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Monday, January 07, 2013, 11:59 am
G-Technology announces new high-performance portable Mac drives
External storage for Macintosh-based content creators just got a bit bigger with the release of new 1- and 2-terabyte storage devices from G-Technology.
The company announced Monday at the Consumer Electronics Show its G-Drive mini and G-RAID mini storage devices, which are built around HGST's 2.5-inch, 1TB 7,200RPM hard disk drives. The G-Drive mini offers up to 136MB per second transfer speeds in an aluminum enclosure.
The device's 1TB drive is preformatted for Macintosh systems, has both USB 3.0 and FireWire 800 connections, and is Time Machine ready, the company said. It is shipping now for approximately $244.
The G-RAID mini is targeted at video editors, ships in a RAID 0 configuration, and supports compressed high definition video formats, including HDV, Panasonic's DVCPRO HD, Sony's XDCAM HD, and Apple's ProRes 422 HQ. It features a pair of 1TB 7,200 RPM hard drives and is powered by FireWire.
The G-RAID mini also features a thermo-regulated cooling fan to ensure the device is operating at optimal temperatures as well as an on/off switch. The G-RAID mini can also be configured in RAID 1 protected mode with the included software utility. It is expected to ship in Q1 2013 for approximately $552.
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High-performance... no Thunderbolt.
We're holding things to that standard now, right?
High-performance doesn't necessarily mean speed. It could mean durability, or reliability... it's a pretty subjective phrase, really.
Didn't I hear somewhere that USB2.0 (which according to the picture is what this drive really has) is good enough for these drives, anyway? The bottle-neck in speed isn't the USB, it's the platter hard-drive itself.
High-performance... no Thunderbolt.
High-performance doesn't necessarily mean speed. It could mean durability, or reliability... it's a pretty subjective phrase, really.
High-performance... no Thunderbolt.
We're holding things to that standard now, right?
TB is not as universal across Macs as the older interconnects are. Few iMacs have TB, and none of the Mac Pros.
Time Machine ready? What exactly does that mean? I hooked up a external drive to my AirPort Extreme and was told that even though it appears to be working, it actually might not be. Hopefully I won't have to find out the hard way that it isn't backing up my computer.
High-performance doesn't necessarily mean speed. It could mean durability, or reliability... it's a pretty subjective phrase, really.
Didn't I hear somewhere that USB2.0 (which according to the picture is what this drive really has) is good enough for these drives, anyway? The bottle-neck in speed isn't the USB, it's the platter hard-drive itself.
TB is not as universal across Macs as the older interconnects are. Few iMacs have TB, and none of the Mac Pros.
The description above lists 2-1TB 7200rpm drives. Running striped, these drives can easily outpace USB2 and maybe FW800. USB3 should handle them fine but USB as an interface isn't always that great especially when daisy-chaining devices. TB would be the best, even thoughMac Pros don't have this interface. There are tons of MBPs running video and audio systems, this activity isn't just for Mac Pros.
Just noticed photo shows USB2 but article states USB3 so article needs a new photo.
High-performance... no Thunderbolt.
We're holding things to that standard now, right?
If it were Thunderbolt, it would probably cost $2,500 instead of $250.
USB3 is fine.
If it were Thunderbolt, it would probably cost $2,500 instead of $250.
Not in the slightest, but whatever.
The USB 3 is new for this model. G-tech drives have long been favorites of people in video production and post production. Mostly because (originally) they were built a little better than the competition and they used the best chipsets. They also once displayed detailed performance specs on the website so you could see what you were getting.
Now that Hitachi owns them I'm not so sure they are the same. And there are competitors these days like Avastor and Maxx digital.
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High-performance... no Thunderbolt.
We're holding things to that standard now, right?