Updated Feb 3/12
G-TECH
G-Drive From G-TECH w/Firewire 800 & Firewire
400, USB 2.0 &
eSATA
1 TB - $189 - more in soon
2 TB - $239 - in stock
3 TB - $339 - in stock
Single drive, not a raid. 7200 RPM. 3 year warranty. Quad Interface with
FW800, USB and eSATA. G-Tech uses Hitachi drives. Drives are pre-formatted
for Mac in the factory, but for Windows users it can easily be re-formatted.
Benchmarks for G-Drive:
FW800 - Write 66 MB/s Read 80 MB/s
eSATA - Write 100 MB/s Read 111 MB/s
USB 2 - Write 31 MB/s Read 36 MB/s
G-Raid 4 - w/Firewire 800 & Firewire 400, USB 2.0 &
eSATA
2 TB - $289 - in stock
4 TB - $479 - in stock
6 TB - $679 - in stock
G-RAID is designed specifically for professional content creation applications like Final Cut Studio, G-RAID features a high-speed interface - 3 Gbit eSATA, FireWire 800 (FireWire 400 via cable) and USB2.0 ports - and is available in storage capacities up to an amazing 4TB! When connected via eSATA, G-RAID provides data transfers rates in excess of 200MB/second to support demanding post production environments. G-RAID is ready right out of the box for use with Mac OS X systems and appears to the system as a single, big and fast disk drive. A simple reformat is all it takes to ready G-RAID for use with Windows systems.
Benchmarks for G-RAID (courtesy of Macworld):
FW800 - Write 60 MB/s Read 84 MB/s
eSATA - Write 107 MB/s Read 126 MB/s
USB 2 - Write 28 MB/s Read 37 MB/s
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G Speed Q
8 TB - $1249 - in stock
12TB - $1699 - special order
Contains Enterprise class Hitatchi Ultrastar drives.
High-performance, quad-interface, 4-bay RAID solution for every type of digital asset. Equipped with 3Gbit eSATA, FireWire 800, FireWire 400* and USB 2.0, the quiet and stylish G-SPEED Q features an internal RAID controller, solid, all-alluminum enclosure with (4) hot-swappable hard disk drive modules and "Smart Fan" technology. The internal RAID controller features the Oxford 936SE, supporting RAID 0 for maximum performance or RAID 5 for data protection. RAID configuration is accomplished through a simple Mac or PC application. G-SPEED Q's small footprint and portability make it perfect for laptop applications where high capacity and RAID protection is important. The high performance quad interface features (1) eSATA, (2) FireWire 800, and (1) USB 2.0 port.
G-Safe High Performance RAID Protected Storage System
- eSata,
FireWire 800, USB 2.0
2 TB (x 2) - $529 - special order
3 TB (x 2) - $679 - in stock
G-SAFE is the ideal storage solution to safeguard your important digital
photos, audio and video libraries and documents. G-SAFE, an external RAID
1 storage solution with up to 3TB in capacity, offers the ultimate in peace
of mind by simultaneously writing to two independent hard disk drives providing
instant back up of files as you save them. And unlike single drive backup
systems, if a drive failure occurs your images are safe and accessible. G-SAFE
features two removable drive modules for easy replacement of disk drives
and off-site backup of data.