If you are looking for a USB 3.0 1TB mobile drive for your Mac then you should take a look at our review of the 1TB G-Drive mobile USB hard drive from G-Technology.
This is how G-Technology describe the drive:
G-DRIVE mobile USB portable hard drives are the perfect compliment to your new Apple MacBook. It is the ultra-portable and stylish way to travel with up to 1TB of storage space for your important documents, MP3s, digital video and digital photo files. G-DRIVE mobile USB is bus powered, eliminating the need to carry an external AC power supply. Portability was never so easy!
Who are G-Technology?
From their website:
G-Technology’s range of storage systems, designed with the creative professional and mac user in mind. Whether a filmmaker, photographer, musician or designer, we have the storage solution for you. In the field or in the studio, G-Technology is the Professional Choice.
Specifications
- Portable, USB external hard drives
- USB 3.0 for faster performance (backwards compatible with USB 2.0)
- Compact size and ultra stylish
- Storage capacities up to 1TB using 5400 RPM drives
- Bus powered – no AC adapter required
- Ships complete with USB 3.0 cable
- Mac OS X and Windows compatible – Time Machine ready!
- Standard 3-year factory warranty
- Height: 13 mm/0.51 in.
- Width: 82 mm/3.23 in.
- Weight: 162 g
- Length: 129 mm/5.08 in.
What’s in the Box?
- G-DRIVE mobile USB hard drive
- USB cable (3.0, compatible with 2.0)
- Quick Install Guide
A Closer Look
Using the Drive
To use the drive with your Mac you just have to plug it in – it’s all pre-formatted and ready to go.
Here is the drive info:
Performance Test
Here are the performance test numbers using Disk Speed Test from Blackmagicdesign with the drive connected to a MacBook Pro via USB 3.0:
Average Write speed: 96.1 MB/s.
Average Read speed: 104/5 MB/s.
Final Thoughts
The drive comes in either 750GB or 1TB, and for this review we took a look at the 1TB version.
The drive is very light weight so it’s easy to slip it in your bag or pocket and not really notice you are carrying it. It’s also very quiet, so you can use it anywhere.
While it isn’t the fastest drive on the market, it still clocks in a very reasonable speed so for most tasks you won’t be disappointed.
One slight oddity with the drive is that the status light is next to the USB 3.0 connector, which means you can only see the light (if you want to check on it) by turning the drive around, although this isn’t exactly a major issue.
The drive is backed by a three year warranty which gives you that added assurance that if anything goes wrong with the drive it can be replaced.
The drive is pre-formatted for use on a Mac, but it can be reformatted and used on a PC if you need to. If you do use it on a Mac it’s the perfect Time Machine drive.
The price of the drive is £99.95. but as usual look around to see if you can get a better deal.
