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G-Technology G-DRIVE 2TB External Hard Drive w/ eSATA, USB 2.0, Firewire 400, Firewire 800 Interfaces 0G00203

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3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (219 customer reviews)

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Technical Details

Size: 2TB
  • Interface: 1x 3Gbit, eSATA; 2x FireWire 800 (9-pin); 1x USB2.0; (FireWire 400 via 800 to 400 cable)
  • Disk Drives: Type - SATA II; RPM - 7200; Cache - Up to 32MB
  • Cooling System: Integrated heat sink
  • Bridge: Oxford 934 chipset
  • Size (LxWxH): 9.25" x 5.125" x 1.82" / 235 x 130 x 46 mm
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Product Details

Size: 2TB
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 5.1 x 1.8 inches ; 2.6 pounds
  • Shipping Weight: 4.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
  • ASIN: B002LZV0B0
  • Item model number: 0G00203
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (219 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

Size: 2TB

From the Manufacturer

G-Technology manufactures the industry's most comprehensive line of external disk storage solutions designed for professional content creation applications. G-Technology's USB, FireWire, eSATA, series-SAS, and Fibre Channel systems support all levels of audio/video production. G-Technology's focus on technology, quality and design has resulted in disk storage solutions with unmatched performance, reliability and style.

The G-Technology G-DRIVE
Small footprint and portability made perfect for laptop applications

The G-Technology G-DRIVE
High-speed professional interface with 3Gbit eSATA, FireWire 800, FireWire 400 and USB 2.0. View larger
Professional External Hard Drive

The G-Technology G-DRIVE high-speed interface external storage systems offer the ultimate in flexibility by providing 3Gbit eSATA, FireWire 800 (FireWire 400 via included cable) and USB 2.0 ports. The G-Technology G-DRIVE is the perfect high-performance solution for storage intensive applications including audio/video editing, digital photography, MP3 libraries and high-speed data backup. The system features a fan-less cooling system and the latest technology 7200 RPM SATA II hard drives with up to 2TB in storage capacity with up to 32 MB of cache.

Support for Professional Creative Applications

The G-Technology G-DRIVE supports professional music production tools including Pro Tools, Logic Studio, Cubase, Nuendo, Digital Performer, and many more.

The Ultimate in Desktop Performance

The G-Technology G-DRIVE is the highest performance single disk storage solution in the industry. When connected via the eSATA port, G-DRIVE provides data transfer rates in excess of 100 MB/second for today's demanding content creation applications such as audio and video editing.

The G-Technology G-DRIVE
Featuring an all aluminum enclosure to give you a rugged and dependable backup solution
Rugged and Stylish Aluminum Enclosure

The G-Technology G-DRIVE series is built to last, featuring a solid, all-aluminum base and enclosure that especially complements the recent line of MacBooks. It's a rugged and dependable backup solution with a stylish and clean design.

Easy to Setup and Time Machine Ready

The G-Technology G-DRIVE series 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 the G-Technology G-DRIVE series for use with Windows systems.

The Best Warranty and Support in the Business

The G-Technology G-DRIVE series is backed by a standard 3-year factory warranty. See the included warranty card for details.

What's in the Box

The G-Technology G-DRIVE External Hard Drive, Universal AC Power Supply, 1.6 Meter eSATA Cable (black), 1.8 Meter FireWire 800 Cable (white), 1.8 Meter FireWire 400 Cable (white), 0.6 Meter USB 2.0 Cable (white), CD Manual, and 3-year factory warranty.

Technical Specifications

  • Interface: 1x 3Gbit, eSATA, 2x FireWire 800 (9-pin), 1x USB 2.0, FireWire 400 via 800 to 400 cable
  • Disk Drives: Type: SATA II
  • RPM: 7200
  • Cache: Up to 32MB
  • Cooling System: Integrated heat sink
  • Bridge: Oxford 934 chipset
  • Size (LxWxH): 9.25" x 5.125" x 1.82" / 235 x 130 x 46 mm
  • Weight: 2.6 lbs / 1.2 kg
  • System Requirements: Mac OSX 10.3.x or higher or Windows 2000/XP/Vista

Which G-Technology External Storage Product is Right For You?

