1000GB G Raid 2 1TB

by G-Tech

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 10.5 x 5 inches ; 6.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 6.8 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000JME63G
• Item model number: 907207-01
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 16, 2006

Product Description

Introducing G-RAID2 - the next generation in the award winning line of storage solutions from G-Tech! G-RAID2 is specifically designed to support professional content creation applications including audio/video editing 2D/3D animation and digital imaging. G-RAID2 features a new triple interface - FireWire 400 FireWire 800 and USB 2.0 ports - for universal connectivity and the latest 7200 RPM SATA II drives mated to an Oxford 924-based hardware RAID 0 controller. G-RAID2 supports the playback of multiple layers of video in real-time and offers unmatched performance and reliability.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Big But Noisy For Some Folks, November 30, 2007

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J. Ramsey - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 1000GB G Raid 2 1TB (Personal Computers)

This one terabyte drive is big enough to tackle the needs of most any personal computer user out there. The ratings all over the Web suggest better than average life span and few failures out of the box.

If you're into the metallic aluminum look of a lot of electronics today, this will fit right in with your decor. The bright white light on the front of the drive (dare I say beacon?) stays lit 100% of the time, and if the drive is reading/writing data, the light flashes like an white LED strobe light. Some will love it and some will put black tape over the supernova white lamp.

It has a cooling fan at the rear end and holes on front, back and sides for full airflow. The biggest negative is the noise factor. The thing whirrs constantly at high speed. If you have an older PC with a traditional cooling fan, you'll never notice the G-Raid drive over the PC noise. But if you have a newer model, super quiet PC, or an iMac (which is absolutely silent), you'll be looking for a distant spot to locate the whirring G-Raid. Luckily the drive comes with a long (about 4') cable that can run either 400 or 800 FireWire. USB 2.0 is also supported. -1 star for the noise factor.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best hard drive, February 9, 2008

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Steve Sembritzky - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 1000GB G Raid 2 1TB (Personal Computers)

I now own 4 of these hard drives. I use them for storing my video clips while using FCP. Video is the most demanding use of any hard drive and these drives have done an outstanding job. Also I do not find them to be that noisy, in fact they are quieter than most drives. I have been using these drives for about 2 years and plan to buy more.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Died fast, but G-Tech recovered everything quickly, February 10, 2009

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Brown Rage (California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 1000GB G Raid 2 1TB (Personal Computers)

It's not that loud. I never hear it unless it's copying large files or rendering large Photoshop or Final Cut files. And because of the design, it seems to stay cool. HOWEVER, my G Raid died just about 4 months after I bought it. It took with it several years of my artwork, and my iPhoto and iTunes libraries. Luckily, once I sent it in for repair, G-Tech recovered all that, fixed the drive and shipped it back to me within two weeks. If I'd had to pay a third party to recover the data, it would've cost me maybe $1000, so I'm glad G-Tech does it for free as part of the drive's standard warrantee coverage.

But as another reviewer said, I'm not trusting it as a solo backup anymore. Now I backup to this drive, my Time Capsule, and online via mozy.com ($5/month for unlimited space). Ironically, as I'm typing this, my OTHER external hard drive (a 4 year-old La Cie) seems to have died (I'm hearing the click of death & it dismounted from my desktop), so I'm planning on buying another G-tech drive for even more redundancy.

Bottom line, hard drives die ALL THE TIME (no matter what the brand and no matter what you paid for it) and sometimes data can't be recovered, so having *multiple* backups is essential.