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

List Price: $269.99 Discount Price: $260.00

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

Customer Reviews:

no 400 Firewire Cable! [Posted on 2008-01-13]
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.

Most Reliable Drive On Market [Posted on 2008-01-20]
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.

G-Tech 908004-01 G-Drive 500 GB FireWire800/400 External Hard Drive  [Posted on 2008-02-13]
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!

Great Product [Posted on 2008-02-13]
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.

Very reliable [Posted on 2008-09-09]
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.

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