Buy G-Technology G-DRIVE mobile USB 500GB 5400RPM Portable External Hard Drive 0G01664 (White)G-Technology G-DRIVE mobile USB 500GB 5400RPM Portable External Hard Drive 0G01664 (White) Product Description:
- 500GB Hard Drive Storage Capacity
- USB 2.0 Interface
- Compact size, weighs less than 9 oz
- Bus powered -no AC adapter required
- Unique and stylish enclosure designed with the MacBook Pro user in mind
Product Description
Portable USB Drive for Apple MacBook G-DRIVE mobile USB hard drives are the perfect compliment to your new Apple MacBook. Weighing in at less than 9 oz., G-DRIVE mobile USB is the ultra-portable and stylish way to travel with up to 500GB 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! Easy to Setup -Time Machine ready! G-DRIVE mobile USB is formatted at the factory HFS+ with Journaling and is Time Machine ready right out of the box! A simple initialization is all it takes to prepare G-DRIVE mobile USB for use with Windows systems! The Best Warranty & Support in the Business G-Tech's 3-Year WarrantyG-DRIVE mobile USB is backed by a standard 3-year factory warranty.
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46 of 50 people found the following review helpful.
John Nemo's MyMac.com Review
By Tim E Robertson
White MacBooks are great computers for low cost. They have almost everything their silver Pro siblings have, with the major exception of a FireWire port. All external devices must use USB with a white MacBook or MacBook Air.USB external hard drives do not have the speed to match the rapid data transfer and copy rates of FireWire 800. G-Technology's G-Drive Mobile USB, with its attractive all-white case and cable combination, was designed and created to optimize performance with MacBooks. (Reminder: this drive works perfectly well with every Mac!)The first item on the external drive menu for all Macintosh owners is creating a Time Machine backup. Most people set it and forget it, which is fine. After you eject the USB bus-powered G-Drive Mobile from a Mac, you can tuck it and its cable into your gadget bag, pack, or purse, and reconnect it later at the same location or different destination. No AC electric connection is required.Time Machine allows you to archive other files and folders on an external drive, that are unrelated to the automatic backup content. Most people use a USB flash drive for this purpose, but be aware the former is possible.In a series of comparative speed tests, the 5400RPM G-Drive Mobile USB with its 8MB cache was the fastest external USB drive. If you are accustomed to moving large quantities of data via FireWire, you can expect roughly a 25 percent longer duration with this USB unit.Other companies sell bus-powered USB external drives for lower prices than this product. You get what you pay for. G-Technology is a top-tier professional external drive manufacturer. Its FireWire, SATA, and RAID drives are standard equipment in the audio and film industries, and at Apple retail stores. Spend a little more and get a better disk, with a 3-year factory warranty.No case is provided for mobility protection. That is our only criticism. MyMac awards G-Drive Mobile USB a MyMac Review Rating recommendation of 9 out of 10.
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful.A Quiet Workhorse
By K. Hayes
I have a 250 GB hard drive on my MacBook Pro, which so far has been more than enough space for my needs since I back up most of my documents using Dropbox. My biggest concern, however, has always been my music and photo libraries, which are each quite extensive. I came very close to losing both due to a failed PC. For someone who has worked in the technology industry for many years, I never took my own advice and backed up. Go figure.This is the first external hard drive I've ever owned. I've had it for almost 2 months now - so far, so good. I love that it's very quiet, lightweight and unobtrusive on my desk or anywhere else I place it. The design is also in keeping with the sleek, simplistic designs of most Apple products.The thing I love the most of all, however, was the easy setup. There really is no setup if using with a Mac, as it is already pre-formatted. If you're looking for true "plug and play" you've found it. Simply plug the included USB cable into one end of the drive and the other in the Mac. You will get an immediate prompt asking if you want to set up Time Machine to back up with the drive. Once you choose your options, that's it. The G-Drive works quietly in the background from that point on.Those with larger drives to back up might consider something with a Firewire option for faster speeds, but for most consumer needs, this USB powered drive will be quite sufficient.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful.Got an iMac? Then get one of these!
By Billy Bumba
I have a 320GB iMac (about 3 years old). This external hard drive is perfect! Plugged it in, turned on Time Machine and done. My thousands of photos, songs... everything is now safe and sound. Best of all backup is completely automatic!
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