G-Technology - G-DRIVE mini SSD - Rugged Solid State Drives for Demanding Applications

Rugged Solid State Drives for Demanding Applications

Extremely durable and compact, the new
G-DRIVE mini SSD incorporates a high-performance, high-reliability Solid State Drive (SSD) and features a triple interface (FireWire 400, FireWire 800 and USB 2.0) to provide fast and silent access to HD video, audio, and other dense multimedia files. Weighing in at just 8.5 oz, G-DRIVE mini SSD can be literally thrown into a gear bag for "grab n' go" ease. No external AC power supply is required as it is USB or FireWire bus-powered.

Easy to Setup – Time Machine ready!

G-DRIVE mini SSD 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 mini SSD for use with Windows^® systems!

The Best Warranty & Support in the Business

G-Tech's 3-Year Warranty G-DRIVE mini SSD is backed by a standard 3-year factory warranty.

Quick Facts

	Portable, high-speed external storage featuring (SSD) technology
	High-speed Interface - FireWire 800 (FireWire 400 via included cable) and USB 2.0 ports
	Compact size, weighs less than 9 oz
	Storage capacities up to 256GB
	Bus powered – no AC adapter required
	Integrated heat-sink ensures proper cooling for long life and data reliability
	Unique industrial design, portable and rugged all aluminum enclosure
	Comes complete with all cables and protective carrying case
	Mac^® OS X and Windows^® compatible – Time Machine ready!
	Standard 3-year factory warranty

Guaranteed Performance

With a seek time 60x faster than a standard hard disk drive, G-DRIVE mini SSD provides near instantaneous access to audio and video files and maxes out the FireWire 800 interface at over 65MB/second.

Benchmark Results

SSD Read/Write

Specifications:

Kit Contents:

	G-DRIVE mini Storage Unit
	0.6 Meter FireWire 800 Cable (white)
	0.6 Meter FireWire 800 to 400 Cable (white)
	0.6 Meter USB 2.0 Cable (white)
	Protective Carrying Case
	CD Manual

Interface:

2x FireWire 800
1x USB2.0
(FireWire 400 via included cable)

Disk Drives:

Type – 1x SSD

Cooling System:

Integrated heat sink

Bridge:

Oxford 924 chipset

Size (LxWxH):

4.94" x 3.19" x .875" (500GB 1") / 125 x 81 x 22mm (500GB 25.4mm)

Weight:

0.55 lbs / 0.25 kg

System Requirements:

Mac^® OSX^® 10.3.x or higher
Windows^® 2000/XP/Vista

Review: G-Technology G-Drive mini SSD

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– 03/24/2009, Jeffrey L. Wilson, Laptop Magazine

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– 01/16/2009, Nick Spence, Macworld UK

G-Technology Wins a 'Best in Show' at Macworld 2009

G-Technology, the same folks that made a portable hard drive that still worked after being run over by a truck, have come up with a Raid-0 solid state drive that screams. Data transfer rates top 60MB/sec write and 75MB/sec read speeds when using FireWire 800. Using eSATA, it blazes up to 195MB/sec.
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