G-Technology G-SAFE G-Technology G-DRIVE G-Technology G-RAID G-Technology G-DRIVE mini G-Technology G-DRIVE mobile G-Technology G-DRIVE mobile USB G-Technology G-DRIVE slim USB
G-SAFE G-DRIVE G-RAID G-DRIVE mini G-DRIVE mobile G-DRIVE mobile USB G-DRIVE slim USB
Designed For General Storage / Backup Video / Audio Editing Video / Audio Editing General Storage / Backup General Storage / Backup General Storage / Backup General Storage / Backup
Interfaces USB 2.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
FW 400 -- Yes Yes Yes Yes -- --
FW 800 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes -- --
eSATA Yes Yes Yes -- -- -- --
RAID Configurable Yes -- -- -- -- -- --

Product Description

2TB Professional hard drive SATA II 7200 RPM INCL TO FW400

Customer Reviews

It's fast, quiet, and it seems very dependable so far. Russ L. Grubbs  |  49 reviewers made a similar statement
So the controller problem, which they've been aware of, may be a past issue. Zino Davidoff  |  26 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
113 of 114 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth every penny December 14, 2009
By Mel D.
Size Name:1TB|Amazon Verified Purchase
With my 300GB drive too small I went shopping for a new 1 TB drive (the first time in 3 years). Over the years, I've bought several Seagate/Lacie externals and Seagate/IBM (now Hitachi) internal drives. Some drives are certainly faster and quieter than others; some are downright annoying but you just can't tell from the specs alone which I why I rely on reviews.

To my dismay, I discovered through my research that every brand/model of drive has received poor reviews. There wasn't a clear choice to make. It would seem that computer reliability has increased to the level that the hard drive is the weak link in the system now. Since my existing external was a Seagate 300GB firewire, I went with a 1TB FreeAgent from Seagate. Boy was that a huge mistake. Users are very unhappy with that product and so was I: it appears that Seagate doesn't build their firewire drives for mac compatibility anymore. If you need firewire, avoid Seagate.

Having a reliable backup drive is more important than ever so I crossed my fingers and went with G-Tech based on its feature set and my previous positive experience with Hitachi drive mechanisms (they own G-Tech).

Enclosure Pros:

- eSATA/FW800/FW400/USB2
- every kind of cable included (a rarity now and a great value for the money)
- large on/off button
- sturdy metal case
- no annoying fan
- the drive mounts to sled with a heat-sink that protrudes from bottom of case for improved cooling
- hundreds of ventilation holes at front and sides of case
- combo power/activity light
- attractive case

Mechanism Pros:

- very quiet drive
- fast 69MB/s read, 58 MB/s write (over FW800 w/ MacBook Pro 2007) - haven't tested eSATA yet
- HFS+ formatted for instant use on Macs

Cons:

- none to date

Some people have complained that the enclosure is larger than the typical upright design (5" x 9 1/4" x 1 3/4"). There are easily larger units to be found out there so I guess the complaint comes down to the fact that the drive is designed to sit horizontally on the table. I've seen the Seagate FreeAgent drives with their flimsy stands forcing you to lay the drive down on the desktop. The WD case seems to have the best design for vertical orientation but I don't think that's important as other features.

I'm very happy with the enclosure (G-Tech: please don't change a thing!). My advice to those that take issue with the size, is to get a G-Tech mini or other tiny USB2 based 2.5" drive. All 3.5" based externals tend to take up desk space one way or another.

Summary:

After buying this unit, I may never buy a drive in a plastic enclosure again. This is a solidly made unit compared to the flimsy offerings on the store shelves today.

This product is a winner: fast, quiet, reliable and cleverly designed. An excellent value.

