G-Technology 4TB G-DRIVE Professional Strength External Hard Drive

High-performance storage with USB 3.0 and FireWire interfaces.

G-Technology's G-DRIVE hard drive offers a high-performance storage solution with impressively fast USB 3.0 and FireWire interfaces. It's ideal for storage-intensive applications like audio/video editing, digital photography, music libraries and high-speed data backup.
  • USB 3.0 and FireWire ports
  • Heat-sink for near silent operation and cooling
  • Stylishly solid all-aluminium case
  • Handles digital video, music and photo files
  • Includes all cables
Close

Enlarge images

Questions & Answers

3 Questions + 3 Answers

4.0 out of 5 stars

Based on 3 reviews

Write a review
Purchase Information

A$ 379.95

Available to ship:
Within 24 hours Free Shipping

Signature gift wrapping - an Apple Store exclusive
Select Apple software and accessories are eligible for the Apple Gift Package, an origami-style gift box with a personalized greeting card. You'll have the chance to add gift wrapping to your order during checkout.

Learn More >

Select your product
 
 

Features

Apple Recommends For

A perfect companion for your Mac and all your demanding applications.

The G-Technology G-DRIVE hard drive is a superb choice for projects like digital photography, audio/video editing and high-speed data backup that involve huge amounts of data. That's because its USB 3.0 and FireWire interfaces can handle enormous traffic volumes. Plus it's plug and play on Mac OSX and ready to use with Time Machine. And G-DRIVE remains cool and quiet thanks to an all-aluminium enclosure with an integrated heat-sink system.

Highlights

  • USB 3.0 and FireWire ports for flexible, high-speed data transfer
  • Integrated heat-sink for near silent operation and cooling
  • Solid all-aluminium case makes for durability and stylish looks
  • Plenty of storage for digital video, music, and photo files
  • Includes all cables
  • Time Machine-ready, plug-and-play setup on Mac OS
  • Mac OS X and Windows compatible
  • Three-year factory warranty

Did You Notice?

The sleek aluminium enclosure delivers the best in reliability and durability.

Technical Specs

General

  • Other Features: Kensington Port,Time Machine Compatible
  • Hard Drive Type: External

Perfomance

  • Cache: Up to 32MB cache
  • Hard Drive Spindle Speed: 7200 RPM

Power

  • Power Source: External power supply

Dimension

  • Weight: 1300 g
  • Height: 47 mm/1.85 in.
  • Width: 130 mm/5.125 in.
  • Length: 235 mm/9.25 in.

Compatibility

Mac

  • USB 3.0, USB 2.0 or FireWire port
  • OS X 10.5 or later

Windows

  • USB 3.0, USB 2.0 or FireWire port
  • Windows 2000/XP/Vista

What's in the Box?

  • G-Technology G-DRIVE Professional External Hard Drive
  • Universal AC power supply
  • FireWire 800 cables; FireWire 800 to 400 cable
  • USB 3.0 cable (backward compatible with USB 2.0)

Non-Apple Branded products / Third Party Products

  • Note: Apple's One Year Limited Warranty does not apply to products that are not Apple-branded, even if packaged or sold with Apple products. Non-Apple branded products may have the benefit of a manufacturer's warranty provided by the product manufacturer - Please see your product box and literature for details. Rights under the product manufacturer's warranty are in addition, and not instead of, any rights that you have under consumer protection laws.

Part Number

  • UPC or EAN No.: 705487191165
  • Mfr. Part Number: 0G02537
 

Ratings & Reviews

4.0

Based on 3 reviews

Write a Review

Most Useful Reviews

  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    What a fantastic external hard drive!

    • Written by from Workington

    I purchased this external hard drive to use with my 2012 iMac for Time Machine.

    The G-Technology drive can connect by either Firewire or USB 3 (I use the USB 3 connection).

    Before I set it up for Time Machine I wanted to see how much faster USB 3 was to USB 2. So what I did was, I had a 3.96 GB folder which contained some video's. I firstly copied this folder from my iMac to my USB 2 external hard drive and the total time took to copy was 1 minute 49 seconds.

    I then copied the same folder to the G-Technology drive and it took just 24 seconds. I knew USB 3 would be faster than USB 2 but not that much faster.

    For Time Machine this drive is perfect, it has masses of storage and with USB 3 speeds, Time Machine backups are done in seconds. I tend to do a Time Machine backup once a day, and with me installing a fair amount of my stuff (due to just receiving my iMac) the backups are in the region of 10-15GB. This drive completes these 10-15GB backups in around 30 seconds over USB 3.

