive was easy to set up for use as a Time Machine drive, and it has proven invaluable for the recovery of files that I have deleted prematurely. It is large enough to partition for use as a scratch drive for my video editing and photography without constraining the Time Machine partition.
I like that the manufacturer is local to me and after talking with them a few times on the phone before the purchase, I am confident that if any issues arise with the drive, I won't have any problems with getting a replacement.
Solid Drive, Great Time Machine Backup November 22, 2009
djaypee
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I use this drive as a Time Machine Backup. Aesthetically G drive is amazing, they have a great warranty and the drive has been very reliable thus far. Highly recommended
G-Technology G-DRIVE 1 TB USB2.0/FireWire 400/800/eSATA Desktop External Hard Drive GD41000 December 6, 2009
V. Call
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Very fast. What I wanted. I use the FireWire 800 attached to my iMac and use this for a Time Machine backup. Solid as a rock so far (6 weeks). The unit is a lot longer than I anticipated though (about 2 times the length of a 3.5" drive.)
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