PS. Why companies like WD even conceive of stuffing two already hot drives into the same raid enclosure with no fan is beyond me. G-Tech has a much better design for a raid enclosure.
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58 of 59 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for Apple Computers April 17, 2010
Size Name:2TB|Amazon Verified Purchase
Purchased from Amazon, and have owned MANY external drives. These drives are first rate, from the construction, to the design, to the details, including hidden heat sink under drive. They run warm (not hot), and they behave very well with my Mac Pro. They quickly go to sleep when not in use, and they wake up when the computer calls for them. This is an issue with many external drives. These, on the other hand, are perfectly behaved, very quiet, and fast. I am using them on Firewire 800 for time machine and SuperDuper Clone backups, and they are flawless. SuperDuper Clone can boot system and is a perfect substitute, just as advertised. I have used this method for years, but some of the external drives have let me down. Not these. I have finally finished my long and expensive search for the right external drive. Should have started here in the beginning. Almost forgot... Amazon was the vendor. Nothing needs to be added to that except... Perfect. I will add more as I can afford, to use as external SATA using the 5th and 6th SATA ports on my Mac Motherboard. Been less successful with this with other drives, but I feel good about these drives. One thing, of course... Put a piece of black tape (I used a square piece of black duct tape) on face of white light on drive. It makes the light tolerable. Otherwise it is like headlights from an oncoming car. But the black tape looks factory, and you can still see the light. You'll understand when you do this.
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53 of 54 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Probably the best on the market July 28, 2010
Size Name:2TB|Amazon Verified Purchase
I bought the 1.5TB G-Drive Q a year ago. The hard drive was always noisy and was slow to respond when idle. But I had nothing to compare it to. Well, the hard drive failed recently and all data on it is probably lost. Check this [...] before trusting one of these drives too much. Well, I had already purchased this 2TB G-Drive and was waiting for it to arrive when the other one failed. (If it had only help up for another week I would have copied all the data to the new drive.) The new drive does seem better; it's nearly silent, can't hear it at all sitting under the desk, where as, the other one was always very audible whenever it was getting into motion. The new drive has a much more compact power supply with a standard DC connector.

Update: Ops, I posted an external link, I see that is not allowed. It was to the G-Tech support forum. Well, I must add to this review that G-Tech really took care of me in the end. It took a little effort to get a response from them and to get them to understand I needed the data recovered or returned "and" (not "or") the drive repaired. They recovered the data and sent me a brand new 2TB G-Drive, so I have no complaints. I'd say they are dedicated to customer satisfaction even if they don't always get it right the first time.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Back Up
I use this on my Mac and it's large enough to split for back-up and other things. It's quiet too. Great Hard Drive.
Published 1 day ago by janice
5.0 out of 5 stars works great....
works great....
i use it for video.
i will purchase another one soon!
it is much better then the lacie.
Published 14 days ago by Christoph L. Rowland
4.0 out of 5 stars DAMN GOOD STORAGE UNIT
Great hard drive. I used it for a ton of R3D footage for a film, and one drive was more than enough to house everything. Got two of them as well for a back up drive just in case.
Published 14 days ago by Brett Edwards
5.0 out of 5 stars My second one and the first is still humming away.
I purchased my first G-Tech 2TB dive for my iMac about two years ago. I partitioned the drive for "Time Machine" backup and free space to store other important files. Read more
Published 16 days ago by James l. Kidd
5.0 out of 5 stars great drive -
the drive is just what i needed for video editing. nice and fast with good capacity, very stable heavy duty and dependable,
Published 23 days ago by mark droescher
5.0 out of 5 stars Not the BEST time to review a product like this, BUT....
The best time to review an external HD is really after about 3 years, because in my experience, any HD I've ever owned rarely remains functioning in good order after that time... Read more
Published 23 days ago by rainbow glo
5.0 out of 5 stars I've bought TWO G-Drives
I've bought TWO 2TB G-Drives. I've bought one to store my own backups and another one as a gift to our son for his backups. We're both extremely happy with them. Read more
Published 24 days ago by R. Kriesel
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to use and very high qual
Worth every penny spent. Has not given me a problem like past hard drives. Allows me to have more clean space, like never before.
Published 27 days ago by Pam
5.0 out of 5 stars Best ever
I have 3 other external hard drives
This one works with my Mac the best
I am very happy with it
Published 1 month ago by Ruben
5.0 out of 5 stars Gtech is the best
Read the headline & since I have to use 15 words in a review, I'm still writing up until this word!!
Published 1 month ago by Scott R Phillips
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