    I find the drive to be relatively quiet although not as quiet as the iMac, but that's only to be expected as this external hard drive is on the outside and not on the inside like the iMac's hard drive is.

    The build quality and materials used are superb. Its made of aluminium and is an exact match for the iMac or Macbook's. The hard drive is very solidly built.

    For me, this drive ticks all the boxes. Its fast, very well made, the design is a perfect compliment to the iMac or Macbooks.

    I cannot recommend this drive enough.     …More

    35 of 36 people found this useful

    Was this useful?

  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Good External Hard Drive

    • Written by from Järvenpää

    Durable and Silent External Hard Drive With Good Price.

    34 of 43 people found this useful

    Was this useful?

  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    Too noisy, too slow, too unreliable.

    • Written by from Reading

    The noise from this drive would probably be fine for a working environment but it's too loud for the living room unless you have a suitable cabinet. It's about the same volume as my MacBook Pro when the optical drive is spinning and the fan is on full.

    I've been trying to put my iTunes library on the drive and so far it comes to around 1.5 TB - and I've just spent the last 20 mins waiting for the drive to accept one new piece of album art (via Airport Extreme USB). It seems to fall asleep, takes a while to wake up and then gets quite confused - endless spinning ball followed by jerky response.

    The first time i used this drive (Airport Extreme USB) it unmounted and Disk Utility said it needed repair. Since then it's unmounted four times in a week but hasn't needed further repair.

    Why two stars? Because this is the third drive I've bought and every list of reviews I've seen seems to have at least one tale of woe like this. I'm starting to think it's just a matter of pot luck - and this drive may be as good a gamble as any.     …More

    3 of 5 people found this useful

    Was this useful?

Read all the most useful reviews

Most Recent Reviews

  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    Too noisy, too slow, too unreliable.

    • Written by from Reading

    The noise from this drive would probably be fine for a working environment but it's too loud for the living room unless you have a suitable cabinet. It's about the same volume as my MacBook Pro when the optical drive is spinning and the fan is on full.

    I've been trying to put my iTunes library on the drive and so far it comes to around 1.5 TB - and I've just spent the last 20 mins waiting for the drive to accept one new piece of album art (via Airport Extreme USB). It seems to fall asleep, takes a while to wake up and then gets quite confused - endless spinning ball followed by jerky response.

    The first time i used this drive (Airport Extreme USB) it unmounted and Disk Utility said it needed repair. Since then it's unmounted four times in a week but hasn't needed further repair.

    Why two stars? Because this is the third drive I've bought and every list of reviews I've seen seems to have at least one tale of woe like this. I'm starting to think it's just a matter of pot luck - and this drive may be as good a gamble as any.     …More

    3 of 5 people found this useful

    Was this useful?

  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    What a fantastic external hard drive!

    • Written by from Workington

    I purchased this external hard drive to use with my 2012 iMac for Time Machine.

    The G-Technology drive can connect by either Firewire or USB 3 (I use the USB 3 connection).

    Before I set it up for Time Machine I wanted to see how much faster USB 3 was to USB 2. So what I did was, I had a 3.96 GB folder which contained some video's. I firstly copied this folder from my iMac to my USB 2 external hard drive and the total time took to copy was 1 minute 49 seconds.

    I then copied the same folder to the G-Technology drive and it took just 24 seconds. I knew USB 3 would be faster than USB 2 but not that much faster.

    For Time Machine this drive is perfect, it has masses of storage and with USB 3 speeds, Time Machine backups are done in seconds. I tend to do a Time Machine backup once a day, and with me installing a fair amount of my stuff (due to just receiving my iMac) the backups are in the region of 10-15GB. This drive completes these 10-15GB backups in around 30 seconds over USB 3.

    I find the drive to be relatively quiet although not as quiet as the iMac, but that's only to be expected as this external hard drive is on the outside and not on the inside like the iMac's hard drive is.

    The build quality and materials used are superb. Its made of aluminium and is an exact match for the iMac or Macbook's. The hard drive is very solidly built.

    For me, this drive ticks all the boxes. Its fast, very well made, the design is a perfect compliment to the iMac or Macbooks.

    I cannot recommend this drive enough.     …More

    35 of 36 people found this useful

    Was this useful?

  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Good External Hard Drive

    • Written by from Järvenpää

    Durable and Silent External Hard Drive With Good Price.

    34 of 43 people found this useful

    Was this useful?

Read all the most recent reviews

Questions & Answers

Follow this Product

See all 3 Questions

Most Interesting

† Exceptions apply. The shown delivery date may encounter additional time for some localities. Click here for details.